The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show: -- Absolute chaos takes over the political world after President Biden's poor debate performance against Donald Trump, but MAGA world's assumption that the race is over is premature -- President Biden owns up to his terrible debate performance during a speech in Raleigh, North Carolina -- President Biden sets a fundraising record, raising more than $33 million since the debate agai...

-- On the Show: -- The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden sees Trump tell endless corrosive lies, and sees Biden appear confused and stumbling numerous times -- Talk of replacing Joe Biden on the 2024 Democratic ticket explodes after Biden's poor debate performance -- MAGA-world is taking advantage of the focus on Biden's debate performance to avoid accounting for the rea...

-- On the Show: -- A deep dive into the cases for and against a prison sentence for Donald Trump in the hush money case that led to 34 guilty felony verdicts -- Will tonight's presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump make any difference to the trajectory of the presidential race? -- CNN will institute microphone muting during tonight's Trump vs Biden debate...

-- On the Show: -- Psychologist Dr. John Gartner, founder of Duty to Warn and co-host of Shrinking Trump, joins David to discuss how much, if anything, can be gleaned about Donald Trump or Joe Biden's cognitive states from watching the forthcoming 90 minute presidential debate -- A review of primary results from last night, including Lauren Boebert's win, a number of Trump/MAGA losses, and the fir...

-- On the Show: -- A deep dive into the likely and unlikely Donald Trump Vice Presidential running mates -- Nicole Shanahan, the much lauded vice presidential running mate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, reappears to do an interview with Elex Michaelson and it does not go well -- Republican Pastor Mark Burns, who last week bailed at the last minute on an interview with David, publishes a legitimately ins...

-- On the Show: -- Dr. John Kruse, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and author, joins David to discuss the possibility of Trump having ADHD and using stimulant medications -- Failed former President Donald Trump admits to the disgusting way he will attack President Biden at the forthcoming presidential debate -- South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem reappears for more interviews and still will...

-- On the Show: -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr's presidential campaign is effectively over as he fails to qualify for the CNN presidential debate and is only on the ballot in 9 states -- Donald Trump goes full fascist and demands the firing of Paul Ryan from the board of Fox News -- Fox News is preparing for Donald Trump to perform disastrously in next week's presidential debate -- Fox News has the atmos...

-- On the Show: -- Pastor Mark Burns, Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for Congress in South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District, joins David to discuss his campaign, priorities if he gets elected, and much more -- An examination of what is most likely to happen to Americans' taxes depending on whether President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump wins in November -- A seven-point swin...

-- On the Show: -- Dave Farina, science communicator and author best known for his YouTube channel Professor Dave Explains, joins David to discuss the recent explosion of misinformation and disinformation on the Joe Rogan podcast -- David's recent interview with Republican Senate candidate Royce White is featured on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart -- David's recent interview with Republican Senate...

-- On the Show: -- Reece Peck, Associate Professor at the City University of New York and author of the book "Fox Populism: Branding Conservatism as Working Class," joins David to discuss his latest op-ed in the Hill, "Trump, the UFC and the New Conservative Culture War." Get his book: https://amzn.to/3VNRyqW -- Bogus videos of President Biden's supposed "dementia" are going viral so quickly, fact...

-- On the Show: -- A major reversal takes place in 538's 2024 presidential election forecast -- Viral video of President Joe Biden "wandering off" has been debunked, and we explore the anatomy of disinformation -- Anti-abortion Colorado Republican Richard Holtorf is confronted about his own girlfriend's abortion by Kyle Clark, and it does not go well -- Donald Trump's cognitive decline has suddenl...

-- On the Show: -- President Joe Biden reiterates that he respects the jury's decision in his son Hunter Biden's conviction, and will neither pardon him nor commute any potential prison sentence -- A confused Donald Trump meets with sycophant Republicans on Capitol Hill and subsequently ends his "press conference" after five minutes without taking a single question from reporters -- Failed former...

-- On the Show: -- Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier, host of the 10% Happier podcast, and former ABC news anchor who embraced mindfulness after having a panic attack on live TV, joins David to discuss his more recent work, anxiety, panic attacks, and more. Get the new version of his book: https://amzn.to/3XhzDtN -- 538 publishes its first 2024 election project, which slightly favors Joe Biden def...

