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David Pakman humbles Trump over bizarre convention brag: 'Not even that impressive'

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Progressive political analyst David Pakman picked apart a ratings boast President Donald Trump made at a White House event meant to focus on AI. In a Wednesday episode of "The David Pakman Show," the host reviewed footage of Trump appearing alongside tech executives to announce a voluntary safety accord signed by major AI companies. When a reporter asked whether the agreement was binding, Trump said, "I think it's morally binding," and then the conversation veered away from AI entirely. Trump instead bragged about the audience for the recent Republican midterm convention . "We had a convention a couple of weeks ago that a lot of you said, oh, it's a midterm. It's never been done before. It's going to be a failure," Trump said. "And they put it against the NFL, and we had 107 million views, and the NFL had 25 million views." Pakman said the president was mixing two very different numbers. "Now, let me explain to you what Trump's doing. This is a classic. He's comparing completely differ

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