A really bad weekend is becoming a terrible week
The David Pakman Show - July 13, 2026
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Unsubstantiated rumors claim foreign adversaries poisoned Senator Lindsey Graham after his diplomatic trip to Ukraine. Despite viral speculation blaming Russia or Iran, official medical findings show Graham died naturally from an aortic dissection.
Donald Trump called into news broadcasts following the passing of Senator Lindsey Graham. During these interviews, Trump stunned hosts by focusing on the SAVE America Act rather than Graham’s legacy.
The left must reject uninspiring centrist policies and activist purity tests and focus on a practical social democracy platform. The performance-based approach of the activist left had led to repeated electoral embarrassments.
Donald Trump removed the Democratic and Republican officials running the federal agency tasked with protecting voting integrity. This sudden dismissal leaves the commission empty and unable to operate only months before the midterms.
The executive branch is using the Department of Justice to crack down on journalists at The New York Times who exposed safety problems regarding the Qatari-gifted plane being used as Air Force One. FBI Director Kash Patel took direct personal control of the leak investigation after federal agents delivered subpoenas to the homes of reporters.
Donald Trump called into Fox and Friends to offer a public tribute for Senator Lindsey Graham. Instead of honoring his former colleague, Trump launched into unstructured rants and implied that former President Barack Obama supported foreign adversaries.
Donald Trump unleashed an incredibly lengthy statement on his social media platform to brag about his past electoral college victory. The chaotic post attacked New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan while demanding that news outlets permanently declare him the greatest political athlete.
Finally, Brian Tyler Cohen, progressive political commentator with over 5 million YouTube subscribers, joins us to discuss his new book, ”The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World.”
On today’s bonus show:
The race begins to replace Lindsey Graham in the Senate, Mamdani adds more immigrant neighborhoods to a list after backlash, the Trump administration pulls back smoking warnings, and much more...
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A bad week for trumpler and the MAGAts is a good week for the rest of the world.
sigh Biden did it. (fill in the blank) (Are you as weary as I am?) (Hurry up, November 3.)