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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

3/3/25: Trump Zelenskyy Oval Office meltdown, DOD blocks our show

-- On the Show: -- Reviewing the embarrassing and globally humiliating Oval Office fiasco in which Donald Trump and JD Vance yell at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- Brian Glenn, the boyfriend of Marjorie Taylor Greene, dresses up like a reporter and asks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy why he isn't wearing a suit -- The Atlanta Fed predicts a GDP decline in the first quarter of 2025, suggesting growing concern over a potential Trump economic collapse -- Elon Musk appears on th...

Mar 03, 20251 hr 2 min

2/28/25: Economists panicking as MAGA voters turn on Trump

-- On the Show: -- Economists are increasingly panicking about a possible "Trump recession" -- MAGA voters are turning on Donald Trump after realizing what his policies mean for them, and many are calling right wing radio to tell them about it -- David tells the story of being threated into removing a video with a $150,000 demand letter -- Donald Trump explodes after a series of devastating polls -- A CSPAN caller explains that the price of his insulin has gone up 1200% since Donald Trump became...

Feb 28, 20251 hr 12 min

2/27/25: Elon in cabinet meeting as DOGE wins quietly deleted

-- On the Show: -- Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) joins David to discuss the forthcoming Republican tax plan, the state of the Democratic Party, and more -- Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr dismisses the seriousness of the child measles epidemic in Texas where one child has now died -- Donald Trump shocks his own cabinet at a cabinet meeting during which he talks about "bloated, fat, digusting" -- Elon Musk is part of Donald Trump's cabinet meeting for reasons that can'...

Feb 27, 20251 hr 6 min

2/26/25: Elon gets a govt contract, consumer confidence collapses

-- On the Show: -- Elon Musk's SpaceX gets a massive government contract after Donald Trump said they would not get any government contracts while Musk works for DOGE -- Consumer confidence collapses under Donald Trump to its lowest in four years -- Another shocking near-miss plane crash, this one at Chicago's Midway Airport, amidst the desire to cut the FAA by Donald Trump's administration -- The Trump-MAGA Republican meltdown has begun as the civil war grows --The White House's explanation for...

Feb 26, 202558 min

2/25/25: Bruised hands trigger panic, Americans leaving USA in record numbers

-- On the Show: -- Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) joins David to discuss appearing on right wing shows, the failures of DOGE under Trump and Elon Musk, the future of the Democratic Party, and more -- French President Emmanuel Macron corrects Donald Trump during a visit to the White House, and Trump is furious about it -- Health panic explodes over Donald Trump's visibly bruised hands during a meeting with Emmanuel Macron -- Americans are leaving the country in record numbers -- Donald Trump claims...

Feb 25, 20251 hr 4 min

2/24/25: One month in, one hundred disasters

-- On the Show: -- Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) joins David to discuss the aftermath of Trump's first month, the outlook for Democrats into 2026 and 2028, whether Schiff believes he will be personally targeted by the Trump Justice Department and much more -- A review of the economic indicators of Donald Trump's first month in office for his second term -- MAGA loyalists will not even admit that Russia under Vladimir Putin started the war with Ukraine by invading it -- A furious Donald Trump suffer...

Feb 24, 20251 hr 2 min

2/21/25: Pence turns on Trump as simpler explanation surfaces

-- On the Show: -- Amy Klobuchar, Democratic US Senator from Minnesota, joins David to discuss the early days of the Trump administration -- Donald Trump's approval in February of the first year of his term is worse than any other President, other than his own during his first term -- Finnish writer Mikko Marttinen has a simpler explanation for what is happening with Donald Trump, arguing he's simply not intelligence and declining quickly -- Former Vice President Mike Pence publicly turns on Don...

