Trump scrambles to escape Epstein fallout as ICE descends into misery

-- On the Show -- Josh Gay from Ring of Fire fills in for David. Check out his work at https://www.youtube.com/@TheRingofFire -- Megyn Kelly has a sit-down softball interview that rebrands JD Vance as a calm, “reasonable” MAGA heir, laundering the same extremist agenda without Trump’s volatility -- Donald Trump bulldozes an NBC interview with Tom Llamas, openly fantasizing about commandeering taxpayer money and dodging Epstein questions with rambling deflections -- A deep dive into a Cato Institute study blows up Trump’s immigration narrative, showing even conservative data proves immigrants generate trillions in surplus and strengthen the economy -- A DOJ attorney overwhelmed with 90 immigration cases told a federal judge the system “sucks," as courts accuse the Trump administration of brazenly ignoring lawful orders -- Trump’s grip on young men is weakening as economic stress, broken promises, and growing disillusionment replace the anger-driven appeal that helped him win them in 2024 -- On the Bonus Show: Trump instituting loyalty tests, ShamWow guy running for Congress, TPUSA's alternate Super Bowl halftime show with Kid Rock makes no sense, and much more... 👕 American Giant: Get 20% off your first order with code PAKMAN at https://american-giant.com 🛌 Helix Sleep mattresses: Get 20% OFF sitewide at https://helixsleep.com/pakman ✉️ 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 (00:00) Megyn Kelly launders JD Vance(12:57) Trump steamrolls NBC interview(22:35) Cato study shreds immigration myth(40:52) DOJ chaos in immigration courts(47:28) Trump losing young men   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices