No war promise collapses as Trump bombs Iran

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Donald Trump launches a joint military operation with Israel, attacking Iran that kills Ayatollah Khamenei, leading to regional retaliation, and raising unresolved questions about regime change -- Donald Trump confirms three United States service members are dead, says there will likely be more casualties, and frames additional American deaths as inevitable while offering no clear mission or exit strategy -- Pete Hegseth calls the Iran operation a war, predicts more United States casualties, contradicts Donald Trump on regime change, and invokes religion while defending the administration’s military actions -- Four men at a Washington DC restaurant allegedly brag about bombing Iran hours before the strikes, raising serious operational security concerns -- Tulsi Gabbard had previously warned that Donald Trump committed an act of war without congressional authority and questioned the objective of escalation with Iran -- Ted Cruz says he has no indication Iran was close to obtaining nuclear weapons, undermining the stated urgency and core justification for Donald Trump’s military strikes -- Donald Trump could attempt to delay, disrupt, or manipulate midterm elections through emergency declarations and pressure on state officials if political conditions favor such actions -- National literacy data shows that roughly one in five American adults reads below a sixth-grade level, raising concerns about how limited reading comprehension shapes political messaging -- On the Bonus Show: Americans will likely pay for Trump's war with Iran, Bill Clinton testifies before Congress, Bernie calls for a $4.4 trillion tax hike on billionaires, and much more... 🌍 Haven Social: Check out their Kickstarter at https://davidpakman.com/havensocial 😁 Zippix Toothpicks: Code PAKMAN10 saves you 10% at https://zippixtoothpicks.com 🛡️ 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(01:19) Trump Attacks Iran, Khomeini Dead(10:05) US Casualties Acknowledged(19:03) Hegseth Predicts More Deaths(28:51) Bragging at DC Restaurant(36:06) Gabbard Warned of War(44:11) Cruz Questions Nuclear Threat(51:27) Trump and Midterm Manipulation(58:53) US Literacy Concerns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The United States is at war or are we?
0:03.4	The administration can't decide.
0:05.6	On the one hand, we're not at war because they didn't get a declaration.
0:09.8	On the other hand, Pete Hegseth says this is a war.
0:13.4	In any case, the anti-war president has launched regime change.
0:17.7	The Ayatollah Khomeini is dead. American troops have already been killed and Trump casually
0:23.1	says that's the way it is and there will be more U.S. troops killed. Now, meanwhile, the so-called
0:30.1	regime change operation is being characterized five different ways depending on which legal problem they're trying to solve.
0:39.2	And as if that were not enough, we've got reports that war plans were being bragged about
0:44.0	out loud in a DC restaurant hours before the bombs fell.
0:49.7	Remember when Tulsi Gabbard warned us about unconstitutional war powers when it wasn't Trump as president?
0:57.6	Well, both Tulsi's old statements and Ted Cruz's new ones really undercut the legality and the
1:04.0	purpose of what is happening in Iran.
1:06.3	And now the question becomes, what is the plan and who is really in control here?
1:11.2	All of that and more today.
1:16.1	The anti-war president and winner of the FIFA Peace Prize, inaugural of course, has done the
1:26.1	unthinkable or has he, the United States is now at war
1:30.3	with Iran.
1:31.9	Or are we?
1:33.1	Is it a special military operation?
1:35.8	Is it simply a political assassination?
1:38.9	Is it actually a war?
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