-- On the Show: -- A supposedly "rigged trial" finds Hunter Biden guilty on all charges, and not surprisingly, it doesn't satisfy any of MAGA -- Unlike what Donald Trump would obviously do if his son were convicted of a crime, President Joe Biden makes it clear that he will not pardon his son Hunter after his convictions -- Comparing Fox News' reaction to Donald Trump's guilty verdict to their rea...

-- On the Show: -- Doctor Walter Willett, physician, epidemiologist, and Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard University, joins David to discuss the healthiest diets known to humans, nutrition, and much more -- A historic drop in crime continues and is met with conspiracy theories and conjecture from right wing media -- Fox News host Sean Hannity panics after Trump brain melt at his...

-- On the Show: -- Fox News hosts are devastated by the strong jobs report under the Biden administration, but they shouldn't be surprised by it -- A desperate Donald Trump and his friends fall for an obvious, quickly debunked hoax about someone claiming know the Trump verdict in advance -- Failed former President Donald Trump turns on his own supporters at a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada that was so...

-- On the Show: -- A judge says it's finally time for Steve Bannon to report to prison, and directs him to do so on July 1 -- MAGA voters drop like flies as failed former President and convicted felon Donald Trump holds a rally in 108 degree Phoenix, Arizona -- A new poll finds that 49% of the country believes Donald Trump should drop out of the presidential race on the basis of his criminal convi...

-- On the Show: -- Royce White, Republican US Senate candidate for the state of Minnesota, running for Amy Klobuchar's seat, endorsed by Steve Bannon, joins David to discuss his support for Donald Trump, his belief that women have become "too mouthy," his platform to the extent that it exists, and much more -- The first confirmed human death from the new strain of bird flu, H5N2, has been confirme...

-- On the Show: -- Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) joins David to discuss the state of the presidential election, Donald Trump's criminal conviction, President Biden's border order, and much more -- President Joe Biden announces an order to closer the border when Border Patrol encounters reach a certain level, doing what Republicans tried and failed to do -- Convicted felon and failed former Presiden...

-- On the Show: -- A second deep dive. this one steel-manning the case that it is President Biden who has the more certain path to the Presidency -- Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies at a Congressional hearing that wildly triggers Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene -- A report from The Atlantic reveals that the world is bracing for a second Trump presidency, and possible violent lawlessness...

-- On the Show: -- A deep dive that steelmans the case that Donald Trump has the certain path to the Presidency, to be followed on tomorrow's show by a similar deep dive arguing it is Biden, not Trump, with the clear path to victory -- New post-conviction polling is devastating to Donald Trump, revealing 49% of independent voters believe he should drop out of the race -- Fox News guest John Carney...

-- On the Show: -- Failed former President Donald Trump is convicted on all 34 felony counts in his first criminal trial and is now a convicted felon -- Donald Trump is clearly shellshocked as he delivers a brief statement after being criminally convicted of 34 felonies -- Trump supporters are devastated and lose their minds outside the courthouse just moments after Trump's conviction -- Todd Blan...

-- On the Show: -- A deep dive into whether audiences actually learn anything about the truth from debates, or whether they are primarily performative events meant to entertain and titillate -- President Joe Biden is directly addressing the reality of what happens to the Supreme Court if Donald Trump wins in November -- A reporter asks President Biden a question so dumb, even Biden is stunned by i...

-- On the Show: -- After the tragic suicide of golfer Grayson Murray, antivaccine voices are blaming the vaccine, despite the likelihood that Murray was not even vaccinated against COVID -- Right wing voices like Tucker Carlson and Patrick Bet-David continue to pretend that President Joe Biden really had a plan to assassinate Donald Trump -- Donald Trump's lawyer's closing argument in Trump's firs...

-- On the Show: -- A deranged Memorial Day message from failed former President Donald Trump reminds us that neither he nor Republicans truly "support the troops" -- A Republican amendment in Texas would effectively stop Democrats from being able to win any state-wide election -- Failed former President Donald Trump is brutally booed at the Libertarian Convention, and heckled so badly that he star...