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Trump loses the economy as Republicans scramble to save Texas Oct 01, 2026

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-- A Republican super PAC named Texas PAC spends over $7 million per day to support Ken Paxton against Democrat James Talarico

-- A new AP-NORC poll shows that 82% of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of cost of living and 65% blame him for high prices

-- Democrats direct funding toward Scott Colom as he challenges Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi

-- Donald Trump claims 97 car plants are under construction and only a Hispanic could survive falling off his new ballroom construction site

-- Donald Trump makes false claims about winning California and misrepresenting current national gasoline prices

-- Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly declares that the MAGA movement is dead and accuses Trump of betraying his supporters

-- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces a new Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to his position

-- Pennsylvania reports nearly one thousand measles cases and five deaths as national infection counts reach their highest levels since 1991

-- On the Bonus Show: Tennessee's lethal injection drugs fail in botched execution, Trump will visit red states ahead of the midterms, Trump's AI chatbot turns on him, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:15) Republicans spend millions in Texas

(09:00) Voters overwhelmingly reject Trump's economic record

(21:02) Democrats target long-shot Senate race in Mississippi

(27:48) Trump delivers bizarre Hispanic Heritage speech

(39:12) Trump lies about winning California and gas prices

(46:59) Marjorie Taylor Greene claims MAGA movement dead

(55:59) Pete Hegseth announces religious affairs office

(1:05:59) Republicans spend millions saving Texas Senate seat

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Jack Smith stuns Senate as Trump ally gets caught in private Sep 30, 2026

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-- Hilary Shae, a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist who specializes in concussion and neurological disorders, joins us to discuss signs of neurological impairment in Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell

-- Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Donald Trump committed serious crimes

-- Republican Senator Eric Schmitt accuses Jack Smith of perjury after mistaking the Iowa Hawkeyes for the Atlanta Hawks

-- Leaked audio reveals Ken Paxton privately telling donors that Donald Trump's midterm convention hurt Republican numbers

-- Donald Trump signs an executive order replacing artificial intelligence with super intelligence after claiming artificial implies fake

-- Donald Trump addresses reporters alongside tech executives regarding a voluntary AI agreement and calls it morally binding

-- Donald Trump advocates for tech self-regulation while dismissing local community concerns over data centers

-- On the Bonus Show: How AI is changing campaign advertising, a Google co-founder is spending $100 million to defeat California’s wealth tax, Flock Cameras are moving from roads to the sky, and much more...

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(01:05) Jack Smith defends Trump prosecutions under oath

(09:44) Senator mistakes basketball team in perjury claim

(22:09) Leaked audio shows Paxton criticizing Trump convention

(29:40) Trump renames artificial intelligence to super intelligence

(38:52) Hilary Shae Interview

(54:15) Trump holds press conference on AI safety accord

(1:03:21) Trump defends self-regulation for AI data centers

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Republicans get nightmare poll as Trump goes completely off the rails Sep 29, 2026

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-- Dmitri Mehlhorn, an attorney, Democratic strategist, and co-founder of the Atoll Society, joins us to discuss the possibility of Donald Trump running for a third term and the risks of artificial intelligence

-- A new poll shows Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly leading Republican Byron Donalds 48% to 46%

-- House Speaker Mike Johnson claims local community opposition to artificial intelligence data centers stems from a Chinese psyop

-- Donald Trump repeatedly closes his eyes and struggles to stay awake during an Oval Office announcement for a $15 billion Iowa steel plant

-- House Speaker Mike Johnson states that Republicans will maintain their current legislative approach if they keep their majority

-- Donald Trump calls Canada one of the worst countries in the world and again promises $5,000 tariff checks to every adult citizen

-- Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claims Democrats want to abolish private property and says Trump will start campaigning

-- On the Bonus Show: The Supreme Court chooses its next cases, OpenAI scraps its new model release over safety concerns, Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:20) New Florida poll shows Byron Donalds trailing

(08:24) Mike Johnson blames data center backlash on China

(20:39) Donald Trump dozes off during Oval Office event

(29:26) Mike Johnson promises same agenda if Republicans win

(38:54) Dmitri Mehlhorn Interview

(59:49) Donald Trump gives rambling Oval Office comments

(1:10:00) Karoline Leavitt outlines midterm campaign strategy

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Trump hit with 26 impeachment articles as election flips Sep 28, 2026

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-- A preview of the potential 2028 Democratic primary candidates, including Gavin Newsom, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, and Kamala Harris

-- Prediction markets on Kalshi show Democrats hitting record high odds to control the House and Senate ahead of the midterms

-- Representative Steve Cohen introduces 26 new impeachment articles against Donald Trump covering foreign policy and executive actions

-- Donald Trump makes rambling statements about poverty statistics, oil prices, and his meeting length with Chinese President Xi Jinping

-- Donald Trump responds to a question about artificial intelligence safety risks by highlighting the industry's economic value

-- Donald Trump faces harsh heckling at the Presidents Cup in Chicago before returning to Marine One with presidential aide Natalie Harp

-- Recent video clips posted online have fueled unconfirmed speculation regarding Donald Trump's breathing and potential use of leg braces

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump refuses to spend money appropriated by Congress, Trump blocks CNN from Air Force One, the White House runs taxpayer-funded Trump propaganda ads, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:20) Preview of the 2028 Democratic primary

(19:12) Democrats soar in prediction markets

(26:10) Congressman introduces 26 impeachment articles

(35:36) Trump gives bizarre answers in weekend interviews

(43:04) Trump struggles to address AI risks

(51:48) Trump heckled at event outside MAGA bubble

(58:25) Rumors circulate regarding Trump's health

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Did David do something BAD? Sep 27, 2026

