Trump throws away his presidency and MAGAs cheer

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Donald Trump openly says the United States wants Venezuela's oil, raising questions about war motives, regime change, and public support while contradicting his antiwar image -- Donald Trump falsely claims tariffs generated 18 trillion dollars, a mathematically impossible figure that exposes either deliberate lying or deep confusion -- Donald Trump delivers a chaotic national address filled with xenophobic rhetoric, false claims, and unfunded promises that undercuts Republican prospects -- Donald Trump repeatedly lies about inflation, drug prices, Social Security taxes, and investment totals, relying on basic math errors and misleading talking points -- Dan Bongino resigns as deputy FBI director after months of turmoil, signaling early dysfunction inside Donald Trump's second administration -- Kayleigh McEnany misuses selective polling averages to falsely portray Donald Trump as historically popular while ignoring high disapproval -- Donald Trump demolished part of the White House for a ballroom project with no feasible plan, soaring costs, and unanswered donor questions -- Conservative media figures praise Donald Trump's chaotic speech by rewriting reality, revealing how loyalty overrides obvious facts and public perception -- On the Bonus Show: Kash Patel and his girlfriend appear on the Katie Miller podcast, the House GOP passes a health care plan without extended ACA subsidies, a retired cop sues after getting jailed over a Charlie Kirk meme, and much more... 😺 Smalls cat food: Use code PAKMAN for 60% off & free shipping at https://smalls.com 🖼️ Aura Frames: Use code PAKMAN for $35 off Carver Mat frames at https://auraframes.com/pakman 💪 AG1 is offering you $126 in FREE gifts at https://drinkag1.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membershippasses -- 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 (01:43) Venezuela oil motives (09:17) Tariff math absurdity (16:24) Chaotic national address (26:19) Lies on economy (34:42) Bongino resigns (42:19) McEnany polling spin (50:40) White House project fiasco (56:18) Media rewrites reality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We are apparently back to an era of American politics where presidents openly say,
0:06.0	we might do a war for oil. In this case, the president is Trump and the country is Venezuela.
0:12.0	And then in the same breath, the president is claiming that his tariffs have brought in $18 trillion,
0:19.0	not billions or millions, but trillions of dollars, a number so absurd
0:24.0	that it is more than just wrong. It's mathematically impossible, and we're going to break down
0:29.3	why nobody around him corrected it. And then the national address, Trump announcing that he
0:36.0	would speak to the nation at 9 p.m. last night,
0:38.8	and all he did was blame Biden for anything that's bad, rant about inflation, lie about all
0:45.4	sorts of other things, and promise some military bonuses that are raising red flags to say the
0:50.7	least. Now, behind the scenes, some of our predictions about the administration are happening. The cracks are there. Dan Bongino is leaving the FBI as deputy FBI director.
0:59.0	We thought that this would happen, and it is. Fox News is openly laundering the propaganda
1:05.0	that is coming from the administration. And what is the effect when the viewers of a media channel don't have the tools to tell the difference?
1:17.7	We are going to delve into all of that and more.
1:21.5	Remember that the David Packman Show gear store is back.
1:25.4	Find it at store.
1:29.2	Dot Davidpackman.com.
1:31.5	Things are flying out of here,
1:34.0	including the Obamna t-shirts.
1:36.0	What a show we have for you today.
1:50.8	Well, the anti-war president and winner of the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize or whatever they're calling it says it might be time for the United States to go to war for oil.
1:57.6	You might remember, of course, that Donald Trump said he is really the only person who would keep us out of new wars.
2:04.6	You might remember that Donald Trump was at least retroactively, very critical of George W. Bush's decision to go into Iraq in 2003.
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