Tariff scam collapses as health panic explodes

The David Pakman Show

David Pakman

Politics, News

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🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- A federal trade court blocks Donald Trump’s new 10% global tariffs, ruling they were not justified under decades-old trade law -- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Americans should take summer road trips despite gas reaching $4.55 a gallon -- Donald Trump abruptly cancels a live press event with Brazil’s president without explanation, leaving reporters waiting for hours -- Donald Trump makes confusing and false claims about military strikes, gas prices, the stock market, and public health at the White House -- Republican officials shift attention toward voter fraud claims as voters remain frustrated over prices, instability, and Trump’s unmet promises -- The Friday Feedback segment -- On the Bonus Show: Mehdi Hasan destroys Michael Knowles in January 6 debate, Americans get polled about beating Trump in a fight, and much more... 💳 PDS Debt: Get your free assessment & find the best option for you at https://pdsdebt.com/pakman 🤖 Sponsored by Venice: Use code PAKMAN for 20% off a Pro Account at https://venice.ai/pakman 🥐 Wildgrain: Use code DAVID for $30 off & free croissants FOR LIFE at https://wildgrain.com/david 🩳 SHEATH Underwear: Code PAKMAN for 20% OFF at https://sheathunderwear.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 (01:36) Trump officials insist the economy is fine (08:17) Republicans try rigging the midterms (21:15) Trade court shuts down Trump's tariffs (27:33) Trump abruptly cancels meeting with Brazilian president (39:04) Trump misleads on gas prices, stock market (47:36) Friday Feedback segment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.0	Bloomberg follows the money, whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion
0:07.7	dollar swings.
0:09.2	There's a money side to every story.
0:11.6	Get the money side of the story.
0:13.7	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
0:18.5	A federal court dealt a crushing blow to the latest tariff scheme of the Trump administration.
0:25.9	Now you might say, wait, I thought that they already had the tariff struck down.
0:30.6	The Trump administration went back and tried a different justification from the 70s for
0:36.4	the tariffs. And that one iss for the tariffs.
0:40.5	And that one is also against the law.
0:43.1	Trump says they will try again.
0:49.9	Full propaganda mode launches as gas prices surpass 450 a gallon.
0:56.4	And Trump administration officials have turned to just saying everything's great. Gas prices are fine.
1:05.9	350 was way too high when Biden was president, but 450 is great when it's Donald Trump. Also, the president disappearing from a scheduled live press event with the Brazilian president. Instead, they made it closed to the
1:14.1	press. And even Fox News was left to wonder, what's going on here? This is really weird.
1:19.5	We will also talk about whether winning by cheating is really winning. I would argue the answer is no, but Republicans seem to have no problem for going convincing people that their policies are good and instead trying to secure the midterm elections of 2026 by manipulating voting systems.
1:40.9	I don't think that that's really winning, but I'll make my case and then you can decide.
1:46.0	All of that and much more today.
1:56.0	A court has just devastated Donald Trump's blanket tariffs saying that they are illegal.
2:02.8	Now you might be saying, I thought the Supreme Court already decided that.
2:06.9	I thought the tariffs were already ruled illegal.
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