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The David Pakman Show

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The David Pakman Show is one of the most-watched independent progressive programs in the country. Hosted by David Pakman, the show offers a fresh perspective on the stories shaping our world through thoughtful commentary and compelling interviews with our nation’s leaders. With new episodes dropping every weekday, David delivers sharp, insightful, and fact-based analysis on politics, current events, and social issues. Whether you're looking for deep dives into major political events, in-depth conversations with experts and newsmakers, or sharp-witted breakdowns of the latest headlines, The David Pakman Show has you covered

Episodes

4/11/25: Experts worry Trump is insane, Fox realizes tariffs hurt people

-- On the Show: -- Economic experts worry that Donald Trump has gone "insane" in the wake of the tariff stock market fiasco -- Donald Trump seems confused between "political asylum" and "insane asylums" -- Tulsi Gabbard claimed to live in Texas, but voted in Hawaii, raising major red flags -- Donald Trump's Truth Social rant leaves his own allies speechless -- Fox News admits that Trump's tariffs directly hurt businesses -- A desperate Maria Bartiromo asks "why are we doing this?" about Trump's ...

Apr 11, 202557 min

4/10/25: Trump randomly pauses tariffs, insider trading fiasco explodes

-- On the Show: -- Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joins David to discuss possible insider trading allegations surrounding the Trump tariff fiasco, the latest with the Ukraine-Russia war, and much more -- An internal email suggests that a Trump-run government agency is specifically targeting David's book for removal from Amazon -- Donald Trump randomly pauses all tariffs, seemingly having no idea what is going on -- Donald Trump appears confused when asked why he paused all of the tariffs -- As Donald...

Apr 10, 20251 hr 2 min

4/9/25: MAGA struggles to defend tariffs as Trump increasingly desperate

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump orders a massive military parade to take place on his birthday at huge taxpayer expense, reminiscent of 20th century authoritarians -- A slurring and disheveled Donald Trump speaks nonsense to the National Republican Congressional Committee dinner -- Attorney General Pam Bondi tells endless lies about deportations taking place in the United States under Donald Trump -- Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary, melts down over simple questions -...

Apr 09, 20251 hr

4/8/25: More MAGA figures turn on Trump, Karoline Leavitt does it again

-- On the Show: -- Katherine Stewart, author of the book Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy, joins David to discuss the movement and what's taking place in America today. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3XSWiw2 -- Larry Kudlow explains to Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that trade deficits aren't necessarily a bad thing -- Fox news host Maria Bartiromo admits that a Trump-induced recession is now likely -- Pro-Trump CNBC host Joe Kernen is not buying Pet...

Apr 08, 20251 hr

4/7/25: Protests fill streets, Trump even angering elites

-- On the Show: -- Protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk explode nationally as the streets fill -- A sweaty and panicked Trump has no idea what's happening to the economy as he takes questions on Air Force One -- Donald Trump admits he likes the idea of imprisoning American citizens in El Salvador, which would be unconstitutional and against the law -- Elon Musk splits with Trump, saying he wants free trade, not tariffs -- A growing number of right wing figures are turning on Donald Trump'...

Apr 07, 202554 min

4/4/25: Trump kicks out Elon, influencers turn on MAGA

-- On the Show: -- In the midst of absolute economic chaos, Donald Trump's approval rating hits yet another new low -- Within hours of a brutal loss in Wisconsin in which $25 million of Elon Musk's money failed to bring a win, Donald Trump starts telling his staff that Elon Musk will soon be leaving -- Vice President JD Vance admits that prices will go up before they have a possibility of going down, but argues this is a good thing -- Key influencers are turning on Donald Trump, including Joe Ro...

Apr 04, 202555 min

4/3/25: Trump tariffs explode, Republicans panic, markets crash

-- On the Show: -- Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX) joins David to discuss the future of the progressive movement, the disastrous Trump tariffs, the 2026 and 2028 elections, and much more -- Donald Trump announces blanket global tariffs in a disoriented and confused outdoor White House event -- Markets collapse as a result of Donald Trump's outrageous new tariff scheme -- Some Senate Republicans turn on Trump, blocking his Canadian tariffs, as dissent grows -- Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump's White...

