1/17/25: American oligarchy takes hold, final show before Trump's return

-- On the Show: -- The left-right political spectrum is completely broken -- Fox News starts to prepare its audience for inevitable higher prices under Trump -- Egg prices are now up and hit an all time high under Donald Trump -- Donald Trump continues being soft on China, now threatening new tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors and pharmaceuticals -- Donald Trump suggests the deportation of convicted American citizens to foreign prisons "for a fee" -- Elon Musk's West Wing office is revoked as he is sent across the street to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building -- A pardoned Trump rioter is killed by police and another arrested within days of receiving Trump's pardons and commutations -- On the Bonus Show: Pete Hegseth is confirmed as Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense, Trump starts to target transgender military servicemembers, China's new DeepSeek AI is absolutely crushing, much more... 🖥️ UPLIFT Desk: Get up to $300 OFF and 4 free accessories at https://upliftdesk.com/pakman 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code PAKMAN for $30 off & free baked goods at https://wildgrain.com/pakman 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman 👂 MDHearing: Use code PAKMAN to get a pair for just $297 at https://shopmdhearing.com/ ⚠️ Ground News: Get 50% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman 💻 Sponsored by Aura: Try it free for 2 weeks! See if your data is safe at https://aura.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- Pakman Discord: https://davidpakman.com/discord -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave a Voicemail: (219)-2DAVIDP

28 Tammi 58min

-- On the Show: -- MAGA is already starting to crack, just a week into Donald Trump's second presidential term -- Donald Trump has already earned himself impeachment after just days in office, but trying it would be a futile effort -- Confirming that he will be terrible for Palestinians, Donald Trump is caught admitting that his plan is to "clean out" the Palestinians from Gaza -- California Governor Gavin Newsom humiliates Donald Trump on the runway upon his arrival in California -- Vice President JD Vance snaps when pressed on when and how the Trump administration will lower grocery prices and we explore why lower them is quite difficult -- Donald Trump delivers a terrifying, confused and unhinged speech in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Doctor Phil is now disgustingly attempting to cash in on immigration raids, monetizing them for clicks -- MAGA cultists are pushing to put Donald Trump's face on Mount Rushmore -- On the Bonus Show: Top Republicans urge Trump to rethink stripping security from ex-officials, Trump slaps another country with "emergency" tariffs in trade war, Trump signs executive order to release more JFK, RKF, and MLK assassination files, much more... 😬 Remi mouth guards: Get up to 50% OFF with code PAKMAN at https://shopremi.com/pakman 📖 Buy “The Snooze Who Refused to Choose” at https://wobblewand.com ☕ Cambio Roasters: Get 20% off with code PAKMAN at https://cambioroasters.com ⚠️ Ground News: Get 50% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman 😺 Smalls cat food: Use code PAKMAN for 50% off & free shipping at https://smalls.com 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- Pakman Discord: https://davidpakman.com/discord -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave a Voicemail: (219)-2DAVIDP

27 Tammi 1h 3min

-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of the Page Perspective, fills in for David. Subscribe to her channel at http://www.youtube.com/@brittanyepage -- An aide to Mike Johnson discouraged subpoenaing former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's text messages out of fear they would reveal sexually explicit texts from Republican lawmakers -- Donald Trump keeps signing executive orders without being aware of what they'll do -- New details emerge from Pete Hegseth's accuser right before the Senate readies a vote on whether to confirm him as Defense Secretary -- Elizabeth Warren sends Elon Musk and DOGE thirty ideas on how to cut government spending -- Donald Trump's ICE is already detaining the wrong people, including American citizens and veterans -- Less than a week into the second Trump presidency, there's already a scandal concerning White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt -- The father of a newly-pardoned January 6th Capitol rioter warns about his son's behavior -- Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin criticizes DEI even though his dad gave him a multi-million dollar business -- A Republican judge strikes down Trump's executive order against birthright citizenship -- A Washington DC judge calls January 6th rioters "poor losers" -- On the Bonus Show: Jesse Dollemore joins Brittany, MAGA granny turns down Trump pardon, Catholic Church responds to Trump orders, and much more... ⚠️ Ground News: Get 50% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman ✉️ StartMail: Get 50% OFF a year subscription at https://startmail.com/pakman 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman 💻 Sponsored by Aura: Try it free for 2 weeks! See if your data is safe at https://aura.com/pakman 🥄 Use code PAKMAN for $5 off Magic Spoon at https://magicspoon.com/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- Pakman Discord: https://davidpakman.com/discord -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave a Voicemail: (219)-2DAVIDP

24 Tammi 1h 1min

-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of the Page Perspective, fills in for David. Subscribe to her channel at http://www.youtube.com/@brittanyepage -- The New York Times sane-wahses Donald Trump by saying he has a "muscular vision of presidential power" -- Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is offering tours of the Capitol to newly released January 6th rioters -- January 6th rioters, newly pardoned by Donald Trump, are celebrating by buying guns -- Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin shows he will continue to resist Donald Trump and the Republican Party -- Donald Trump does an interview in the Oval Office with Fox News's Sean Hannity -- Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez discusses the Elon Musk Nazi salute controversy -- Fox News host Jeanine Pirro attacks the "woke bishop" who spoke to Trump during his inauguration -- Democratic Senator Tim Kaine excoriates Trump's Office of Management and Budget nominee Russell Vought -- Officer Michael Fanone responds to the mass pardoning of January 6th rioters -- On the Bonus Show: Jesse Dollemore joins Brittany, meteorologist gets fired for criticizing Elon salute, Trump pauses communications between health agencies and the public, and much more... 💻 Get Private Internet Access for 83% OFF + 4 months free at https://www.piavpn.com/David 💻 Sponsored by Aura: Try it free for 2 weeks! See if your data is safe at https://aura.com/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep: Get 25% OFF and 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/pakman 💪 AG1 is offering you a FREE $76 GIFT when you sign up at https://athleticgreens.com/pakman  🥦 Lumen lets you master your metabolism. GET 20% OFF at https://lumen.me/pakman ⚠️ Ground News: Get 50% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- Pakman Discord: https://davidpakman.com/discord -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave a Voicemail: (219)-2DAVIDP

