Melania Splits From Trump Over This? It All Blows Up In His Face

23 Sep 2026 · 21 min · 5 chapters

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In short

The hosts attack Republican leadership and “fascist” propaganda, focusing on JD Vance’s campaign performance, Melania Trump’s reported press-banning dispute, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ food-price messaging, plus criticism of Kelly Loeffler and Trump’s role in higher gas prices.

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No named guests appear; it’s a two-host discussion.

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No guests are interviewed.

Key claims

Vance can’t “pull a Donald Trump,” drew only ~300 attendees for a talk reported by an NPR affiliate, and is controlled by billionaire Peter Thiel via money/blackmail (speculated). Melania “undercuts” Trump’s CNN press ban by allowing CNN coverage at the UNGA, but the hosts argue it’s narcissism/money, not principle. Rollins is blamed for dismantling USDA capacity (via DOGE layoffs), worsening disease risk (including screw worm), and echoing Project 2025 goals. Trump is blamed for gas-price drivers tied to Iran/strait issues.

Notable examples

Vance’s “fart left”/“far left” gaffe; Fox cutting away from Vance; Melania allowing CNN at UNGA; Rollins advising Americans to eat chicken/pork/salmon/eggs; recalled chicken products and screw worm returning; Loeffler’s comments about diesel prices and Trump “working every day” to lower them.

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Political Commentary on Midterms and J.D. Vance

0:35 to 5:27

The hosts critique the Republican surrogates, particularly J.D. Vance's campaign performance and persona.

“And in my opinion, these surrogates are making the case as to why you have to vote against anybody with an R next to their name.”

Melania Trump’s Stance on Press Access

5:27 to 7:20

Discussion on Melania Trump's recent actions regarding press coverage and her relationship with Donald Trump.

“So Melania, oftentimes we see her try to be this rogue first lady.”

Critique of Brooke Rollins and Agricultural Policy

7:27 to 14:03

The hosts discuss Brooke Rollins' advice on food prices and the challenges facing farmers under current policies.

“I mean, she could not stand by and watch what he is doing.”

Cultural Cancer and Political Critique

14:03 to 17:46

Explore the detrimental impact of political leaders on societal safety and wellbeing.

“that cultural cancer is going to permeate in our culture.”

Fascism, Propaganda, and the Oligarch Class

17:46 to 19:06

Discuss the connection between propaganda, fascism, and the wealthy elite's influence on democracy.

“That has been a Republican lie for a very long time.”
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0:34My favorite part about the midterms is that the MAGA regime is sending out their top surrogates. And in my opinion, these surrogates are making the case as to why you have to vote against anybody with an R next to their name. Of course, you all know that I have a long sordid history and hating with every ounce of my being, the smoky eyed sociopath known as J.D. Vance. And here he is, the regime's top surrogate on the campaign trail, continuing to show that he has zero charisma and is unvotable. Play the clip. Now, you may not have even heard that, but I actually, I usually don't misspeak, but I just called them the fart left, not the fart left.

1:21I promise that was an accident. So to the fake news who will accuse me of bad language, I promise I did not mean to call them the fart left. I meant to call them the far left. That's just, you know, it's one of those things where people think they're so funny. And I get like, well, nobody will ever get that time back. And apparently the people surrounding them, you know, they just thought that was a real knee slapper. I mean, this guy is really one of the worst politicians I've ever seen. And I thought Governor Kittenhills, of course, I'm referring to Ron DeSantis, was really bad. But J.D. Vance's face plant as vice president is really a sight to behold.

2:03You know, when I watched this, I thought, does Peter Thiel, is he happy with what he bought and paid for? I mean, this is the guy that he bought, paid for, changed his identity. I mean, J.D. Vance changed his identity for. Or, I mean, I guess it's the best you can do when you're such a despicable sociopath that you don't have a lot of choices in who will submit to you. But that was my first question. And here's just a couple of things that I found absolutely delicious that I want to share. So this little talk that J.D. Vance gave, reportedly it held 3 ,000 people. according to the NPR affiliate, 300 people showed up.

