Inflation spikes, Trump doesn’t care, but RFK wants more sperm

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Senator Cory Booker, Democrat from New Jersey, joins us to discuss Democratic strategy ahead of the midterms, the Iran war, and more… -- Inflation reaches 3.8% as energy prices jump nearly 18% annually, gas prices stay near multi-year highs, and wages fall while prices increase -- White House spokesperson Anna Kelly says Trump is “not in a rush” to address high gas prices, while Trump calls the oil crisis “amazing” -- Donald Trump praises Xi Jinping for ruling China with an “iron fist” and calls Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko “fantastic” -- A new poll finds millions of Americans question whether the assassination attempts against Donald Trump in Butler and DC were real -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warns that sperm counts have dropped while Donald Trump appears asleep before later praising McDonald’s -- Trump delivers a rambling speech where he mocks Gavin Newsom and jokes about Secret Service agents lifting JD Vance “like a little boy" -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Marjorie Taylor Greene as a “proven bigot and anti-semite,” sparking backlash from Cenk Uygur -- On the Bonus Show: Calls for Democrats to pack the court return, a California mayor is charged with acting as a foreign agent for China, Trump weighs suspending the gas tax, and much more... 💦 Pocket Hose: Text PAKMAN to 64000 for two free gifts with purchase of Pocket Hose Ballistic 🤖 Sponsored by Venice: Use code PAKMAN for 20% off a Pro Account at ⁠https://venice.ai/pakman⁠ 🛌 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 -- 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 (01:24) Inflation hits highest level in 3 years (08:53) White House says it's in no rush to lower gas prices (16:07) Trump praises authoritarians (23:53) Polling shows Americans doubt Trump assassination attempts (30:34) RFK warns about sperm count as Trump praises McDonald's (40:01) Cory Booker Interview (1:00:13) Trump mocks Newsom, JD Vance (1:08:30) AOC warns about Marjorie Taylor Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Donald Trump's economy is falling apart.
0:03.0	Inflation just hit its highest level in three years.
0:06.5	Gas prices are surging.
0:08.0	Wages are falling.
0:09.8	And the White House is openly admitting that Trump's just not in a rush to get these things
0:14.5	under control and to help Americans.
0:16.7	This does not sound like a winning midterm strategy.
0:20.5	Meanwhile, what the White House is doing is praising authoritarian leaders like in Belarus and
0:25.5	China talking about making Venezuela the 51st state and stumbling through bizarre speeches,
0:33.1	one during which Trump fell asleep, another during which Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defiantly
0:39.2	demanded more sperm.
0:41.4	If you can believe it.
0:43.7	What a day.
0:45.0	And in addition to that, a majority of Americans are now not sure that the assassination
0:51.9	attempts in Butler and Washington, D.C. against Donald Trump are real.
0:57.6	A majority believe it's possible that they were staged. Finally, we have AOC calling out the dangerous
1:07.3	alliance between some on the left and outrageous right wing extremists.
1:13.3	She's right, but they're going after her.
1:16.3	All of that and more today.
1:18.9	We have breaking news.
1:26.2	Just minutes ago, we learned that inflation under the affordability president, Donald
1:31.7	J. Trump, has spiked again, now up to 3.8% inflation year over year, reaching the highest point
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