The David Pakman Show

Global abandonment of Trump as he passes 1 year in office
One year into his second term, Donald Trump faces devastating economic data on tariffs, plummeting approval ratings, and international condemnation for erratic behavior, including a bizarre letter threatening Denmark over Greenland.

Casual invasion announcement drops as Vance defends the worst
Donald Trump's controversial statements about invading Venezuela and bombing Mexico, JD Vance's defense of a fatal ICE shooting, and Tulsi Gabbard's foreign policy contradictions expose a lack of coherent ideology and disregard for international law.

Trump seizes Russian tanker as impeachment calls grow
David Pakman dissects the Trump administration's aggressive foreign policy moves, internal Republican fractures, and Trump's increasingly authoritarian rhetoric, questioning whether these are calculated strategies or signs of systemic dysfunction.

And now the scamming of Americans begins
David Pakman exposes how Trump's foreign policy and domestic rhetoric serve corporate interests and personal ego, from taxpayer-funded oil ventures in Venezuela to anti-science health claims and a selective approach to global dictators.
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