2:52300! 300 people. That is fucking nothing. Kind of gives me a little hopium, just a tiny bit, but it's just J.D. Vance thinks he can pull a Donald Trump. He can't. He doesn't know who he is anymore. So it's hard to say, be yourself, be authentic? Because who is he? To answer your question about Peter Thiel, I think it's important that we understand that the way these people think about the electorate is in terms of, okay, control them, propagandize to them. And so when he sees J.D. Vance on stage there, and he sees these Americans knee slapping and cheering for him, he's like, all right, he's doing a good job keeping the rubes under control.

3:38There is a dehumanizing mentality across the board, particularly with these billionaire oligarchs, when you dive into Teal, Curtis Yarvin, and Elon Musk. And their desire is to control the electorate with propaganda. And they're able to control J.D. Vance with money. And so, I don't think these people think about things in terms that we would, because you and I perhaps would be like, we really picked the wrong horse there, didn't we? He sucks. That's what we would be saying if he was our investment. I don't know that these guys think in terms of normal people at all. They are doing all of these diabolical, more than likely illegal things behind the scenes.

4:22And they're like, okay, we have our guy. We own him. I personally believe this is my own personal opinion that Peter Thiel has filed this thick of blackmail shit on J.D. Vance. That is just my personal belief. And I have no evidence whatsoever to back that up. Tell me what you think about that theory in the comments section. But moving along here, even Fox cuts away from Vance's speech. Play the clip. The Democrat Party is running candidates for Congress who call for, quote. All right. You have been listening to Vice President Vance talking to voters ahead of the midterms in Battleground, North Carolina.

4:57He's in Greensboro this afternoon. We will bring you right back to this rally. if he starts to make news.

5:09If he starts to make news. I mean, the shade from Fox too. I didn't know they had that in them. I wonder if they got laid over there. You know, they've been so horny at Fox lately. Without sexual harassment, I find it hard to believe that they did, given all the lawsuits. And then we have Melania. She breaks from Trump on the press ban. So Melania, oftentimes we see her try to be this rogue first lady. You see it from time to time, right? Be best. Like be best. The whole thing is don't do online bullying. And of course, we all know her husband is the biggest online bully gutter troll on the planet.

5:51And so she's like, well, I'll show him. And then the, I don't care, do you? And then who gives a fuck about the Christmas, you know, all of that shit. So she has this maverick first lady thing, right? So the Daily Beast is reporting the following, pop this up. Melania splits from husband over crackpot ban on CNN. First lady Melania Trump has undercut Donald's controversial ban against CNN by allowing the news organization to cover her at this week's United Nations General Assembly. And when I read this, I thought, this is such a core of the fascist playbook that here's what we're going to give you.

6:34We're going to give you – Melania is going to allow for you plebs to be heard by her. The critiques of Melania, in my opinion, don't go far enough. I think she's every bit as narcissistic as her husband. I think she's every bit as sociopathic, psychopathic as her husband. What's your take? Honey, what are you listening to? Mom! Your teen might not share everything with you, but teens share everything with each other. And certain everyday behaviors, like sharing food, drinks, or kisses, could mean sharing bacteria that can cause meningococcal disease, known as meningitis. Although meningitis is uncommon, about one in ten who develop it will die.

7:17Ask your teen's doctor about missing meningitis vaccinations. Learn more at meningitis.com. Vaccination may not protect all recipients. Sponsored by GSK. One million percent. I mean, she could not stand by and watch what he is doing. I mean, in her book, which was just a page turner, she said that, you know, she believed in a woman's right to choose. If you really believed it, you would go to your husband and say, don't do this shit. But she doesn't. And I am cynical enough to believe anytime she goes against Donald Trump, there is an underlying, what are you going to do for me? I know I always go back to this Trump 1.0, the changing of the prenup.

