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8/29/25: Republicans pounded at town halls as Trump predicts major win Aug 29, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Rep. Barry Moore refuses to answer who pays Trump's tariffs and Rep. Mark Alford is confronted by a farmer over losses caused by those tariffs

-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr blames antidepressants and transgender transitions for violence instead of addressing guns after a Minnesota mass shooting

-- Donald Trump posts on Truth Social boasting about Republican fundraising and predicting a huge victory in the midterms

-- Blue states could cripple red states by quietly withholding financial support instead of pursuing an impossible formal secession

-- The White House uses Ronny Jackson, a disgraced former Navy doctor and current congressman, to declare Donald Trump the healthiest president ever despite visible health concerns

-- A discussion about Democratic elected officials failing to connect with voters and independent media

-- Speculation grows that JD Vance is positioning himself for the presidency as Trump's health problems and age raise succession questions

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump revokes Kamala Harris's Secret Service Protection. a bizarre Fox News segment about Cracker Barrel's logo change, and much more...

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8/28/25: DC fiasco grows as Governor drops dementia bomb Aug 28, 2025

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-- David responds to a Wired article that names him and other creators in connection with the progressive group Chorus and clarifies there is no content control or direction from the organization

-- Trey Gowdy says on Fox News that the country must confront keeping firearms out of the hands of young men after school shootings while Sean Hannity suggests metal detectors as the answer

-- Congressman Josh Brecheen faces angry constituents at a town hall who challenge him on false claims about the Trump economy and demand answers about high drug and grocery prices

-- Grocery prices rise as stores pass Trump's new tariffs directly to consumers undermining his promises that foreign countries would pay for them

-- Rising prices, layoffs, and tariffs create inflation and early signs of a downturn that could become a severe Trump recession

-- A federal judge orders the closure of Trump and Ron DeSantis's $245 million Everglades detention camp exposing waste and donor enrichment

-- Gavin Newsom uses Elon Musk's Grok AI and Trump's repeated falsehoods to suggest Trump shows signs of dementia sparking viral reactions

-- Trump claims Washington restaurants are booming, but data shows his crackdown and rising costs are actually hurting the industry

-- Congressman Mike Collins is caught on a hot mic saying Trump's name is in Jeffrey Epstein's files

-- After Robert F. Kennedy Jr fires CDC Director Susan Monarez, four top officials resign in protest, accusing the administration of pushing anti-science policies

-- Japan's top trade negotiator cancels a planned Washington visit, citing "technical" issues with the deal, exposing Trump's weakened leverage after cutting tariffs from 25% to 15% without securing concessions

-- On the Bonus Show: Putin escalates strikes against Ukraine, prosecutors are unable to get an indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent, 25 countries suspend postal service to the US over tariffs, and much more...

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8/27/25: GOP loses seat badly, Trump has soldiers picking up trash Aug 27, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Democrat Catelin Drey defeats Republican Christopher Prosch in an Iowa Senate special election flipping a Trump district and ending the GOP supermajority

-- Donald Trump deploys more than 2,200 National Guard troops from multiple states to collect trash in Washington DC as part of a beautification mission

-- The White House pushes back as questions mount over Donald Trump's health after visible bruises, swelling, and cognitive slip-ups

-- Trump makes false claims about crime, autism, prescription drugs, and restaurants while Robert F Kennedy Jr rants about radioactive shrimp during a chaotic cabinet meeting

-- Cabinet officials and allies, including Tulsi Gabbard, Kristi Noem, Kelly Loeffler, and others, lavish praise on Donald Trump in an extraordinary display of flattery

-- Support among young men who backed Trump in 2024 collapses as economic struggles, immigration raids, and broken promises sour his appeal

-- California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly raises concerns about Trump's mental fitness

-- Trump mocks Gavin Newsom's hand movements while Newsom fires back online

-- Trump posts a series of late night Truth Social rants boasting about fundraising, crime, and attacking Seth Meyers

-- Charlie Kirk tells Taylor Swift to reject feminism and submit to her fiancé, Travis Kelce, in a bizarre rant about their engagement

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump signs an executive order against flag burning, Trump wants to change the Defense Department's name to the Department of War, US threatens to withhold funding from states over truck driver English proficiency rules, and much more...

