8/14/25: Newsom's plan to end Trump presidency, Dems are finally fighting

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Gavin Newsom unveils an aggressive redistricting strategy in California aimed at flipping House seats from Republicans to Democrats -- Gavin Newsom's California redistricting push is an example of Democrats matching Republican aggression with a clear plan to stop Donald Trump's second term agenda -- New data shows the Producer Price Index surging far beyond expectations signaling that higher business costs will soon hit consumers and complicate Federal Reserve rate cut plans -- Donald Trump delivers a series of rambling and contradictory comments on topics ranging from golf course grass to border wall construction to sanctions on Russia -- A string of disjointed remarks by Donald Trump raises questions about his coherence and focus after months of media attention on Joe Biden's mental fitness -- New figures show the federal budget deficit surging despite record tariff revenue as Donald Trump's economic promises collide with rising spending and slower growth -- Nebraska Republican Don Bacon publicly concedes that Donald Trump's tariffs have devastated his state's economy and slashed GDP by six percent -- Karoline Leavitt delivers a series of blunders on Fox News including falsely claiming Trump inherited a war from Joe Biden -- Eric Trump is fact checked on air for lying about Biden's market record and awkwardly defends profiting from the presidency alongside Donald Trump Jr -- On the Bonus Show: Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas plan their next move, MAGA is coming for legal marijuana, American drinking rates are declining, and much more... 😬 Remi mouth guards: Get up to 50% OFF with code PAKMAN at https://shopremi.com/pakman ✉️ StartMail: Get 50% OFF for a year subscription at https://startmail.com/pakman ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the show, everybody.
0:09.0	I have something to talk to you about today that is a great thing that Democrats are doing.
0:14.2	It's rare.
0:15.2	It's rare that we have something specific to fight for.
0:18.0	It's not a press release.
0:19.8	It's not, oh, we're going to file a lawsuit, not ignoring
0:23.3	the importance of lawsuits, but this is something real. This is something we can get involved
0:28.9	in. This is something we can donate to if we want. And it has the potential to stop the Trump
0:34.7	administration in its tracks effectively by taking back Congress by doing
0:41.0	some aggressive redistricting. Now, I'm going to tell you everything that's going on. I will tell
0:46.0	you why I think it's a good thing. And maybe you disagree. And you'll tell me why. But maybe you will
0:51.1	agree. California governor Gavin Newsom has launched the most aggressive
0:56.5	counter strike that we have seen against Donald Trump's grip on Congress. What Gavin Newsom
1:02.7	has announced is that California will draw brand new congressional maps. These maps will be subject
1:10.3	to the approval of California residents.
1:13.4	There will be a referendum. If California residents don't want this, then it's not going to happen.
1:18.7	And that makes this very different than what Texas is doing. Now, you might be saying, David,
1:24.3	I thought you were against gerrymandering. And of course, I am.
1:28.2	But I'm also against unilateral disarmament.
1:30.8	And I will explain in a moment.
1:33.1	Gavin Newsom put out a post written in Donald Trump's all cap style where he declared that
1:39.8	these congressional maps will end the Trump presidency.
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