Trump randomly pauses tariffs, insider trading fiasco explodes
The David Pakman Show - April 10, 2025
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Trump randomly pauses all tariffs, has NO IDEA what he's doing
Donald Trump suddenly paused his tariffs without explanation, despite insisting days earlier they would stay. The market rebounded with the Dow Jones spiking 3,000 points, before quickly dropped again, showing continued instability. Supporters claim it’s a victory, even though no other countries made concessions and Trump capitulated. The whole situation reflects a chaotic, inconsistent approach on global trade with no clear strategy.
🚨RED ALERT: TRUMP COMING AFTER ME
The Trump administration is allegedly pressuring Amazon to remove David’s book The Echo Machine by threatening to cancel a government contract. A Reddit post from someone claiming to work at Amazon AWS supports the allegation, saying the request came from a major government client targeting books critical of Trump. Amazon's legal team is reportedly reviewing the situation, and lawyers are being consulted about potential First Amendment issues.
From yesterday’s show:
MAGA CIVIL WAR: Elon calls Trump advisor "Retarrdo"
Elon Musk and Trump advisor Peter Navarro are clashing publicly, highlighting deepening divisions within the MAGA movement. Navarro remains fiercely loyal to Trump, defending him at all costs, while Musk is primarily focused on protecting his business interests, especially in response to tariffs that could harm Tesla. This isn't a genuine debate over policy but rather a power struggle driven by self-preservation and conflicting priorities.
From yesterday’s show:
Rand Paul GOES NUCLEAR, eviscerates Trump tariffs
Senator Rand Paul argues that Trump’s tariffs lack economic justification and will harm Americans financially. He explains that blanket tariffs hurt the economy and will crush Americans’ retirement savings. Paul also warns that companies following trade agreements like USMCA are now being punished. Many Republicans agree with him privately but are afraid to speak out publicly.
More on the show:
-- Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joins David to discuss possible insider trading allegations surrounding the Trump tariff fiasco, the latest with the Ukraine-Russia war, and much more
-- Donald Trump appears confused when asked why he paused all of the tariffs
-- As Donald Trump was pausing all tariffs, his trade representative was testifying before Congress that no pause was coming
-- Insider trading and pump and dump suspicions grow after strange patterns emerge during the Trump tariff pause and stock market fiasco
-- Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump's White House Press Secretary, gets absolutely destroyed by Trump's flip flop on tariffs
-- Fox News host Charlie Gasparino admits that it is Donald Trump who capitulated on the tariffs, not foreign nations
-- On the Bonus Show: House Republican holdouts threaten Trump budget bill, appeals court rules Trump can fire probationary federal workers, FBI Director Kash Patel replaced as acting head of ATF, much more...
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Musk insulting Navarro is a prime example of "Two things being true".
Musk is a jerk and not very bright, and still, he is right about Navarro.
It is classic that mentally damaged people typically have a hard time seeing their own defect, while still being fully competent to seeing other people's defects,
P.S David, Don’t worry about Your Book being possibly blocked, that will create a frenzy to Buy Your Book ! Like in the past with controversial lyrics on Albums, and labeled with Warnings !! It will work for You !! ❤️