Apr 03, 20251 hr

4/2/25: It's LIBERATION DAY as Tesla collapses, Booker speaks 25 hours

-- On the Show: -- Brad Schimel, the Trump and Musk-endorsed candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court has lost in a major setback for the MAGA agenda -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) sets a new record with a Senate speech lasting more than 25 hours -- GDP collapse is expected for Q1 2025 with a consensus estimate of just 0.3% growth and an Atlanta Fed GDPNow estimate of -3.7% -- Tesla sales collapse, down 13% year-over-year for Q1 2025, their worst quarter in three years -- Karoline Leavitt, Donal...

Apr 02, 202559 min

4/1/25: Huge protests build as Elon quits, Trump flips, Karoline lies

-- On the Show: -- Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY) joins David to discuss the administration's disregard for the Constitution, the failures of DOGE, the Signal fiasco, and much more -- The Hands Off protests this Saturday, April 5, seems like they will be absolutely massive, potentially the kind of activism that is currently needed -- Republican Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT) admits during a Fox News appearance that Donald Trump's tariffs will hurt the economy and the average American -- Donald Trump ...

Apr 01, 20251 hr 2 min

3/31/25: Third term insanity spreads, Elon is stepping down

-- On the Show: -- David lays out his political views in response to audience questions as a sort of anti-authoritarian progressive manifesto -- NBC News' Kristin Welker reports that Donald Trump told her he's exploring the idea of a third term, despite legally being unable to serve again -- A deep dive into the ways Donald Trump could try to argue for a third term, and their legal shortcomings -- Donald Trump admits he has "no idea" what Signal is and appears completely confused -- Elon Musk an...

Mar 31, 20251 hr 2 min

3/28/25: Trump's cabinet down big, how empires fail

-- On the Show: -- The wheels are not-so-slowly coming off of Donald Trump's clown car cabinet -- Alina Habba, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, now US Attorney in New Jersey, claims that the entire Signal fiasco is a "hoax" -- A look at how empires fail and how the US could enter a death spiral -- Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr starts pushing a debunked cell phone health conspiracy theory -- Social Security is starting to break, including long lines, delayed ...

Mar 28, 202555 min

3/27/25: We have no idea who is running the White House

-- On the Show: -- A disoriented Donald Trump has no idea what's happening, raising new questions about who is truly in charge as Trump golfs and hangs out at Mar-a-Lago in the midst of the Signal texting scandal -- A disgusting Donald Trump once again waxes poetic about "fertilization" -- Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary, lets the pressure get to her as she flips out and denies CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins a followup question about the Signal scandal -- Democratic Co...

Mar 27, 20251 hr 1 min

3/26/25: Total collapse over texting scandal, heads should roll

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump completely fails to explain the texting scandal during what was meant to be a softball interview with Newsmax, caught very obviously lying -- A panicked Donald Trump attempts to defend the disastrous national security breach involving The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg -- Mike Waltz, Donald Trump's National Security Adviser, suggests a journalist hacked his way into the Signal group in question -- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is absolutely destroye...

Mar 26, 20251 hr 4 min

3/25/25: Free speech under massive attack, Tesla enters collapse spiral

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump's national security team accidentally texts war plans to The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg in the biggest national security breach in a very long time -- Donald Trump admits he has no idea what is going on in his administration -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth starts the coverup over the national security disaster that results in The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg receiving administration war plans via text message -- Donald Trump melts down in a failed cabinet mee...

Mar 25, 20251 hr 5 min

3/24/25: Dems filling rallies as Trump melts down over Elon

-- On the Show: -- Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as other Democrats, are filling venues that Trump never filled with raucous and inspiring rallies -- A review of economic performance after two months of Donald Trump's second term -- Donald Trump suffers a full frontal crash in which he goes full authoritarian, a truly horrifying display -- Donald Trump is melting down over the level of power that Elon Musk currently holds -- A shocked Donald Trump is stunned that his son, ...

