10/9/25: Israel-Hamas hostage deal reached, Trump to get medical evaluation
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David Pakman
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🗓️ 9 October 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
-- On the Show:
-- Tammy Baldwin, Democratic Senator from Wisconsin, joins us to discuss the government shutdown, healthcare funding, the effects of Trump's trade war on her state, and much more…
-- Israel and Hamas agree on initial cease-fire terms and a hostage-for-prisoner exchange, bringing cautious hope amid ongoing humanitarian crises
-- Senators confront Mike Johnson about the Epstein files and question why Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva has not been sworn in
-- Representative Hakeem Jeffries confronts Representative Lawler over Medicaid cuts and refuses to be talked over during a fiery exchange
-- Governor J.B. Pritzker challenges Donald Trump, saying if he comes for his people he must come through him
-- A Republican military wife calls out Mike Johnson on C-SPAN for refusing to call the House back and criticizes his handling of Obamacare and Trump policies
-- Last month, Trump accidentally posted a private message to Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly, pressuring her to prosecute political enemies, including James Comey
-- Trump misunderstands habeas corpus during an interview, asking who it is and leaving the topic to Kristi Noem
-- Trump admits taking away freedom of speech because he wants to punish flag burners
-- Trump is set for a Walter Reed medical evaluation amid concerns about his health, balance, cognition, and recent chronic conditions
-- Trump gives a rambling interview claiming tariffs create peace and save lives while boasting about booming restaurant business in Washington D.C.
-- On the Bonus Show: The man who allegedly started the Palisades wildfire gets arrested, Katie Porter faces criticism after a contentious interview, gold is having its best year since 1979, and much more...
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(05:53) Senators question Mike Johnson on Epstein files
(09:12) Hakeem Jeffries clashes with Lawler over Medicaid
(16:01) Governor Pritzker challenges Trump directly
(21:59) Military wife criticizes Mike Johnson on C-SPAN
(29:38) Trump posts private message to Pam Bondi
(35:08) Trump confused about habeas corpus
(40:21) Tammy Baldwin on shutdown and healthcare
(53:03) Trump limits free speech over flag burning
(58:28) Trump set for Walter Reed checkup
(1:03:11) Trump claims tariffs save lives
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| 0:00.0 | Today, a hostage deal has reportedly been reached between Israel and Hamas. |
| 0:05.1 | This will potentially pave the way for a ceasefire. |
| 0:08.1 | It is also getting increasingly ugly on Capitol Hill. |
| 0:11.7 | Government remains shut down. |
| 0:13.9 | Democratic senators finally are demanding answers on the Epstein files. |
| 0:17.7 | And Maga Mike Johnson is just falling apart bad after bad after bad. |
| 0:23.4 | Hakeem Jeffries is showing signs of life and snapped at a Republican congressman in a moment |
| 0:28.2 | we need about a hundred of. |
| 0:29.9 | And J.B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, is saying to Trump, come and get me after Trump |
| 0:35.2 | said that Pritzker should be imprisoned. |
| 0:38.0 | Plus, a Republican military wife goes off on Maga Mike Johnson on live TV. |
| 0:44.5 | A Trump private message was posted publicly on truth social. |
| 0:49.9 | It is bad. |
| 0:51.2 | And Trump seems to think habeas corpus is a person rather than a legal concept. |
| 0:56.5 | Trump also bragging about ending freedom of speech. |
| 0:59.2 | And we've learned he's headed to Walter Reed for a not so routine medical evaluation. |
| 1:05.6 | All of that and more today. Coming just days after the two-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war, we have news that a deal |
| 1:25.1 | has supposedly been reached still to be ratified, I guess we would say, and |
| 1:31.0 | signed in Egypt maybe over the next 24 hours. |
| 1:35.1 | This is a hostage prisoner swap deal. |
| 1:38.2 | The idea being this may lead to a permanent ceasefire. |
| 1:43.3 | Now we have reported agreement on the initial terms. The |
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