10/21/25: Anger is building as White House demolition begins
The David Pakman Show
David Pakman
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🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
-- On the Show:
-- Abigail Spanberger, Democratic Nominee for Governor of Virginia, joins us to discuss her race against Republican Winsome Earle-Sears on November 4th
-- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for a nationwide general strike as millions rally under the “No Kings” banner demanding collective power and accountability
-- Donald Trump secretly begins demolishing parts of the White House to build a $250 million ballroom, bypassing oversight and sparking outrage over his disregard for history
-- New analysis shows New England and New York could thrive independently as one of the richest nations, exposing red‑state dependence on federal subsidies
-- Trump stumbles through incoherent interviews about China, healthcare, and foreign leaders, revealing worsening cognitive decline and erratic behavior
-- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responds “your mom did” to a reporter asking why Trump and Putin will meet in Budapest, escalating the administration’s immaturity
-- Trump attacks GOP Rep. Thomas Massie after he demands the release of the Epstein files, fueling speculation that the president fears what the documents will reveal
-- A ProPublica investigation finds Trump expanding anonymous federal forces with unmarked vehicles and warrantless arrests, echoing classic authoritarian secret‑police tactics
-- On the Bonus Show: Americans can't afford their car payments, the Supreme Court will weigh in on gun rights for drug users, Seth Moulton challenges Ed Markey for Senate as Dan Koh enters the race for Congress, and much more...
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(16:22) New England/New York could thrive
(22:30) Trump stumbles in interviews
(30:29) Leavitt escalates press immaturity
(36:19) Abigail Spanberger Interview
(1:03:29) Trump expands secret federal forces
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| 0:00.0 | On today's show, anger is building across the country and the Trump White House never saw it coming. |
| 0:07.1 | We are now seeing the first serious calls for a national strike, not a protest, not a march, really a work stoppage. |
| 0:14.6 | And it's coming from Chicago's mayor, Brandon Johnson. |
| 0:17.7 | It's a simple idea. |
| 0:19.6 | If Trump can't be stopped through the courts or through Congress, maybe he could be stopped |
| 0:24.4 | by the people that actually make the country work. |
| 0:28.0 | I'm also going to speak with Abigail Spanberger. |
| 0:31.2 | She is running for governor of Virginia. |
| 0:33.1 | This is one of the most important elections this off year in November. |
| 0:37.7 | Meanwhile, Trump is literally demolishing part of the White House. |
| 0:41.1 | The East Wing part of it is being torn down to make room for his $250 million Patriot |
| 0:46.8 | Ballroom, supposedly funded by generous donors. |
| 0:50.6 | The administration has even told federal employees, don't take pictures, which is what you always do if what you're doing is above board, right? |
| 0:58.0 | And while the chaos unfolds, red state secessionists are going to hate this next part because if any region could actually leave and thrive, it's the Northeast. |
| 1:11.0 | The numbers don't lie. |
| 1:12.0 | We're going to look at it. |
| 1:13.8 | Plus Trump's mental decline on full display with another day of incoherent rants. |
| 1:19.9 | His press secretary is reduced to saying, your mom did it to a reporter. |
| 1:26.3 | And Trump melts down over a Republican congressman just asking a few too many questions about Jeffrey Epstein. |
| 1:34.1 | ProPublica has also uncovered the new secret police force of unmarked agents and unaccountable detentions. |
| 1:43.1 | The full authoritarian checklist. all of it on today's |
| 1:47.0 | show. |
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