MAGA voters are snapping out of it, but what comes next is ugly

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Watch on Spotify. Spotify Premium users get no commercial breaks on my show: https://open.spotify.com/show/1T2BWou29M0aNfhFx61mL6 -- On the Show: -- Donald Trump returns from China without a breakthrough on Iran or oil prices, then threatens more military escalation as gas prices remain high -- Decades of institutional failures, economic instability, and collapsing public trust are fueling conspiracy thinking and deepening political division -- New polling shows Donald Trump losing major support among Latino voters as rising costs and unmet economic promises weaken his coalition -- Donald Trump delivers an awkward prerecorded message for the Rededicate 250 religious event that mixes government with religion -- Former Trump supporters publicly describe regretting their votes as frustration grows over broken promises and a worsening economy -- A fiery Fox News segment from Maria Bartiromo defends Trump with misleading claims about Russia, Joe Biden, and federal investigations -- Polling reveals a major disconnect between Republican perceptions about immigration and tariffs versus the economic and crime data -- David discovers thousands of messages from angry people who kept calling years after the show stopped taking voicemails -- On the Bonus Show: Trump drops his $10 billion IRS lawsuit, Trump's revenge tour in Republican primaries continues, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert enters its final week, and much more... 💦 Pocket Hose: Text PAKMAN to 64000 for two free gifts with purchase of Pocket Hose Ballistic 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get 27% OFF sitewide at https://helixsleep.com/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.com/pakman 🔬 Freedom From Religion Foundation: Text DAVID to 511511 or go to https://ffrf.us/david -- 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 (01:19) Trump got nothing from his China trip (09:32) Trump's poor economy amplifies conspiracy theories (20:37) Trump's support among Latino men collapses (31:23) Trump delivers awkward remarks at Rededicate 250 (41:21) Former Trump supporters speak out (49:33) Maria Bartiromo tries to distract from Trump's failures (56:57) Polling shows Republicans are wrong on immigration (1:04:12) David checks the voicemail line Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Trump flew to China trying to fix the Iran disaster and came back with absolutely nothing.
0:06.5	Oil is exploding.
0:07.8	Gas prices are crushing Americans.
0:09.4	Trump is threatening even more war, even though he said he would be the anti-war president.
0:13.9	And meanwhile, major polling collapses are happening with Latino voters, even among the very
0:20.3	Latino men who helped Donald Trump become
0:22.4	president in 2024.
0:24.4	They are bailing.
0:25.4	We're going to look at why and why it is surprising analysts.
0:29.3	And then rededicate 250, a completely ridiculous unconstitutional event held to rededicate the United States on its 250th birthday
0:40.8	to being a formally religious Christian country.
0:46.6	What on earth are they doing?
0:50.2	But there are more and more Trump voters regretting everything and we're hearing from them.
0:55.8	Plus wait till I tell you about my MAGA stalker.
1:00.7	Yes, leaving me angry voicemails for years without realizing no one was listening.
1:07.0	We found out because of an accident.
1:09.6	It is an insane story.
1:11.5	All of it today.
1:12.6	You know, I've sometimes used the phrase on the show.
1:21.6	He pooped in the sandbox and then went home and left everybody else to clean up his mess.
1:27.3	And this is a very apt analogy
1:29.2	for what happened with Donald Trump's disastrous China trip last week. The most embarrassing
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