7/17/25: Epstein causing total MAGA meltdown, Trump out of ideas, trade deals not coming

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Mark Bankston, civil rights attorney, joins David to discuss his client Gavin Newsom's lawsuit against Fox News -- Peter Navarro admits Trump's "trade deals" are just empty threats dressed up as diplomacy -- Trump's approval crashes as even Republicans think he's hiding Epstein evidence -- Trump axes the Epstein prosecutor, Maurene Comey, in what looks like a political cover-up to protect himself -- Trump lashes out at his own base over Epstein questions, calling them stupid and disloyal -- Trump forgets he appointed Jerome Powell, raising serious questions about his mental fitness -- Trump rambles through another fact-free press conference, inventing wins and flubbing basic points -- Trump looks exhausted and paranoid, blaming Biden for Epstein as panic sets in over sealed files -- On the Bonus Show: Fox News obeys Trump over Epstein scandal, Senate approves cuts to public broadcasting, bill would prevent ICE from deporting US citizens, and much more... 🥕 Quantum Nutrition Labs: Get additional 10% off with code PAKMAN at https://qnlabs.com 🪙 InvestingPro: Get 50% off + extra 15% off your subscription at https://davidpakman.com/invest 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code PAKMAN for $30 off & free baked goods at https://wildgrain.com/pakman 💻 Sponsored by Aura: Try it free for 2 weeks! See if your data is safe at https://aura.com/pakman ⚠️ Ground News: Get 40% OFF their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://davidpakman.substack.com/ -- 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.
0:08.6	Great to see you on this Thursday.
0:11.5	We are very quickly coming up against the limits of the meaning of words.
0:16.2	And I'm going to explain what I mean by that.
0:19.0	If I said to you, I am making trade deals, do you envision that
0:25.6	there is more than one party to the deal? I think for the most part, with average to better
0:31.9	English language skills, you understand a deal to be something that has at least two parties.
0:38.3	I can't go to a car dealership and say, I will not be paying any more than 15 grand for
0:45.8	this car and call that a deal.
0:48.7	A deal means that we have agreed to the terms.
0:53.0	I am willing to pay for the vehicle, some amount at which
0:59.4	you are willing to sell me the vehicle. And if I just start sending dealerships letters, we can't
1:06.6	say that those are deals. And Peter Navarro, long time Trump suck up, one time economic advisor, one time prison inmate,
1:17.6	total sycophant is acknowledging these aren't exactly deals by his definition.
1:24.6	Now, he doesn't say that.
1:26.1	He still tries to defend Donald Trump, but here he is this
1:29.0	morning on Fox business speaking to Maria Bardo. And this is a total blindside to Donald Trump when his
1:37.5	own guy is saying, well, it's not exactly what we called it. It's the economic narrative collapsing
1:43.5	as soon as someone opens their mouth. So
1:46.6	here's Maria Bartaromo. It's a very basic question. It's a tractable and measurable question.
1:52.7	How many more trade deals do you expect in the coming month? Put aside for a moment that 90 deals
1:59.6	and 90 day deadline has already come and gone.
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