This installment of The David Pakman Show newsletter is free for everyone. I send these daily. If you’d like to receive it, join the newsletter today. Biden has aggressive cancer, MAGA conspiracy EXPLODESFormer President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive, metastatic prostate cancer (Gleason 9), which may be manageable with hormone-sensitive treatment. Donald Trump issued a relatively normal statement, but MAGA figures quickly spread baseless conspiracy theories claiming the illness was long hidden. Experts note prostate cancer can progress quickly in older men, making such claims medically unfounded.
Trump Middle East trip raises mental health concernsDuring a Middle East trip, Donald Trump gave several rambling speeches that raised fresh concerns about his mental fitness. In Qatar, he spoke incoherently about drones, trees, and a “world champion” lumberjack. In Abu Dhabi, he went on about grocery prices and Easter eggs. Such behavior would be a major story for any other president, but much of the media is ignoring it. From over the weekend: SHOCK: RFK says DON’T take medical advice from himAt a House hearing, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly dodged direct questions about whether he would vaccinate his children, despite having built his public reputation on vaccine-related medical advice. When pressed, he claimed people shouldn't take medical advice from him, an ironic stance given his long history of doing exactly that. Lawmakers challenged his evasiveness, especially given his role overseeing public health guidance. From over the weekend: OH NO: Republican opens the door to CIVIL WARIn a Meet the Press interview, Senator John Barrasso repeatedly refused to say whether he would oppose suspending habeas corpus—a constitutional protection against indefinite detention without trial—which Trump allies are reportedly considering. Despite being asked three times, Barrasso dodged the question, claiming it likely wouldn’t come before Congress. His noncommittal stance raises alarm, as it suggests complicity or indifference toward a possible authoritarian move. (SEN. JOHN BARRASSO R-WY IS A PHYSICIAN) More on the show: — Audio from Biden’s deposition leaks, right-wing media erupts with claims of dementia based on five selective minutes — Conservative lawyer John Yoo says Trump’s plan to suspend habeas corpus would be stronger grounds for impeachment than either of the first two — Mike Pence criticizes Trump’s tariffs, gifts from Qatar, and violations of the Emoluments Clause — Trump lashes out at Bruce Springsteen for criticizing him abroad and suggests there could be consequences when he returns — Trump stumbles through a Fox News interview, calls nuclear weapons “the N-word,” brags about oil quality, and defends accepting a $400 million jet — Trump spirals on Truth Social with posts about the Autopen, Walmart, and rigged elections -- On the Bonus Show: Mexican ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, Trump DOJ considers making it easier to indict members of Congress, more than 2,000 Starbucks baristas strike over new dress code, much more... |
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He’s now both casually and explicitly insisting Pence could have “overturned the election.”
In a statement issued on Sunday, Trump reiterated that former vice president Mike Pence totally could have “change[d]” the 2020 election results. Legally, this is not true at all, and we cannot stress enough that a person who was once and reportedly again wants to be leader of the free world thinks one can just “change” the outcome of a democratic exercise if he doesn’t like the outcome. Nonetheless, Trump was apparently vexed by comments from Senator Susan Collins re: the Electoral Count Act of 1887, an arcane law that “essentially sets up a timetable for when different parts of the counting process must take place and sets up a dispute resolution process for how Congress will resolve irregularities in accepting electoral slates from states,” as ABC News explains. The lawmaker from Maine said the act was “exploited” on January 6 and must be reformed so nothing like that will ever happen again, safeguarding democracy from you-know-who. But in Trump’s warped mind, this bipartisan effort to protect the country and future elections is somehow proof that “Mike Pence did have the right to change the outcome, and they now want to take that right away.” He added that “unfortunately” Pence didn’t “exercise that power,” which, according to Trump, would have meant that the then V.P. “could have overturned the Election!” (We don’t understand this logic either.)
While we’ve all known for some time now that this is exactly what Trump wanted to happen—after all, he devoted most of his speech on the Ellipse that preceded the Capitol attack to telling Pence how important it was to do as much—it’s completely wild that he’s now both casually and explicitly stating in print that he wanted his V.P. to overturn the whole thing and steal him a second term.
