The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show

-- Lara Trump and allies aggressively spin Donald Trump's rambling Davos appearance as brilliance to preempt and smother growing public concern about his cognitive decline

-- A reporter exposes Donald Trump's incoherent foreign policy by forcing him to confront contradictions he cannot explain about Vladimir Putin, Greenland, and his so-called peace initiatives

-- A fast-growing measles outbreak driven overwhelmingly by unvaccinated populations highlights the real-world consequences of Donald Trump's long-standing flirtation with anti-vaccine rhetoric

-- Polling shows most Americans feel the country is out of control, but the meaning of that chaos diverges in ways that ultimately reinforce authoritarian politics

-- As Donald Trump escalates tariffs and territorial threats, U.S. allies quietly hedge, sign new trade deals, and build long-term strategies designed to function without American reliability

-- A Fox News guest accidentally concedes that markets would benefit if courts restrained Donald Trump's tariff powers, revealing how unpredictability rather than policy substance drives economic damage

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Sean Hannity says paying Greenlanders $100K each for the territory is a "no-brainer," a Minnesota economic blackout takes place to protest ICE, and much more...
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-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump immigration enforcement detains five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos outside his Minnesota home, exposing how mass deportation policy now targets children instead of violent criminals

-- Donald Trump abruptly abandons threatened tariffs on Europe after markets panic, reinforcing the pattern of reckless bluster followed by retreat that destabilizes global trade

-- Donald Trump fails to explain his Greenland claims as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte publicly contradicts him, revealing the policy was never real

-- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt spirals while attempting to praise Donald Trump, offering empty assertions instead of factual defenses

-- The White House denies obvious verbal mistakes by Donald Trump, escalating concern that aides are covering for visible cognitive decline

-- Democratic lawmakers publicly raise alarms about Donald Trump's mental fitness, pushing cognitive decline into mainstream political scrutiny

-- California Governor Gavin Newsom mocks Donald Trump as boring and mentally diminished, striking at his ego and credibility

-- Donald Trump unravels in a friendly interview with Maria Bartiromo, exposing confusion on policy, markets, NATO, and Greenland in real time

-- On the Bonus Show: US has net negative migration for the first time in 50 years, Gavin Newsom denied entry at a Davos event, a jury acquits a former Uvalde school officer, and much more...
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(00:00) Start (01:28) Trump immigration detains child (07:06) Trump tariff threat collapses (12:30) Trump Greenland lie exposed (20:01) Leavitt flails defending Trump (24:40) White House covers Trump gaffes (30:05) Democrats question Trump fitness (36:26) Newsom mocks Trump decline (44:19) Trump unravels on Bartiromo
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-- On the Show

-- Maryland Governor Wes Moore joins us to explain how his administration is pushing back against Donald Trump's authoritarian actions, outline recent policy changes in Maryland, and discuss his political future

-- Donald Trump faces broad public rejection as new polling shows majorities say the country is on the wrong track, his economic claims are not credible, and most Americans view him as dangerous

-- Donald Trump triggers market turmoil by publicly threatening allies, escalating trade wars, and insisting on U.S. control of Greenland

-- Donald Trump shows visible cognitive and physical decline during a rambling press event marked by confusion and erratic responses to questions about policy, violence, and foreign affairs

-- Donald Trump struggles to answer basic questions about governance, foreign hostages, and legislative goals, repeatedly defaulting to trivial anecdotes and statements that reveal confusion about how government functions

-- Donald Trump embarrasses the United States at the World Economic Forum by delivering a low energy, incoherent speech filled with slurring, factual errors, and false claims

-- Stephanie Grisham publicly warns that Donald Trump appears mentally slipping after observing a disjointed and low energy press conference

-- Erick Erickson argues that Donald Trump's Greenland obsession and reckless diplomacy are alienating allies and giving Republicans political permission to distance themselves from Trump

-- On the Bonus Show: Trump made $1.4 billion in his first year back in office, Australia passes stricter gun laws after Bondi massacre, Kyrsten Sinema gets sued over an alleged affair with her bodyguard, and much more...
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(00:00) Start (01:23) Polling shows broad Trump rejection (08:19) Trump rattles markets, threatens allies (13:03) Rambling press event raises concerns (25:49) Trump confused on basic governance (32:56) Incoherent World Economic Forum speech (38:23) Wes Moore interview (53:28) Stephanie Grisham warns of decline (58:38) Erick Erickson criticizes Greenland obsession
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-- On the Show

-- A new economic study reported by The Wall Street Journal finds that American consumers and businesses pay nearly all of Donald Trump's tariffs, directly contradicting his claim that foreign countries bear the cost

-- A CNN and SSRS poll shows a majority of Americans view Donald Trump's first year back in office as a failure, with low approval ratings signaling serious risk for Republicans

-- Donald Trump sends a letter to Norway threatening peaceful relations and hinting at force over Greenland after being denied a Nobel Prize

-- Donald Trump gives rambling and incoherent answers to basic questions about foreign leaders, tariffs, and inflation, intensifying concerns about his mental state

-- Donald Trump posts a series of overnight messages about seizing Greenland and global power that rattle markets and spark fears of reckless escalation

-- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem falsely claims most immigration detainees are violent criminals, then dismisses corrections despite her own department's data showing the opposite

-- Federal agents under Donald Trump escalate force against protesters and bystanders, making public speech and filming dangerous and chilling the practical exercise of First Amendment rights

-- A viral video shows right-wing influencers praising Nazi imagery while ignoring that Adolf Hitler's racial and social policies would have targeted many of them

-- On the Bonus Show: Don Lemon covers an anti-ICE protest at a church, small Minneapolis businesses hit by ICE crackdown, Jon Stewart entertains a question about running for president, and much more...
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-- On the Show

-- Jesse Dollemore confronts ICE abuses directly after agents gas a woman in a wheelchair and refuses to retreat under pressure

-- Republican Rep. Andrew Garbarino struggles to criticize Donald Trump while entertaining the use of the Insurrection Act against Americans

-- European leaders openly question whether the United States under Donald Trump remains a trustworthy democratic ally

-- Speaker Mike Johnson deflects responsibility from Donald Trump and blames Joe Biden while unraveling during a Fox News interview

-- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warns that Donald Trump is dismantling the postwar global order and isolating the United States

-- Fascism scholar Jason Stanley leaves the United States citing authoritarian tactics and political pressure under Donald Trump

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Maria Machado gives Trump her Nobel Peace Prize, Kristi Noem backs up the "show me your papers" policy, Karoline Leavitt gets angry with a reporter instead of answering a basic question, and much more...
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(00:00) Start (01:13) Jesse Dollemore confronts ICE abuses (07:03) GOP wavers on Insurrection Act (15:25) Europe questions US democracy (21:25) Mike Johnson blames Biden (28:59) Germany warns world order collapse (34:14) Fascism scholar flees US (42:42) Friday Feedback segment
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