The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show:

-- Oil prices surge to about $126 per barrel, tied to the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption, while Trump claims the war is calming

-- Donald Trump says his administration will release UFO files, citing interviews with pilots who report unexplained aerial phenomena

-- Republicans propose using taxpayer money to fund a $400 million White House ballroom despite earlier claims it would be privately funded

-- Republicans shift from private funding to taxpayer funding for Trump's ballroom, while constituents struggle to afford groceries and utilities

-- Mark Carney says Canadian reliance on the US under Trump has become a weakness and signals stronger ties with other partners

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: The US will issue passports with Trump's face on them, Erika Kirk speaks out after the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:32) Oil prices surge to $126 per barrel

(09:41) Trump teases UFO files release

(18:04) GOP pushes for tax funded Trump ballroom

(23:59) Trump focused on the ballroom as supporters struggle

(30:56) Canada abandons US over Trump hostility

(38:34) Friday Feedback

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-- On the Show:

-- Dr. Frank George, who runs The Gaslight Report on Substack, joins us to discuss recent examples of Trump's cognitive decline

-- The Supreme Court strikes down a majority-Black district for relying too heavily on race, which enables new gerrymandered maps in Florida

-- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warns that rising gas prices and tariffs are increasing inflation and slowing economic growth

-- Todd Blanche says it would not surprise him if new details emerge about who shot a Secret Service agent at the Washington Hilton

-- In an event with Artemis II astronauts, Donald Trump claims he could be an astronaut and treats James Comey's “86” as a murder threat

-- Defense Department official Jules Hurst refuses to say if he has Signal on his phone during congressional testimony

-- A Manhattan Institute poll finds about 47% of Democrats say the Butler, Pennsylvania shooting involving Donald Trump was staged

-- On the Bonus Show: Janet Mills drops out of the Maine Senate race, a California billionaire tax measure heads to the ballot, families sue ChatGPT after a mass shooter used it to plan the attack, and much more...

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(01:31) Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act

(08:55) Fed Chair warns about higher gas prices

(18:12) Todd Blanche says he expects more suspects

(25:07) Trump claims he could be an astronaut

(35:34) Dr. Frank George Interview

(55:40) Defense official cornerned over Signal

(1:02:02) Almost half of Dems think Trump shooting was staged

(00:00) Start

(01:31) Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act

(08:55) Fed Chair warns about higher gas prices

(18:12) Todd Blanche says he expects more suspects

(25:07) Trump claims he could be an astronaut

(35:34) Dr. Frank George Interview

(55:40) Defense official gets cornered over Signal

(1:02:02) Almost half of Dems think Trump shooting was staged
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-- 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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(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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(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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