The David Pakman Show

-- 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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-- 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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