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8/26/25: Robert Reich joins David, Trump admin goes Communist Aug 26, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, joins David for a Substack Live. Get a copy of Robert Reich's book Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America: https://bookshop.org/p/books/coming-up-short-a-memoir-of-america-robert-b-reich/22044757 Learn more about Robert Reich's newest documentary film The Last Class: https://www.thelastclassfilm.com/

-- Donald Trump takes a 10% government stake in Intel and signals plans to partially nationalize other defense companies

-- Trump makes shocking remarks to Vladimir Putin during their recent meeting

-- Trump tries to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook but she refuses to resign and cites the law protecting her role

-- Trump declares his love for Black people in a widely circulated video clip

-- Trump bizarrely calls himself the President of Europe and makes a series of incoherent claims about energy, crime, tariffs, and history

-- Trump appears with severe recurring bruises on both hands raising new questions about his health and transparency

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-- On the Bonus Show: NYC mayor's race turns into bench press contest, Trump's DC occupation costs 4x the cost of housing the homeless. Gavin Newsom trolls Trump by copying his merchandise, and much more...

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8/25/25: Trump police state grows as health concerns explode Aug 25, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump escalates his police state strategy by deploying armed soldiers to Democratic-led cities against the will of local leaders

-- Ghislaine Maxwell undermines Trump's exoneration effort by clearing everyone in Epstein's orbit, making her denial sound rehearsed

-- Trump's bruised and swollen hands fuel speculation about hidden health issues as staff scramble with makeup cover-ups

-- Trump awkwardly conceals his bruised right hand from cameras, deepening suspicion that his health problems are being hidden

-- Doctors and observers warn of Trump's possible cognitive and physical decline after visible bruises, weight gain, and unsteady gait

-- Rising numbers of Americans, especially LGBTQ people, apply for asylum abroad as Trump's policies make them feel unsafe at home

-- JD Vance embarrasses himself by falsely claiming World War II ended in negotiations, showing ignorance of basic history

-- Trump unleashes a late-night Truth Social tirade, escalating his public meltdown with unhinged posts

-- Trump lashes out at Maryland Governor Wes Moore with threats of military deployment after Moore challenges him directly

-- Ron DeSantis absurdly blames Joe Biden for the 2020 census even though it was run under Trump's first administration

-- Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly plan to ban COVID vaccines nationwide, reversing Trump's own "Warp Speed" legacy to appease anti-vaxxers

-- On the Bonus Show: Hispanic voters turning on Trump, Cracker Barrel's new logo sparks MAGA outrage, Florida cities ordered to remove rainbow crosswalks, and much more...

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BONUS FREEBIE: Republican Rep says he's spoken to dead voters, Trump targets wind and solar Aug 23, 2025

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-- On the Bonus Show: Republican congressman says dead people told him they voted fraudulently, Trump says U.S. won't approve new solar and wind projects, African Union wants a map that better represents Africa's size, and much more...

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8/22/25: Terrifying Trump warning, self-inflicted economic disaster Aug 22, 2025

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-- Former CIA officer Ned Price warns that Vladimir Putin manipulates Donald Trump with KGB tactics and that Trump aligns with Kremlin interests over U.S. allies

-- Conservative figures including Jesse Watters, Kellyanne Conway, and Dana Perino attack Gavin Newsom for trolling on social media while comparing him unfavorably to Donald Trump

-- Mike Pence calls on Donald Trump to back sanctions against Russia and criticizes him for weakness as Vladimir Putin escalates aggression

-- Donald Trump pushes efforts to end mail-in voting and undermine democracy while targeting independent outlets like MeidasTouch and The David Pakman Show

-- Trump inherited a strong economy but has sparked inflation and trade turmoil with tariffs and reckless policies that hurt working families

-- Fox Business correspondent Lydia Hu accidentally exposes Republican hypocrisy on gerrymandering while trying to criticize Gavin Newsom

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: CIA raids John Bolton's home, and much more...

