5/5/25: Trump "doesn't know" about defending Constitution, Tesla sales collapse

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Tesla sales have completely collapsed in Sweden as Elon Musk continues to hurt his own businesses -- Donald Trump said he "doesn't know" whether he has to uphold the Constitution during an interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker -- Kristen Welker's interview with Donald Trump devolves into incoherence and dishonesty -- Attorney John Keker accuses Trump of an impeachable offense -- Concerns about Donald Trump's decline, whether it's clinically significant or otherwise, resurface once again due to his erratic and delusional behavior -- Megyn Kelly tries to convince Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to run for President in 2028 -- Speaking at the University of Alabama commencement, Donald Trump humiliates Elon Musk -- Trump flips out on a Wall Street Journal reporter for no reason and then says confusing things about Richard Nixon -- On the Bonus Show: Trump announces 100% tariffs on foreign movies, Oklahoma wants to teach lies about 2020 election to kids, Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz prison, much more... 💼 Odoo: Try it completely FREE for 14 days (no credit card needed) at https://odoo.com/pakman 🐟 Wild Alaskan Company: Get $35 OFF with code PAKMAN at https://wildalaskan.com/pakman 🥦 Lumen lets you master your metabolism. GET 15% OFF at https://lumen.me/pakman 🛏️ Eight Sleep: Get $350 OFF the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/pakman 🖼️ Aura Frames: Use code PAKMAN for $35 OFF & free shipping at https://auraframes.com/pakman 💻 Get Private Internet Access for 83% OFF + 4 months free at https://www.piavpn.com/David -- 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	Well, welcome to the show, everybody.
0:08.9	Let's start with Tesla.
0:10.8	Tesla is having more than just a bad month.
0:13.7	It is witnessing a full-blown collapse in the country of Sweden.
0:19.1	And this goes to the broader problems that this company is having.
0:22.9	This goes to the ill-advised nature of how Elon Musk got himself involved in reactionary politics
0:29.7	alongside Donald Trump. And maybe the saddest thing of it all is that it's ending the way it always
0:36.1	ends, which is with Donald Trump making fun of Elon Musk,
0:39.7	even though he says he's great, even though he says he accomplished everything, ultimately
0:43.5	Elon leaving Doge, going back to try to save his failing companies, but not even really getting
0:50.7	the praise and respect of Donald Trump. We'll talk about that in a moment. So
0:54.4	in April 2025, the month that just ended, Tesla sold only 203 vehicles in the entire country.
1:01.9	That is for the entire month. That's not at one location. That's not per week or per day. That's
1:08.9	for the entire month in the entire country.
1:12.6	And it's really important to contextualize this in that we are not seeing like a general electric vehicle slump or people losing interest in electric vehicles specifically.
1:25.1	The specifics of this are Tesla. Tesla is nosediving. And of course,
1:30.3	the reason is Elon Musk. While Tesla is floundering, the broader EV market in Sweden and across
1:38.6	Europe is continuing to grow. Consumers want to go electric, but they're increasingly going with anything but Tesla.
1:47.1	Now, other automakers are seeing stable or rising EV numbers in 2025, especially in European
1:53.9	countries, which continue to roll out charging infrastructure and incentives for EV adoption.
1:59.7	But Tesla is now in this situation where they've got
2:02.6	a toxic guy at the top who, by the way, they're starting to look to push out and look for a
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