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7/2/25: Disaster bill passes, Trump wants to deport citizens, job losses mount Jul 02, 2025

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-- David Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic and New York Times bestselling author, joins David to discuss his new book "The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America"

-- The Senate passes Trump's tax-cut bill by gutting Medicaid and the ACA, stripping health coverage from at least 17 million people

-- Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski votes yes on Trump's spending bill after securing Alaska funding, then freezes when asked about selling out national healthcare

-- The Trump spending bill passes easily despite grassroots resistance, showing how power and pressure remain firmly in Republican hands

-- Private sector jobs decline for the first time in over two years, raising fears that Trump's tariffs will deepen the slowdown

-- Maria Bartiromo abruptly changes the subject on-air after reporting Trump-era job losses, dodging the bad economic news

-- Trump rambles about washing machines, plastic straws, and heavenly water in a series of confused public appearances

-- Trump calls for deporting natural-born US citizens he considers undesirable, embracing open authoritarian rhetoric

-- Trump threatens to prosecute CNN employees and critics, cheered on by allies like Kristi Noem as he escalates attacks on free speech

-- On the Bonus Show: Most Americans think ICE is going "too far," American pride at a new low, Trump's 60 Minutes lawsuit settled, and much more...

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7/1/25: Trump threatens to deport Elon Musk, Karoline has full blown collapse Jul 01, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Adam Schiff, Democratic Senator from California, joins David to discuss his opposition to the Trump/Republican tax bill

-- Chuck Schumer, Democratic Senate Minority Leader from New York, joins David to discuss his opposition to the Trump/Republican tax bill

-- Donald Trump melts down on Truth Social, threatening Elon Musk over EV mandates and implying he should be exiled

-- Trump hints at deporting Elon Musk to South Africa for criticizing him, escalating their public feud

-- State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce gushes over Trump with such exaggerated praise it borders on cult worship

-- Karoline Leavitt, Trump's press secretary, repeatedly fumbles at the podium, misstates basic facts, and accuses media without evidence

-- Trump starts selling his own perfume line online, branding it as a symbol of "winning" and "strength"

-- A new Trump DOJ memo prioritizes denaturalization, raising fears of targeting naturalized citizens through civil cases

-- A fake "David Pakman" is impersonating the real one on YouTube, raising serious concerns about AI-fueled impersonation

-- On the Bonus Show: Polling on the Trump tax bill, Americans think democracy is threatened, Trump to visit Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz," and much more...

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6/30/25: Fox sued, Trump betrayed, tax bill lies Jun 30, 2025

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-- On the Show:

-- Andy Beshear, Democratic Governor of Kentucky, joins David to discuss the Republican spending proposal and Mitch McConnell's cruel remark that people will "get over" losing health care

-- The "big beautiful bill" bill debate is a rigged performance built on fake math, a sham process, and cruel policy dressed as reform

-- The Supreme Court's ruling limiting universal injunctions could dismantle Trump-era legal strategies—if Democrats use it aggressively

-- Despite Viktor Orbán's Pride ban in Hungary, a massive crowd floods Budapest in defiant protest, turning fear into resistance

-- Trump's Fox News interview exposes alarming cognitive decline and incoherent rambling, even prompting concern from host Maria Bartiromo

-- Trump melts down on Truth Social with unhinged late-night posts that alarm even some longtime supporters

-- Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for $787 million over fabricating a phone call with Trump, spotlighting disinformation and cognitive decline

-- Elon Musk erupts over Trump's tax bill, calling it job-killing and backward after it targets industries he profits from

-- On the Bonus Show: Bezos's Venetian wedding met with protests, blue states consider withholding federal payments, DOJ plans to prioritize revoking citizenship, and much more...

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BONUS SHOW: SCOTUS immigration ruling, Capitol rioter ordered to pay $500K Jun 28, 2025

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-- On the Bonus Show: Supreme Court allows deportations to third countries, Republican lawmaker with ectopic pregnancy blames Democrats, Capitol rioter ordered to pay $500K, and much more...

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6/27/25: Trump approval collapses as people are speaking in tongues Jun 27, 2025

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-- Cory Booker, US Senator from New Jersey, joins David and Jesse Dollemore on Capitol Hill to discuss Democratic resistance to the Trump regime

-- Donald Trump's approval rating is in free fall as poll after poll shows a dramatic collapse following repeated humiliations and unforced errors

-- Trump's press secretary Karoline Leavitt launched an unhinged attack on CNN while backing Trump's debunked claim of "obliterating" Iranian nuclear sites

-- Joe Rogan feigns surprise at Trump's mass deportation tactics despite years of warning signs and his own role in normalizing them

-- Members of Trump's official Faith Office were caught speaking in tongues at the White House, echoing theocratic extremism while holding real political power

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Reactions to today's Supreme Court decisions including a ruling against nationwide injunctions, and much more...

