The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show: -- MAGA is already starting to crack, just a week into Donald Trump's second presidential term -- Donald Trump has already earned himself impeachment after just days in office, but trying it would be a futile effort -- Confirming that he will be terrible for Palestinians, Donald Trump is caught admitting that his plan is to "clean out" the Palestinians from Gaza -- California Gover...

-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of the Page Perspective, fills in for David. Subscribe to her channel at http://www.youtube.com/@brittanyepage -- An aide to Mike Johnson discouraged subpoenaing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's text messages out of fear they would reveal sexually explicit texts from Republican lawmakers -- Donald Trump keeps signing executive orders without being...

-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of the Page Perspective, fills in for David. Subscribe to her channel at http://www.youtube.com/@brittanyepage -- The New York Times sane-wahses Donald Trump by saying he has a "muscular vision of presidential power" -- Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is offering tours of the Capitol to newly released January 6th rioters -- January 6th rioters, newly...

-- On the Show: -- Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the New Democratic Party in the Canadian House of Commons, joins David to discuss Donald Trump's tariffs threats, how Canada should retaliate, and much more -- Exploring the tragic reality of "engineered incompetence" in this new Trump administration -- Donald Trump's immigration raids reportedly start today -- Donald Trump has blanket pardoned about 150...

-- On the Show: -- Cory Booker, US Senator from New Jersey, discusses the Trump inauguration and the path forward for Democrats these next four years -- The inauguration of Donald Trump as 47th President takes place, unleashing global humiliation once again -- Donald Trump holds a final pre-inauguration rally, which becomes a total catastrophe, including Trump appearing to admit that Elon Musk did...

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM DECEMBER 11, 2024 -- On the Show: -- Andrea Chalupa, host of the Gaslit Nation podcast, joins David to discuss effective ways to push back against authoritarianism, and much more -- The alleged assassin of United Healthcare CEO Brian Johnson has been identified as Luigi Mangione, who has been arrested, and his social media history is now a focus of att...

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump's second administration is going to be filled with billionaires, showing how American oligarchy has arrived -- Bernie Sanders pressures EPA administrator nominee Lee Zeldin on whether he believes climate change is a hoax -- Sam Harris describes his falling out with Elon Musk -- Donald Trump is sitting on a disturbing mountain of cash from corporations and wealthy do...

-- On the Show: -- Mike Lindell, CEO and Founder of MyPillow, also known as "Mike Pillow" or simply "Pillow," makes a courageous and triumphant return to the David Pakman Show to explain why he isn't worried that fraud was committed in the 2024 election and to explain his outlook on the forthcoming second Trump presidential term -- A ceasefire deal is announced between Israel and Hamas by Presiden...

-- On the Show: -- Numerous protesters are dragged out of Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearings for Secretary of Defense -- A smirking Pete Hegseth is exposed as completely clueless during confirmation hearings to be Secretary of Defense -- Democratic Senator Tim Kaine absolutely brutalizes Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth -- Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin refuses...

-- On the Show: -- Marc Elias, voting rights attorney and founder of Democracy Docket, joins David to discuss the future of opposition to MAGA, what to expect in terms of autocracy and authoritarianism, and much more -- Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests weather be manipulated to put out the California fires -- Lara Trump puts forward ridiculous and absurd claims about Califo...

-- On the Show: -- Republicans are talking about conditioning California fire disaster aid money with "strings attached" -- Multi-millionaire Scott Galloway stuns a panel on MSNBC when he explains that the rich, himself included, should be taxed much more than they are -- Elon Musk, in another painfully stupid Twitter reply, appears not to understand that California and Texas have different climat...

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump gets sentenced to unconditional release in the New York hush-money case, meaning he will face no jail time, probation, or any other penalties -- The Supreme Court refused to step in to block Trump's sentencing in New York -- Trump sends out a fundraising email about his criminal sentencing -- Mel Gibson talks about evolution and cancer on The Joe Rogan Experience an...

-- On the Show: -- Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer prize winning historian and writer for The Atlantic, joins David to discuss her book Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World -- It is revealed that Fox News gave Donald Trump's campaign the questions to be asked during a campaign town hall in advance -- Donald Trump admits yet again that he is not likely to bring consumer prices down, as...

