• 17 minutes 7 seconds
    Trump melts down over Natalie Harp, Darline Graham debate fail

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    22 August 2026, 6:30 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    The failures eventually catch up to you

    -- On the Show:

    -- Democrat Brandon Dukes defeats Republican Scott Timko in Pennsylvania's 12th state House district, which Trump carried by 18 points

    -- Tetanus cases rise as childhood vaccination rates drop under Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

    -- Economic data reveals slowing GDP growth, rising gas prices, and high mortgage rates, directly contradicting Trump's economic promises

    -- A letter shows White House aide Natalie Harp apologizing to Donald Trump for embarrassing him while admitting she forgets to eat and sleep

    -- Donald Trump threatens Oman and orders a journalist to be quiet after his deadline passes without resolving the conflict with Iran

    -- Donald Trump criticizes Texas Governor Greg Abbott for pausing AI data-center approvals despite polls showing strong local opposition

    -- The Friday Feedback segment

    -- On the Bonus Show: Scott Bessent can't understand why oil prices spiked, viral moments from Tim Pool's Jubilee appearance, and much more...

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    (01:15) Democrats flip a Trump +18 district

    (07:49) Tetanus is back in Trump's America

    (16:06) Trump falls far short of economic promises

    (25:12) Letter shows Natalie Harp's dedication to Trump

    (32:34) Trump threatens Oman as Iran deadline passes

    (40:34) Trump criticizes Abbott for pausing data centers

    (49:23) Friday Feedback segment

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    21 August 2026, 6:30 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    The brain rot cannot be hidden any longer

    -- On the Show:

    -- Donald Trump sees his influence diminish as 12 primary candidates lose, including Rep.Cory Mills in Florida, after receiving his endorsement

    -- Donald Trump announces unprecedented economic sanctions against any foreign entity providing commercial support to Iran

    -- Senator Darline Graham admits her ignorance regarding national security issues before attempting to distract voters with the culture war

    -- Donald Trump rambles outside the White House while promoting a corporate sponsor and making false claims about international waters

    -- Donald Trump appears physically exhausted and disoriented while struggling to remain awake during a public address at the White House

    -- Natalie Harp has worked inside the White House without proper security clearance for over a year due to presidential intervention

    -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reflects on progressive social justice movements while addressing the political failures of extreme rhetoric

    -- White House adviser Stephen Miller spreads false economic claims on Fox News regarding gasoline prices and national inflation rates

    -- On the Bonus Show: The US national debt reaches $40 trillion, the Trump administration is undoing worker heat protections, and much more...

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    (00:00) Start

    (01:10) Trump's endorsements keep losing

    (08:44) Trump announces Iran-linked sanctions

    (17:44) Darline Graham shifts to culture war issues

    (25:22) Trump praises corporate sponsor

    (34:45) Trump struggles to stay awake again

    (44:17) Natalie Harp worked without clearance

    (50:08) AOC reflects on progressive movements

    (58:33) Stephen Miller spreads false economic data

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    20 August 2026, 6:44 pm
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    What happens when nobody tells bullies “no”

    -- On the Show:

    -- V Spehar, award-winning digital journalist, podcaster, and creator behind Under the Desk News, joins us to discuss how to stay informed without sacrificing your mental health

    -- South Carolina Senate candidate Darline Graham admits during a debate that she is not informed on national security issues

    -- Donald Trump threatens a 50% tariff on Canadian goods before retreating hours prior to implementation with a three-day pause

    -- Preston Harp describes his sister, White House aide Natalie Harp, as holding an unhealthy obsession with Donald Trump

    -- White House staff member Natalie Harp creates a closed information bubble for Trump by curating his media diet while seeking protection

    -- Trump shares Census Bureau graphics to claim 24,000 noncitizens voted in 2020, even though database matches fail to establish that

    -- Fox News broadcasts an on-air correction after using a graphic that misstated previous gas prices as $4.13 to hide Trump's price increases

    -- On the ⁠Bonus Show⁠: Takeaways from yesterday's primaries, Minnesota sues Texas over extradition of an ICE agent, Trump's support from Hispanic men drops 51%, and much more...

