Consequences and Need for Democratic Alternatives

-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump damages Republican prospects in the 2026 midterms as betting markets shift to a 50/50 chance of Democrats winning control of the Senate

-- Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin publicly feud with personal insults on social media while Donald Trump intervenes to defend Mark Levin, exposing growing conflict inside the MAGA movement

-- Karoline Leavitt struggles to answer basic questions from reporters about the Iran conflict, troop deployments, and allied military support

-- Donald Trump posts a lengthy late-night rant attacking the Supreme Court over a tariff ruling while repeating claims about the 2020 election and accusing the court of political bias

-- JD Vance claims rising gas prices in 2026 are the fault of Joe Biden, even as prices surge after Donald Trump’s Iran war and instability in global oil markets

-- Donald Trump boasts on Truth Social that media figures who criticized him have lost influence, signaling pressure on journalists and media organizations that challenge him

-- Stephen Cheung attacks Gavin Newsom with personal insults after Gavin Newsom posts a clip from our interview with him in which he criticizes Stephen Miller

-- Tim Dillon criticizes Donald Trump and warns that the Iran conflict and economic conditions could push the country toward a wider crisis

-- On the Bonus Show: Tucker Carlson says he is under investigation, rumors spread about Netanyahu being replaced by a body double, and much more...

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-- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow (00:00) Start(01:38) GOP Senate outlook collapses(07:44) Kelly Levin MAGA feud
(17:21) Leavitt struggles on Iran questions
(25:13) Trump attacks Supreme Court ruling
(31:12) Vance blames Biden for gas
(37:50) Trump boasts about media critics
(42:46) Cheung attacks Newsom over interview
(49:11) Tim Dillon criticizes Trump 

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