10/8/25: The week from hell, allies panic, governors revolt

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Democrat Mindy O'Neall defeats incumbent Republican Mayor David Pruhs in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Pruhs concedes with grace instead of conspiracy theories -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker accuses Donald Trump of suffering from dementia while condemning his decision to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland -- Attorney General Pam Bondi erupts in a combative Senate hearing, dodging questions about Trump and Epstein while lashing out at Democratic senators -- Trump openly suggests rewarding loyal federal workers and punishing others, effectively proposing an unconstitutional spoils system on national television -- Trump baffles Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a press conference with rambling, incoherent remarks about airports, AOC, and a Canada–US "merger" -- Stephen Miller accidentally admits on CNN that Trump has "plenary authority," exposing the administration's authoritarian mindset before the network cuts him off -- Stephen Miller doubles down on extremist rhetoric and racist remarks while dismissing accusations of incitement -- Trump calls for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker, echoing the rhetoric of 20th-century dictators targeting dissenters -- Former MAGA-friendly podcasters like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and Adin Ross rapidly distance themselves from Donald Trump as their audiences turn against his presidency -- On the Bonus Show: Mike Johnson warns furloughed workers may not get back pay, the White House says it'll use tariff revenue to pay for food assistance, the Treasury defends minting a Trump coin, and much more... 💳 PDS Debt: Get your free assessment & find the best option for you at https://pdsdebt.com/pakman 📄 UPDF: Try this revolutionary new PDF tool totally free at https://davidpakman.com/updf ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/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 -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow (00:00) Intro (00:43) Democrat defeats Republican Mayor in Alaska (05:33) Governor Pritzker calls out Trump's dementia (16:00) Pam Bondi clashes with Democrats in Senate hearing (26:02) Trump suggests rewarding loyal workers, punishing others (29:22) Trump confuses Canadian PM with bizarre press remarks (37:15) Stephen Miller admits Trump has "plenary authority" (42:38) Miller doubles down on extremist rhetoric (49:26) Trump calls for jailing Chicago Mayor and IL Governor (54:25) Former MAGA podcasters distance themselves from Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Donald Trump's week from hell just got worse. His aides are melting down on live TV.
0:06.0	Governors are blaming dementia for his troop deployments.
0:10.0	And even MAGA podcast bros like Joe Rogan and Theo Vaughn are suddenly sprinting away from
0:16.0	Trump.
0:17.0	Meanwhile, Attorney General Pam Bondi loses it when questioned by senators, farmers are turning
0:23.4	on the administration and Republican mayors are get this, conceding elections without claiming
0:29.0	voter fraud.
0:30.0	Isn't that refreshing?
0:31.5	The cracks are showing everywhere.
0:33.9	Let's get into it. Well, I have some sort of nice news to start with for a change.
0:46.3	A Republican was brutally kicked to the curb by a Democrat in one of their Alaska strongholds.
0:52.3	And that's good news already.
0:54.7	But the big shock is that the loser, David Pruse, did not claim voter fraud.
1:00.2	He did not blame Antifa or Antifa.
1:04.6	He didn't file a lawsuit.
1:06.2	He just conceded the race.
1:08.1	Can you imagine?
1:09.3	So this takes us to Fairbanks, Alaska, where Democrat,
1:13.4	Mindy O'Neill, defeated the incumbent Republican mayor David Pruse. And this flips a conservative,
1:20.6	a seat that Republicans have held for nearly a decade. Now, O'Neill got 54% of the vote.
1:26.8	Pruse got just under 46% of the vote.
1:30.0	The Republican didn't pretend it was close.
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