Setting aside the unintentionally hilarious fact that, as Representative Zoe Lofgren pointed out to CNN, “the former president is saying that the vice president gets to choose the next president, in which case Kamala Harris will be presiding at the counting of the votes, and I guess he’s saying she gets to choose who the next president is,” Trump’s latest outburst is yet another look at how he’d govern in a second term, which would clearly begin with the proclamation: “I and I alone decide what the law says.”
Speaking of the law, over the weekend Trump suggested at a rally that should he make it back to the White House, he’ll pardon the people who attacked the Capitol on his behalf, a comment so outrageous even Lindsey Graham condemned it. “No, I don’t want to send any signal that it was okay to defile the Capitol,” Graham said CBS’s Face the Nation. “There are other groups with causes that may want to go down to the violent path that these people get pardoned. I think it’s inappropriate…. I don’t want to do anything that would make this more likely in the future.”
Disturbingly, it appears that that’s exactly what Trump wants.
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Saturday, January 15, 2022
Trump's favorite news network gets DROPPED
Biden administration rolls out free home COVID test program
Today's Top Stories:
DirecTV drops Trump's favorite news network after massive backlash
The nakedly pro-Trump and conspiracy spewing One America News Network will no longer be available on the popular satellite service after they decided not to renew OANN’s contract.
CNN unearths audio of Kevin McCarthy saying Trump admitted responsibility for insurrection
The GOP Leader was telling the truth before the disgraced ex-president told him to lie.
Prosecutor talks Trump getting charged for January 6
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Don't miss this.
Texas's new voter suppression law already trampling rights
Election officials in the deep-red state have notified thousands of residents that they say are in danger of being kicked off the voter rolls, while others' applications for mail-in ballots are being rejected.
Students stage nation-wide walkout to demand COVID-safe classrooms
Tired of anti-lockdown parents and politicians using them like pawns, students are taking their health and safety into their own hands.
Martin Shkreli banned from drug industry, ordered to return $65 million
The infamous "Pharma Bro" is in prison for crimes related to price gouging life-saving drugs like insulin. Now a federal judge has barred him from the drug industry for life after secretly running the company from behind bars.
DeSantis says he regrets not speaking out "much louder" against Trump's recommendation to stay home
The Trump bootlicker-turned-rival found a distinction in one of the very few good things done by the disgraced ex-president.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Madison Cawthorn, and Lauren Boebert's extremism costing them support from their voters
United Rural Democrats: New extremists in Congress are taking their districts for granted while delivering nothing for them. United Rural Democrats are organizing on the ground to shock Republicans by winning back Middle America. But they need your help!
Pence admits January 6th was plot to overturn election, opposes preventing future cheating
In a speech opposing changes to the senate filibuster rule, the former Vice President continued to defy Trump and other members of his own party who persist in their efforts to promote the "big lie" that the 2020 election was stolen.
Trump propagandist, Dan Bongino banned from YouTube
The right-wing firebrand, who openly admits his only goal is to "own the libs" on social media, has been temporarily deplatformed for spreading COVID misinformation.
Secret plea deal could force Netanyahu out of politics for good
Israel's extreme right wing former prime minister is negotiating a deal on criminal corruption charges that would keep him out of jail, but ban him from ever running for office again.
Seriously?
Yes. Seriously.
Hope...
Saturday, January 1, 2022
Key Trump adviser flips in MAGA riot House probe
America mourns the loss of Betty White
Today's Top Stories:
Key Trump adviser flips, provides valuable cache of documents to Jan. 6 committee
Former NY police commissioner Bernard Kerik helped the ex-president build his phony election fraud case, and on Friday he delivered evidence of the operation to Congress.
Ron DeSantis AWOL as COVID tsunami inundates Florida
The Sunshine State recorded 76,000 new cases on Friday, nearly twice as many as California with half the population, but the governor hasn't briefed the press in over two weeks.
Joe Manchin pulls bombshell holiday stunt
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Unreal.
Gov. Abbott asks Biden for federal COVID aid as cases soar in Texas
The pro-Trump governor has rejected federal guidance on vaccines, masks, and lockdowns, but he's desperate for help now that omicron is ripping through his state.
Capitol officer furious over Mike Pence's Jan. 6 comments after police saved his life
A Capitol police sergeant seriously injured in the Jan. 6 insurrection called it a "disgrace" that the former vice president recently seemed to downplay the significance of the day after officers risked their lives to save his.
