The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show -- Josh Gay from Ring of Fire fills in for David. Check out his work at https://www.youtube.com/@TheRingofFire -- Donald Trump hijacks the National Prayer Breakfast to rant about attacks, oil, and himself, exposing how hollow and weaponized his relationship with religion really is -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes keto as a cure for serious mental illness, blending rea...

-- On the Show -- Josh Gay from Ring of Fire fills in for David. Check out his work at https://www.youtube.com/@TheRingofFire -- Megyn Kelly has a sit-down softball interview that rebrands JD Vance as a calm, “reasonable” MAGA heir, laundering the same extremist agenda without Trump’s volatility -- Donald Trump bulldozes an NBC interview with Tom Llamas, openly fantasizing about commandeering taxp...

-- On the Show -- Donald Trump allies float deploying ICE agents with guns at polling places to intimidate voters and manipulate elections without formally canceling them -- Donald Trump faces mounting legal pressure as Republicans open the door to subpoenas while Georgia election conspiracies trigger new lawsuits -- Rep. Ted Lieu cites allegations involving Donald Trump in newly-released Epstein...

-- On the Show -- Accountability for figures like Joe Rogan and Andrew Schulz should confront their predictable failure without pushing them back into extremism -- Donald Trump uses the Justice Department to arrest Don Lemon, confirming long-standing warnings about authoritarian retaliation against journalists -- Donald Trump unleashes frantic Truth Social rants about Jeffrey Epstein while threate...

-- On the Show -- The right-wing media ecosystem turns Charlie Kirk into both a saint and a conspiracy object, hollowing out his legacy while the Trump administration exploits his death -- The White House insists Donald Trump is in perfect health while public footage shows cognitive lapses and a presidency increasingly shielded by public relations -- MAGA functions as a cult of personal loyalty to...

-- On the Show -- Rand Paul rebukes right-wing media figures for lying about the ICE killing of Alex Pretti and defends constitutional carry rights -- Jessica Tarlov questions Melania Trump about unity, exposing selective right-wing outrage over language, immigration, and who is treated as a legitimate American -- Federal immigration policy deliberately escalates confrontations, deeaths, and creat...

-- On the Show -- Graham Platner, a Marine and U.S. Army veteran and oyster farmer, joins us to discuss his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine -- The Trump administration publicly shields ICE agents while quietly setting up a political scapegoat strategy that would sacrifice individual officers to protect Donald Trump and senior officials -- Tom Homan signals internal...

-- On the Show -- A federal ICE agent in Minnesota threatens a legal observer for speaking and filming, openly signaling that constitutionally protected speech will be punished -- Donald Trump blames Rep. Ilhan Omar after a Trump supporter sprays her with a liquid at a Minneapolis town hall, refusing to condemn the assault -- Donald Trump dismisses checks and balances, attacks victims and reporter...

-- On the Show -- Ezekiel Emanuel, an oncologist and world leader in health policy and bioethics, joins us to discuss his new book "Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life" -- The Wall Street Journal editorial board calls Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown a moral and political debacle after federal agents kill ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis -- Donald Trump demotes...

-- On the Show -- Adam James, a licensed physical therapist working in home healthcare and content creator known as “epistemiccrisis,” joins us to discuss the state of Donald Trump's cognitive health -- The Trump administration escalates federal immigration enforcement as Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen and ICU nurse, is shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis while filming and attempting to...

-- On the Show -- Lara Trump and allies aggressively spin Donald Trump's rambling Davos appearance as brilliance to preempt and smother growing public concern about his cognitive decline -- A reporter exposes Donald Trump's incoherent foreign policy by forcing him to confront contradictions he cannot explain about Vladimir Putin, Greenland, and his so-called peace initiatives -- A fast-growing mea...

-- On the Show -- Donald Trump immigration enforcement detains five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos outside his Minnesota home, exposing how mass deportation policy now targets children instead of violent criminals -- Donald Trump abruptly abandons threatened tariffs on Europe after markets panic, reinforcing the pattern of reckless bluster followed by retreat that destabilizes global trade -- Donald T...