Feb 21, 20251 hr 20 min

2/20/25: Another plane crash, another demented rant, another terrifying day

-- On the Show: -- Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, joins David to discuss what went wrong in 2024, the disaster that is the Trump-Musk presidency, and the path forward for Democrats -- Yet another plane crash takes place as Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy flippantly says "air crashes happen" -- Out of ideas, MAGA-world begins to transition into claiming that everything not going well today is the fault of former President Joe Biden -- Lawyers have started to warn ...

Feb 20, 20251 hr 8 min

2/19/25: Trump running out of energy as Bernie goes nuclear on oligarchs

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump is running out of energy, and it's showing every single day -- Egg price go nuclear, now up 30% in under a month under Donald Trump's stewardship -- A new measles outbreak in Texas can be tied to vaccine hesitancy, despite the measles vaccine being very safe and very effective -- Elon Musk babysits Donald Trump during a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity that despite being a softball interview still went horribly wrong -- An agitated Donald Trump loses it multip...

Feb 19, 20251 hr 7 min

2/18/25: The future for Democrats, Elon's job may be illegal

-- On the Show: -- Evaluating fears that Democrats will never win again -- Donald Trump laughs while Elon Musk complains to Sean Hannity that liberals don't like him anymore -- Fox hosts are visibly confused as they wrongly claim the money Elon Musk is saving will go to people to help them buy houses -- Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump's Press Secretary, wildly claims that "tens of millions" of dead people are receiving Social Security money -- Elon Musk's job appears to be illegal -- Tom Homan, D...

Feb 18, 202551 min

2/17/25: The fascist takeover begins, Hegseth & Vance falter badly

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump's fascist takeover is happening in real time, and many are completely missing it -- Elon Musk will be babysitting Donald Trump during a forthcoming prime time interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News -- Vice President JD Vance's speech to the Munich Security Conference sounded like it could have been written by Russian President Vladimir Putin -- Exploring the lack of mass rallies in opposition to the authoritarian takeover of Donald Trump -- Egg prices hit another...

Feb 17, 20251 hr 1 min

2/14/25: Egg prices up more, RFK confirmed, Trump deranged

-- On the Show: -- Egg prices continue higher, now up 25% since Donald Trump became President -- A reporter asks Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth a simple question about the Russia Ukraine war and Hegseth drops the ball -- Linda McMahon, Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, lays out a dystopian vision for the department during her confirmation hearing -- During yet another demented rant, Donald Trump talks about "tic tac" when referring to TikTok -- Trump bizarrely slams Mitch McC...

Feb 14, 20251 hr 6 min

2/13/25: Trump surrenders to Putin, Tulsi becomes DNI

-- On the Show: -- Attorney General Pam Bondi announces lawsuits against Trump adversaries including Letitia James as the targeting begins -- Tulsi Gabbard is confirmed as Director of National Intelligence, a major victory for Vladimir Putin's Russia -- Donald Trump completely surrenders to Vladimir Putin after a phone call with him -- Donald Trump is so disoriented at a press event that he leaves without swearing in Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence -- Karoline Leavitt, White H...

Feb 13, 20251 hr 2 min

2/12/25: Inflation UP, egg prices RECORD HIGH, Elon takes over

-- On the Show: -- The first inflation report under Donald Trump is in, and inflation is up and more than expected as Trump's campaign promises fail to materialize -- Egg prices reach yet another all time record high despite Donald Trump's promises to immediately reduce egg and grocery prices -- Donald Trump looks defeated sitting in the Oval Office a Elon Musk takes over while his son picks and eats boogers out of his nose, wiping one on the Resolute Desk -- Donald Trump tells Fox host Bret Bai...

Feb 12, 20251 hr 4 min

2/11/25: Judges strike down Trump orders, JD Vance doesn't care

-- On the Show: -- Farron Cousins, host of Farron Balanced and Ring of Fire, fills in for David. Subscribe to Farron on YouTube: youtube.com/farronbalanced (David returns tomorrow) -- A federal judge says that Donald Trump is ignoring his order to resume federal funding -- A federal court prevents the Trump administration from sending immigrants to Guantanamo Bay -- JD Vance writes "judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power" -- Trump gets booed at the Superbowl and claims...

