2/4/25: Trump tricked by Mexico and Canada, migrants released back into US

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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4.8 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico after President Claudia Sheinbaum tricks Trump with meaningless promises -- Donald Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tricks Trump with promises to do things that are already happening -- China retaliates against the United States with new tariffs that will hurt businesses and consumers -- The United States is under attack from the harebrained schemes of Elon Musk and Donald Trump -- Despite claiming to be against socialism, Donald Trump announces a Saudi-style sovereign wealth fund which might buy TikTok -- A disoriented Donald Trump says endless untrue things, often called lies, in the Oval Office, much to the horror of reporters and global citizens -- Migrants arrested during recent immigration raids are reportedly being re-released back into the United States -- On the Bonus Show: Updates on David's book, his travel, conversations with British people about the state of politics in the United States, the bird flu crisis enters a new phase, much more... 🪟 3 Day Blinds: Buy one get one 50% OFF at https://3dayblinds.com/pakman ☕ Cambio Roasters: Get 20% off with code PAKMAN at https://cambioroasters.com 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code PAKMAN for $30 off & free baked goods at https://wildgrain.com/pakman ⚠️ Ground News: Get 50% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman 😬 Remi mouth guards: Get up to 50% OFF with code PAKMAN at https://shopremi.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- Get David's Books: https://davidpakman.com/echo -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- David on Bluesky: http://www.davidpakman.com/bluesky -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, welcome, everybody.
0:08.7	Let's unpack the last 24 hours of trade war news.
0:13.1	We have news out of China.
0:14.5	We have news out of Canada.
0:15.8	We have news out of Mexico.
0:17.7	And right-wing media falling all over itself to frame the news of the last 24 hours
0:23.9	as unfettered, unmitigated victories for Donald Trump. That is something you could only believe
0:31.2	if you are extremely dishonest with yourself or with others or are simply clueless. So let's break it all down. And this is that we are
0:40.4	in a moment right now where the economic implications of news that is breaking and moving very
0:47.8	quickly is of such critical importance to everyday Americans. And I think that that's an important,
0:53.5	before I get into the details and we'll start with Mexico, one of the things that is critical importance to everyday Americans. And I think that that's an important, but before
0:54.2	I get into the details and we'll start with Mexico, one of the things that is often the case
0:59.8	is that with really fast moving news stories, the implications to just random American workers
1:07.5	are relatively limited.
1:11.4	When you have a breaking news story about a school shooting or a plane crash or a Trump
1:20.8	rally, for example, we often get incorrect information mixed with correct information,
1:27.0	mixed with interpretations and analyses of varying stripes but someone in you know
1:34.0	working in Idaho is not going to have their lives upended by potentially
1:40.4	inaccurate initial reporting about some of these things. Right now, what is happening
1:46.1	and the reality of this trade war and these tariffs will be of consequence to workers in Idaho
1:53.8	and teachers in Connecticut, regardless of whether you are or aren't paying attention. And that's why the misunderstandings about what's going on are so critical.
2:03.9	So let's unpack starting with Mexico what happened here
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