Presidency new lows as Trump humiliated in Davos

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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-- On the Show -- Maryland Governor Wes Moore joins us to explain how his administration is pushing back against Donald Trump's authoritarian actions, outline recent policy changes in Maryland, and discuss his political future -- Donald Trump faces broad public rejection as new polling shows majorities say the country is on the wrong track, his economic claims are not credible, and most Americans view him as dangerous -- Donald Trump triggers market turmoil by publicly threatening allies, escalating trade wars, and insisting on U.S. control of Greenland -- Donald Trump shows visible cognitive and physical decline during a rambling press event marked by confusion and erratic responses to questions about policy, violence, and foreign affairs -- Donald Trump struggles to answer basic questions about governance, foreign hostages, and legislative goals, repeatedly defaulting to trivial anecdotes and statements that reveal confusion about how government functions -- Donald Trump embarrasses the United States at the World Economic Forum by delivering a low energy, incoherent speech filled with slurring, factual errors, and false claims -- Stephanie Grisham publicly warns that Donald Trump appears mentally slipping after observing a disjointed and low energy press conference -- Erick Erickson argues that Donald Trump's Greenland obsession and reckless diplomacy are alienating allies and giving Republicans political permission to distance themselves from Trump -- On the Bonus Show: Trump made $1.4 billion in his first year back in office, Australia passes stricter gun laws after Bondi massacre, Kyrsten Sinema gets sued over an alleged affair with her bodyguard, and much more... 🤖 Sponsored by Venice: Use code PAKMAN for 20% off a Pro Account at https://venice.ai/pakman 🥄 Use code PAKMAN for $5 off Magic Spoon at https://magicspoon.com/pakman 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get 20% OFF sitewide at https://helixsleep.com/pakman 🛡️ Incogni lets you control your personal data! Get 60% off their annual plan: http://incogni.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 (00:00) Start (01:23) Polling shows broad Trump rejection (08:19) Trump rattles markets, threatens allies (13:03) Rambling press event raises concerns (25:49) Trump confused on basic governance (32:56) Incoherent World Economic Forum speech (38:23) Wes Moore interview (53:28) Stephanie Grisham warns of decline (58:38) Erick Erickson criticizes Greenland obsession Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today we look at a presidency that is unraveling in real time.
0:04.0	We have new polling that shows Americans are rejecting almost everything that the Trump
0:08.9	administration is doing across the board with majority saying that the country is on the
0:13.9	wrong track, out of control, and that Trump himself is dangerous.
0:19.1	It's not just polling.
0:20.5	We also saw markets plunge yesterday as Trump
0:23.3	ranted and threatened allies and picked new fights, including a now unhinged obsession with
0:28.9	Iceland. Sorry, Greenland. That's the mistake Trump made during his speech in Davos today,
0:35.8	calling it Iceland instead of Greenland.
0:37.9	He doesn't even know what country he's trying to steal.
0:40.9	And then there is the rambling and the confusion and the bizarre answers to basic questions.
0:46.6	And it's gotten so bad that there is now a former Trump press secretary saying that he needs
0:51.8	a psychiatric evaluation. We will speak to Maryland governor Wes
0:56.9	Moore and see how he has been and is preparing to deal with ICE and other Trump-based
1:03.0	calamities. And we will also talk about the consequences of this administration piling up,
1:08.9	including what that means for our relationships with large swaths
1:12.3	of the world.
1:13.9	What a show.
1:14.9	I suggest we record this one.
1:23.9	We start today with the presidency reaching new lows.
1:27.2	Americans have been polled specifically on the issues, on the specific policy changes and ideas that this administration has put forward.
1:36.2	And it is a poll that shows a presidency collapsing, Trump failing on everything, and Americans rejecting every major area of focus for this administration.
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