Global abandonment of Trump as he passes 1 year in office

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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-- On the Show -- A new economic study reported by The Wall Street Journal finds that American consumers and businesses pay nearly all of Donald Trump's tariffs, directly contradicting his claim that foreign countries bear the cost -- A CNN and SSRS poll shows a majority of Americans view Donald Trump's first year back in office as a failure, with low approval ratings signaling serious risk for Republicans -- Donald Trump sends a letter to Norway threatening peaceful relations and hinting at force over Greenland after being denied a Nobel Prize -- Donald Trump gives rambling and incoherent answers to basic questions about foreign leaders, tariffs, and inflation, intensifying concerns about his mental state -- Donald Trump posts a series of overnight messages about seizing Greenland and global power that rattle markets and spark fears of reckless escalation -- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem falsely claims most immigration detainees are violent criminals, then dismisses corrections despite her own department's data showing the opposite -- Federal agents under Donald Trump escalate force against protesters and bystanders, making public speech and filming dangerous and chilling the practical exercise of First Amendment rights -- A viral video shows right-wing influencers praising Nazi imagery while ignoring that Adolf Hitler's racial and social policies would have targeted many of them -- On the Bonus Show: Don Lemon covers an anti-ICE protest at a church, small Minneapolis businesses hit by ICE crackdown, Jon Stewart entertains a question about running for president, and much more... 😺 Smalls cat food: Use code PAKMAN for 60% off & free shipping at https://smalls.com 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code DAVID for $30 off & free croissants FOR LIFE at https://wildgrain.com/david 🍷 Naked Wines: Use code PAKMAN to get 6 bottles for $39.99 at https://nakedwines.com/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	We will start today with what might be the most devastating confirmation yet that the tariff
0:05.8	policy is mostly being paid for by us, by you, an incredible new study.
0:13.5	New polling also shows that Trump is in trouble.
0:16.5	58% of Americans say his first year back in office has been a failure, 39% approval.
0:23.4	This is not like, oh, he had a bad week.
0:26.1	These are the sorts of numbers that lead to a midterm bloodbath, which we will discuss.
0:31.2	And then maybe the most unhinged letter of any presidency ever, Trump writing a letter to Norway that he will take Greenland
0:40.6	from Denmark because Norway didn't give him the Nobel Prize.
0:46.3	Plus, Christy Noem lying badly about how many of the ICE arrests are actually people who have committed crimes.
0:55.9	She gives one number, the facts point, not surprisingly, to a very different number.
1:01.6	All of that and more on the one year anniversary of the Donald Trump second term,
1:08.4	return to office sequel that none of us wished for but now we have to hope ends soon
1:18.6	Well welcome everybody it is January 20th Donald Trump has been back in office for a year and his major economic policy, the tariffs,
1:32.3	has just been brutalized by a study that finds that 96 cents of every dollar in tariffs
1:40.3	is paid for by you, by me, by the consumer, by the importer, not by the foreign country
1:47.6	that is selling us the stuff.
1:50.3	There are three years left of Donald Trump's presidency.
1:53.3	By the way, I'm wearing my 120, can you see it?
1:57.0	My 120, 20, 29 shirt.
1:59.2	These are available in our store. These are just flying off the shelves.
2:03.6	Three year, this shirt is particularly relevant today as we have one year down and three years
2:09.9	to go.
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