This is a really strange way to "win" a war

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Donald Trump orders a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz immediately after claiming the waterway was already open -- Hungarian voters remove longtime leader Viktor Orbán from power in a landslide electoral defeat, despite JD Vance campaigning for him -- Donald Trump makes a series of unsubstantiated accusations against Pope Leo, claiming he supports crime and nuclear weapons -- Donald Trump engages in a high-volume posting spree on Truth Social during the early morning hours -- Secretary Pete Buttigieg remains calm while Joe Kernen loses his composure during a heated exchange about economic policy -- Donald Trump struggles to maintain a logical flow during a phone interview with Maria Bartiromo about energy prices -- Donald Trump asserts that the outcome of international negotiations is irrelevant because he has already declared victory -- On the Bonus Show: David shares stories from his trip to Argentina, and much more... 📄 UPDF: Supercharge your PDF workflow! Get an extra $10 off at https://davidpakman.com/updf 🔊 Blinkist: Read a nonfiction book in just 15 minutes! Try it FREE at https://blinkist.com/pakman 💻 Sponsored by Private Internet Access: 83% OFF + 4 months free at https://www.piavpn.com/DavidP -- 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) Trump orders naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz (07:23) Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ousted in election (16:39) Trump criticizes the Pope, saying he supports crime (23:36) Trump issues a high volume of overnight social media posts (33:00) Pete Buttigieg and Joe Kernen clash over Trump's economy (43:20) Trump discusses energy prices in Fox News interview (53:14) Trump declares victory regardless of ongoing Iran negotiations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Trump just exploded and canceled the entire thing.
0:12.0	This is getting completely out of control.
0:14.7	You might be saying, wait, wasn't Trump all about opening the straight of Hormuz?
0:19.4	That's right.
0:20.4	But now Trump announced that he is closing
0:22.1	it. What? Closing it to open it. Closing it to open it. Can you imagine something dumber? Well, I'm sure
0:31.1	there will be something. First of all, just days ago, Trump claimed victory by getting Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, which never
0:39.9	happened.
0:40.8	Now he says we're going to win by closing the Strait of Hormuz.
0:45.7	It's going to require some explanation.
0:47.7	Let's first put up Donald Trump's Wall of Text, Truth, Social Post, where he said, quote,
0:52.4	about the negotiations that J.D. Vance was leading,
0:55.0	which failed miserably. He says, quote, so there you have it. The meeting went well. Most
0:59.9	points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, nuclear, was not. Effective immediately,
1:06.7	the United States Navy, the finest in the world, will begin the process of blockading any
1:11.3	and all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz. At some point, we will reach an all
1:16.6	being allowed to go in, all being allowed to go out basis. But Iran has not allowed that to happen
1:22.1	by merely saying there may be a mine out there somewhere that nobody knows about but them.
1:28.9	This is world extortion.
1:31.6	And the leaders of countries, especially the United Shesh of America, will never be extorted.
1:37.4	I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in international waters
1:42.4	that has paid a toll to Iran.
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