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    (00:00) Start

    (01:25) Darline Graham flops in Senate debate

    (08:29) Trump TACOs on 50% Canada tariff

    (18:07) Natalie Harp's brother warns about her

    (27:21) How Nathalie Harp controls Trump

    (37:21) V Spehar Substack Live

    (58:30) How Natalie Harp controls Trump

    (01:05:57) Fox News corrects gas price error

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    19 August 2026, 6:59 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    When the consequences are impossible to escape

    -- On the Show:

    -- Donald Trump reaches the end of his self-imposed 60-day deadline to end the Iran war while military operations and blockades continue

    -- House Speaker Mike Johnson struggles to provide a clear campaign pitch to voters while prices continue to rise under Donald Trump

    -- Past video clips surface of now-White House executive assistant Natalie Harp showing extreme devotion to Donald Trump

    -- Donald Trump avoids answering a direct reporter question regarding his assistant Natalie Harp by rambling about White House renovations

    -- Donald Trump berates a CNN reporter in the Oval Office and declares that opponents of his ballroom project are disloyal to the nation

    -- Photographs capture Donald Trump holding a presidential briefing card containing guest names, photos, and basic instructions

    -- Donald Trump submits a mail-in ballot for the Florida Republican primary despite frequently labeling the process as inherently corrupt

    -- Donald Trump accuses the BBC of legal harassment after the network seeks subpoenas for his adult children in an ongoing defamation lawsuit

    -- On the Bonus Show: Some Republicans admit they're worse off under Trump, McConnell is getting more paid time off than new mothers, a preview of today's primaries in Alaska and Florida, and much more...

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    18 August 2026, 6:56 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    We have to admit, America was warned

    -- On the Show:

    -- Midterm voters will decide whether Donald Trump faces congressional oversight during the remaining two years of his presidency

    -- Donald Trump proudly displays a printout of an article to reporters without realizing it credits Joe Biden for lowering drug prices

    -- Donald Trump looks resentful as White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt prepares to leave her position to focus on her young children

    -- Republican lawmakers and officials leave their positions while Donald Trump struggles with low public approval ratings

    -- Senator Jon Ossoff criticizes Donald Trump for golfing while sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln endure extended military deployments

    -- Trump issues an incoherent social media post announcing a reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea to appease North Korea

    -- Footage from a Long Island event reveals a large rectangular protrusion in Trump's trousers as he walks away from the podium

    -- Republicans act surprised by the corruption and institutional damage caused by Donald Trump after electing him

    -- On the Bonus Show: Stories from David's trip to Los Angeles, and much more...

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    (00:00) Start

    (01:22) Midterm voters can rein in Trump

    (08:37) Trump takes credit for Biden's drug prices

    (19:38) Trump appears upset with Karoline Leavitt

    (26:19) Republicans leave their posts over Trump

    (34:59) Jon Ossoff calls out for golfing during war

    (43:56) Trump appeases North Korea

    (51:27) Strange moment from Trump event

    (58:44) Republicans shouldn't be surprised

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    17 August 2026, 6:41 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Democrats approach 2028 with no frontrunner

    -- On the Show:

    -- Pat Ford, Producer of The David Pakman Show, fills in for David

    -- Vice President JD Vance does an interview on Will Cain's show and balances sounding like a 2028 contender with loyalty to Donald Trump

    -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes the top spot over Gavin Newsom in Democratic 2028 primary betting odds; Jon Ossoff takes third

    -- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt resigns from her White House position citing the difficulty of balancing work with two young infants

    -- The Kennedy Center board votes for a two-year shutdown to avoid severe budget overruns on Donald Trump's planned renovations

    -- Democrats target a four-seat net gain in the 2026 midterm elections to secure control of the Senate

    -- MyPillow founder Mike Lindell refuses to concede his eleven-point loss in the Minnesota Republican gubernatorial primary

    -- Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson builds foundational support for a potential 2028 Republican presidential run

    -- A look back at Karoline Leavitt's most humiliating moments from her tenure as Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary

    -- On the Bonus Show: Another study shows undocumented immigrants don’t increase crime rates, Sean Duffy hires gamers to fill air traffic control jobs, and much more...

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    (00:00) JD Vance interviewed on Fox

    (11:21) AOC passes Newsom in 2028 odds

    (20:47) Karoline Leavitt leaving White House

    (26:38) Trump's Kennedy Center project delayed

    (33:39) Democrats' path to winning the Senate

    (40:11) Mike Lindell refuses to concede

    (44:48) Tucker Carlson could win GOP primary

    (50:30) Karoline Leavitt's worst moments

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    14 August 2026, 6:30 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Trump’s latest money funneling scheme

    -- On the Show:

    -- Donald Trump stumbles while explaining why he avoided Air Force One and struggles to walk straight to Marine One

    -- Declassified FBI documents reveal that agents investigated whether Donald Trump acted on behalf of Russia after Trump fired James Comey

    -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims he cannot vote after a New York judge rules that he submitted a fake address

    -- Executive assistant Natalie Harp influences media access for Donald Trump while writing him affectionate personal letters

    -- Donald Trump secretly uses public agency funds and National Park Service revenue for White House construction

    -- Donald Trump claims inflation victory after a Cyclospora parasite outbreak causes lettuce prices to drop

    -- The Friday Feedback segment (on Thursday)

    -- On the Bonus Show: David discusses his California trip, and much more...