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6/26/25: Trump's meltdowns get worse as new left movement rises Jun 26, 2025

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-- Rutger Bregman, historian and bestselling author, joins David to discuss his new book "Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference"

-- A new generation of left-wing leaders like Mamdani, AOC, and Bernie is challenging the Democratic establishment with a grassroots movement that seeks to rebuild the party from the ground up

-- Trump's judicial nominee Emil Bove was exposed for illegally ordering DOJ lawyers to defy court rulings, raising alarms about the dismantling of the rule of law

-- Trump stumbled through bizarre, confused NATO remarks—blasting Spain and fumbling questions—while visibly disoriented and mocked by reporters

-- Trump spent the night in an unhinged meltdown on Truth Social, ranting about conspiracies, enemies, and imaginary Pentagon briefings in a terrifying spiral of instability

-- Senator Ted Cruz and Fox News absurdly rebranded Trump's chaotic rants as "extraordinary leadership," showcasing the authoritarian gaslighting now common in MAGA circles

-- Trump exploded on a CNN reporter at a press conference, lashing out uncontrollably and attacking the media while dodging questions about intelligence reports

-- Pete Hegseth demanded pro-Trump propaganda from the press, dismissing tough questions and declaring Trump's military mission the greatest in history with cult-like fervor

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump's "big beautiful bill" in trouble, Republicans want Trump to revoke Mamdani's citizenship, White House gets creepy about Trump getting called "daddy" at NATO, and much more...

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6/25/25: Disaster Iran assessment triggers Trump, Rogan admits Trump lied Jun 25, 2025

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-- Intelligence reports reveal Trump's airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities caused only superficial damage, leaving key infrastructure intact

-- Trump appeared confused and unsteady at the NATO summit, insisting Iran's nuclear sites were "totally obliterated" despite intelligence showing otherwise

-- Trump's deportation policies fuel a lucrative "immigration-industrial complex" where private contractors profit from mass detentions and deportations

-- Trump launched an erratic social media tirade against Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, who responded by condemning his illegal bombing of Iran and broken promises

-- On Air Force One, Trump contradicted himself, saying he does not want regime change in Iran while downplaying their nuclear ambitions

-- Joe Rogan publicly acknowledged that Trump broke his antiwar promises by bombing Iran, highlighting a split in the MAGA base

-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. proposed widespread use of invasive wearable devices akin to "microchipping," raising privacy and surveillance concern

-- RFK Jr. admitted he did no fact-checking before publishing a conspiracy-filled report, yet still claimed its assertions were accurate

-- On the Bonus Show: Zohran Mamdani wins New York City Democratic primary, Trump's Nobel Peace Prize nomination withdrawn, and much more...

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6/24/25: Total confusion as rockets fly after Trump claims ceasefire Jun 24, 2025

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-- Greg Landsman, US Representative from Ohio, joins David to discuss political violence and the Republican budget proposal

-- Trump explodes in rage and confusion after Israel and Iran both ignore his self-declared ceasefire, undermining his claim to have ended the conflict

--Trump desperately declares peace on social media even as Iran continues launching missiles, revealing the impotence of his ceasefire "deal"

-- Trump lashes out at the media for not declaring his Iran airstrikes a total success, despite experts and satellite imagery showing otherwise

-- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt falsely claims Iran's nuclear sites were obliterated, contradicting independent analysis and exposing the administration's spin

-- Karoline Leavitt admits the White House has no real plan to handle the fallout from Trump's Iran attacks, including rising oil prices or regional instability

-- Trump allies on Fox News absurdly argue he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for escalating tensions with Iran via unauthorized military strikes

-- Trump viciously attacks GOP Rep. Thomas Massie for questioning his Iran strike, proving loyalty to Trump—not policy—rules MAGA politics

-- On the Bonus Show: Supreme Court allows deportations to third countries, Republican lawmaker with ectopic pregnancy blames Democrats, Capitol rioter ordered to pay $500K, and much more...

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6/23/25: Iran situation explodes, administration goes completely unhinged Jun 23, 2025

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-- California Governor Gavin Newsom joins David to discuss the deployment of federal troops to California by Donald Trump, Trump's apparently memory issues, and much more...

— Trump slurs through a chaotic announcement that he bombed three Iranian nuclear sites, declaring "now is the time for peace" after launching a war without congressional approval

— Trump's anti-war brand officially collapses as he calls for "regime change" in Iran, while Bolton, Kayleigh, and Fox News start selling a new Forever War

— Trump's press secretary openly floats toppling Iran's government, confirming what everyone suspected: this was always about regime change

— The MAGA movement splits in real time over the bombing, with Trump's base now fighting over whether he's a warmonger or a savior

— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth blames former President Joe Biden for the Iran crisis, rewrites history on North Korea and China, and dodges every question about Trump's attack on Iran

— Trump's bruised and swollen hand goes viral again, raising serious health questions that corporate media keeps ignoring

— Trump has a meltdown over Fox News after I appear on the show and Jessica Tarlov calls him out — then he unleashes a deranged rant on Truth Social

-- On the Bonus Show: Oil prices spike after Trump's strike, ICE plans to detain a man released by a judge, and Zohran Mamdani surges in the NYC mayoral race

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BONUS SHOW: Mask ban for ICE agents, Trump's sketchy smartphone, Mike Lindell loses in court again Jun 21, 2025

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-- On the Bonus Show: California may ban masks for ICE agents, Trump sells a sketchy $499 smartphone, and Mike Lindell loses another $2.3 million defamation case, much more...

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