4/15/25: Deporting citizens goes mainstream as dictatorship in focus
Release Date: 04/15/2025
Trump admin desperation explodes with criminal probes
The David Pakman Show
-- 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 NicolƔs 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 Powell after the Federal Reserve refuses to cut interest rates, and Powell publicly resists -- Newly released video of ICE agents killing Renee Good contradicts official claims of self defense and...
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Casual invasion announcement drops as Vance defends the worst
The David Pakman Show
-- 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 and the risks of asymmetric political violence -- JD Vance defends a deadly ICE operation attacks the media and recycles administration talking points while ignoring clear contradictions -- Jessica...
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ICE murder terrifies country as Trump defends, Natl Guard prepared
The David Pakman Show
-- On the Show -- Caleb Ragland, Chairman of the American Soybean Association, joins us to discuss how Trumpās 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 Minnesota National Guard after uncoordinated ICE raids kill a resident and escalate tensions between state authorities and federal agents -- A confrontation between Minnesota state power and federal ICE...
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Trump seizes Russian tanker as impeachment calls grow
The David Pakman Show
-- On the Show -- A United States Coast Guard team seizes a Russian-flagged oil tanker under Trumpās 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, and dances, fueling fresh concern about his cognitive and physical state -- Trump floats canceling elections, repeats election denial on January 6, and tests authoritarian rhetoric in plain sight --...
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And now the scamming of Americans begins
The David Pakman Show
-- On the Show -- Senator Raphael Warnock, Democrat from Georgia, joins us to discuss the Trump administrationās Venezuela operation and the stakes for U.S. credibility abroad -- Trump tells NBC that U.S. oil companies could rebuild Venezuelaās oil infrastructure and then be reimbursed by the U.S. government, shifting taxpayer risk to protect corporate profits -- Donald Trump and allies including Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, and Stephen Miller float military action against Iran, Cuba, Colombia, and Greenland after campaigning on āno new warsā -- Legal experts discuss whether...
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A blockbuster shakeup to the world order
The David Pakman Show
-- On the Show -- Donald Trump orders a U.S. military operation that captures NicolĆ”s 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 NicolĆ”s Maduro dances on Venezuelan state television and aides treat it as personal mockery -- Donald Trump bets the Maduro seizure will unlock Venezuelaās oil, but allies, businesses, and markets resist a plan with no clear political transition -- Donald Trump gives rambling, conflicting answers about Venezuela, oil, and military...
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2026 is already insane
The David Pakman Show
-- 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 Trumpās tariffs, attacks on Federal Reserve independence, and destabilizing foreign policy -- Corporate bankruptcies hit a 15-year high as Donald Trumpās tariffs raise costs, squeeze margins, and push construction, manufacturing, and consumer businesses into collapse -- Gen Z men rapidly turn against Donald Trump...
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Desperation peaks as 2026 isnāt looking so good
The David Pakman Show
-- On the Show -- Attorney General Pam Bondi deletes a tweet praising what she thought was Donald Trumpās success after realizing the overdose data actually reflects declines under Joe Biden -- Dr Oz downplays vaccines and promotes vague wellness advice while ignoring evidence that flu shots reduce hospitalization even in weak match years -- Donald Trump pressures supporters to donate immediately by falsely claiming Democrats will steal imaginary tariff rebate money -- Donald Trump reposts praise from foreign troll accounts posing as MAGA supporters while railing against foreign...
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Another war is starting and Trumpās confused about it
The David Pakman Show
-- On the Show -- Donald Trump casually references a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela so incoherently that journalists and officials initially cannot tell whether the United States carried out an act of war or whether the president is confused -- Donald Trumpās long claim of an Epstein hoax collapses as documents, photos, statements, and flight records confirm his sustained proximity to Jeffrey Epstein and undermine the idea that Trump was unaware or uninvolved -- Donald Trump launches a chaotic spree of false claims and incoherent statements about hostages, Putin, asylum, and foreign...
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Ukraine Russia talks go wrong as Trump decline unavoidable
The David Pakman Show
-- On the Show -- Dr. John Gartner, former assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and founder of Duty to Warn, joins us to discuss signs of cognitive decline in Donald Trumpās second term -- Donald Trump repeatedly praises Vladimir Putin, lashes out at reporters, and makes incoherent remarks during a public meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- Donald Trump delivers confused and rambling answers after meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, minimizes American deaths in Ukraine, and repeatedly contradicts himself -- Donald Trump abandons his...
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-- Jonathan Allen, senior political reporter for NBC News and co-author alongside Amie Parnes of the new book "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House," joins David to discuss the book, Biden's failed re-election campaign, the election of Donald Trump, and much more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3Y2mwMF
-- Donald Trump's America is becoming a dictatorship, and we deep dive into why that term is not hyperbole
-- Presidents Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele of El Salvador hold a dystopian, terrifying press event at the White House
-- A shouting Stephen Miller melts down on Fox News and defends a deportation that the Trump administration has already admitted was a mistake
-- At the latest AOC/Bernie Sanders rally in Nampa, Idaho, Ocasio-Cortez refers to Donald Trump as a rapist and criminal
-- Donald Trump gets the epitome of the softball question, asked how he manages to be so healthy
-- On the Bonus Show: Bill Maher visits the White House, Social Security wrongly lists thousands of migrants as dead, Trump admin announces freeze to billions for Harvard, much more...
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