23 Tammi 1h 16min

-- On the Show: -- Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the New Democratic Party in the Canadian House of Commons, joins David to discuss Donald Trump's tariffs threats, how Canada should retaliate, and much more -- Exploring the tragic reality of "engineered incompetence" in this new Trump administration -- Donald Trump's immigration raids reportedly start today -- Donald Trump has blanket pardoned about 1500 January 6 rioters -- Within minutes of being sworn in, Donald Trump delivers absolute horror in the Oval Office -- Donald Trump works quickly to try to erase as much of what President Joe Biden did as possible during his first day as President in this second term -- Donald Trump confirms that Joe Biden was right to issue pre-emptive pardons when he claims that Nancy Pelosi committed crimes -- Elon Musk appears to give a Nazi salute during a post-inauguration event -- CNN attempts to sanewash Donald Trump, clearly desperate to maintain access to him -- A MAGA caller to a Las Vegas radio station wildly attacks David Pakman -- Drudge Report prominently promotes David's editorial article about the new tech oligarchy under Trump -- Vivek Ramaswamy already appears to be getting pushed out of Donald Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE -- Nobody can handle being wrong anymore, and it's a real problem -- David explains that he wants Donald Trump's presidency to succeed, for the good of the country -- On the Bonus Show: White House puts diversity staff on paid leave, and much more... 👩‍❤️‍👨 Try the Paired App FREE for 7 days and get 25% OFF at https://paired.com/pakman ⚠️ Ground News: Get 50% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman ✉️ StartMail: Get 50% OFF a year subscription at https://startmail.com/pakman 💻 Sponsored by Aura: Try it free for 2 weeks! See if your data is safe at https://aura.com/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman 🧠 Try Brain.fm totally free for a month at https://brain.fm/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- Pakman Discord: https://davidpakman.com/discord -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave a Voicemail: (219)-2DAVIDP

22 Tammi 1h 40min

-- On the Show: -- Cory Booker, US Senator from New Jersey, discusses the Trump inauguration and the path forward for Democrats these next four years -- The inauguration of Donald Trump as 47th President takes place, unleashing global humiliation once again -- Donald Trump holds a final pre-inauguration rally, which becomes a total catastrophe, including Trump appearing to admit that Elon Musk did something with the voting machines in Pennsylvania -- President Joe Biden pardons Anthony Fauci, General Mark Milley, former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, members of the January 6 committee and others in an effort to prevent them from being targeted by Trump's justice department -- Panicking over an inevitable tiny inauguration crowd, Donald Trump moves his inauguration indoors and claims it's due to the weather -- After saying he would ban TikTok in 2020, Donald Trump now claims to have saved TikTok, despite not being president at the time that TikTok ended its self-imposed ban on itself, in a confusing story -- MAGA Mike Johnson is asked how he and Trump will finally bring down prices now that they are in charge, and Johnson has absolutely no answer, a preview of the next four years -- Donald Trump launches an obvious grift scam meme coin on the even of his inauguration -- A review of President Joe Biden's outgoing economic metrics, setting the stage to accurately evaluate the economic performance of Donald Trump's second term -- On the Bonus Show: Inauguration takeaways, the next four years, a review of Donald Trump's Inauguration Day executive orders, much more... 🔊 Babbel language learning: Get up to 60% OFF at https://babbel.com/pakman ⚠️ Ground News: Get 50% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep: Get 25% OFF and 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/pakman 💻 Sponsored by Aura: Try it free for 2 weeks! See if your data is safe at https://aura.com/pakman 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code PAKMAN for $30 off & free baked goods at https://wildgrain.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- Pakman Discord: https://davidpakman.com/discord -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave a Voicemail: (219)-2DAVIDP

21 Tammi 1h 10min

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM DECEMBER 11, 2024 -- On the Show: -- Andrea Chalupa, host of the Gaslit Nation podcast, joins David to discuss effective ways to push back against authoritarianism, and much more -- The alleged assassin of United Healthcare CEO Brian Johnson has been identified as Luigi Mangione, who has been arrested, and his social media history is now a focus of attention -- 28 seconds of pure cognitive dissonance from Fox News about Luigi Mangione and Daniel Penny -- The secret about Donald Trump's policies that his followers appear to have no idea about -- Harmeet Dhillon has been nominated by Donald Trump to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, and this is a dangerous nomination that is getting very little attention -- Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, runs away from questions about Bashar al-Assad after making a meaningless statement about her views on Assad's fleeing to Russia -- Donald Trump spits out a word salad when asked by NBC News' Kristen Welker whether he will raise the federal minimum wage as President -- A disoriented Trump puts up a bizarre Truth Social post about Democrats wanting to eliminate the popular vote -- Jason Miller, Donald Trump's press flunkie, appears to whitewash everything Trump said about imprisoning members of the January 6 House Committee -- On the Bonus Show: The danger of 3D printed ghost guns, only 22% support Biden pardoning Hunter, Trump chooses another family member for ambassador, and much more... 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman ✉️ StartMail: Get 50% OFF a year subscription at https://startmail.com/pakman ☕ Beam melatonin hot cocoa: Code PAKMAN for up to 40% OFF at https://shopbeam.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- Pakman Discord: https://davidpakman.com/discord -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave a Voicemail: (219)-2DAVIDP

20 Tammi 1h 8min