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 economic fiasco -- Left wing purity tests represent a fight for status, and they're counterproductive -- MAGA hero Russell Brand is charged with a number of sexual assault crimes -- This week's Friday Feedback -- On the Bonus Show: Marjorie Taylor Greene suspected of insider trading, Trump admin considering paying Greenlanders $10,000, and much more... 👍 Save 20% on LUCY nicotine gum by using code PAKMAN at https://lucy.co 😺 Smalls cat food: Use code PAKMAN for 50% off & free shipping at https://smalls.com 🥦 Lumen lets you master your metabolism. GET 15% OFF at https://lumen.me/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get 20% OFF sitewide at https://helixsleep.com/pakman 👩❤️👨 Try the Paired App FREE for 7 days and get 25% OFF at https://paired.com/pakman 🔬 Freedom From Religion Foundation: Text DAVID to 511511 or visit https://ffrf.us/freedom -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow
-- 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 Trump was pausing all tariffs, his trade representative was testifying before Congress that no pause was coming -- Insider trading and pump and dump suspicions grow after strange patterns emerge during the Trump tariff pause and stock market fiasco -- Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary, gets absolutely destroyed by Trump's flip flop on tariffs -- Fox News host Charlie Gasparino admits that it is Donald Trump who capitulated on the tariffs, not foreign nations -- On the Bonus Show: House Republican holdouts threaten Trump budget bill, appeals court rules Trump can fire probationary federal workers, FBI Director Kash Patel replaced as acting head of ATF, much more... 🔬 Freedom From Religion Foundation: Text DAVID to 511511 or visit https://ffrf.us/freedom 🔊 Babbel language learning: Get up to 60% OFF at https://babbel.com/pakman 🧠 Try Brain.fm totally free for a month at https://brain.fm/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow
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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 -- Fox News completely ignores the stock market collapse for days -- The MAGA civil war builds with Elon Musk referring to Peter Navarro as "Peter Retarrdo" -- Republican Senator Rand Paul eviscerates Donald Trump's tariff scheme -- A point-by-point breakdown of Charlie Kirk's claims about tariffs quickly falls apart upon a cursory examination -- On the Bonus Show: Judge says White House can't ban Associated Press, more Americans say Trump favoring Russia too much, Trump tariffs trigger "alarming" bond market fire sale, much more... ✏️ Outschool: Use code PAKMAN for up to $20 OFF at https://outschool.com/pakman 🔬 Freedom From Religion Foundation: Text DAVID to 511511 or visit https://ffrf.us/freedom 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow
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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 Peter Navarro's nonsense about the economy -- Donald Trump's stock market has had the worst first 50 days in decades, and Kamala Harris predicted exactly this -- A confused Donald Trump says we need "open borders" in a stunning rant -- Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump's Press Secretary, tells endless obvious lies on Fox News -- Donald Trump hosts the World Series winning Los Angeles Dodgers in one of the strangest events in recent memory -- On the Bonus Show: Justice Department scraps crypto unit, Elon Musk's X will clamp down on parody accounts, growing number of Republicans blaming Trump for stock market fiasco, much more... 🔬 Freedom From Religion Foundation: Text DAVID to 511511 or visit https://ffrf.us/freedom 💪 AG1 is offering you a FREE $76 GIFT when you sign up at https://drinkag1.com/pakman ✉️ StartMail: Get 50% OFF for a year subscription at https://startmail.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow
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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's tariffs, including Fox Host Maria Bartiromo, Elon Musk, Jonah Goldberg, Rand Paul and others -- A delusional Trump supporter explains tariffs as she understands them, which happens to be absolute nonsense, as the latest reminder of a major problem in American politics -- Barack Obama exposes the right-wing media on how they covered his administration versus Trump's -- Right-wing Trump supporter Ben Shapiro pounds Trump over the blanket tariffs he has put in place -- A new report find that left wing YouTube grew significantly faster than right wing YouTube in the first quarter of 2025 -- On the Bonus Show: 2 states considering eliminating income tax, National Park Service removes references to Harriet Tubman, RFK Jr visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak, much more... 🔬 Freedom From Religion Foundation: Text DAVID to 511511 or visit https://ffrf.us/freedom 🌳 Fast Growing Trees: Get 15% OFF with code PAKMAN at https://fastgrowingtrees.com 💻 Get Private Internet Access for 83% OFF + 4 months free at https://www.piavpn.com/David 👂 MDHearing: Use code PAKMAN to get a pair for just $297 at https://shopmdhearing.com/ -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow
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