Everything is suddenly going wrong

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

News, Politics

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Donald Trump damages Republican prospects in the 2026 midterms as betting markets shift to a 50/50 chance of Democrats winning control of the Senate -- Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin publicly feud with personal insults on social media while Donald Trump intervenes to defend Mark Levin, exposing growing conflict inside the MAGA movement -- Karoline Leavitt struggles to answer basic questions from reporters about the Iran conflict, troop deployments, and allied military support -- Donald Trump posts a lengthy late-night rant attacking the Supreme Court over a tariff ruling while repeating claims about the 2020 election and accusing the court of political bias -- JD Vance claims rising gas prices in 2026 are the fault of Joe Biden, even as prices surge after Donald Trump’s Iran war and instability in global oil markets -- Donald Trump boasts on Truth Social that media figures who criticized him have lost influence, signaling pressure on journalists and media organizations that challenge him -- Stephen Cheung attacks Gavin Newsom with personal insults after Gavin Newsom posts a clip from our interview with him in which he criticizes Stephen Miller -- Tim Dillon criticizes Donald Trump and warns that the Iran conflict and economic conditions could push the country toward a wider crisis -- On the Bonus Show: Tucker Carlson says he is under investigation, rumors spread about Netanyahu being replaced by a body double, and much more... 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code DAVID for $30 off & free croissants FOR LIFE at https://wildgrain.com/david 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman ✉️ StartMail: Get 50% OFF for a year subscription at https://startmail.com/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 (00:00) Start(01:38) GOP Senate outlook collapses(07:44) Kelly Levin MAGA feud(17:21) Leavitt struggles on Iran questions(25:13) Trump attacks Supreme Court ruling(31:12) Vance blames Biden for gas(37:50) Trump boasts about media critics(42:46) Cheung attacks Newsom over interview(49:11) Tim Dillon criticizes Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.0	vanta.com. There are troubling new signs that Donald Trump has put his own party in serious
0:35.7	trouble heading into the midterms. I'm not talking only about the
0:38.4	House of Representatives. I'm talking about the Senate where the betting markets now have it as 50-50
0:43.9	who will ultimately take control of the Senate in November. At the same time, we have a MAGA meltdown
0:50.7	as Trump supporters Megan Kelly and Mark Levvin are fighting with each other in a bizarre
0:58.6	public feud as Donald Trump's press secretary Caroline Levitt struggles really badly to answer
1:05.4	the most simple questions about what is happening in the Iran war.
1:10.0	What is going on with troop movements? And
1:12.7	Trump in an act of desperation posts a late night wall of text rant attacking the Supreme
1:19.4	Court after another setback. And this is going to read like a joke because the reason
1:25.7	gas prices are up is because of Donald Trump's decision to invade
1:29.5	Iran. But the hairbrained and slightly dim uncharismatic vice president, J.D. Vance is saying
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