Mar 24, 20251 hr 2 min

3/21/25: Tesla facing disaster as GOP town halls torched

-- On the Show: -- David explores the difference between symbolic and operational politics and the inherent hypocrisies we all live with -- Tesla recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks because they are falling apart in the latest blow to Elon Musk -- Mark Levin makes it clear during a Fox News interview that Trump supporters simply do not care about law and order -- How to build real, robust opposition to the Trump administration -- Republican voters absolutely crush Republican Congressman Mike Flood at a t...

Mar 21, 202559 min

3/20/25: Karoline Leavitt in shambles as legal losses mount

-- On the Show: -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul joins David to discuss how she will resist the directives of the Trump administration, including on mass deportations and and ICE roundups -- Senator Bernie Sanders drops the hammer on the failures of Trumpism, explaining that the modern Republican Party has nothing to offer the average American -- Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump's Press Secretary, gets brutally fact-checked once again during a press briefing -- Donald Trump suffers multiple legal...

Mar 20, 20251 hr 2 min

3/19/25: Putin embarrasses Trump, Elon's nutty interview

-- On the Show: -- Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins David to discuss the growing constitutional crisis created by the Trump administration, and much more -- Russian President Vladimir Putin humiliates Donald Trump, keeping him waiting an hour for a phone call while Putin laughs on stage -- A deep dive into what it would take to really get Americans protesting in their streets against their government -- Donald Trump cracks, demanding the impeachment of a judge who ruled against him -- After...

Mar 19, 20251 hr 10 min

3/18/25: Global war explodes, constitutional crisis is here

-- On the Show: -- Despite claiming to be the antiwar president, Donald Trump is presiding over a new escalation in Gaza, has launched attacks in Yemen, and still hasn't solved the Russia-Ukraine war -- A true constitutional crisis is here as Donald Trump's White House blatantly ignores a specific court order with regard to deportations -- Donald Trump announces he will be releasing JFK files, in addition to a number of other disoriented comments -- Donald Trump speaks from a balcony, channeling...

Mar 18, 20251 hr 1 min

3/17/25: Tesla collapsing, Trump declares Biden pardons void

-- On the Show: -- 94% of Germans say they would not buy a Tesla as Elon Musk's company is in serious trouble globally -- Tesla has reportedly stopped Cybertruck deliveries because the vehicles are falling apart as they drive around -- Donald Trump unleashes authoritarian insanity during a speech at the Department of Justice -- Donald Trump declares media outlets adversarial to him "illegal" -- A new report finds that the right wing is dominating the left in the online news space -- A man votes ...

Mar 17, 20251 hr 3 min

3/14/25: Economic panic as Republicans are out of ideas

-- On the Show: -- MAGA and Donald Trump are terrified as consumer panic is rising as consumer spending declines precipitously -- CSPAN caller is in tears over what is happening to the economy -- Republican Senator Mitch McConnell turns on Donald Trump's tariffs, much too late to make any difference -- Donald Trump is creating a recession out of thin air, a rarity in the history of recessions -- Europe is specifically targeting red states with its retaliatory tariffs -- Right wingers melt down b...

Mar 14, 202557 min

3/14/25: Economic panic as Republicans are out of ideas

-- On the Show: -- MAGA and Donald Trump are terrified as consumer panic is rising as consumer spending declines precipitously -- CSPAN caller is in tears over what is happening to the economy -- Republican Senator Mitch McConnell turns on Donald Trump's tariffs, much too late to make any difference -- Donald Trump is creating a recession out of thin air, a rarity in the history of recessions -- Europe is specifically targeting red states with its retaliatory tariffs -- Right wingers melt down b...

