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The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Senator Chris Murphy questions Donald Trump nominee Jeremy Carl under oath, exposing incoherent defenses of white identitarian ideology and prompting Republican backlash over his antisemitic remarks -- Donald Trump delivers rambling and false responses to questions about Jeffrey Epstein, windmills, and mail-in ballots, raising renewed concerns about his mental clarity -- Two public incidents in which Donald Trump struggles to speak and appears to fall asleep during Lee Zeldin's remarks intensify viral speculation about his cognitive stamina and physical durability -- Karoline Leavitt defends federal immigration raids in Minnesota that involved masked agents, arrests, and clashes with local authorities, while dismissing criticism -- Fox News personalities criticize Pam Bondi after her contentious House hearing performance, amplifying speculation about internal frustration and her standing within the Trump administration -- Joe Rogan publicly questions Donald Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, signaling potential cracks within a key segment of the Trump coalition -- The Friday Feedback segment -- On the Bonus Show: DHS on track to shut down over ICE funding dispute, MAGA turns on MAGA in the race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kim Jong Un names his teen daughter as his heir, and much more... 🛍️ Shopify: Sign up for $1/month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/pakman 📜 Trust & Will: Save 20% on your estate planning at https://trustandwill.com/pakman 🧠 Try Brain.fm totally free for a month at https://brain.fm/pakman 😁 Zippix Toothpicks: Code PAKMAN10 saves you 10% at https://zippixtoothpicks.com 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code DAVID for $30 off & free croissants FOR LIFE at https://wildgrain.com/david -- 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) Murphy Grills Jeremy Carl(09:04) Trump Rambling Epstein Answers(20:01) Trump Speech and Sleep Moments(28:40) Leavitt Defends Minnesota ICE Raids(37:17) Fox Turns on Pam Bondi(44:22) Rogan Questions Trump Epstein Handling(50:54) Friday Feedback Segment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	A Trump nominee tied to white nationalist ideology was asked some pretty basic questions under
0:36.5	oath about his beliefs, and it did not go well.
0:39.1	In fact, it went so terribly that now there's a Republican senator saying, I can't support
0:43.0	this guy. We're going to look at it and it does raise the bigger question. What happens when
0:47.5	extremist rhetoric leaves the safe spaces and runs into reality? It's actually quite interesting.
0:53.2	We've also got a new wave of viral clips
0:55.7	fueling very serious questions about stamina and cognitive performance as it relates to Donald
1:01.7	Trump, slurring, glitching, and then once again, struggling to stay awake during a public event.
1:06.2	I'm not talking about sleepy Joe Biden. I'm talking about the president and Fox World is starting to turn
1:13.5	on Pam Bondi after her disastrous, uh, cortisol spiking, triggery appearance before Congress.
1:23.3	And we will dive even deeper into the growing opposition from Joe Rogan and other Manosphere influencers led by the perceived cover-up of the Epstein files.
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