White House plans media attack as press crackdown begins
4/24/20261 hr 6 min
-- On the Show -- Donald Trump is planning a “mic-drop confrontation” at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner where he targets media and leaves early -- The FBI opens an investigation into a New York Times reporter over standard journalism practices like contacting sources and emails -- Karoline Leavitt defends Trump on Fox News by calling him humanitarian while downplaying Iran attacks on non-U.S. ships -- Karoline Leavitt says Trump will dictate the Iran war timeline while telling reporters to trust the administration's claims -- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. backs up Trump's claim that a $600 drug reduced to $10 is a 600% reduction, saying it's a different way to do the math -- Donald Trump promised to cut electricity bills in half within a year, but consumer bills show no such reduction -- Polling shows 31% of Republicans and 76% of independents disapprove of Donald Trump -- Senator Bill Cassidy checks studies cited by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in real time and finds one that contradicts his claim about vaccines -- On the Bonus Show: Congressional Republicans weigh whether to approve Trump's war, Oversight members debate a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, Devin Nunes steps down after massive Trump Media stock collapse, and much more... 💳 PDS Debt: Get your free assessment & find the best option for you at https://pdsdebt.com/pakman 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman 🖼️ Aura Frames: Use code PAKMAN for $25 off Carver Mat frames at https://auraframes.com/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get 27% OFF sitewide at https://helixsleep.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 (01:17) Trump plans media confrontation (09:12) FBI investigates reporter actions (20:41) Leavitt defends Trump on Fox (29:42) Leavitt faces questions on Iran (38:20) RFK Jr misstates percentage drop (44:29) Trump energy promise revisited (50:35) Nearly a third of Republicans disapprove of Trump (55:53) RFK Jr claims challenged live by Senator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsKaroline Leavitt· Soundbite0:00
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David Pakman· Host0:30
Donald Trump is now planning to confront the media at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. It is exactly what you think. We are going to see Trump show up, attack the press, and leave before anybody can respond. We're gonna talk about it. Now, at the same time, we are seeing reporting that the FBI is looking into journalists doing journalism, calling sources, sending emails, and they are investigating for doing that. We're gonna talk about why this matters, the chilling effect on the First Amendment, and then we will hear from Donald Trump's own White House press secretary on Fox News falling apart under the most basic of questioning. And when you talk about post-modernism, have you ever heard of doing your own math, having your own way of calculating percentages? Well, that is what a top cabinet official