Minimum wage to increase in slew of new cities and states in 2022
Washington has yet to pass a national minimum wage hike, but the "fight for $15" marches on and will record stunning victories in a record number of markets in the new year.
Texas election workers sue state to block key GOP-passed voter suppression law
Republicans want to severely restrict mail-in voting, but the law they rammed through the statehouse would prevent election officials from carrying out their constitutional duties, plaintiffs claim.
Richard Ojeda: How Dems can learn from 2021's failures and turn them into 2022's wins (VIDEO)
No Dem Left Behind: 2021 was a tough year for Democrats, but if we learn from our mistakes, we'll start the New Year stronger!
Prince Andrew accuser turns up the heat, demands proof of medical condition
The maligned royal knee-deep in the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking scandal claims he can't sweat, so lawyers for alleged victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre asked a judge to compel him to provide proof.
Woman who threatened to "kneel on neck" of a Black boy convicted
A New Hampshire woman in her 50s used a racial slur after threatening the 9-year-old at a local park, and now a court has ruled she violated the boy's civil rights.
FDIC’s Trump-appointed GOP chair to resign after partisan brawl
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Jelena McWilliams on Friday unexpectedly submitted her resignation after the Trump appointee faced partisan strife at the bank regulator, in a move that will give Democrats control of the agency in the coming weeks.
John Roberts takes aim at judicial ethics in year-end report
The chief justice called out his colleagues overseeing cases at all levels for ignoring blatant financial conflicts of interest.
Seriously?
Yes. Seriously.
Hope...
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
GOP rep posts video of him killing AOC
Today’s Action: Tell your representatives we need the Build Back Better Act!
Today's Top Stories:
Republican congressman posts edited anime clip showing him killing AOC
White nationalist Rep. Paul Gosar shared a violent anti-immigrant anime video edited by staff members that depicts him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden.
Top Republican humiliates himself during Axios interview
Sen. Josh Hawley, who helped foment and incite Trump's deadly insurrection at the US Capitol, claimed Democrats were to blame for millions of emasculated, "idle" men wasting their time playing video games and watching porn. Got it.
Democratic star, Richard Ojeda, takes the "seditious 7' to task for using their roles in Congress to assault American democracy
No Dem Left Behind: The Army veteran pulls no punches in calling out the treason in the Republican Party.
Jan 6 House committee issues subpoenas to top Trump campaign associates, including Michael Flynn
The House select committee investigating the deadly MAGA insurrection announced Monday it is issuing six additional subpoenas to top Trump campaign associates.
Secret NRA recordings made after Columbine massacre reveal craven, calculating mission of self-preservation
NRA leaders described activist members in surprisingly harsh terms, deriding them as "hillbillies" and "fruitcakes" and claimed conservative politicians, who were secretly asking for talking points, would do whatever they were told.
Paramedic shot by Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand
A man who suffered a severe arm injury when he was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during a night of protests testified that he was not trying to kill Rittenhouse and was simply trying to protect his own life.
Right-wing talk radio host falsely claims gay men were never treated as pariahs like COVID anti-vaxxers
Conservative talk show host Dennis Prager made the wild claim that the unvaccinated today are treated worse than gay men during the height of the AIDS crisis.
Republicans try to set TRAP for Democrats over Biden's new bill
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Disgraceful.
Buttigieg says infrastructure bill will address racist highway design
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said his agency would use a portion of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to address racial inequities in the federal highway design.
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger slams Tucker Carlson as a "manipulative son of a b*tch"
The retiring Republican congressman didn't mince words when it came to cable news' most popular blowhard.
Journalist reveals key MAGA riot evidence Mike Pence is trying to keep hidden
ABC's Jonathan Karl said the former vice president was blocking the release of photos showing him hiding in a loading dock in an underground parking garage beneath the US Capitol, grimacing at tweets issued in real-time by his boss while thousands of MAGA rioters stormed through the building above, some chanting "hang Mike Pence!"
Trump lambasts Chris Christie for saying GOP must move past election fraud claims
The disgraced ex-president predictably issued a statement in response to Christie's remarks, mocking his one-time ally's low approval ratings during his time as governor of New Jersey.
Seriously?
Yes. Seriously.
Hope...
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