# Pentagon runs out of cash, Trump runs out of excuses Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-pakman-show-745178/pentagon-runs-out-of-cash-trump-runs-out-of-excuses Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-pakman-show-745178/pentagon-runs-out-of-cash-trump-runs-out-of-excuses.md Podcast: [The David Pakman Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-pakman-show-745178) Published: 2026-07-22T18:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/mgln.ai/e/35/traffic.megaphone.fm/SHHWD4060058745.mp3 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/mgln.ai/e/35/traffic.megaphone.fm/SHHWD4060058745.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-david-pakman-show-745178/episodes/pentagon-runs-out-of-cash-trump-runs-out-of-excuses Duration seconds: 3542 ## Resource -- On the Show: -- Pat Ford, producer of The David Pakman Show, fills in for David -- Donald Trump hosts Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, avoids war timeline questions, and invents the phrase "kill them like they're candy" -- Steve Scalise cites Olive Garden's promotional pass rules for unlimited pasta to advocate for strict voter identification laws -- Donald Trump posts to Truth Social about travel to Lebanon while defending Benjamin Netanyahu from arrest warrants -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asks Congress for emergency defense funding as military conflict costs exhaust reserves -- Darline Graham Nordone, Lindsey Graham's sister, is running for a full Senate term with an endorsement from Donald Trump -- Laura Ingraham warns that the war in Iran threatens Republicans' chances in the upcoming midterm elections -- On the Bonus Show: A MAGA golfer threatens to get Trump involved in a penalty decision, Trump is sitting on a massive midterm war chest, and much more... πŸ‘” Southern Gents: Use code PAKMAN for 10% off your entire order at https://s-gents.com πŸ›Œ Helix Sleep mattresses: Get up to 27% OFF at https://helixsleep.com/pakman πŸ›‘οΈ 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 Book: https://bit.ly/m/attention -- 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) Trump avoids Iran war questions (17:14) Congressman says ID is required to buy pasta (25:31) Trump's latest social media tirade (33:26) Hegseth asks for more… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-david-pakman-show-745178/episodes/pentagon-runs-out-of-cash-trump-runs-out-of-excuses/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-pakman-show-745178/pentagon-runs-out-of-cash-trump-runs-out-of-excuses.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.