The David Pakman Show 2026-04-23
-- 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...
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