The David Pakman Show
10/17/25: $1 million per person Trump fundraiser as Rogan turns on Trump
17 Oct 2025
-- On the Show: -- Sunny Hostin confronts Cheryl Hines on The View, calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dangerously unqualified to lead HHS as the audience reacts skeptically -- Donald Trump hosts a $1 million-per-person Mar-a-Lago dinner through his super PAC to fund MAGA loyalists, while Florida passes a law protecting his estate -- Trump supporters complain they never received the pricey “Trump watches” they ordered, exposing yet another grift using Trump’s name for profit -- Joe Rogan criticizes Trump’s hypocrisy on criminal justice reform, acknowledging the left’s stance after previously endorsing him before the election -- Trump lashes out at Time magazine for an unflattering cover photo, ranting late at night about the image online -- Sean Duffy falsely claims massive No Kings protests are funded by George Soros, while grassroots crowds show genuine anger that MAGA media refuses to believe -- Some Trump voters begin expressing regret online as they face economic and social fallout from his policies but still remain loyal to him -- Eric Trump falsely accuses Jack Smith of planting evidence on his dad months before Smith was even appointed -- The Friday Feedback segment -- On the Bonus Show: John Bolton gets indicted as part of Trump’s revenge tour, highlights from the New York City mayoral debate, and much more... 💳 PDS Debt: Get your free assessment & find the best option for you at https://pdsdebt.com/pakman 💪 AG1 is offering you a FREE $76 GIFT when you sign up at https://drinkag1.com/pakman ⚠️ 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 🤢 Reliefband: Use code PAKMAN for 20% OFF and free shipping at https://reliefband.com 🍷 Naked Wines: Use code PAKMAN to get 6 bottles for $39.99 at https://nakedwines.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) Start (01:03) Cheryl Hines defends RFK Jr.’s qualifications (10:00) Trump hosts $1M-per-person Mar-a-Lago fundraiser (12:58) Complaints over missing expensive Trump watches (18:53) Joe Rogan critiques Trump’s hypocrisy on justice (25:02) Trump lashes out at Time magazine cover (31:09) Sean Duffy falsely blames Soros for protests (37:52) Some Trump voters express regret online (43:01) Eric Trump makes false accusation (48:50) Friday Feedback segment
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Donald Trump is hosting a million dollar per person dinner at Mar-a-Lago. It's not for charity. It's not for policy. It's the buy himself a new Congress. And meanwhile, the same man of the people crowd that he built his empire on is realizing that their Trump watches that they bought were never even shipped to them. It's really the Trump economy in miniature.
Give the rich access and poor get conned. The twist maybe we did see coming. Joe Rogan, one of Trump's biggest defenders, is turning on him. We're going to get into that and why it matters. All that, plus Donald Trump's meltdown over a bald Time magazine cover. The View went after Robert F. Kennedy Junior's wife right to her face. And Mago World's got a new conspiracy theory about the protests.
They're terrified. All of that and more today. Cheryl Hines is an actress maybe most known for playing Larry David's wife in the show Curb Your Enthusiasm. She is married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services under Donald Trump. She appeared on The View. It did not go particularly well.
Now, I'm going to tell you, I do not respect what Cheryl Hines has done since her husband became the political flashpoint that he has become. I've had a little bit of sort of overlap in some social circles with RFK and Cheryl Hines from years ago, which I'll talk about in a moment. And the bottom line is, I don't I don't really believe this crap at all.
I think she's essentially playing a character here. But regardless, she tries to defend the indefensible when Sonny Hostin and others on The View confront her. Here's a little bit of how that went.
These companies for health reasons, because they were causing health problems.
But the problem, respectfully, is that your husband is the least qualified Department of Health and Human Services head that we've had in history.
I think that's a very dangerous, dangerous... Why is he less qualified than an economist? I think that he is less qualified. He spent his career studying toxins, studying people's health, fighting for one guy. who was using Roundup for his job.
He has also spread a lot of misinformation, a lot of chaos, a lot of confusion. And I think it's just a very dangerous thing. I say it with the utmost respect. Some of it's good and some of it's not.
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