Another war is starting and Trump’s confused about it
The David Pakman Show - December 30, 2025
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CNN revealed audio of Trump casually claiming the U.S. struck Venezuela, raising questions about whether he authorized it or was confused. CNN later confirmed a CIA drone hit a Venezuelan port linked to drug trafficking—the first known U.S. land attack there. Trump mentioned it offhandedly, showing dangerous uncertainty about what he knows and controls.
Trump has greatly misrepresented his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. He claimed no meaningful connection and called allegations a Democrat hoax. However, records, photos, and flight logs show a well-documented relationship. The question is whether he knew of Epstein’s crimes and ignored them, with redactions strongly suggesting a cover-up.
Before a Mar-a-Lago meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump made false and confused statements, taking credit for hostage releases largely secured under Biden, repeating unverified claims from Putin, and falsely claiming he ended eight wars.
At the post-meeting press conference, Trump spoke nonsensically about the West Bank, dismissed Chinese naval exercises, and boasted about the stalled White House ballroom project. The event resembled a reality show, showing cognitive and diplomatic decline, with Netanyahu indulging the spectacle.
Netanyahu announced he would award Trump the Israel Prize, a symbolic honor flattering his ego. Like the fictitious FIFA peace award, it fits a pattern of Trump collecting validation while boasting about wars he did not end. Netanyahu uses praise and awards to influence a president craving affirmation, while those around Trump avoid challenging him.
Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov noted Trump’s Ukraine and Putin comments echoed the 2018 Helsinki press conference, siding with Putin over U.S. intelligence. Her point undercuts the myth of Trump as a shrewd negotiator, showing a pattern of trusting authoritarian claims while doubting democratic allies.
Trump’s claim that he inherited a mess from Biden is false. He uses it to deflect responsibility, though he inherited a post-pandemic economy with low unemployment, falling inflation, rising wages, and strong markets.
Finally, Trump claims he ended eight wars, though his definition is vague and the number fluctuates. Many conflicts were minor, temporary, or unresolved. By contrast, Obama ended at least 15 conflicts via withdrawals, diplomacy, and ceasefires.
On today’s bonus show:
Gen Z men drift away from Trump, Kennedy Center performers cancel events after Trump name change, Trump installs plaques in his White House “walk of fame,” and much more...
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This stupid h orses ass is dragging us kicking and screaming into multiple wars. He and his stupid ass sons and kegbreath. Should be on ground zero negotiating one of his fn peace deals. Now he'll act confused so he can hide in a mental institution. He's confused? MAGA you got what you wanted. You stupid ads kissers
Come on David, we all know Trump is a liar and completely and totally subhuman like the people around him. He was probably raping little girls even before he met Jeffrey Epstein. Trump even expressed lust for his own daughter when she was around 12 years old or younger.
Trump is a liar in a scumbag just like practically every other billionaire. You keep bringing up examples of that. How is reminding everybody what Trump and people like him are going to do anything to get rid of him and people like him?
Trump has told probably 40,000 lies since he’s been in politics. Are we going to analyze every lie that pathological liar has told? What good will that do? Perhaps we should be figure out away so there will never be another criminal like him in the White House and there will never be any more criminals in the White House.
At this point it might be best if the people take a wrecking ball to the White House and sanitize the land it was on. It would probably be smart to symbolically get rid of the stench that Trump and his corporate masters saturated the White House with.
Congress has all sorts of committees about transparency and government reform and it’s all smoke and mirrors. So let’s stop the philosophical bullshit and the theoretical bullshit and fix this problem because we’ve already analyzed what the problem is now it’s time to come up with a solution. Everybody with an IQ above 80 and a little bit of intellectual curiosity knows that America is not a democracy, America is not a republic and the rich control everything and not just here in America but in most other countries such as Russia in China. The peaceful solution would be to hold powerful people accountable by a contract and a tribunal. If they are not willing to be held accountable then they should not be allowed to serve and if they are currently serving and taking bribes and giving bribes they should be removed by every means possible.
So David you’re making a pretty good living whining about Donald Trump. We are sick of hearing it we already know what Trump is we don’t need you to tell us that he is evil incarnate. There is no point in analyzing every lie that came out of his filthy Putin sucking lie hole. If the MAGATS continue to lie for him then the blue state should cut off all aid to the red states so that those MAGATS suffer because they earned it.
If we had justice for all every traitor would be locked up right now. Every insurrectionist especially the ones at the highest levels like Clarence Thomas would be locked up right now. If we had justice every member of the Trump family would be in a cage.
If there was justice every person in Trump’s orbit and Epstein’s orbit would be in a cage and would be interrogated until they told the truth.