Feb 11, 20251 hr 11 min

2/10/25: President Musk's power grab continues, Biden's clearance revoked

-- On the Show: -- Farron Cousins, host of Farron Balanced and Ring of Fire, fills in for David. Subscribe to Farron on YouTube: youtube.com/farronbalanced -- Donald Trump reverses a Biden policy phasing out plastic straws -- Attorney General Pam Bondi instructs the DOJ to investigate DEI, not white-collar crime -- JD Vance convinces Elon Musk to rehire a DOGE staffer who resigned after his racist social media posts surfaced -- A current DOGE staffer was once fired for leaking company secrets --...

Feb 10, 20251 hr 13 min

2/7/25: Elon takes over Energy Department, Press Secretary confronted on higher prices

-- On the Show: -- Keith Edwards, host of "The Keith Edwards Show," fills in for David. Subscribe to his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@keithedwards -- Bizarre video surfaces of Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy -- Unvetted staffers for Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency are granted access to systems for the Energy Department -- Italian politicians target Donald Trump Jr. for allegedly hunting a protected duck -- Trump's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt doesn't answer whe...

Feb 07, 20251 hr 6 min

2/6/25: Trump signs anti-trans bill, Bill Gates criticizes Elon Musk

-- On the Show: -- Keith Edwards, host of "The Keith Edwards Show," fills in for David. Subscribe to his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@keithedwards -- Donald Trump signs an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports -- Mitch McConnell fell twice while working at the Capitol -- Trump evicts former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home citing "diversity" -- Senate Democrats speak overnight to protest the appointment of Russell Vought to Director of O...

Feb 06, 20251 hr 4 min

2/5/25: Trump wants Gaza for US, Elon's takeover continues

-- On the Show: -- Keith Edwards, host of "The Keith Edwards Show," fills in for David. Subscribe to his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@keithedwards -- Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and suggests the US take control of Gaza -- Trump likely wants the United States to take over Gaza so he and his billionaire buddies can profit from it -- Trump Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was visibly stunned by idiotic comments made by Trump during his press conference with Benjam...

Feb 05, 20251 hr 4 min

2/4/25: Trump tricked by Mexico and Canada, migrants released back into US

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico after President Claudia Sheinbaum tricks Trump with meaningless promises -- Donald Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tricks Trump with promises to do things that are already happening -- China retaliates against the United States with new tariffs that will hurt businesses and consumers -- The United States is under attack from the harebrained schemes of Elon Musk and Donald Trump -- Despit...

Feb 04, 20251 hr 3 min

2/3/25: Trade war begins, economic chaos, total disaster

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump's trade war begins, with new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, sending the American economy into a tailspin -- Donald Trump admits that his tariffs will indeed cause pain for the average American -- Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace admits that Trump's tariffs will cause prices to go up, and Fox News runs a crawl of all the items that will be affected by Trump's tariffs -- Discussing the items that will increase in price under Trump's tariffs that Americans ...

Feb 03, 20251 hr 5 min

1/31/25: Trump blames plane crash on DEI, fireworks at RFK hearing

-- On the Show: -- Jesse Dollemore, host of "Dollemore Daily" and co-host of "I Doubt It," fills in for David -- Donald Trump and his allies blames wokeness and DEI for the tragic plane crash in Washington DC -- Donald Trump points to the FAA's diversity policies in response to the DC plane crash, even though he instituted them -- Trump callously responds to a question about whether he's going to visit the site of the DC plane crash, saying "you want me to go swimming?" -- Kash Patel, Trump's no...

Jan 31, 20251 hr 9 min

1/30/25: Prescription drug prices UP, global respect DOWN

-- On the Show: -- A look at the Trump voters who will be damaged the most by Donald Trump's policies -- Trump's health is going viral again, and we take a look at the reasons why -- By rescinding a Biden-era order on prescription drug prices, Donald Trump will cause drug prices to go up -- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gets shut down by the Florida legislature, and he does not take it well -- Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is so late to her own swearing-in due to a late-arriving bib...

