Measles goes viral as world moves on from Trump

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

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4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Lara Trump and allies aggressively spin Donald Trump's rambling Davos appearance as brilliance to preempt and smother growing public concern about his cognitive decline -- A reporter exposes Donald Trump's incoherent foreign policy by forcing him to confront contradictions he cannot explain about Vladimir Putin, Greenland, and his so-called peace initiatives -- A fast-growing measles outbreak driven overwhelmingly by unvaccinated populations highlights the real-world consequences of Donald Trump's long-standing flirtation with anti-vaccine rhetoric -- Polling shows most Americans feel the country is out of control, but the meaning of that chaos diverges in ways that ultimately reinforce authoritarian politics -- As Donald Trump escalates tariffs and territorial threats, U.S. allies quietly hedge, sign new trade deals, and build long-term strategies designed to function without American reliability -- A Fox News guest accidentally concedes that markets would benefit if courts restrained Donald Trump's tariff powers, revealing how unpredictability rather than policy substance drives economic damage -- The Friday Feedback segment -- On the Bonus Show: Sean Hannity says paying Greenlanders $100K each for the territory is a "no-brainer," a Minnesota economic blackout takes place to protest ICE, and much more... 🤖 Sponsored by Venice: Use code PAKMAN for 20% off a Pro Account at https://venice.ai/pakman 🧠 Try Brain.fm totally free for a month at https://brain.fm/pakman 👂 MDHearing: Use code PAKMAN to get a pair for just $297 at https://shopmdhearing.com/ ✉️ StartMail: Get 50% OFF for a year subscription at https://startmail.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	Donald Trump's inner circle is in full panic mode, trying to cover up what is becoming impossible
0:04.8	to ignore.
0:05.6	And Lara Trump is one of those people in full propaganda mode on TV insisting Trump is just
0:11.2	sharper than ever.
0:12.8	He's never been sharper, even as his Davos performance was confused and low energy and
0:18.5	globally mocked.
0:20.1	We're going to break down the psychology of this kind
0:22.2	of cult level myth making and why it signals fear. Then a female reporter asked Trump basic
0:28.3	foreign policy questions and he implodes. He can't explain. Why did you invite warmonger
0:34.0	Vladimir Putin to an event about peace when he's asked about buying Greenland,
0:38.5	a ship that has long sailed now.
0:40.5	He freezes and gives a meaningless answer.
0:43.3	Performative geopolitics, yes, but demented as well, we will discuss.
0:48.5	Plus the United States facing a major measles outbreak.
0:51.8	Anti-vax politics are a huge part of the story.
0:55.8	Hundreds of cases, quarantines, isolation, schools affected.
1:00.6	We were done with measles in the year 2000.
1:03.2	And it is back.
1:04.5	It is back again.
1:05.9	We're also going to look at polling that shows 71% of Americans believe the country is out of control. But is it out of control
1:13.3	because of Trump? Or is Trump the guy who they believe is going to get it back under control? And then
1:19.7	a Fox guest admits the truth about the blanket tariffs. Surprise, they're not good. All of that and more today.
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