Trumpworld spins out of control as conspiracies spiral
4/27/20261 hr 7 min
-- On the Show: -- After an attempted attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, people question how a gunman could get so close to Donald Trump -- Ex-Trump supporters Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene question the first assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania -- Trump angrily denies accusations in a 60 Minutes interview, mocks the gunman who tried to assassinate him, and contradicts video evidence -- Fox News host Jacqui Heinrich praises Trump during an interview while he criticizes NATO, and comments on Russia’s war with Ukraine -- Videos show Donald Trump stumbling during the evacuation at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and later denying it -- A CNN reporter links Democratic rhetoric to violence, and Jamie Raskin counters by showing that the example is simply calling Trump bad -- Some on the left treat overlap with Tucker Carlson's anti-war rhetoric as alignment despite his nationalist agenda conflicting with progressive goals -- On the Bonus Show: Stories from David's trip to Washington DC for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Michael Tracey and Jim Acosta nearly come to blows, and much more... 💦 Pocket Hose: Text PAKMAN to 64000 for two free gifts with purchase of Pocket Hose Ballistic 📄 UPDF: Supercharge your PDF workflow! Get an extra $10 off at https://davidpakman.com/updf 🖼️ Aura Frames: Use code PAKMAN for $25 off Carver Mat frames at https://auraframes.com/pakman 🔊 Blinkist: Try it free for 7 days and get 30% OFF at https://blinkist.com/pakman 📱 Cape: Get 33% off for 6 months with code PAKMAN at https://cape.co/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.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 (01:41) Attempted attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (10:21) Right-wingers question Trump assassination attempt (20:36) Trump's contentious 60 Minutes interview (31:52) Trump criticizes NATO during Fox interview (40:25) Trump denies stumbling during evacuation (48:07) Raskin challenges claims about Democrats' rhetoric (57:15) Don't fall for Tucker's anti-war rhetoric Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsDavid Pakman· Host0:00
There are millions of people claiming that the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting was staged, and at the exact same time, you have parts of Donald Trump's base saying the Butler assassination attempt against Trump was also fake. That is not coming from the left, it's coming from MAGA, and we're gonna break down why none of it really holds up, and what it tells you about how conspiratorial thinking spreads. By the way, I was in DC and went into lockdown at a nearby event when that shooting happened. I'll talk about that as well. And in reaction, Donald Trump giving a series of interviews that are quite difficult to watch, and it's not just rambling answers and bizarre comments about war. Trump is also denying things that are clearly on video. We are going to look at that. And a Fox host turns interview into praise session. And when we talk about what do these MAGA people even want interviews to look like, this is what they want interviews to look like: adulation, praise, almost just praying at the altar of Trump. We also have a moment from CNN that shows how low the bar has gotten when it comes to political rhetoric. And then moving forward, we will talk about are we entering a system where citizenship can be taken away and revisited at scale? That's