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    (07:54) The FBI investigated whether Trump was working for Russia

    (18:58) RFK says he can't vote in New York

    (27:09) Natalie Harp influences Trump's media access

    (35:42) Trump diverts public funds to his pet projects

    (44:20) Trump brags about falling lettuce prices

    (53:04) Friday Feedback on Thursday

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    13 August 2026, 6:30 pm
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    They break everything and you pay the price

    -- On the Show:

    -- Donald Trump signals he may declare a national security emergency to unilaterally change federal election rules before the midterms

    -- Ken Paxton appeals for donor contributions after opponent James Talarico builds a massive fundraising lead in the Texas Senate race

    -- The US labor force shrinks by over one million workers while labor participation drops to near multidecade lows under Donald Trump

    -- Donald Trump appears to fall asleep during official presidential duties in the Oval Office despite historically attacking opponents over their age

    -- Major corporations and government entities shift administrative burdens directly onto everyday consumers

    -- Trump asserts he split up his children's measles vaccines decades ago while directing parents toward non-existent medical choices

    -- Security personnel transported Trump inside a catering vehicle to switch aircraft after intelligence sources uncovered a credible threat

    -- On the Bonus Show: Results from last night's primaries, Mike Lindell refuses to concede, and much more...

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    (08:21) Ken Paxton struggles to raise money

    (19:28) Labor force shrinks under Donald Trump

    (27:48) Trump keeps falling asleep in public

    (36:32) Corporations push costs onto consumers

    (46:18) Trump lies about spreading out his kids' vaccines

    (56:09) Trump was transported in a catering vehicle

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    12 August 2026, 7:00 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Trump is taking the Republican Party down with him

    -- On the Show:

    -- House Democrats prepare to investigate Donald Trump’s private financial networks and foreign deals if they win the House in November

    -- Donald Trump undermines potential Republican successors because he prioritizes his popularity over the long-term survival of the party

    -- Congressional Democrats risk losing an advantageous midterm election by relying on vague affordability slogans instead of real change

    -- Donald Trump weakens the Republican Party's future by hoarding hundreds of millions in super PAC funds while forcing obedience

    -- Donald Trump uses obvious lies to test his political power and force his allies into publicly demonstrating their absolute compliance

    -- Vice President JD Vance interprets a basic household incident involving a falling glass as a supernatural message from God

    -- Political operatives across both major parties prepare to flood internet feeds with synthetic AI content ahead of the midterm elections

    -- On the Bonus Show: Trump signs an executive order spacing out childhood vaccines, voters back adding 150 new lawmakers to Congress, and much more...

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    (00:00) House Dems plan to investigate Trump's finances

    (09:07) Trump undermines his potential successors

    (19:35) Democrats must capitalize if they win the midterms

    (27:06) Trump weakens the Republican Party's future

    (38:01) Why Trump lies about everything

    (47:31) JD Vance interprets a falling glass as a divine intervention

    (56:11) AI content is flooding the midterm elections


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    11 August 2026, 6:30 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Republicans losing their grip as Trump loses his

    -- On the Show:

    -- Donald Trump considers declaring victory if Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz without securing an official nuclear agreement

    -- Donald Trump exhibits physically strains while golfing as recent economic reports show the United States losing 23,000 jobs in July

    -- Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refuses to rule out a presidential campaign while publicly sharing she's freezing her eggs

    -- Prominent Republicans endorse Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff over Trump candidate Mike Collins in the Georgia Senate race

    -- Pragmatic Democratic candidates lead key Senate races across conservative states by focusing on economic affordability

    -- Donald Trump publicly Joe Biden regarding his Stage 4 cancer diagnosis while Hunter Biden details his father's severe pain

    -- Donald Trump oversees a sharp decline in monthly job creation that drops to roughly one-tenth of Joe Biden's historical average

    -- David reveals that being on the White House "Media Offenders" list has caused potential hosts to fear interviewing him

    -- On the Bonus Show: Bill Cassidy explains his vote for Todd Blanche, the right's $20 burrito debate, and much more...

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    (00:00) Trump searches for an easy out in Iran

    (08:38) Trump struggles to walk on the golf course

    (19:37) AOC refuses to rule out running in 2028

    (30:38) Republicans endorse Jon Ossoff in Georgia

    (41:11) Dem Senate candidates are leading in red states

    (48:48) Trump mocks Joe Biden despite his cancer diagnosis

    (57:47) US loses 23,000 jobs in July under Trump

    (1:05:10) Hosts refuse to interview David over White House list

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