2/27/25: Elon in cabinet meeting as DOGE wins quietly deleted

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) joins David to discuss the forthcoming Republican tax plan, the state of the Democratic Party, and more -- Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr dismisses the seriousness of the child measles epidemic in Texas where one child has now died -- Donald Trump shocks his own cabinet at a cabinet meeting during which he talks about "bloated, fat, digusting" -- Elon Musk is part of Donald Trump's cabinet meeting for reasons that can't be clearly articulated -- DOGE quietly deletes its bigger "spending cuts" once it is revealed they are not really spending cuts -- Donald Trump and Republicans' new tax plan is exposed as a destroyer of the working class -- Donald Trump is officially the most unpopular president in 70 years based on approval during February of the first month of a term -- On the Bonus Show: Chief Justice John Roberts pauses order for Trump admin to pay $2 billion in foreign aid, Ohio GOP says people didn't know what they voted for on cannabis legalization, Gavin Newsom starts a podcast and will interview MAGA favorites, much more... 🍵 Pique: Get 20% OFF delicious Pu'er Teas at https://piquelife.com/pakman 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman 🧽 Blueland: Get 15% OFF sustainable cleaning products at https://blueland.com/pakman 📈 Manifold: Get free Sweepcash when you sign up at https://manifold.markets/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/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 -- 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the David Packman Show.
0:09.0	We've been talking about the debasement and the coarsening of our political climate in the United States.
0:16.6	And exhibit A in making such a case would be the first cabinet meeting of the new administration,
0:22.1	which took place yesterday.
0:23.6	Yes, Elon Musk was there.
0:25.4	Why?
0:25.8	We don't know.
0:26.6	But he was, and we'll talk about it.
0:28.5	Yes, Donald Trump used the words, what were they bloated, disgusting, something else.
0:36.7	We will talk about it.
0:38.5	But one of the most disturbing moments in the first cabinet meeting yesterday was Secretary
0:45.5	of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Bobby, right?
0:50.6	As Trump likes to say, brushing off as as normal as not a big deal that there is a massive
1:01.5	measles outbreak in Texas now Robert F Kennedy Jr. isn't stupid he's wrong about a lot of
1:09.0	things but he's not stupid.
1:10.9	And so he knows exactly how to respond to try to minimize the importance of this outbreak,
1:17.8	but he's missing a couple of key elements.
1:20.2	And by the way, a child has now died thanks to the anti-vax caused measles outbreak in Texas.
1:27.5	So let's listen to what Bobby had to say, and then we'll talk about the details.
1:31.5	There's a measles outbreak in Texas at the moment in which a child is reported to who died.
1:37.0	Do you have concerns about that?
1:38.3	And have you asked Secretary Kennedy to look into that?
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