Desperation peaks as 2026 isn't looking so good
The David Pakman Show
David Pakman
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🗓️ 31 December 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
-- On the Show
-- Attorney General Pam Bondi deletes a tweet praising what she thought was Donald Trump's success after realizing the overdose data actually reflects declines under Joe Biden
-- Dr Oz downplays vaccines and promotes vague wellness advice while ignoring evidence that flu shots reduce hospitalization even in weak match years
-- Donald Trump pressures supporters to donate immediately by falsely claiming Democrats will steal imaginary tariff rebate money
-- Donald Trump reposts praise from foreign troll accounts posing as MAGA supporters while railing against foreign interference
-- Caroline Sunshine frames Donald Trump as a paternal authority who rewards and punishes states, saying Trump is "daddy"
-- Megyn Kelly argues Trump's personal misconduct does not matter while minimizing documented sexual abuse and overstating his policy record
-- Tomi Lahren attacks retired and seriously ill Joe Biden for taking a vacation while excusing Donald Trump's constant time off in office
-- Karl Rove warns that fatigue with Donald Trump is spreading inside his own coalition ahead of the 2026 midterms
-- On the Bonus Show: Trump says he's halting child care payments to Minnesota, SNAP bans on some junk food items set to begin, the key moments of 2025, and much more...
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(17:17) Trump Invents Tariff Scam
(23:38) Trump Boosts Foreign Trolls
(29:29) Trump Framed as "Daddy"
(36:06) Megyn Kelly Excuses Misconduct
(44:35) Lahren Attacks Biden Vacation
(49:52) Karl Rove Warns Trump Fatigue
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We are on the precipice of 2026 and it is looming very large for Republicans. |
| 0:06.0 | We are going to talk about it. |
| 0:08.0 | Donald Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi panic deleting a tweet after accidentally praising |
| 0:13.0 | former President Joe Biden with her own chart. |
| 0:17.0 | Really a revelation into how propaganda works in Trump world, which is vibe first |
| 0:23.9 | Facts later. |
| 0:25.7 | Dr. Oz went on TV and delivered dangerously bad medical advice, raising more questions |
| 0:31.9 | as to whether this guy should be in charge of anything, never mind anything medically |
| 0:35.9 | related. |
| 0:36.8 | And we now see the Trump administration shaking down its own supporters for cash using fake |
| 0:42.9 | headlines, using imaginary deadlines, and completely fabricated economic ideas. |
| 0:49.1 | It is pure panic. |
| 0:50.8 | And it's all happening during a cost of living crisis. |
| 0:53.1 | We're also going to show you |
| 0:55.9 | How Donald Trump I guess accidentally |
| 1:00.2 | reposted praise from these foreign troll accounts actually making our point for us and then Caroline sunshine is back and |
| 1:09.6 | She says Trump is daddy and you'd better accept it. |
| 1:13.6 | It is a cult, ladies and gentlemen. |
| 1:15.3 | The last show of the year, glad you're with me today. |
| 1:25.7 | The architecture of propaganda, something I've talked about for a while. |
| 1:29.7 | We do a lot of media analysis and criticism on this program. |
| 1:33.7 | We also like to look beyond a chart or headline and really explain how you can deceive |
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