They want critics SILENCED and it’s getting worse

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Melania Trump criticizes Jimmy Kimmel over his jokes about her, while Donald Trump calls on ABC and Disney to fire him -- Karoline Leavitt says Americans must tone down the rhetoric after an attempted assassination against Trump while blaming Democrats -- Karoline Leavitt, Mike Johnson, and Lindsey Graham promote a $400 million White House ballroom as a national security need -- Skeptics claim the assassination attempts against Trump were staged, but their observations do not support a broader conspiracy -- Donald Trump’s right hand appears swollen and discolored while meeting King Charles III, furthering questions about his health -- Gas prices remain high over the Iran war, despite reduced media coverage showing how economic issues often receive less attention -- The US Justice Department is reportedly scaling denaturalization cases from rare instances to hundreds, with unclear selection criteria -- On the Bonus Show: 8 in 10 of those Trump calls "low IQ" are people of color, Taylor Swift files trademark applications to protect against AI, schools debate getting rid of homework, and much more... 🖼️ Aura Frames: Use code PAKMAN for $25 off Carver Mat frames at https://auraframes.com/pakman 😺 Smalls cat food: Use code PAKMAN for 60% off & free shipping at https://smalls.com 🔊 Blinkist: Try it free for 7 days and get 30% OFF at https://blinkist.com/pakman 🥄 Magic Spoon: Use code PAKMAN for $5 off at https://magicspoon.com/pakman 🧠 Try Brain.fm totally free for a month at https://brain.fm/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 (01:29) Melania calls for Jimmy Kimmel to be canceled (09:58) Karoline calls on Democrats to tone down their rhetoric (21:07) Republicans back Trump’s ballroom following shooting (30:15) Skepticism continues over Trump assassination attempts (40:15) Trump’s hand looks even worse (47:29) Gas prices remain high two months into Trump’s Iran war (54:19) DOJ expands denaturalization case reviews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.0	We have a very disturbing theme running through today's show, and it comes down to power
0:29.6	and to who gets to speak and who doesn't. Because we're starting to see something that should
0:35.8	raise alarms for anybody who cares about free
0:38.3	speech.
0:39.3	Melania Trump and Donald Trump are openly going after comedian and late night talk show
0:45.3	host Jimmy Kimmel demanding he be fired for jokes.
0:49.9	Not exactly free speech, is it?
0:52.7	We then have White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt coming back after two days of maternity leave to tell people it's time to tone down the rhetoric while she doesn't tone down the rhetoric and we are going to talk about the push to turn the White House Ballroom Project from a $400 million
1:13.3	donation project to a $400 million taxpayer funded project. And I'm also going to respond
1:21.5	directly to some of the conspiracy theories floating around about the recent Trump shooting incidents where the reaction to
1:30.6	yesterday's show is making me a little bit worried.
1:33.9	And then later, by the way, very quietly, trickling out very quietly, gas prices are higher
1:41.0	than ever, but nobody's talking about it.
1:43.9	All of that and more today.
1:45.5	We have a red alert, First Amendment Constitution, free speech situation.
1:57.7	And it is a real one.
1:58.8	It is not another fake free speech issue, the likes of which
2:02.6	Trump and Maga and Republicans have been crying wolf about for a long time. They are the
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