7:58To me, it's always about money. And I think in her mind, she's flexing. Like, Donald, what are you going to do that I'm inviting CNN to watch me do the General Assembly? And here's my thing. Who the fuck would watch that? Who wants to see her just barely coherently? I don't understand what she's saying. It's always a fucking lot of bullshit. And I agree with you one million percent. She likes to see herself on camera. I don't think she gives a shit about what she's saying as long as she's in the news. Let's not forget, you know, if she really wanted to go against Trump in her little dawdle with the press about Jeffrey Epstein that was unannounced.

8:41She would have fucking named names, but she didn't do it because she's chicken shit and she doesn't care about anything but money, in my opinion. No, I agree with that. But I also think I agree that she cares a lot about money, but also think she's a little bit of an egomaniac. And I think that their toxic relationship kind of plays out. I think it's a further little tidbit I would add to this is it was leaked that Natalie Harp was behind the banning of the press. And so there could be a deeper thing from Melania that, well, Natalie told you to not speak in front of the press, which is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

9:17So I'm going to speak in front of the press. And it could just be one of something that simple. But who knows? These people are all nuts. All right. Speaking of nuts, Brooke Rollins. This gal is a complete Christian nationalist lunatic. I watched some footage of her over the weekend talking about how she was just deep in prayer all during Trump 1.0, and she's been deep in prayer all during overseeing the dismantling of the Department of Agriculture. But here she is sharing her newest advice for Americans struggling with food prices. And I want to remind you that this woman is, where's her faith?

9:52She's a faith forward facing person. Play the clip. but if it is too expensive, unlike Fuel Binney, you can eat chicken, pork, salmon, eggs. There are other sources of really good protein and all of those prices are coming down as well. So it isn't necessarily breaking out there. And listen, I'm a mom of four. I'm still feeding a whole bunch of kids, very hungry kids. We realize the price of groceries are too high. We're doing everything we can to bring them down after the Biden years of crazy, crazy inflation. And we're making. Still, we're still blaming everything on Biden. Here's the deal, Brooke, just so you know, you're the secretary of agriculture.

10:36I don't know if you've noticed, but Trump fucked ranchers to death when he said we're going to give all this money to Argentina. Now he's trying to sell beef that no other country will take because it sucks so bad. He does not care about prices. For her to go on there, we have ranchers that are filing bankruptcy. I probably read four articles about farmers that are like, I guess we're just going to have to give up. I guess, I mean, we just cannot continue to operate our farms. That is her job, not to be pushing salmon and chicken on people. And oh, by the way, Brooke, did you know that there are recalls on so many products, particularly chicken, because we've taken regulations from that?

11:22So, Brooke, instead of blaming Biden, instead of talking about your four kids, they're still hungry. Shut the fuck up. And if you're going to do something, which I know you're not going to do anything because by design you're an incompetent dipshit in your position, help the farmers and the ranchers that Trump is bankrupting. Do not sit there and tell us what you need to serve to your four hungry kids. Yeah, sadly, I wish that she would hear that, but it wouldn't penetrate at all. At the core of all of the Department of Agriculture's problems, not only is her leadership, but also is the implementation of DOGE policies, which laid off 20 % of their workforce.

12:06and they dismantled basically this department. The DOGE did, dismantled it. And you have ensuing diseases that have been popping up. One particular concern is called screw worm, which has not been a problem in decades and decades and decades and decades. And because they defund all of these things that keep diseases at bay, now screw worm is coming back in. And as you mentioned, all of the recalled foods. If you look at Project 2025, Brooke is doing exactly what they write. She is executing hook, line, sinker. This is not a surprise for anybody who paid attention during the 2024 election and took Project 2025, which they published and bound and sent out to the electorate.

12:57This is exactly what they said they were going to do, exactly to the T. They want an electorate that's dumber, sicker, and believes and falls prey to propaganda. This is all a part of the fascist project. They are not interested in running government efficiently. They are not interested in facts. They are interested in the fascist project wherein they assist a few elite at the top in an exchange for serving up scapegoats like the white liberal woman, like the immigrant, like the trans people, or the gay community, so that you can at least blame all of your problems on somebody other than the elites.

