5/29/25: Trump triggered by TACO trade, David considers leaving the country

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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-- On the Show: — Federal court rules Trump's sweeping Liberation Day tariffs illegal, a massive blow to his second-term economic agenda — Trump declares all-out war on progressive values, using over 150 executive orders to dismantle DEI, environmental, and immigration protections — Republican lawmakers introduce a bill to defund medical schools that acknowledge systemic racism or teach diversity — Donald Trump appears visibly confused in a string of public gaffes, raising concerns about his cognitive fitness — Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt implodes on Fox News, calling for fewer LGBTQ majors and more plumbers — Ben Shapiro turns on Trump over his weak stance on Ukraine, signaling cracks in right-wing media support — David contemplates contingency plans to leave the country as Trump ramps up authoritarian attacks — MAGA Congresswoman Ashley Hinson booed by her own constituents for praising Trump's economic agenda — Trump supporters finally confront the truth: they're never getting the Epstein files, and Trump doesn't want them released -- On the Bonus Show: Jordan Peterson's viral atheist debate moment, Trump's possible pardon of Whitmer kidnappers, and a Trump-friendly reality TV couple gets a $36M fraud pardon, much more... 🤖 Sponsored by Venice: Use code PAKMAN for 20% off a Pro Account at https://venice.ai/pakman 🐟 Wild Alaskan Company: Get $35 OFF with code PAKMAN at https://wildalaskan.com/pakman 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code PAKMAN for $30 off & free baked goods at https://wildgrain.com/pakman 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.com/pakman 🔊 Babbel language learning: Get up to 60% OFF at https://babbel.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: https://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	Welcome to the show. We start today with a massive legal defeat for the Trump administration.
0:14.0	Maybe the key, maybe the only real policy achievement, if you can call it that, although it's been a disaster, the blanket
0:22.5	tariffs, have been struck down by a federal court.
0:26.2	This goes back to Liberation Day.
0:28.8	It is an incredibly ironic situation where what's bad for the Trump administration is good
0:34.8	for global markets, which are rejoicing at this ruling. So let's talk about it
0:40.2	step by step. These are the tariffs that Donald Trump unilaterally slapped on just about every
0:47.8	foreign nation. A federal court has ruled these are illegal and these are outside of Donald Trump's authority as president.
0:56.6	Now, these two findings against the law, outside of Trump's authority, very common findings
1:04.0	with regard to what Donald Trump tries to do and does, regularly doing things that are outside
1:10.0	of the law and outside of the authority
1:12.9	of a president of the United States. Now, this is a ruling that doesn't just like poke a couple
1:18.4	of holes in Donald Trump's economic policy. This is obliterating, arguably, the central pillar
1:26.6	of Donald Trump's second term agenda.
1:30.3	And the kicker is that when you look at the three-judge panel that made this ruling, it's
1:36.3	a Reagan appointed judge, it's an Obama appointed judge, and it is a judge appointed by Donald
1:43.7	Trump himself. So that's how flimsy this was. Now,
1:48.5	what happened? Donald Trump used emergency powers to justify skipping Congress, bypassing Congress
1:57.1	altogether and imposing what we might call 10 plus percent tariffs.
2:02.3	Now, some of them were triple digit tariffs on just about every trading partner.
2:07.4	He called the Liberation Day on April 2nd.
2:10.3	The court says this is against the law.
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