Karoline Leavitt pivots to culture wars

-- On the Show

-- New GDP data shows the U.S. economy slows sharply to 0.7 percent growth as Donald Trump faces rising oil prices, weakening job numbers, and economic uncertainty

-- Donald Trump claims the United States has already defeated Iran while missiles continue flying, the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, and global oil markets surge past $100 per barrel

-- Donald Trump lashes out at reporters, dodges questions about sending troops to the Middle East, and struggles to explain his strategy as the war with Iran intensifies

-- Karoline Leavitt defends Donald Trump’s policies on Fox News but pivots to culture war talking points like transgender athletes while avoiding questions about the administration’s broader agenda

-- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent abruptly leaves a live interview after being summoned by Donald Trump to the White House Situation Room and returns hours later visibly shaken

-- Karoline Leavitt claims Donald Trump is responsibly releasing oil from the strategic petroleum reserve even though the move closely mirrors a similar action taken earlier by Joe Biden

-- Donald Trump struggles to answer basic questions about the length of the Iran war, the meaning of unconditional surrender, and his energy price predictions as the conflict escalates

-- Donald Trump tells Jake Paul the United States attacked Iran first because Iran was about to attack, while the interview veers into bizarre stories and product promotion

-- On the Bonus Show: The State Department slashes the fee to renounce US citizenship to $450, Republicans plan to disrupt Congress to pass the SAVE Act, Missouri changes state law to allow pregnant women to get divorces more easily, and much more...

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-- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow (00:00) Start(01:23) U.S. economy slows sharply(08:41) Trump claims Iran defeated
(18:13) Trump dodges reporters’ questions
(26:14) Leavitt pivots to culture war
(36:32) Bessent leaves interview shaken
(41:58) Leavitt defends oil reserve release
(49:21) Trump struggles on war questions
(56:57) Trump tells Jake Paul attack  

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