They're woke-blind on SVB bank, Trump's insane campaign kickoff

The David Pakman Show - March 14, 2023

Mar 14, 2023

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Trump opens campaign with dangerous, never-ending speech

Donald Trump’s speech in Davenport, Iowa was characterized by his usual unlettered ramblings and outrageous statements. In one clip, Trump suggests that you need an ID to buy groceries in the US, which is not accurate. He also made questionable statements about crime, the deep state, and “wokeness.” It is clear that Trump is sticking to the same talking points he ran on in 2020, but this time with more transphobia. However, this seems like a questionable political strategy, as it’s unclear whether doubling down on such divisive and hateful rhetoric will resonate with the American public in 2024. At the end of his remarks, Trump did an impromptu Q&A session with the audience, which went very poorly.

We interviewed CPAC attendees, goes HORRIBLY WRONG

The David Pakman Show’s newest correspondent, MalikSnaps, interviewed CPAC attendees last week, offering a glimpse into the minds of Donald Trump’s most loyal followers. Malik exposed the extreme views held by many of the attendees on topics such as globalism, the border wall, communism, and gay marriage. Many of the responses to Malik’s questions were confusing or filled with wild conspiracy theories. When asked who is in control of the United States, one of the attendees said that there is a “globalist cabal of leaders that cooperate and conspire together to create a New World Order,” a view that has been popularized by the QAnon conspiracy theory movement. Unfortunately, many of these people have fully succumbed to right-wing ideology and are completely beyond reason.

From yesterday’s show:

Fox host's bizarre, cringe rant about how great Fox News is

The recent Fox News text message scandal has exposed the true nature of the network and its hosts. Amidst this controversy, Mark Levin, who is often touted as the "serious guy" on Fox News, recently delivered a cringeworthy and bizarre rant defending the network. Levin claimed that he determines what he says on his show and who his guests are, suggesting that Fox News provides an open platform for different ideas and perspectives. However, this argument is far from the truth. The fact is that Fox News has a history of pushing false narratives and propaganda, as evidenced by the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit. Levin's claim that Fox News is a vibrant and vigorous network is nothing but a hollow statement. The reality is that Fox News is a mouthpiece for the right, perpetuating lies and misinformation to serve its political agenda. Levin's speech is not only pathetic, but it also adds insult to injury to the victims of Fox News' misinformation.

Fox News helps Ron DeSantis promote non-existent Florida "miracle"

Recently, Fox News has been promoting the idea of the "Florida miracle," with the help of prominent Trump supporter Maria Bartiromo. The narrative being created is that Florida, under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis, is a miraculous state. But what exactly is this miracle that they're referring to? If you look at the entire state of Florida, it's not a particularly great state by any metric, and it's not a particularly terrible state by any metric either. Health care is ranked 25th, infrastructure is ranked 20th, crime is ranked 26th, and affordability is ranked 33rd. Overall, it's just unremarkable. The “Florida miracle" is nothing more than a narrative created to boost the image of Ron DeSantis, who has not even declared yet that he is running for president, and it is not based on any facts, metrics, or achievements.

More on the show:

-- On the Show:

-- Republicans are blaming "wokeness" for the collapse of SVB bank

-- Attendees of Donald Trump's 2024 campaign kickoff speech are interviewed, and it's very disturbing

-- Fox News hots Brian Kilmeade plays catch with Ron DeSantis, continuing the glorification of the Florida Governor

-- Ron DeSantis tests the term "woke-ocracy" at his latest, low energy event

-- 2024 Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley is unable to explain her plan for raising the Social Security retirement age

-- Netflix documentary "MH370: The Plane That Disappeared" uses a clip of David to make him out to be a conspiracy theorist, rather than a debunker of conspiracy theories

-- Voicemail caller jokingly suggests that there is no way to avoid drag time story hour in the United States

-- On the Bonus Show: Power outage almost derails today's show, inflation hits lowest level since 2021, Buzzfeed loses $106 in the most recent quarter, much more...