12/16/24: We need opposition, not resistance, as Elon Musk takes over Trump

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- A new Trump "resistance" isn't going to cut it this time, and what is truly needed is an enduring opposition -- ABC News settles defamation lawsuit for $15 million with Donald Trump, a disastrous move that Trump will tout as a huge victory over the "fake news media" -- Donald Trump admits that bringing grocery prices down, an important pillar of his campaign, is unlikely to happen -- Reversing his campaign rhetoric, Donald Trump admits that he does know about Project 2025 and that some of it is "very good" -- The MAGA agenda likely to be ushered in during Donald Trump's second term is likely to destroy the Republican Party from within -- Governor Larry Hogan posts a warning to Twitter about "drones" that he saw over his house, which are actually merely stars in the sky -- Elon Musk is slowly taking control of Donald Trump's incoming government -- Peter Thiel gives what is possibly the worst answer of any interview ever during a conversation with Piers Morgan -- On the Bonus Show: Senator John Fetterman joins Truth Social and calls for a Trump pardon, Trump selects his own Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes to lead intelligence advisory board, overdose deaths in the US fell 17% in 1 year, much more... 🌱 Ounce of Hope: Get 20% off with code PAKMAN at https://ounceofhope.com 🛍️ BuildYourStore: Free AI store builder (w/ 3mo Shopify plan for $1) at https://buildyourstore.ai/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman 🖼️ Aura Frames: Use code PAKMAN for $35 OFF & free shipping at https://auraframes.com/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep: Get 25% OFF and 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/pakman 🔊 Babbel language learning: Get up to 60% OFF at https://babbel.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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the show, everybody.
0:08.8	I spent a bunch of time this weekend thinking about the concept of resistance and whether
0:15.9	that concept is really enough for the next four years. After Donald Trump kind of squeaked through the
0:23.6	2016 election, we saw the resistance kind of emerge. And it was the bumper stickers, I resist,
0:31.6	and the whole thing. And basically, it was thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, millions of Americans getting
0:39.1	off the sidelines, pushing back against an agenda that felt extreme and chaotic and dangerous.
0:46.2	And the thinking sort of was for Trump's first term, if we can hold Trump's worst impulses
0:52.2	at bay for four years, we'll restore some kind of normalcy,
0:57.1	let's endure this bizarre and dangerous chapter, then the country will come to its senses.
1:03.2	And it sort of did happen in the sense that Donald Trump was defeated in 2020 by Joe Biden.
1:10.4	Now, Mark Elias, who's been a guest on this show, has a great piece called Building the Opposition,
1:18.8	where he writes that some people today are starting to say the resistance was a failure,
1:25.6	and therefore it's inappropriate for the second Trump term.
1:29.2	And they call it these naive protests. They say it's sign waving that didn't really do anything
1:35.2	during Trump's first four years. And whether or not a resistance is the right thing for the next
1:40.7	four years, I completely disagree that the resistance to Trump's first term
1:45.1	didn't work.
1:46.0	It prevented the Affordable Care Act from being gutted.
1:49.6	It helped build the legal and civic infrastructure that took Trump to court and won some
1:54.6	important battles.
1:56.0	It energized the wave of fresh candidates who transformed the 2018 midterms. And at the end of the day,
2:03.6	that resistance led to Trump being deposed after just one term, Joe Biden coming in,
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