The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show:

-- Michael Wolff, journalist and author, joins us to discuss Trump's growing desperation over the failing Iran war and his collapsing approval numbers

-- King Charles III tells Congress that power must be limited and NATO alliances must support Ukraine, contrasting Donald Trump’s positions

-- Donald Trump struggles to read a speech next to King Charles III and delivers awkward lines while relying heavily on notes

-- The Department of Justice indicts James Comey over a seashell photo reading 86 47 that Trump allies call a threat

-- New evidence suggests the White House Correspondents’ Dinner suspect may not have fired shots, and the injury could be friendly fire

-- Repeated incidents at Butler, a golf course, and the Washington Hilton show possible Secret Service security failures around Donald Trump

-- Melania Trump appears uncomfortable as Donald Trump cuts in front of Queen Camilla and seeks attention during an event with the British royals

-- Donald Trump posts to Truth Social at 4 a.m., warning Iran while sharing an image of himself with a rifle

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump is turning the Washington DC reflecting pool blue, DHS staffers to start going unpaid again as partial shutdown continues, Australia moves to tax big tech to pay for newsrooms, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:23) King Charles emphasizes NATO and Ukraine

(11:25) Trump falters during speech with king

(16:46) Comey indicted over seashell photo

(24:31) Questions emerge in Correspondents' Dinner shooting

(30:47) Secret Service lapses raise serious concerns

(39:01) Michael Wolff interview

(57:35) Melania appears uncomfortable at event

(1:04:35) Trump posts about Iran overnight

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-- On the Show:

-- Melania Trump criticizes Jimmy Kimmel over his jokes about her, while Donald Trump calls on ABC and Disney to fire him

-- Karoline Leavitt says Americans must tone down the rhetoric after an attempted assassination against Trump while blaming Democrats

-- Karoline Leavitt, Mike Johnson, and Lindsey Graham promote a $400 million White House ballroom as a national security need

-- Skeptics claim the assassination attempts against Trump were staged, but their observations do not support a broader conspiracy

-- Donald Trump’s right hand appears swollen and discolored while meeting King Charles III, furthering questions about his health

-- Gas prices remain high over the Iran war, despite reduced media coverage showing how economic issues often receive less attention

-- The US Justice Department is reportedly scaling denaturalization cases from rare instances to hundreds, with unclear selection criteria

-- On the Bonus Show: 8 in 10 of those Trump calls "low IQ" are people of color, Taylor Swift files trademark applications to protect against AI, schools debate getting rid of homework, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:29) Melania calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be canceled

(09:58) Karoline calls on Democrats to tone down their rhetoric

(21:07) Republicans back Trump’s ballroom following shooting

(30:15) Skepticism continues over Trump assassination attempts

(40:15) Trump’s hand looks even worse

(47:29) Gas prices remain high two months into Trump’s Iran war

(54:19) DOJ expands denaturalization case reviews

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-- On the Show:

-- After an attempted attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, people question how a gunman could get so close to Donald Trump

-- Ex-Trump supporters Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene question the first assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania

-- Trump angrily denies accusations in a 60 Minutes interview, mocks the gunman who tried to assassinate him, and contradicts video evidence

-- Fox News host Jacqui Heinrich praises Trump during an interview while he criticizes NATO, and comments on Russia’s war with Ukraine

-- Videos show Donald Trump stumbling during the evacuation at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and later denying it

-- A CNN reporter links Democratic rhetoric to violence, and Jamie Raskin counters by showing that the example is simply calling Trump bad

-- Some on the left treat overlap with Tucker Carlson's anti-war rhetoric as alignment despite his nationalist agenda conflicting with progressive goals

-- On the Bonus Show: Stories from David's trip to Washington DC for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Michael Tracey and Jim Acosta nearly come to blows, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:41) Attempted attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

(10:21) Right-wingers question Trump assassination attempt

(20:36) Trump's contentious 60 Minutes interview

(31:52) Trump criticizes NATO during Fox interview

(40:25) Trump denies stumbling during evacuation

(48:07) Raskin challenges claims about Democrats' rhetoric

(57:15) Don't fall for Tucker's anti-war rhetoric

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-- On the Show

-- David questions how society should respond to Trump supporters after his term ends, weighing whether their support is a forgivable mistake

-- Eric Trump appears on television promoting a $24 million Pentagon robotics contract for his company, raising concerns about corruption

-- Trump's approval falls to 32% with 63% disapproval alongside declining economic confidence and pessimistic outlooks among independents

-- Tim Miller confronts pastor Doug Wilson on Piers Morgan's show, accusing him of attacking minorities and challenging his religious title

-- Trump economic advisor Kevin Hassett cites falling egg and beef prices as proof of progress, while gas, housing, and food costs rise

-- Rep. Mike Lawler deflects questions about Trump by repeatedly referencing Obama’s Libya conflict during an exchange with Katy Tur

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Right-wing reactions to the Virginia redistricting vote, the Onion is getting closer to acquiring Alex Jones' Infowars, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:22) The political legacy of Trump voters

(07:45) Eric Trump gets a Pentagon robotics contract

(15:25) Trump approval falls to 32 percent

(22:00) Tim Miller confronts Doug Wilson

(30:08) Trump advisor points to egg and beef prices

(37:23) Republican asked about Trump's war, deflects to Obama"

(43:31) Friday Feedback segment

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-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump is planning a “mic-drop confrontation” at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner where he targets media and leaves early

-- The FBI opens an investigation into a New York Times reporter over standard journalism practices like contacting sources and emails

-- Karoline Leavitt defends Trump on Fox News by calling him humanitarian while downplaying Iran attacks on non-U.S. ships

-- Karoline Leavitt says Trump will dictate the Iran war timeline while telling reporters to trust the administration's claims

-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. backs up Trump's claim that a $600 drug reduced to $10 is a 600% reduction, saying it's a different way to do the math

-- Donald Trump promised to cut electricity bills in half within a year, but consumer bills show no such reduction

-- Polling shows 31% of Republicans and 76% of independents disapprove of Donald Trump

-- Senator Bill Cassidy checks studies cited by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in real time and finds one that contradicts his claim about vaccines

-- On the Bonus Show: Congressional Republicans weigh whether to approve Trump's war, Oversight members debate a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, Devin Nunes steps down after massive Trump Media stock collapse, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:17) Trump plans media confrontation

(09:12) FBI investigates reporter actions

(20:41) Leavitt defends Trump on Fox

(29:42) Leavitt faces questions on Iran

(38:20) RFK Jr misstates percentage drop

(44:29) Trump energy promise revisited

(50:35) Nearly a third of Republicans disapprove of Trump

(55:53) RFK Jr claims challenged live by Senator

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