13:39And a particularly sad part of all of this for me is that I see these women that are carrying water for the patriarchy, that are overseeing a government that is making the world less safe for her children, her four children that are so hungry. She is actively making the world less safe for them, and she feels good about it. And that's the cultural cancer that concerns me so much about this regime and how long that cultural cancer is going to permeate in our culture. We have adults that claim they love their children more than anything on the planet that wake up every single day and enthusiastically make the world less safe for those kids.

14:25Look no further. You can look just beyond Brooke to J.D. Vance, who was actively instituting institutionalized racism that makes his mixed race kids less safe and puts them in danger. And then we have another dipshit, of course, Kelly Loeffler, and she is now responding to high gas prices. I want to remind everybody Kelly Loeffler is a billionaire. Play the clip. Kelly, my dad's one of those. He's in the trucking business. He's looking at those diesel prices. What do you tell those small businesses that are feeling a little bit of that pinch? Well, Taylor, we have that in common. I come from a farming and trucking background in my family business.

15:06Look, I think small businesses are looking through this right now. They obviously prices are elevated. There's nothing more important to the president than getting these prices down. That's what he's working on every single day. my family business. I mean, it's just... It's a$100 million business. So incredibly, and small businesses are looking through this and they're so supporting the president. You all want to eradicate and have BlackRock and all of these other hedge funds buy up all of small businesses and completely put them out of business because it's not enough for these people. We have created a culture where people that have no capital fight with everything in them, every single finger they can, defending the rights of billionaires and delivering and validating these imaginary grievances that these billionaires have with the United States of America, which is a stunning psychological case study.

16:05Well, and women, same thing with women. Women are voting for policies that make them less safe. Here's my thing. I'm Kelly Loeffler. She's a fucking idiot. But when she says there is nothing more important to the president, I take real exception to that because there are a lot of things more important to the president, like his arch, like his reflecting pool, like his face on the side of all the buildings, like his ballroom, like, you know, dolling up the White House. It is obvious if anybody's paying attention, Trump doesn't give a fuck about what the American people are suffering because he's winning financially.

16:43He thinks he's hot stuff, putting all this stuff out with his face on it and his name. Trump is the one that started the war against Iran. That is why gas prices are higher. That is why the strait is closed. If we went back to pre-war time before he got this big idea that, oh, I'm going to be a big tough guy, these are all his faults. And I dare say there's nothing more important to Trump than his ballroom and his arch so he never has to leave the White House. That's my take. No, I completely agree. And I also, back to the cultural cancer point, part of this fascist project is her propagandizing.

17:23Donald Trump cares about you. Don't believe your lying eyes. Don't believe all of his actions. I'm here to tell you he cares about you and he dry humps the American flag. And we put bald eagles on everything to show that we care so much about the American public. Don't look at the gas prices. Don't look at all these diseases that are popping up. Don't look at the economy. Don't look at his 29 % approval rating. To the cult, he cares about you. That has been a Republican lie for a very long time. My only hope about all of this debauchery that we have to live in is that it has finally blown the roof off of all of the propaganda wherein all of this fascism has been incubating all of this time.

18:07And that that has been blown off. But it is predicated on a Democratic Party that comes in and captures. That's right. The lies that wealth trickles down, that billionaires shouldn't be taxed because regulations will prevent them from being job creators. The idea that billionaires are job creators when they are job exploiters. So in order to deliver that all of this propaganda for years, long before Trump were lies, all of that is predicated on a Democratic Party that is not bought, purchased, and beholden to these same institutions that are collaborating with these fascists and funding this fascist project that is dismantling our democracy and eroding civil liberties in real time as we speak.

18:54And so I am hopeful that we, in these midterms, send a huge message to the oligarch class, to the ruling class. It's eat the rich time, baby. We're done. We are done. It is eat the rich. You are not victims. You could pay a shit ton of taxes and you'll still be a billionaire. Shut up. Quit complaining. We want a country that delivers for everybody, not just you. All right. That's all we have. Please like, subscribe, and comment. And we will be back later with more news.

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