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David Pakman

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🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat from Connecticut, joins us to discuss Donald Trump’s military actions against Iran, who should be held accountable, and what steps Congress can take to limit presidential war powers -- Donald Trump demands the Texas Republican Senate primary effectively stop and says the candidate he does not endorse should immediately drop out -- Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove asks Kristi Noem during a congressional hearing whether she has had a sexual relationship with Corey Lewandowski -- Karoline Leavitt defends Donald Trump’s Iran policy with vague explanations and clashes with Kaitlan Collins while refusing to clearly state the administration’s goals -- Karoline Leavitt refuses to explain the cause of the cream used on Donald Trump’s neck as reporters press the White House about the unexplained rash -- Donald Trump delivers a series of confused and slurred remarks while repeating unsupported claims about Iran being two weeks from a nuclear weapon -- Photos of Donald Trump’s ear appear to show a diagonal earlobe crease sometimes associated with cardiovascular disease -- On the Bonus Show: The Senate turns down legislation to stop Trump's war with Iran, RFK Jr. pushes medical schools to teach more about nutrition, Dan Crenshaw's loss in Texas is largely due to a feud with a billionaire, and much more... 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get 27% OFF sitewide at https://helixsleep.com/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code DAVID for $30 off & free croissants FOR LIFE at https://wildgrain.com/david -- 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) Start(01:09) Trump tries to stop Texas primary(07:54) Noem questioned about Lewandowski(19:29) Leavitt defends Trump Iran policy(27:57) Leavitt dodges question on rash(33:16) Chris Murphy interview(44:22) Trump delivers confused Iran remarks(50:47) Ear crease may indicate health risk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A truly bizarre moment during congressional testimony where a democratic lawmaker asked
0:05.2	Christy Noem a question, I don't think anybody expected, which is, are you sleeping
0:09.7	with Corey Lewandowski?
0:11.6	And the camera caught Christy Noem's husband sitting right behind her looking furious.
0:16.0	We're going to look at the entire hearing.
0:17.8	Meanwhile, the White House is giving a very strange explanation for that rash
0:22.0	that suddenly appeared on Donald Trump's neck. Reporters asked, what is the treatment for?
0:27.6	And the answer from Caroline Levitt was not exactly transparent. We're also going to look at
0:33.2	another hearing where Trump is struggling to speak, but maybe more importantly, makes a seemingly
0:39.3	impossible claim about Iran's proximity to nuclear weapons after that capability was supposedly
0:45.7	obliterated just months ago.
0:48.0	And we will start with the demand that a Republican Senate primary in Texas stop now.
0:55.0	Why?
0:56.0	Why won't we let the people be heard?
0:58.0	Well, tells you a lot about how this administration thinks elections are supposed to work.
1:07.0	We sadly have to start with how dictators behave and the sorts of demands that dictators make.
1:15.6	Sometimes it's just a tantrum, but sometimes it's a complete and total authoritarian meltdown.
1:20.6	And that's what we have here.
1:22.6	Donald Trump is furious about what's going on in the Republican primary for the Senate in Texas.
1:28.3	This is the race that James Talariko won on the Democratic primary earlier this week.
1:33.4	And on the Republican side, you may recall that we are going to a runoff because nobody got
1:38.2	the required 50%.
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