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8/21/25: Texas does it, Trump cracks, disaster economic headlines Aug 21, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- California Governor Gavin Newsom joins David to discuss his redistricting strategy aimed at countering Republican gerrymandering in Texas

-- Texas Republicans pass a Trump-backed gerrymander while Gavin Newsom launches a direct counterstrike with California redistricting

-- Donald Trump faces backlash as tariffs drive up costs with rising prices hitting John Deere PepsiCo Sony and electricity bills

-- Trump demands rate cuts that would inflate the value of over one hundred million dollars in bonds he recently purchased

-- Kellyanne Conway lashes out as Gavin Newsom trolls Trump online and undermines her defense of Trump's approach to history and media

-- Right-wingers from Sean Hannity to Ted Cruz spiral over Gavin Newsom's trolling

-- Trump explodes on Truth Social with a late-night rant praising Texas gerrymanders, attacking Gavin Newsom, and threatening Colorado

-- JD Vance embarrasses himself by claiming homeless people make Union Station dangerous while protesters boo him, Stephen Miller, and Pete Hegseth

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8/20/25: Narcissistic meltdown as trade deals might evaporate Aug 20, 2025

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-- Donald Trump claims trade deals with countries like Japan and the United Kingdom exist but officials admit they are only unsigned frameworks

-- Trump admits on Fox News he fears not getting into heaven sparking speculation about his health and state of mind

-- Karoline Leavitt lashes out at reporters when asked about Trump refusing calls from Vladimir Putin and gives evasive answers

-- Trump falsely claims polling workers asked him for his license plate when voting

-- CNN analyst Harry Enten reports Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is the most unpopular major legislation in decades with voters

-- Trump rages that museums like the Smithsonian are too focused on slavery and threatens legal action to rewrite exhibits

-- Trump calls himself a war hero despite draft dodging while veterans still struggle for care due to his administration's cuts

-- Trump once tweeted about wanting Vladimir Putin as his best friend showing his admiration for authoritarian leaders

-- Elise Stefanik is booed off stage twice at an event in her district highlighting voter frustration with her MAGA loyalty

-- On the Bonus Show: MSNBC changing its name, Elon Musk pauses making new political party, Mormon women can wear new sacred undergarments, and much more...

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8/19/25: Zelenskyy-Trump meeting chaos as veggie prices surge 40 percent Aug 19, 2025

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-- Donald Trump reverses his ceasefire stance after meeting Vladimir Putin and pressures Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept land concessions without a ceasefire

-- Trump fails to see Finnish President Alexander Stubb sitting directly in front of him and asks where he is during a public event

-- Trump blames Barack Obama for losing Crimea and defends Vladimir Putin while dismissing Ukraine's NATO aspirations

-- Trump praises Vladimir Putin during a red carpet meeting and blames Ukraine for getting invaded while downplaying Russia's aggression

-- Wholesale vegetable prices surge nearly 40 percent in July raising fears of sharp increases in grocery costs for consumers

-- Washington DC restaurant reservations plunge more than 25 percent after Donald Trump federalizes the police and militarizes the city

-- Gavin Newsom rises in Democratic primary polls for 2028 after his redistricting efforts

-- Fox News personalities criticize Gavin Newsom for mocking Trump online exposing hypocrisy about Trump's own years of ridicule

-- On the Bonus Show: Texas Democrats monitored by law enforcement after returning to state, Trump vows to end mail-in voting, Ohio's Sherrod Brown launches bid for US Senate, and much more...

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