Mar 13, 202557 min

3/13/25: Fox & MAGA now admit it will get bad, Tesla protests explode

-- On the Show: -- Ritchie Torres, US Congressman representing New York's 15th district, joins David to discuss Donald Trump and Elon Musk's destruction of the US government -- Fox News host Jacqui Heinrich suggests it might be time for Donald Trump to tell the American people that the economy will be difficult for some time to come -- Peter Navarro throws a tantrum when Fox News host Will Cain admits that economic hardship appears to be coming -- Tesla protests explode nationally against Elon M...

Mar 13, 20251 hr 1 min

3/12/25: Trump's Tesla infomercial implodes, Europe hits red states hard

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump, desperate to save Elon Musk's Tesla, does a bizarre and humiliating infomercial on the White House lawn during which he says he will buy a Tesla -- No matter what MAGA tells you, not buying a Tesla is not "cancel culture," it's capitalism -- Is Fox News starting to turn on Donald Trump? -- Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump's weaponized Press Secretary, gets brutally fact checked over her tariff lies -- MAGA is slowly shifting to "cutting Social Security is good" -- ...

Mar 12, 20251 hr

3/11/25: Trump recession dominates, Elon destroying everything

-- On the Show: -- Ruth Ben Ghiat, internationally acclaimed historian, speaker, and political commentator, joins David to discuss America's worrying descent into fascism under Donald Trump -- The stock market continues to tumble over Donald Trump's trade war and broader economic uncertainty -- Tesla stock continues to plummet, losing over half of it's value since December -- Bernie Sanders exposes Donald Trump and Elon Musk's plan to destroy the working and middle classes for the benefit of the...

Mar 11, 20251 hr 5 min

3/10/25: Recession prep starts as corporate media ignores Bernie

— On the Show: — Senator Bernie Sanders is holding massive rallies in the Midwest and corporate media simply does not care — Billionaires Donald Trump and Elon Musk have decided that the average American must sacrifice in order to enact their outrageous tariffs and layoffs — Fox Host Maria Bartiromo is now admitting that a recession is likely, but makes clear that she would blame Joe Biden, not Donald Trump for it — Donald Trump doesn’t deny, and appears to admit, that a recession is coming — In...

Mar 10, 202559 min

3/7/25: Trump approval goes negative, egg prices go nuclear

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump's approval rating goes negative for the first time in his presidency -- Andrew Tate decides it's time to attack Jews in a completely wacky interview -- Egg prices continue to climb, now up 33% since Donald Trump became President -- Furious Republican voters are showing up at town halls nationally to express disdain over DOGE's actions -- MAGA is attempting to rename inflation as "price movements" -- Almost one in five Americans are so fed up that they want to leav...

Mar 07, 202559 min

3/6/25: Inflation and job losses starting, Fox & MAGA panic

-- On the Show: -- Bill Adair, Professor of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University, founder of the fact-checking site PolitiFact, and author of the new book Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do it More and How It Coudl Burn Down Our Democracy, joins David to discuss the book. Get the book: https://amzn.to/43p8tEd -- Ryleigh Cooper, a Trump voter, gets fired by Trump and Elon Musk after voting them into office -- Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick ren...

Mar 06, 20251 hr 2 min

3/5/25: Trump speech disaster, Americans heading for the exits

-- On the Show: -- A full review of Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress, including the lies, the humiliations, and the terrible ideas -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average crashes 1300 points in two days thanks to Donald Trump's tariff insanity -- Could Trump be crashing the economy on purpose to allow his robber baron billionaire friends to swoop in, acquire cheap assets and privatize what they can? -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issues a brutal warning to Donald Trump...

Mar 05, 20251 hr 1 min

3/4/25: Economic freefall as tariffs start, border numbers completely fabricated

-- On the Show: -- Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) joins David to discuss the trajectory of the Trump economy, the future of Social Security and Medicare, and much more -- Another downward GDP revision from the Atlanta Fed as Donald Trump's tariffs take effect and the economy appears to be on a clear downward trajectory -- Donald Trump crashes the stock market with his new tariffs -- Serious health fears grow about Donald Trump as his strange gait and limp become increasingly pronounced -- D...

Mar 04, 20251 hr 7 min