11/21/25: Middle class collapsing as Trump threatens everyone
Release Date: 11/21/2025
The David Pakman Show
-- On the Show -- Attorney General Pam Bondi deletes a tweet praising what she thought was Donald Trump’s 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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-- 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 Trump’s 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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-- 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 Trump’s 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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-- On the Show -- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick falsely claims on Fox News that GDP growth guarantees higher wages and the segment explains how deliberate economic lies are normalized on conservative media -- Stephen Miller repeatedly makes false claims about inflation, COVID lockdowns, and deportations, using dehumanizing rhetoric that goes unchecked and escalates extremist narratives -- House Speaker Mike Johnson warns conservatives that Donald Trump will be impeached if Republicans lose the House, effectively admitting Trump is protected only by partisan control -- Interior...
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-- On the Show -- Newly released Justice Department and FBI records include a rape allegation naming Donald J. Trump document his repeated association with Jeffrey Epstein -- Newly released Justice Department flight records directly contradict Donald Trump’s claim that he was never on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane -- A leaked succession blueprint shows Trump allies planning a long-term pipeline of JD Vance, Charlie Kirk, and Donald Trump Jr to preserve Trumpism -- Donald Trump posts overnight Truth Social messages threatening media critics and suggesting punishment for unfavorable coverage ...
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-- On the Show -- A newly released Jeffrey Epstein letter claims Donald Trump shares an explicit sexual interest in young women, raising serious questions -- Newly surfaced Justice Department emails allege Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet with a 20-year-old woman, contradicting Trump’s long-standing claims -- The Trump Justice Department releases thousands of Epstein documents while simultaneously warning the public that claims about Donald Trump are false, signaling political damage control -- Donald Trump unleashes late-night attacks on the press, denies basic...
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-- On the Show -- Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, joins us to discuss her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor -- The Trump administration releases the Epstein files under a transparency law but heavily redacts documents and removes files from the Justice Department website -- Justice Department Epstein files that include photographs of Donald Trump vanish without notice and the release shows more secrecy than before -- Infighting at a Turning Point USA event explodes publicly as JD Vance, Ben Shapiro, Tucker Carlson and others attack each other while Donald...
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-- On the Show -- Donald Trump promotes $1,776 cash payments to service members while escalating explicit oil-driven rhetoric about Venezuela, raising concerns that patriotic rewards are being used to soften troops ahead of potential military action -- Donald Trump signs an executive order reclassifying cannabis to Schedule III, formally acknowledging medical use while stopping far short of federal legalization or criminal justice reform -- Reporting reveals Susie Wiles pushed Donald Trump into a nationally televised address meant to deflect from her Vanity Fair fallout, resulting in a...
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-- On the Show -- Donald Trump openly says the United States wants Venezuela’s oil, raising questions about war motives, regime change, and public support while contradicting his antiwar image -- Donald Trump falsely claims tariffs generated 18 trillion dollars, a mathematically impossible figure that exposes either deliberate lying or deep confusion -- Donald Trump delivers a chaotic national address filled with xenophobic rhetoric, false claims, and unfunded promises that undercuts Republican prospects -- Donald Trump repeatedly lies about inflation, drug prices, Social Security taxes,...
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-- On the Show -- Sarah Matthews, former Trump White House Deputy Press Secretary, joins us in a Substack Live to discuss Donald Trump's health cover-ups, the Susie Wiles Vanity Fair controversy, and the challenges of working in his press office -- White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles describes Donald Trump as impulsive, dismissive of details, tolerant of Elon Musk’s drug use, and prone to behavior she admits caused harm -- Karoline Leavitt deflects questions about Susie Wiles by attacking reporters instead of disputing facts, revealing the administration cannot credibly contradict its...
info_outline-- On the Show:
-- David shares a story about his recent medical procedure
-- Nearly five years of rising prices leave middle-income families struggling while Donald Trump denies the crisis and his tariffs and policies worsen affordability for millions
-- Gavin Newsom secures California’s extra House seats by removing the Prop 50 trigger, outmaneuvering Texas Republicans who are now tied up in court
-- Donald Trump prepares a revenge campaign after losing the fight to block the Epstein files, targeting Democrats while pretending he supported transparency
-- Donald Trump calls Democrats traitors deserving execution for telling troops to refuse illegal orders while his allies excuse or minimize the threats
-- Karoline Leavitt defends Donald Trump calling a reporter “piggy,” dodging questions about extremist symbols, and insisting every presidential order is lawful
-- A White House official who previously represented Andrew Tate pressured DHS to return seized devices to Tate during a trafficking investigation
-- Donald Trump plans to sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia while the Trump Organization pursues a major business deal in a Saudi megaproject overseen by Mohammed bin Salman
-- The Friday Feedback segment
-- On the Bonus Show: A Fox poll finds Americans think Trump's economy is worse than Biden's, Benny Johnson says every personal problem is because of undocumented immigration, and much more...
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(15:04) Newsom secures CA House seats
(22:12) Trump revenge campaign plans
(27:30) Trump calls Democrats traitors
(34:50) Leavitt defends Trump remarks
(42:16) Tate device pressure story
(48:26) Trump-Saudi business deal
(55:58) Friday Feedback segment