The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show:

-- V Spehar, award-winning digital journalist, podcaster, and creator behind Under the Desk News, joins us to discuss how to stay informed without sacrificing your mental health

-- South Carolina Senate candidate Darline Graham admits during a debate that she is not informed on national security issues

-- Donald Trump threatens a 50% tariff on Canadian goods before retreating hours prior to implementation with a three-day pause

-- Preston Harp describes his sister, White House aide Natalie Harp, as holding an unhealthy obsession with Donald Trump

-- White House staff member Natalie Harp creates a closed information bubble for Trump by curating his media diet while seeking protection

-- Trump shares Census Bureau graphics to claim 24,000 noncitizens voted in 2020, even though database matches fail to establish that

-- Fox News broadcasts an on-air correction after using a graphic that misstated previous gas prices as $4.13 to hide Trump's price increases

-- On the ⁠Bonus Show⁠: Takeaways from yesterday's primaries, Minnesota sues Texas over extradition of an ICE agent, Trump's support from Hispanic men drops 51%, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:25) Darline Graham flops in Senate debate

(08:29) Trump TACOs on 50% Canada tariff

(18:07) Natalie Harp's brother warns about her

(27:21) How Nathalie Harp controls Trump

(37:21) V Spehar Substack Live

(58:30) How Natalie Harp controls Trump

(01:05:57) Fox News corrects gas price error

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump reaches the end of his self-imposed 60-day deadline to end the Iran war while military operations and blockades continue

-- House Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to provide a clear campaign pitch to voters while prices continue to rise under Donald Trump

-- Past video clips surface of now-White House executive assistant Natalie Harp showing extreme devotion to Donald Trump

-- Donald Trump avoids answering a direct reporter question regarding his assistant Natalie Harp by rambling about White House renovations

-- Donald Trump berates a CNN reporter in the Oval Office and declares that opponents of his ballroom project are disloyal to the nation

-- Photographs capture Donald Trump holding a presidential briefing card containing guest names, photos, and basic instructions

-- Donald Trump submits a mail-in ballot for the Florida Republican primary despite frequently labeling the process as inherently corrupt

-- Donald Trump accuses the BBC of legal harassment after the network seeks subpoenas for his adult children in an ongoing defamation lawsuit

-- On the Bonus Show: Some Republicans admit they're worse off under Trump, McConnell is getting more paid time off than new mothers, a preview of today's primaries in Alaska and Florida, and much more...

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-- On the Show:

-- Midterm voters will decide whether Donald Trump faces congressional oversight during the remaining two years of his presidency

-- Donald Trump proudly displays a printout of an article to reporters without realizing it credits Joe Biden for lowering drug prices

-- Donald Trump looks resentful as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt prepares to leave her position to focus on her young children

-- Republican lawmakers and officials leave their positions while Donald Trump struggles with low public approval ratings

-- Senator Jon Ossoff criticizes Donald Trump for golfing while sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln endure extended military deployments

-- Trump issues an incoherent social media post announcing a reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea to appease North Korea

-- Footage from a Long Island event reveals a large rectangular protrusion in Trump's trousers as he walks away from the podium

-- Republicans act surprised by the corruption and institutional damage caused by Donald Trump after electing him

-- On the Bonus Show: Stories from David's trip to Los Angeles, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:22) Midterm voters can rein in Trump

(08:37) Trump takes credit for Biden's drug prices

(19:38) Trump appears upset with Karoline Leavitt

(26:19) Republicans leave their posts over Trump

(34:59) Jon Ossoff calls out for golfing during war

(43:56) Trump appeases North Korea

(51:27) Strange moment from Trump event

(58:44) Republicans shouldn't be surprised

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-- On the Show:

-- Pat Ford, Producer of The David Pakman Show, fills in for David

-- Vice President JD Vance does an interview on Will Cain's show and balances sounding like a 2028 contender with loyalty to Donald Trump

-- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes the top spot over Gavin Newsom in Democratic 2028 primary betting odds; Jon Ossoff takes third

-- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt resigns from her White House position citing the difficulty of balancing work with two young infants

-- The Kennedy Center board votes for a two-year shutdown to avoid severe budget overruns on Donald Trump's planned renovations

-- Democrats target a four-seat net gain in the 2026 midterm elections to secure control of the Senate

-- MyPillow founder Mike Lindell refuses to concede his eleven-point loss in the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary

-- Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson builds foundational support for a potential 2028 Republican presidential run

-- A look back at Karoline Leavitt's most humiliating moments from her tenure as Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary

-- On the Bonus Show: Another study shows undocumented immigrants don’t increase crime rates, Sean Duffy hires gamers to fill air traffic control jobs, and much more...

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(00:00) JD Vance interviewed on Fox

(11:21) AOC passes Newsom in 2028 odds

(20:47) Karoline Leavitt leaving White House

(26:38) Trump's Kennedy Center project delayed

(33:39) Democrats' path to winning the Senate

(40:11) Mike Lindell refuses to concede

(44:48) Tucker Carlson could win GOP primary

(50:30) Karoline Leavitt's worst moments

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump stumbles while explaining why he avoided Air Force One and struggles to walk straight to Marine One

-- Declassified FBI documents reveal that agents investigated whether Donald Trump acted on behalf of Russia after Trump fired James Comey

-- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims he cannot vote after a New York judge rules that he submitted a fake address

-- Executive assistant Natalie Harp influences media access for Donald Trump while writing him affectionate personal letters

-- Donald Trump secretly uses public agency funds and National Park Service revenue for White House construction

-- Donald Trump claims inflation victory after a Cyclospora parasite outbreak causes lettuce prices to drop

-- The Friday Feedback segment (on Thursday)

-- On the Bonus Show: David discusses his California trip, and much more...

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(00:00) Trump struggles to walk in a straight line

(07:54) The FBI investigated whether Trump was working for Russia

(18:58) RFK says he can't vote in New York

(27:09) Natalie Harp influences Trump's media access

(35:42) Trump diverts public funds to his pet projects

(44:20) Trump brags about falling lettuce prices

(53:04) Friday Feedback on Thursday

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