MAGA’s Texas nightmare begins, prices spiking hard

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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-- On the Show -- James Talarico wins the Texas Democratic Senate primary and will face the winner of the upcoming Republican runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton in the general election -- Democrats flip seats in Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana amid collapsing approval numbers for Donald Trump, signaling early signs of a potential 2026 midterm wave -- Donald Trump stumbles through comments about succession in Iran and makes erratic claims about Spain during tense public appearances -- Donald Trump acknowledges that escalating conflict with Iran could raise oil and consumer prices despite campaigning on lowering the cost of living -- Donald Trump and Marco Rubio give conflicting explanations about evacuation planning after strikes on Iran, raising questions about whether Americans were protected before military action -- Republican Senator Thom Tillis publicly rebukes Kristi Noem over her book remarks and challenges her responses about immigration enforcement -- Marco Rubio defends Donald Trump’s strike on Iran with shifting explanations and denies prior statements as reporters confront him with contradictory video evidence -- Donald Trump posts on Truth Social blaming Barack Obama and Joe Biden for Iran policy while his administration scrambles to evacuate thousands of Americans after launching military strikes -- On the Bonus Show: Minnesota launches investigations into ICE officers, SCOTUS considers a law barring marijuana smokers from owning guns, Elon says Tesla robotaxis are coming to California despite doing nothing to get permits, and much more... 🏠 American Financing: Call 866-891-7848 to get started or visit https://americanfinancing.net/pakman 🌍 Haven Social: Check out their Kickstarter at https://davidpakman.com/havensocial 🐟 Wild Alaskan Company: Get $35 OFF at https://wildalaskan.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(01:20) Talarico wins Texas primary(07:44) Democrats flip key red seats(17:35) Trump stumbles on Iran succession(23:59) Trump admits rising costs possible(30:10) Trump and Rubio conflict evacuation(35:40) Tillis rebukes Noem publicly(45:49) Rubio shifts Iran strike explanation(53:55) Trump blames Obama and Biden American Financing: NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org – APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 866-891-7848, for details about credit costs and terms, or https://americanfinancing.net/Pakman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It was election night last night and the results are fascinating.
0:04.1	Republicans are starting to realize, I believe, something that could completely reshape
0:07.8	American politics.
0:09.1	The myth that Texas is permanently read is cracking and the election results are making
0:15.3	Republicans nervous.
0:16.3	We're going to talk about it as Democratic turnout doubled in Texas compared to 2022.
0:23.6	That is not the only problem for Republicans.
0:25.5	We have a bizarre moment where Donald Trump suddenly realizes something about Iran that maybe
0:31.9	he should have considered before the bombing started.
0:34.6	And Marco Rubio may have accidentally revealed something they don't want
0:39.6	anybody noticing.
0:40.6	I will tell you about it.
0:42.2	Meanwhile, Trump is now saying that higher prices are fine as a result of what he's doing
0:48.5	in Iran even after running on lowering the cost of living.
0:53.5	And in Congress, something you almost never see anymore, a Republican senator absolutely
0:59.6	destroying a Republican cabinet secretary.
1:04.0	Her name is Christy Noem and a Republican called for her resignation.
1:08.7	I love it.
1:10.2	Plus plenty of spiraling on truth social today.
1:12.9	Something is happening in Texas right now and Republicans do not want you paying attention.
1:25.3	They don't want you to notice because if you did, you might say to yourself, hey, we might
1:29.9	be able to turn Texas blue.
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