The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show: -- The "President Musk" meme is working as Donald Trump is increasingly triggered and terrified -- Donald Trump starts to turn on Elon Musk during his speech at Turning Points USA's America Fest -- MAGA on MAGA conflict grows as Laura Loomer and Milo Yiannopoulos get into a wild argument at America Fest -- A demoralized and pathetic Matt Gaetz resurfaces and self-humiliates -- A de...

-- On the Show: -- Exposing and explaining the Republican Social Security scam -- Republican Congressman Andy Barr wildly claims that the American people voted for Elon Musk to get as much power as he is currently getting from Trump -- Hakeem Jeffries has no idea whether Donald Trump or Elon Musk are in charge of the Republican Party -- Donald Trump resurfaces at Mar-a-Lago with a bizarre mullet,...

-- On the Show: -- President Joe Biden grants a major outgoing interview to independent progressive media outlet Meidas Touch, and is interviewed by Ben Meiselas -- New polling from the Washington Post reveals that most of the country dislikes Donald Trump's promised agenda, yet he still won -- The upcoming "I told you so" situation that is about to develop will be devastating to Trump and Harris...

-- On the Show: -- Sasha Abramsky, freelance journalist and The Nation magazine's Western States correspondent, joins David to discuss the terrifying reality of Project 2025 -- David talks about his meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House discussing the online creator ecosystem and media environment -- A disoriented Donald Trump holds a bizarre press conference at Mar-a-Lago, riddled w...

-- On the Show: -- International students are being warned to return to the US before Trump's inauguration, and visa holders are being advised the same way -- Donald Trump and RFK Jr will consider ending the childhood vaccination program -- Steve Bannon calls for the prosecution and imprisonment of media figures, and suggests Trump run again in 2028 -- Senator Bernie Sanders concedes that the US i...

-- On the Show: -- A new Trump "resistance" isn't going to cut it this time, and what is truly needed is an enduring opposition -- ABC News settles defamation lawsuit for $15 million with Donald Trump, a disastrous move that Trump will tout as a huge victory over the "fake news media" -- Donald Trump admits that bringing grocery prices down, an important pillar of his campaign, is unlikely to happ...

-- On the Show: -- There is now a political movement pushing raw milk, sparked by Donald Trump's victory and his selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services -- Trump supporters are way too confident about the control they have of government now, as history shows they'll lose it after a few years -- Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth is backtracking on previous...

-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of The Page Perspective, fills in for David. Check out her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@brittanyepage -- Texas Senator Ted Cruz gets called out on his contradictions during a CNN interview with Kaitlan Collins -- Outgoing Senate leader Mitch McConnell gives a tepid response to Trump returning to power -- Anti-Trump strategist Sarah Longwell dun...

-- 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 attention -- 28 seconds of pure cognitive dissonance from Fox News...

-- On the Show: -- Millions of Americans are about to feel the pain of Donald Trump's victory -- Multi-billionaire Elon Musk met with millionaire US Senators to talk about reducing Social Security and Medicare benefits which average $1700 per month -- Donald Trump's first list of people he wants imprisoned is told to NBC News interviewer Kristen Welker -- Donald Trump says that RFK Jr will be inve...

-- On the Show: -- CNN and MSNBC suffer a total ratings collapse, signaling a realignment for the next phase of American politics -- Donald Trump resurfaces for an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker during which he reveals new authoritarian policy ideas and is generally clueless and confused -- The incoming Donald Trump administration is clearly planning to generate chaos and disorder to create a...

-- On the Show: -- Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick launches an initiative to target banning all THC products in the state -- Marjorie Taylor Greene sends out a tweet suggesting she's interested in getting a pardon from Donald Trump -- Right-wingers are contradicting themselves on whether blanket pardons are a good thing -- Former staffers for Tulsi Gabbard claim she regularly consumed Russia...

-- On the Show: -- Sam Wolfson, features writer and editor at The Guardian, joins David to discuss his recent article "Don't underestimate the Rogansphere. His mammoth ecosystem is Fox News for young people" -- President Joe Biden is reportedly considering preemptive blanket pardons for a number of Democrats who will be targeted by the incoming Trump administration -- Donald Trump melts down as ye...

-- On the Show: -- Tucker Carlson returns to Moscow to produce more pro-Putin propaganda -- Joe Rogan explains that he got involved in the 2024 election, endorsing Donald Trump, because Tim Walz's lies bothered him -- Video of Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, trashing Donald Trump, resurfaces -- It appears that six Republican Senators are not inclined to vote to confi...

-- On the Show: -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warns Donald Trump that the UK will not side with the US over the European Union after Trump suggests a choice must be made -- Geraldo Rivera gives Trump supporters a serious reality check -- A review of the recent viral Pod Save America interview with Kamala Harris' campaign staff confirms that these people should never be in charge again --...

-- 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 Trump carte blanche for any pardons he wants to do -- The...

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM NOVEMBER 12, 2024 -- On the Show: -- President Joe Biden continues to fill judicial vacancies at a rapid pace -- Donald Trump selects Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State, who he previously called "clueless," a "lightweight," and a "choker" -- Donald Trump's selection for National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, wanted the US in Afghanistan forever -- Don...

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM NOVEMBER 8, 2024 -- On the Show: -- Now that their chosen candidate has won, Trump supporters are going to get what they deserve -- Senator Bernie Sanders blasts Democrats for failed, disastrous loss to Donald Trump and Republicans -- Interest in leaving the country surges among Americans after this week's election results -- California Governor Gavin Ne...

-- On the Show: -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum writes a brutal letter to Donald Trump responding to his tariff threats -- A new CBS/YouGov poll highlights the cognitive dissonance among Americans regarding tariffs -- Trump-friendly CNBC host Joe Kernen criticizes Trump's tariff plan -- Trump loves to brand himself as the ultimate winner, but his cabinet is full of people who have lost elec...

-- On the Show: -- Special prosecutor Jack Smith files to drop all charges against Donald Trump, another instance of Trump indeed getting away with it -- What is happening to math and language skills in the United States? -- Donald Trump appears to want to hurt the economy as much as possible while Joe Biden is still president, in order to hurt Biden and set Trump up for a recovery when he takes o...

-- On the Show: -- New reporting exposes that something appears very wrong with Donald Trump's transition from Joe Biden's administration -- Donald Trump's voters are about to get screwed, and they have no idea -- Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's second choice, replacing Matt Gaetz, to be Attorney General, might be an even worse choice than Gaetz was -- Senator Tammy Duckworth says she believes Tulsi Gab...

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump's popular vote victory margin continues to decrease, now down to just 2.5 million votes (1.6%) -- Polls show Kamala Harris leading the pack for possible Democratic presidential candidates in 2028 -- Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth gets confronted by a reporter about whether he committed sexual assault -- Matt Gaetz withdraws his nomination for Attorney Genera...

-- On the Show: -- A deeper dive into the real winners of the Donald Trump presidency, which are not the working and middle class -- Tom Homan, the nominated "border czar," makes it clear that those in blue states who don't help Trump's deportation scheme could face arrest -- If the ethics report about Matt Gaetz exonerated him, Republicans would be eager to have it made public -- Nikki Haley slam...

-- 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 some of Trump's cabinet picks, as well as over the sel...

-- On the Show: -- Steve Schmidt, renowned American political strategist, commentator, and founder of The Warning, joins David to discuss the aftermath and consequences of the 2024 election -- Donald Trump's supposed mandate evaporates as his popular vote total drops below 50%, and he wins by a smaller margin of victory than Hillary Clinton in 2016 -- Donald Trump confirms, in the middle of the ni...