The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show:

-- Senator Cory Booker, Democrat from New Jersey, joins us to discuss Democratic strategy ahead of the midterms, the Iran war, and more…

-- Inflation reaches 3.8% as energy prices jump nearly 18% annually, gas prices stay near multi-year highs, and wages fall while prices increase

-- White House spokesperson Anna Kelly says Trump is “not in a rush” to address high gas prices, while Trump calls the oil crisis “amazing”

-- Donald Trump praises Xi Jinping for ruling China with an “iron fist” and calls Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko “fantastic”

-- A new poll finds millions of Americans question whether the assassination attempts against Donald Trump in Butler and DC were real

-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warns that sperm counts have dropped while Donald Trump appears asleep before later praising McDonald’s

-- Trump delivers a rambling speech where he mocks Gavin Newsom and jokes about Secret Service agents lifting JD Vance “like a little boy"

-- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Marjorie Taylor Greene as a “proven bigot and anti-semite,” sparking backlash from Cenk Uygur

-- On the Bonus Show: Calls for Democrats to pack the court return, a California mayor is charged with acting as a foreign agent for China, Trump weighs suspended the gas tax, and much more...

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(01:24) Inflation hits highest level in 3 years

(08:53) White House says it's in no rush to lower gas prices

(16:07) Trump praises authoritarians

(23:53) Polling shows Americans doubt Trump assassination attempts

(30:34) RFK warns about sperm count as Trump praises McDonald's

(40:01) Cory Booker Interview

(1:00:13) Trump mocks Newsom, JD Vance

(1:08:30) AOC warns about Marjorie Taylor Greene

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-- On the Show:

-- Sarah Isgur, editor of SCOTUSblog, host of the legal podcast Advisory Opinions, and a legal analyst for ABC News, joins us to discuss her new book "Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court"

-- Donald Trump announces plans for an “Election Integrity Army” in the 2026 midterms while accusing Democrats of interference

-- Donald Trump repeatedly declares the Iran conflict over while new strikes, escalation, and military activity continue 11 weeks into the war

-- Sebastian Gorka claims the Iran war is lasting longer than just a few weeks because the Trump administration has been “too effective”

-- Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett and Energy Secretary Chris Wright continue blaming Joe Biden for inflation and energy costs

-- Donald Trump gives confusing answers about vaccines, Cuba, Fort Knox, football prices, and future military operations

-- Donald Trump gives a $6.9 million no-bid contract for the Washington reflecting pool renovation to his own pool contractor

-- David gets medical testing, including an ultrasound, after some viewers speculate about his health and appearance online

-- On the Bonus Show: Democrats strategize following a court axing Virginia's new congressional map, more than a third of Americans believe the midterms will be stolen, the US will start revoking passports from those who owe child support, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:29) Trump announces an election army

(08:01) Trump keeps saying the Iran war is over

(13:12) Gorka says Iran continues because Trump's too effective

(22:12) Trump officials keep blaming Biden

(31:46) Trump hints at war with Cuba

(42:53) Sarah Isgur Interview

(1:01:35) Trump gives DC reflecting pool contract to his pool guy

(1:07:52) David's health results

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-- On the Show:

-- A federal trade court blocks Donald Trump’s new 10% global tariffs, ruling they were not justified under decades-old trade law

-- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Americans should take summer road trips despite gas reaching $4.55 a gallon

-- Donald Trump abruptly cancels a live press event with Brazil’s president without explanation, leaving reporters waiting for hours

-- Donald Trump makes confusing and false claims about military strikes, gas prices, the stock market, and public health at the White House

-- Republican officials shift attention toward voter fraud claims as voters remain frustrated over prices, instability, and Trump’s unmet promises

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Mehdi Hasan destroys Michael Knowles in January 6 debate, Americans get polled about beating Trump in a fight, and much more...

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(01:36) Trump officials insist the economy is fine

(08:17) Republicans try rigging the midterms

(21:15) Trade court shuts down Trump's tariffs

(27:33) Trump abruptly cancels meeting with Brazilian president

(39:04) Trump misleads on gas prices, stock market

(47:36) Friday Feedback segment

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump succeeds in a political culture where social media rewards outrage, conspiracy content, and emotional reactions

-- A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship draws scrutiny after the Trump administration cuts weakened CDC programs

-- Donald Trump promotes a White House UFC event while gas prices climb above $4.50 per gallon and markets react to uncertainty

-- Donald Trump becomes the subject of public ridicule after awkward remarks about Melania Trump and bizarre stories

-- Anti-medical conspiracy rhetoric encourages some parents to reject vitamin K shots that prevent deadly newborn bleeding disorders

-- Kevin Hassett celebrates rising credit card spending as economic strength, while Americans increasingly rely on debt and fall behind on bills

-- GOP Rep. Carlos Gimenez compares compares current economic conditions to a hypothetical Biden presidency, arguing Trump is better

-- Our video discussing abortion-related healthcare access gets suppressed by social media algorithms that limit politically sensitive content. Here is the original clip: https://youtu.be/1Hh_02YWLqY

-- On the Bonus Show: The DNC refuses to release the 2024 autopsy report, John Roberts doesn't think the Supreme Court is political, CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87, and much more...

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(01:20) Trump is a symptom, not the disease

(09:16) Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

(18:20) Gas is up 66% as Trump plays with toys

(27:05) Trump laughed at during speech

(35:52) MAGA parents reject vitamin K shots

(43:28) Keven Hassett celebrates high credit card spending

(47:42) Republican Rep says Biden would be worse

(54:01) Our abortion video gets suppressed

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump pauses Project Freedom after Iran fires drones and the US sinks boats while Fox News protects Trump's decision to backtrack

-- Donald Trump declares the Iran war over on Truth Social while admitting no agreement exists and proposes terms like ending enrichment

-- Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Trump orchestrated a government shutdown to block a congressional vote on releasing the Epstein files

-- Donald Trump promises others will pay for policies like tariffs and the border wall, but consumers and taxpayers end up covering the costs

-- Lee Zeldin struggles to answer a basic question about environmental protections after expanding gas flaring and weakening regulations

-- Donald Trump makes erratic remarks to children about Barack Obama and transgender issues at a White House event

-- Trump voters in states like Ohio and Louisiana criticize Donald Trump over rising prices, war focus, and broken promises on social programs

-- Megyn Kelly says she would still support Trump despite scandals because she prioritizes border policy and opposition to transgender rights

-- JD Vance pauses mid-speech and loses his train of thought during a public event, showing a breakdown in his usual confident delivery

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump's candidates win in Indiana, the Electoral College could be on the way out, Florida creates an "anti-woke" AP US history class, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:13) Trump pauses Project Freedom

(09:01) Trump says Iran war is over

(15:15) MTG says Trump shut down government over Epstein

(24:50) Taxpayers end up paying for Trump's projects

(32:09) Lee Zeldin fails to answer a basic question

(41:15) Trump's wacky remarks to children

(48:17) Republican voters are sick of Trump

(55:25) Megyn Kelly says she'll back Trump no matter what

(1:02:18) JD Vance short circuits

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