-- On the Show -- Maryland Governor Wes Moore joins us to explain how his administration is pushing back against Donald Trump's authoritarian actions, outline recent policy changes in Maryland, and discuss his political future -- Donald Trump faces broad public rejection as new polling shows majorities say the country is on the wrong track, his economic claims are not credible, and most Americans...

-- On the Show -- A new economic study reported by The Wall Street Journal finds that American consumers and businesses pay nearly all of Donald Trump's tariffs, directly contradicting his claim that foreign countries bear the cost -- A CNN and SSRS poll shows a majority of Americans view Donald Trump's first year back in office as a failure, with low approval ratings signaling serious risk for Re...

-- On the Show -- Jesse Dollemore confronts ICE abuses directly after agents gas a woman in a wheelchair and refuses to retreat under pressure -- Republican Rep. Andrew Garbarino struggles to criticize Donald Trump while entertaining the use of the Insurrection Act against Americans -- European leaders openly question whether the United States under Donald Trump remains a trustworthy democratic al...

-- On the Show -- Donald Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. military troops against Minneapolis residents protesting federal immigration enforcement after an ICE agent killed Renee Good -- Senate Republicans claim they will block Donald Trump from seizing Greenland by force while avoiding direct accountability for enabling his broader foreign policy extremism -- Donald T...

-- On the Show -- ICE agents report fear of the public after the killing of Renee Good which exposes how Donald Trump turned immigration enforcement into an unaccountable political weapon -- Donald Trump rambles through false claims about tariffs and the economy as a Michigan audience sits in stunned silence and reacts only to fabricated talking points -- Donald Trump melts down at a Ford factory...

-- On the Show -- Janet Mills, Governor of Maine, joins us to discuss her campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate -- Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski block Donald Trump Federal Reserve nominees after the Justice Department opens a criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers a culture war speech, mocks milit...

-- On the Show -- Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania, joins us to discuss the killing of Renee Good, and how to resist Trump and his ICE agents -- Donald Trump and his allies respond to scandals involving Nicolás Maduro and the killing of Renee Good by rejecting investigation and demanding absolute loyalty -- Donald Trump pressures the Justice Department to open a criminal probe into Jerome Po...

-- On the Show -- Donald Trump delivers rambling and contradictory remarks on Fox News boasting about Venezuela oil seizures and casually predicting Republican losses -- Trump announces plans to bomb Mexico over cartels while ignoring U.S. law international law and the reality of immediate retaliation -- David responds to a serious viewer argument about civil unrest personal safety gun regulation...

-- On the Show -- Caleb Ragland, Chairman of the American Soybean Association, joins us to discuss how Trump's tariffs are reshaping the soybean industry and the economic future of rural America -- An ICE agent shoots and kills U.S. citizen during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis as Trump falsely claims self defense and blames the radical left -- Governor Tim Walz prepares the Minnes...

-- On the Show -- A United States Coast Guard team seizes a Russian-flagged oil tanker under Trump's orders, sparking escalation fears and suspicion of a choreographed standoff -- Trump warns Republicans about impeachment as Democrats argue his Venezuela raid violates congressional war powers and international law -- In a chaotic speech for House Republicans, Trump rambles, fixates on grievances,...

-- On the Show -- Senator Raphael Warnock, Democrat from Georgia, joins us to discuss the Trump administration's Venezuela operation and the stakes for U.S. credibility abroad -- Trump tells NBC that U.S. oil companies could rebuild Venezuela's oil infrastructure and then be reimbursed by the U.S. government, shifting taxpayer risk to protect corporate profits -- Donald Trump and allies including...

-- On the Show -- Donald Trump orders a U.S. military operation that captures Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in Venezuela and brings them to New York despite lacking clear legal authority -- Reporting says Donald Trump escalates to military action after Nicolás Maduro dances on Venezuelan state television and aides treat it as personal mockery -- Donald Trump bets the Maduro seizure will unlock V...

-- On the Show -- Donald Trump faces a hard power cutoff in the 2026 midterms where losing the House would effectively halt his legislative agenda and severely weaken his leverage -- The United States dollar suffers its largest annual decline in nearly a decade due to Donald Trump's tariffs, attacks on Federal Reserve independence, and destabilizing foreign policy -- Corporate bankruptcies hit a 1...