-- On the Show: -- Cenk Uygur, Host of The Young Turks, joins David to discuss the controversy over his recent appearance with Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA's America Fest, and his broader approaches to MAGA ahead of Donald Trump's second term -- The raw milk debate exposes, yet again, major flaws in Americans' understanding of basic math -- Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook will mode its mod...

-- On the Show: -- Kamala Harris oversees and completes the certification of Donald Trump and JD Vance's 2024 presidential election win -- Donald Trump melts down after Kamala Harris oversees the certification of his electoral win -- Bruce Fischer, the husband of incoming Republican Senator Deb Fischer, refuses to shake Vice President Kamala Harris' hand -- President Joe Biden uses a 72-year-old l...

-- On the Show: -- It turns out that it was indeed a Trump supporter involved in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in the driveway of Trump's Las Vegas hotel -- Donald Trump is stuffing his cabinet full of oligarchs whose primary goal will be to enrich themselves -- Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, is continuing to push ideas that are partially interesting, partially concerning, and will soo...

-- On the Show: -- Despite continued evidence to the contrary, Republican elected officials continue to blame 'the border' for the New Orleans New Year's Eve attack carried out by an American citizen -- CNN host Jim Acosta calls out his guest for defending Trump blaming foreign criminals for the New Orleans attack, but his guest simply keeps lying -- It turns out that the Las Vegas Cybertruck bomb...

-- On the Show: -- The first 48 hours of 2025 confirm that this year is going to be absolutely insane -- United Healthcare is accused of denying coverage for a woman in a coma in the ICU because it might not be "medically necessary" -- Donald Trump is doing it again, planning to hold a rally in Washington DC the day before the inauguration -- Donald Trump bows down to Elon Musk again on H1B visas...

NEW YEAR'S DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM DECEMBER 2, 2024 -- On the Show: -- Retailers warn of rising prices as a result of the forthcoming Trump tariffs -- As Donald Trump's tariffs get closer to becoming a reality, the vast majority of Americans still do not understand how tariffs work -- President Joe Biden pardons Hunter Biden, despite previously saying he would not pardon him, and this gives Tru...

-- On the Show: -- MAGA is suddenly furious with Donald Trump over his not-totally-disgusting post to Truth Social about the death of former President Jimmy Carter -- Total chaos builds as MAGA goes to war with Elon Musk -- Disgusting MAGA Laura Loomer happens to get it right about why Elon Musk's technocratic views are bad for the average American -- A deep dive into how billionaires have taken c...

-- On the Show: -- Former President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100 and we remember the legacy of his presidency and post-presidency -- MAGA turns on Elon Musk on the topic of H1B visas as the situation quickly becomes a disaster -- Donald Trump sides with Elon Musk over MAGA on the topic of H1B visas, despite Trump not understanding them -- A confused Donald Trump appears to flip f...

-- On the Show: -- Americans are increasingly bailing out of watching the news, a real problem for corporate media, but possibly a boon for independent media -- Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter was doomed to fail from day one -- We explore the blue state revolution completely missed by MAGA, both economically and from an innovation standpoint -- Republican problems are only just beginning -- Ivanka...

-- On the Show: -- Henry Giroux, Chaired Professor of Scholarship in the Public Interest at McMaster University, joins David to discuss neo-liberal fascism and whether fascism and authoritarian are valid descriptors of what Donald Trump has promised for his second term -- Elon Musk jokes to Benjamin Netanyahu about being the "unofficial" President of the United States, side Donald Trump -- Lone li...

CHRISTMAS DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2024 -- On the Show: -- Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, and Steven Kenneth "Destiny" Bonnell II, political streamer and debater, join David to discuss whether the 2024 election results mean that the Democratic Party should move to the left, the center, or stay exactly where it is -- A Republican civil war is brewing, with growing opposition to...

-- On the Show: -- The Matt Gaetz ethics report is out and it concludes that Gaetz committed statutory rape and paid a teenager for sex -- Former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz panics over the publication of his ethics report and sues to try to stop the release -- President Joe Biden commutes 37 federal death sentences, equivalent to more than 92% of all sentences -- Democratic Congresswoman Al...