The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump's war with Iran drives up oil prices while his administration controls Venezuelan oil sales, raising questions about whether the conflict increases the value of oil revenue tied to the U.S. government

-- Donald Trump attacks Gavin Newsom’s dyslexia on Truth Social in an attempt to portray him as unfit for office, even though medical experts say dyslexia has nothing to do with intelligence or leadership ability

-- Senator Rick Scott publicly admits that prices will remain high after the Iran war drives up oil costs, undercutting Republican claims that their policies protect Americans from rising costs

-- Democrat Shawn Harris finishes first in a special election in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former Georgia district, ahead of Trump-backed Republican Clay Fuller, forcing a runoff in a deeply conservative seat

-- Joe Rogan says supporters feel betrayed over Trump's war with Iran despite campaigning against endless wars, raising fears of a wider global conflict

-- Donald Trump delivers a rambling speech filled with strange claims and contradictions while Republican leaders, including Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise, applaud him for nearly two minutes

-- Rand Paul criticizes Donald Trump’s Iran war on television, warning that the conflict is expensive, poorly justified, and could lead to political disaster in the 2026 elections

-- The Friday Feedback segment

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-- On the Bonus Show: Pete Hegseth holds a press conference on the Iran war, Democrats are planning to investigate corporate ties to Trump if they win back Congress, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:16) Trump Iran war oil profits question(07:05) Trump attacks Newsom dyslexia(12:26) Rick Scott says prices stay high(19:12) Democrat leads Greene district race(24:34) Rogan says supporters feel betrayed(34:31) Trump delivers rambling speech(44:12) Rand Paul criticizes Iran war(50:52) Friday Feedback segment  

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-- On the Show

-- Alex Wagner, MSNBC host and journalist, joins us on Substack Live to discuss Trump’s Iran strategy, Pete Hegseth, and the upcoming elections

-- Donald Trump struggles to answer basic press questions about the Iran war, giving incoherent responses and denying knowledge of major events

-- Donald Trump attacks reporter Liz Landers with personal insults after she challenges his election claims with facts, including statements from his own former attorney general

-- Donald Trump delivers a rambling and erratic rally speech in Kentucky, featuring fabricated numbers and awkward moments

-- Donald Trump contradicts himself about the Iran conflict, makes inaccurate claims about prices and oil, and awkwardly attempts to leave an event mid-conversation

-- Steve Bannon publicly questions the Iran war and warns that the conflict is not resonating with the MAGA base that Donald Trump built

-- Newsmax interviews with Donald Trump rally attendees in Kentucky produce confused and incoherent answers from supporters about current events

-- On the Bonus Show: Cornyn flips on the filibuster to court Trump's endorsement, every Democrat but Fetterman wants an investigation into the Iran school massacre, Iran's soccer team will not play in the World Cup, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(00:58) Trump struggles on Iran questions(06:18) Trump attacks reporter Liz Landers(10:32) Rambling Kentucky rally speech(24:36) Trump contradicts himself live(29:42) Steve Bannon questions Iran war(37:34) Alex Wagner Substack Live(1:02:20) Trump supporter interviews go wrong  
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-- On the Show

-- Senator Mark Warner, Democrat from Virginia, joins us to discuss why he believes the Iran conflict is a war of choice with unclear objectives and poor planning by the Trump administration

-- Senator Richard Blumenthal warns after a classified Iran briefing that the United States appears to be moving toward deploying American ground troops

-- Reporting shows that Volodymyr Zelensky offered Donald Trump battlefield-tested technology to counter Iranian-style drones but the Trump administration failed to act

-- Gasoline prices jump about 32 percent in a matter of months during Donald Trump’s presidency, creating a political problem as voters confront higher costs at the pump

-- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt struggles to answer reporters' questions about Donald Trump’s Iran claims, troop injuries, and other issues

-- Democrat Bobbi Boudman defeats Republican Dale Fincher in a New Hampshire special election, marking the tenth straight seat Democrats have flipped during Trump’s second term

-- Donald Trump posts a series of aggressive and erratic Truth Social messages threatening Iran, boasting about military strikes and attacking fellow Republican Thomas Massie

-- On the Bonus Show: A new poll shows Talarico beating Cornyn and Paxton in Texas, lawmakers advance a bill to lower housing prices, federal workers sue after being fired over James O'Keefe stings, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:21) Blumenthal warns on Iran troops(09:32) Zelensky offers drone tech(19:13) Gas prices spike under Trump(25:00) Leavitt struggles in press briefing(33:40) Boudman wins NH special election(40:20) Mark Warner interview(57:12) Trump posts aggressive Truth Social messages  
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-- On the Show

-- Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, joins us in person to discuss Donald Trump's failures, speculation about 2028, and his new book "Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery"

-- Antony Blinken says that Barack Obama and Joe Biden avoided war with Iran for years because Iran can fight cheaply with drones, while the United States spends far more on missiles and sustained operations

-- Donald Trump advisers quietly urge him to declare victory and exit the Iran war as oil prices rise, U.S. casualties mount, and political pressure grows

-- Donald Trump claims the Iran war is essentially complete despite ongoing Iranian attacks and thousands of U.S. strikes that military analysts say have not ended the conflict

-- Donald Trump gives contradictory answers in a press conference about the Iran war, says he does not know key facts about attacks, and suggests the war is ending yet expanding

-- Pete Hegseth announces the most intense strikes yet inside Iran, even as Donald Trump claims the military objective is essentially complete

-- Donald Trump claims future laser weapons will replace Patriot missiles and offers unclear explanations about the timing and purpose of the Iran war

-- On the Bonus Show: Pete Hegseth's Pentagon blew billions on luxury items, a Tennessee congressman says Muslims don't belong in American society, Uber launches a women-only driver option, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:13) Blinken on Obama/Biden Iran strategy(08:34) Trump advisers urge war exit(16:53) Trump claims Iran war complete(22:31) Trump press conference contradictions(31:02) Gavin Newsom interview(55:24) Pete Hegseth announces Iran strikes(1:02:10) Trump on future laser weapons  
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-- On the Show

-- Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts, joins us to discuss Donald Trump's failure to coordinate with governors ahead of military action against Iran and her efforts to limit ICE activity in the state

-- Donald Trump faces rising costs, oil shocks, civilian casualties, and the rise of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader

-- Donald Trump triggers a global market panic as escalating war with Iran sends oil prices surging, shuts down shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

-- Donald Trump appears at a dignified transfer ceremony for fallen U.S. service members at Dover Air Force Base while wearing a baseball hat

-- Karoline Leavitt refuses to rule out a military draft if the war with Iran expands, while defending higher gas prices and blaming Joe Biden for the affordability crisis

-- Donald Trump struggles to answer questions about ground troops, civilian casualties, and the meaning of unconditional surrender as reporters press him about the escalating war with Iran

-- Newly released Department of Justice documents from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation summarize FBI interviews with a woman who alleges that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her when she was a minor

-- Pete Hegseth warns that more casualties are likely and refuses to rule out U.S. ground troops in Iran while declaring that Iranians who expect to live should be worried

-- On the ⁠Bonus Show⁠: Travelers encounter long delays as the DHS shutdown continues, Cory Booker wants to make the first $75k of income tax-free, Alabama is ready to execute someone who didn't kill anyone, and much more...

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(00:00) Start(01:26) Trump faces rising Iran costs(07:55) Global market panic from Iran war(16:22) Trump at Dover ceremony(22:22) Leavitt on draft and gas prices(29:25) Trump pressed on war questions(36:32) Maura Healey Interview(54:26) DOJ Epstein documents released(1:00:24) Hegseth warns on casualties  

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