Reality distortion has become the norm

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Donald Trump prepares to deliver his State of the Union address as Americans continue struggling with healthcare costs, affordability, immigration enforcement, and civil rights concerns -- Karoline Leavitt defends Donald Trump’s claim that Operation Midnight Hammer obliterated Iran’s nuclear facilities but acknowledges Iran could rebuild, as escalation with Iran looks increasingly likely -- Karoline Leavitt blames Joe Biden for the ongoing affordability crisis despite Donald Trump being well into his term, prompting scrutiny over economic ownership -- Donald Trump delivers a rambling public appearance in which he jumps between unrelated topics and frames himself as a persecuted leader -- Donald Trump appears momentarily disoriented after a White House event, fueling broader concerns about repeated verbal confusion and observable hesitation in presidential settings -- JD Vance claims numerous factories are being built that will hire thousands of workers but provides no specific projects or data -- Donald Trump posts on Truth Social threatening higher tariffs against countries he accuses of playing games and asserts broad unilateral authority over trade -- Donald Trump falsely claims that Gavin Newsom has dropped out of a presidential race that has not begun, prompting public corrections -- Jesse Watters says he does not want a president who struggles to read even though Donald Trump has questionable reading abilities -- On the Bonus Show: A gunman is shot dead at Trump's Mar-a-Lago, Mexico kills a cartel leader resulting in mass violence, Kash Patel is scrutinized for celebrating with the US hockey team, and much more... 👕 American Giant: Get 20% off your first order with code PAKMAN at https://american-giant.com 🏠 American Financing: Call 866-891-7848 to get started or visit https://americanfinancing.net/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) Trump Previews State of Union(06:57) Leavitt Defends Iran Strike Claims(12:32) Leavitt Blames Biden For Prices(20:39) Trump Rambling Public Appearance(29:13) Trump Appears Disoriented At Event(35:53) Vance Makes Vague Factory Claims(42:16) Trump Threatens New Tariffs(47:32) Trump Falsely Targets Newsom(52:21) Watters Criticizes Presidential Reading 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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0:29.6	The State of the Union addresses tonight. Many of you don't plan to watch. Many of you do.
0:35.6	Either way, we should be prepared for the lies and the gaslighting and what certainly will
0:40.1	be another round of if it's bad, blame Biden or Obama.
0:44.9	And if it's good, Trump gets the credit.
0:47.5	We heard from Caroline Levitt, Trump's press secretary, previewing the state of the union.
0:53.1	And that is exactly the plan that she is laying out,
0:55.4	humiliating herself on Fox News and in front of reporters. We are also going to talk about a scary
1:01.0	moment where Donald Trump appeared completely disoriented in exactly the way they claimed
1:06.5	Biden was disoriented, but right-wing media is completely silent.
1:17.3	J.D. Vance resurfaces with another reminder as to why they try to prevent him from speaking publicly too too much because he's very, very bad at it. And another dustup between Donald
1:23.6	Trump and Gavin Newsom raises the sundowning question as Trump's reading abilities
1:31.3	are back in focus.
1:33.7	What is the next eight months look like leading up to the midterms?
1:37.5	Well, a lot of it is going to be determined by what happens over the next 24 to 48 hours.
1:42.3	All of that today.
1:56.1	Donald Trump is going to step up to the lectern in the House of Representatives tonight and attempt to rewrite reality during his State of the Union address.
2:00.6	He is going to describe strength where there is actually instability.
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