Jan 30, 202556 min

1/29/25: Trump Press Secy disaster, Medicaid portals shut down

-- On the Show: -- Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump's new Press Secretary, holds her first press briefing and it is an unmitigated disaster -- When asked about soaring egg prices under Donald Trump, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is unable to answer coherently, instead blaming former President Joe Biden -- Donald Trump pulls funding for and thus shuts down Medicaid portals in all fifty US states, creating total chaos until a judge steps in -- It appears that Donald Trump's funding freezes violat...

Jan 29, 20251 hr 2 min

1/28/25: Even MORE tariffs, egg prices hit ALL TIME high

-- On the Show: -- The left-right political spectrum is completely broken -- Fox News starts to prepare its audience for inevitable higher prices under Trump -- Egg prices are now up and hit an all time high under Donald Trump -- Donald Trump continues being soft on China, now threatening new tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors and pharmaceuticals -- Donald Trump suggests the deportation of convicted American citizens to foreign prisons "for a fee" -- Elon Musk's West Wing office is revoked as h...

Jan 28, 202558 min

1/27/25: MAGA cracking as Trump lies and JD Vance snaps

-- On the Show: -- MAGA is already starting to crack, just a week into Donald Trump's second presidential term -- Donald Trump has already earned himself impeachment after just days in office, but trying it would be a futile effort -- Confirming that he will be terrible for Palestinians, Donald Trump is caught admitting that his plan is to "clean out" the Palestinians from Gaza -- California Governor Gavin Newsom humiliates Donald Trump on the runway upon his arrival in California -- Vice Presid...

Jan 27, 20251 hr 4 min

1/24/25: Trump's birthright citizenship ban struck down, White House scandals begin

-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of the Page Perspective, fills in for David. Subscribe to her channel at http://www.youtube.com/@brittanyepage -- An aide to Mike Johnson discouraged subpoenaing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's text messages out of fear they would reveal sexually explicit texts from Republican lawmakers -- Donald Trump keeps signing executive orders without being aware of what they'll do -- New details emerge from Pete Hegseth's accuser right before the Senate ...

Jan 24, 20251 hr 2 min

1/23/25: Freed January 6 rioters celebrate, Trump's first interview

-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of the Page Perspective, fills in for David. Subscribe to her channel at http://www.youtube.com/@brittanyepage -- The New York Times sane-wahses Donald Trump by saying he has a "muscular vision of presidential power" -- Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is offering tours of the Capitol to newly released January 6th rioters -- January 6th rioters, newly pardoned by Donald Trump, are celebrating by buying guns -- Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin show...

Jan 23, 20251 hr 16 min

1/22/25: Immigration raids scheduled, national chaos explodes

-- On the Show: -- Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the New Democratic Party in the Canadian House of Commons, joins David to discuss Donald Trump's tariffs threats, how Canada should retaliate, and much more -- Exploring the tragic reality of "engineered incompetence" in this new Trump administration -- Donald Trump's immigration raids reportedly start today -- Donald Trump has blanket pardoned about 1500 January 6 rioters -- Within minutes of being sworn in, Donald Trump delivers absolute horror in th...

Jan 22, 20252 hr 40 min

1/21/25: Trump inaugurated, final rally horror, Biden pardons at the last minute

-- On the Show: -- Cory Booker, US Senator from New Jersey, discusses the Trump inauguration and the path forward for Democrats these next four years -- The inauguration of Donald Trump as 47th President takes place, unleashing global humiliation once again -- Donald Trump holds a final pre-inauguration rally, which becomes a total catastrophe, including Trump appearing to admit that Elon Musk did something with the voting machines in Pennsylvania -- President Joe Biden pardons Anthony Fauci, Ge...

Jan 21, 20251 hr 11 min