Trump walked right into the trap, Gavin Newsom on the show

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, joins us in person to discuss Donald Trump's failures, speculation about 2028, and his new book "Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery" -- Antony Blinken says that Barack Obama and Joe Biden avoided war with Iran for years because Iran can fight cheaply with drones, while the United States spends far more on missiles and sustained operations -- Donald Trump advisers quietly urge him to declare victory and exit the Iran war as oil prices rise, U.S. casualties mount, and political pressure grows -- Donald Trump claims the Iran war is essentially complete despite ongoing Iranian attacks and thousands of U.S. strikes that military analysts say have not ended the conflict -- Donald Trump gives contradictory answers in a press conference about the Iran war, says he does not know key facts about attacks, and suggests the war is ending yet expanding -- Pete Hegseth announces the most intense strikes yet inside Iran, even as Donald Trump claims the military objective is essentially complete -- Donald Trump claims future laser weapons will replace Patriot missiles and offers unclear explanations about the timing and purpose of the Iran war -- On the Bonus Show: Pete Hegseth's Pentagon blew billions on luxury items, a Tennessee congressman says Muslims don't belong in American society, Uber launches a women-only driver option, and much more... 💪 AG1 is offering you $126 in FREE gifts at https://drinkag1.com/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get 27% OFF sitewide at https://helixsleep.com/pakman 🥄 Use code PAKMAN for $5 off Magic Spoon at https://magicspoon.com/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(01:13) Blinken on Obama/Biden Iran strategy(08:34) Trump advisers urge war exit(16:53) Trump claims Iran war complete(22:31) Trump press conference contradictions(31:02) Gavin Newsom interview(55:24) Pete Hegseth announces Iran strikes(1:02:10) Trump on future laser weapons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.3	Is the Iran war over or is it just ramping up?
0:43.3	Well, it depends who you ask.
0:45.3	Donald Trump says one thing.
0:46.3	His Secretary of Defense, Pete Heggseth, says something completely different.
0:51.3	We will discuss.
0:52.3	We also have new reporting and analysis suggesting
0:55.9	that Iran's strategy may have been to just provoke Trump into war to drain the United States
1:04.1	financially. Former Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says they tried to do it to Obama. They
1:10.2	tried to do it to Biden. But only to do it to Biden, but only Trump
1:13.5	was dumb enough to fall for it. We will get to that. Governor Gavin Newsom will join me for a
1:19.2	sit down in-person interview and a Trump press conference that can only be described as bizarre,
1:30.4	where Trump suggests that Iran got themselves a Tomahawk missile and used it to bomb a school in Iran.
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