-- On the Show: -- Democrat Mindy O’Neall defeats incumbent Republican Mayor David Pruhs in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Pruhs concedes with grace instead of conspiracy theories -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker accuses Donald Trump of suffering from dementia while condemning his decision to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland -- Attorney General Pam Bondi erupts in a combative Senate hearing, dodging questions about Trump and Epstein while lashing out at Democratic senators -- Trump openly suggests rewarding loyal federal workers and punishing others, effectively proposing an unconstitutional spoils system on national television -- Trump baffles Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a press conference with rambling, incoherent remarks about airports, AOC, and a Canada–US “merger” -- Stephen Miller accidentally admits on CNN that Trump has “plenary authority,” exposing the administration’s authoritarian mindset before the network cuts him off -- Stephen Miller doubles down on extremist rhetoric and racist remarks while dismissing accusations of incitement -- Trump calls for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker, echoing the rhetoric of 20th-century dictators targeting dissenters -- Former MAGA-friendly podcasters like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and Adin Ross rapidly distance themselves from Donald Trump as their audiences turn against his presidency -- On the Bonus Show: Mike Johnson warns furloughed workers may not get back pay, the White House says it'll use tariff revenue to pay for food assistance, the Treasury defends minting a Trump coin, and much more... 💳 PDS Debt: Get your free assessment & find the best option for you at https://pdsdebt.com/pakman 📄 UPDF: Try this revolutionary new PDF tool totally free at https://davidpakman.com/updf ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: https://davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow (00:00) Intro (00:43) Democrat defeats Republican Mayor in Alaska (05:33) Governor Pritzker calls out Trump’s dementia (16:00) Pam Bondi clashes with Democrats in Senate hearing (26:02) Trump suggests rewarding loyal workers, punishing others (29:22) Trump confuses Canadian PM with bizarre press remarks (37:15) Stephen Miller admits Trump has “plenary authority” (42:38) Miller doubles down on extremist rhetoric (49:26) Trump calls for jailing Chicago Mayor and IL Governor (54:25) Former MAGA podcasters distance themselves from Trump
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Donald Trump's week from hell just got worse. His aides are melting down on live TV. Governors are blaming dementia for his troop deployments. And even MAGA podcast bros like Joe Rogan and Theo Vaughn are suddenly sprinting away from Trump. Meanwhile, Attorney General Pam Bondi loses it when questioned by senators.
Farmers are turning on the administration and Republican mayors or get this conceding elections without claiming voter fraud. Isn't that refreshing? The cracks are showing everywhere. Let's get into it. Well, I have some sort of nice news to start with for a change. A Republican was brutally kicked to the curb by a Democrat in one of their Alaska strongholds. And that's good news already.
But the big shock is that the loser, David Prues, did not claim voter fraud. He did not blame Antifa or Antifa. He didn't file a lawsuit. He just conceded the race. Can you imagine? So this takes us to Fairbanks, Alaska, where Democrat Mindy O'Neill defeated the incumbent Republican Mayor David Prues. And this flips a conservative seat that Republicans have held. for nearly a decade.
Now, O'Neill got 54 percent of the vote. Pruse got just under 46 percent of the vote. The Republican didn't pretend it was close. He just conceded. He didn't whine. He didn't start talking about this was the biggest fraud until they did massive dumps. I was winning. And the conspiracy theories about Dominion voting machines didn't even come up. Just the race is over. The voters have spoken.
I wish Mindy the best. And that's really the shock here. As shocking as it is to see Democrats take a city. that they haven't had for a really long time. The real shock is a Republican simply accepted defeat and said someone else gets to now hold this office. I lost plain and simple.
And there was almost like a palpable nostalgia where, you know, I still remember John McCain's concession speech in 2008. It was a fine speech where he said, we've had a race. The voters have chosen my opponent, Barack Obama. Hold on. Do I have my Obama? They chose Barack Obama. And I want the country to do well and therefore I want the president to do well. And there were sort of it.
Nostalgia is the best way I can say it. A respectful, measured concession rooted in something that used to be called dignity. And I think it's respectable to say, hey, we would be better off if that's still the way that that it was today. Now, Pruse said he was proud to serve for as long as he did. He said low turnout was part of why he lost. He congratulated his opponent and now he's moving on.
Now, you are not going to get yourself a paid contributor gig on Fox News with that attitude. You know, in today's Republican Party of 2025, if you just say I lost, that's it. The voters selected somebody else. You're not going to be seen as fighting the fight.
that MAGA wants you to fight because the modern Republican Party has turned denial into really a requirement and a personality trait in some sense. And so the idea that you can just lose because more people wanted your opponent to win and more people voted for your opponent, it's not compatible
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