Farmers in tears as Trump collapses, SCOTUS might pound him

The David Pakman Show - November 11, 2025

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Speculation about the 2028 presidential election is already heating up. On the Democratic side, California Governor Gavin Newsom has surged from 7% to 24% in Emerson College polling while Kamala Harris has lost support. Other potential contenders include Josh Shapiro, Wes Moore, Pete Buttigieg, and possibly AOC. On the Republican side, JD Vance leads with 54% while Donald Trump, who cannot run again, remains in second place. The early movement sets the stage for a chaotic and crowded 2028 primary season.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is promoting a “notebooks-full-of-ideas” health care plan claiming it will lower costs, expand access, and improve quality but provides no specifics. Health care cost, access, and quality exist in a triangle. Improving two usually worsens the third unless major reforms are made. True improvement requires reducing administrative waste, leveraging government power, expanding preventive care, or regulating costs.

Donald Trump’s interview with Laura Ingraham was filled with confusion and misinformation. Trump promoted a 50-year mortgage without understanding it would raise interest costs and home prices. He also claimed the economy was strong and polls were fake while ignoring inflation.

Trump is panicking over the Supreme Court possibly striking down his tariffs. He posted on Truth Social claiming a negative ruling would cause a $3 trillion collapse. He frames it as a national security disaster but ignores that tariffs are legally foreign policy, not revenue-raising. His argument weakens his case because presidents cannot unilaterally create taxes or tariffs outside Congressional authority.

Trump has turned on Marjorie Taylor Greene after she questioned rising grocery prices and his foreign policy focus. He said she lost her way while praising loyal sycophants like Marco Rubio and Jeanine Pirro. In Trump’s movement, loyalty and blind praise are rewarded while skepticism is punished.

Farmers and ranchers who supported Trump despite past hardships under his trade policies are facing financial strain again. Trump promises bailouts funded by tariffs but these are temporary fixes. They do not solve underlying issues like trade dependency and market volatility.

Finally, Jo Carducci, host of Sane(ish), joins us to discuss Trump’s unraveling behavior, GOP spin on healthcare and the economy, and how voter frustration is shaping the road to 2028.

On today’s bonus show:

Trump slams unpaid air traffic control workers, Canada loses its measles elimination status, MLB players charged in gambling scheme, and much more...

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