The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show

-- Fox News confronts Speaker Mike Johnson with Donald Trump publicly rejecting the shutdown deal and Johnson struggles to reconcile his defense of Trump

-- Melania Trump appears at the White House, introducing a humanoid robot named Plato that she says will help teach children classical studies

-- The Pentagon under Pete Hegseth removes journalists from inside the building after a federal judge rules previous restrictions illegal

-- Travelers facing massive disruptions directly blame Donald Trump for the chaos, contradicting Republican messaging that attempts to shift responsibility onto Democrats

-- Melania Trump calls herself a visionary, while advisers claim she is working on legislation and signing executive orders, even though only the president can legally issue executive orders

-- Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld debate whether Kamala Harris is attractive on Fox News, while broader national issues like war tensions and rising prices dominate public concerns

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump hosts a cabinet meeting, says it's okay he voted by mail because he's president, asks about getting a statue of himself in Venezuela, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:25) Johnson pressed after Trump kills deal

(08:26) Melania unveils White House robot

(17:41) Pentagon removes journalists after ruling

(23:24) Travelers blame Trump for disruptions

(32:22) Melania calls herself a visionary

(40:22) Fox hosts debate Kamala Harris’ looks

(48:38) Friday Feedback segment

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-- On the Show

-- Senator Tammy Baldwin, Democrat from Wisconsin, joins us to discuss what Congress can do to rein in Trump's war, gas price hikes, ICE at airports, and much more

-- Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman tells Fox News that the US is heading towards a recession under Donald Trump which undermines Trump’s economic brand

-- Donald Trump gives a confusing speech to GOP congressional members, making contradictory statements about the Iran War and mail-in voting

-- Karoline Leavitt delivers a rambling defense of Trump, misrepresenting facts, and avoiding answering key questions about Iran and congressional authorization

-- Pete Hegseth’s pastor publicly prays for the death of Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico and Talarico responds with love instead of threats

-- Donald Trump posts erratic messages on Truth Social, demanding the filibuster be terminated, and complains about NATO and Iran

-- Trump’s allies, including Nancy Mace, publicly criticize his Iran war strategy and refuse to support troops on the ground, signaling political distancing

-- On the Bonus Show: The right wing is divided ahead of CPAC weekend, the Army raises its enlistment age to 42, Trump gets a new trophy, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:18) Cooperman warns of recession(08:59) Trump speech confuses GOP(20:50) Leavitt rambles on Iran(29:35) Pastor prays for Talarico's death(38:17) Tammy Baldwin interview(49:52) Trump posts erratically online(56:48) Allies criticize Trump’s Iran war  

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-- On the Show

-- Democrat Emily Gregory wins Donald Trump’s home district in Florida flipping a Republican seat despite Trump’s endorsement and presence

-- Millions of people protest across the U.S., creating massive visible opposition that unsettles Donald Trump during multiple crises

-- CBS News ratings collapse under Bari Weiss’s leadership as the network shifts toward Trump-friendly coverage, losing key viewers and demographics

-- Suspicious market trades occur minutes before Trump announces halts on Iran attacks raising insider trading concerns and calls for investigations

-- Donald Trump delivers confused and incoherent remarks about the Iran war, asylum seekers, and Kamala Harris

-- Donald Trump struggles to stand and speak, and contradicts himself while addressing Iran and military matters

-- Markwayne Mullin is confirmed as the new DHS Secretary despite bragging about physically disciplining his children and threatening his daughter’s boyfriend

-- C-SPAN callers criticize Republicans and Donald Trump for the DHS shutdown, holding them accountable for policy choices and government failures

-- On the Bonus Show: Afroman wins a lawsuit against the police, Trump is being briefed on the Iran war with a daily video montage, CNN experiments with podcast-like news sets, and much more...
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(00:00) Start(01:30) Trump’s home district flips(08:41) Massive protests hit Trump(18:20) CBS ratings collapse(24:57) Suspicious Iran-related trades(32:10) Trump’s incoherent Iran remarks(39:37) Trump struggles speaking publicly(48:21) Mullin confirmed as DHS Secretary(53:56) Callers blame Trump and GOP  

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-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump negotiates a framework to end the Iran war that closely matches the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by Barack Obama

-- Massive bets on oil and stock futures appear minutes before Donald Trump announces he is delaying strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure

-- Senator John Kennedy says Donald Trump blocked a Republican plan that would have reopened the Department of Homeland Security and paid TSA workers

-- Donald Trump gives erratic answers at a press conference about Iran negotiations, ICE arrests at airports, and sanctions on Iranian oil

-- Donald Trump tours Graceland, jokes about fighting Elvis Presley, and speculates about pilgrimages to Mar-a-Lago

-- Jessica Tarlov tells Dana Perino and Greg Gutfeld that Democrats introduced multiple bills to fund TSA workers while Republicans blame Democrats for the shutdown

-- Stephen Miller, Kash Patel, and Pete Hegseth praise Donald Trump at a Memphis event while Donald Trump appears sleepy and later says Hegseth first pushed for the Iran war

-- On the Bonus Show: ICE deployed at airports to help with security, Markwayne Mullin confirmed as DHS secretary, Trump votes by mail again, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:28) Trump claims Iran deal framework(09:29) Suspicious oil market trades before announcement(21:43) GOP senator says Trump blocked deal(29:34) Trump gives erratic press conference answers(40:08) Trump visits Graceland during war(47:39) Tarlov challenges Fox shutdown narrative(54:33) Trump allies praise him at event  

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-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump prepares the public for winding down the Iran war while simultaneously threatening massive escalation over the Strait of Hormuz

-- Donald Trump claims on Truth Social that the United States is getting what it wants and will not need to bomb Iran, sending market surging while Iran denies talks taking place

-- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struggles to explain administration policy when Kristen Welker asks whether Donald Trump is escalating or ending the Iran conflict

-- Donald Trump celebrates the death of former FBI director Robert Mueller, highlighting the contrast with earlier Republican condemnation of celebrating the death of political opponents

-- Gas prices surge 44% in two months after Donald Trump escalates tensions with Iran around the Strait of Hormuz, creating a self-inflicted economic crisis

-- Donald Trump falsely claims that CNN released a poll showing 100% support for him, illustrating how he invents statistics as the Iran war worsens

-- Donald Trump confuses his own talking points about transgender athletes during remarks to the Naval football team, revealing he cannot clearly explain the issue

-- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins claims food prices have mostly fallen despite ongoing high grocery costs, reinforcing a narrative aligned with Trump

-- On the Bonus Show: Elon Musk offers to pay TSA workers' salaries, the cost of Trump's Golden Dome is up 50% already, lawmakers introduce a bill to ban sports betting on prediction markets, and much more...
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(00:00) Start (01:19) Trump prepares Iran war exit(08:24) Trump claims progress Iran denies(18:36) Bessent struggles explaining Iran policy(25:07) Trump celebrates Robert Mueller death(32:05) Gas prices surge amid Iran tensions(38:46) Trump invents 100 percent poll(45:06) Trump confused about sports rhetoric(51:39) Rollins claims food prices falling  
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