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Trump drops a BOMB at the UN Sep 26, 2026

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Trump embarrassed during Xi visit, LASHES OUT Sep 25, 2026

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-- Pat Ford, producer for the David Pakman Show, fills in for David

-- Donald Trump greets Xi Jinping and gives him a personal tour of the White House showcasing new granite walkways and a helipad

-- Donald Trump hosts a White House state dinner for Xi Jinping and guests are offered to tour the ballroom construction site

-- Donald Trump bans CNN from the White House and then falsely accuses the network of boycotting his event with Xi Jinping

-- Tucker Carlson speaks to NPR's Steve Inskeep, calls Trump's Iran war foolish, and suggests removing him via the 25th Amendment

-- A new Emerson College polling survey shows Democrats opening an 11-point generic congressional ballot lead over Republicans

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Right-wing commentator says "man the F up" on higher gas prices, the Education Department got much less efficient after budget cuts, and much more...

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-- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow (00:00) Trump gives Xi a White House tour
(08:07) Trump hosts state dinner for Xi Jinping
(21:08) Judge orders Trump to restore press access
(27:09) Tucker Carlson criticizes Trump's war
(41:02) New poll shows Democrats leading
(49:03) Friday Feedback segment

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Texas election red alert as Trump collapses to 29% Sep 24, 2026

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-- On the Show:

-- The Texas Department of Public Safety has failed to process tens of thousands of voter registration applications before the midterms

-- Wall Street Journal analysis reveals conservative podcasts dropped mentions of Donald Trump by 70% as his approval number collapsed

-- Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews with full military honors and a red carpet ceremony

-- Donald Trump replaces mainstream news organizations with friendly media outlets after banning outlets and subsequent network protests

-- Senator Mitch McConnell non-verbally waves to a reporter without answering questions after a series of health incidents

-- White House counselor Peter Navarro suggests administration figures should stop appearing on Fox News after recent network decisions

-- Public opinion polls show Donald Trump's approval dropping to 29%t as voters voice concerns about inflation and gas prices

-- Melania Trump praises Donald Trump's relentless work ethic during an interview with Fox Business host Taylor Riggs

-- On the Bonus Show: The RNC chair struggles to explain why people should vote Republican, an update on the Michigan Senate race, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:40) Unprocessed Texas voter applications (08:26) Conservative podcasts drop Trump mentions (17:59) Trump hosts Xi Jinping (26:40) Press access restricted following bans (36:14) McConnell stays silent on health concerns (44:36) White House attacks Fox News (53:54) Falling approval ratings threaten the GOP (01:01:20) Melania Trump praises her husband's schedule

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Trump UN disaster as McConnell freezes again and diesel goes nuclear Sep 23, 2026

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-- Donald Trump renames artificial intelligence to super intelligence and muses publicly about annihilating Iran during a United Nations speech

-- Donald Trump delivers disjointed remarks about the midterms and military power while warning of rapid foreign action against Iran

-- Marco Rubio claims diesel fuel prices would reach $18 per gallon without Donald Trump despite current average prices hitting record highs

-- Mitch McConnell recently returned to Congress in a wheelchair after a three-month absence while ignoring public questions about his capabilities

-- Donald Trump searches for Marco Rubio despite Rubio sitting directly beside him and jokes about dropping him off in Cuba

-- Donald Trump posts a late-night rant labeling reporter Kaitlan Collins treasonous and calling federal judge Timothy Kelly disloyal

-- Donald Trump defends barring journalists from the Oval Office by arguing that negative news coverage harms the country

-- Tony Fabrizio co-conducts an Alaska poll showing Mary Peltola leading Dan Sullivan as Donald Trump's local approval drops

-- On the Bonus Show: Stories from David's travel and book events, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:42) Trump addresses the United Nations

(11:23) Trump rambles during world leader meeting

(21:35) Rubio defends high national diesel prices

(30:29) McConnell returns to Senate amid scrutiny

(39:00) Trump loses track of Marco Rubio

(45:45) Trump attacks reporter over news coverage

(54:02) Trump responds to media access lawsuit

(1:01:15) Trump pollster survey shows midterm risks

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Trump's 29% disaster grows as he's in love with Mamdani Sep 22, 2026

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-- A new poll shows Donald Trump's approval rating falling to 29% with only 26% approving of his handling of the economy

-- Donald Trump visits New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion and calls him a great mayor with great potential

-- Tulsi Gabbard's 2024 endorsement predicting Donald Trump would protect free speech and avoid war looks increasingly wrong

-- Trump adviser Peter Navarro calls journalists treasonous for reporting that the Iran war is going badly

-- An ethics complaint accuses Lauren Boebert of relationships with three subordinate staffers and a $200,000 hush payment, which she denies

-- Democrat James Talarico's outspoken Christian faith may weaken the Republican Party's traditional hold on white evangelical voters in Texas

-- Television networks refuse to provide White House pool coverage after Donald Trump bans CNN, leaving his own remarks barely audible

-- Fox News joins ABC, CBS, CNN and NBC in suspending White House pool coverage after Donald Trump bans three news organizations

-- On the Bonus Show: Logan and Jake Paul visit the Pentagon to motivate troops, Bill Gates publishes an essay warning about AI, and much more...

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(00:00) Start

(01:55) Trump's approval falls to 29 percent

(10:24) Trump and Mamdani meet and exchange praise

(25:37) Tulsi Gabbard's Trump endorsement backfires

(33:32) Navarro calls critical war reporting treasonous

(44:01) Ethics complaint accuses Boebert of misconduct

(51:06) Talarico's faith may split evangelical voters

(57:49) Trump's press ban backfires on him

(01:06:12) Fox News joins press ban protest

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