Americans are leaving and credibility has collapsed

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Americans relocate abroad in record numbers as foreign residency data, citizenship renunciations, and student enrollment trends show growing dissatisfaction with life in the United States -- Casey Means struggles to defend past financial conflicts, evasive public health answers, and refusal to clearly endorse measles vaccination during a contentious Surgeon General confirmation hearing -- A Reuters Ipsos poll finds that a majority of Americans believe Donald Trump has become more erratic with age as economic dissatisfaction fuels concerns -- Republican Congressman Glenn Grothman claims missing Epstein-related files reflect liberal elite sexual behavior, ignoring allegations against members of his own party -- CNN analyst Harry Enten highlights new data suggesting Texas may be trending politically competitive as voter shifts challenge longstanding Republican dominance -- JD Vance deflects unfavorable Fox News polling showing Donald Trump deeply underwater on the economy by blaming Joe Biden rather than presenting evidence of current improvement -- JD Vance and Mehmet Oz announce a temporary halt of congressionally approved Medicaid funding to Minnesota raising constitutional questions about executive authority -- Donald Trump calls for Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Robert De Niro to be sent back from the United States after public criticism of him -- On the Bonus Show: How Democrats countered Trump's State of the Union address, trans drivers in Kansas must surrender their drivers licenses, a MrBeast editor gets implicated in a Kalshi insider trading scheme, and much more... 🤖 Sponsored by Venice: Use code PAKMAN for 20% off a Pro Account at https://venice.ai/pakman 😁 Zippix Toothpicks: Code PAKMAN10 saves you 10% at https://zippixtoothpicks.com💡 Outskill: Grab your free seat to the 2-Day AI Mastermind at https://link.outskill.com/PAKMANDEC1 -- 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 (00:00) Start(01:12) Americans leaving in record numbers(08:04) Casey Means confirmation clash(26:27) Poll shows Trump erratic concerns(32:17) Grothman deflects Epstein scrutiny(40:08) Texas shows competitive shift(45:24) Vance dodges Fox polling(52:40) Medicaid funding halt controversy(58:49) Trump targets critics to leave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For the first time since the Great Depression, the United States is seeing net negative migration.
0:05.5	This means more Americans leaving than moving in.
0:07.9	I'm going to explain why this should be called the Donald Dash, where people are relocating,
0:14.4	and really what it says about confidence in the future of the United States.
0:19.6	We'll also look at testimony from Casey Means,
0:22.4	the nominee to be Surgeon General, which did not go particularly well, dodging questions about
0:28.2	conflict of interest, refusing to clearly endorse the measles vaccine and even offering
0:34.3	some mystical answers.
0:36.8	We will also look at new polling that a majority of Americans
0:40.2	believe Donald Trump has become more erratic with age and that his brain is not functioning
0:45.5	particularly well. And we will also look at Republicans reducing Epstein questions to Democrats
0:53.0	are perverts.
0:54.3	That's my summary or analysis.
0:57.4	And what happened to J.D. Vance when he was confronted on Fox News of all places.
1:03.3	All of that and more today.
1:05.5	Americans are leaving the United States in numbers that we have never seen in modern history.
1:17.6	If we go back all the way to the Great Depression, the United States has experienced net negative
1:23.2	migration for the first time going all the way back almost a hundred years.
1:31.0	The Trump administration is saying that falling immigration and rising deportations are a
1:37.9	victory.
1:38.9	In other words, when presented with the state of the Trump administration goes, well, of course,
1:42.5	that's great.
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