Trump Hiding Real Number of US Soldier Deaths in Fear of Major Defeat

13 Mar 2026 · 21 min · 7 chapters

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Podcast Episode Notes: IHIP News - Trump Hiding Real Number of US Soldier Deaths in Fear of Major Defeat

Podcast Overview

  • Title: IHIP News
  • Hosts: Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan
  • Description: Progressive commentary on political news with comedic insights, released twice weekly.

Episode Details

  • Title: Trump Hiding Real Number of US Soldier Deaths in Fear of Major Defeat
  • Description: An exploration of Trump's claims regarding the Iranian regime, U.S. soldier deaths, and broader societal implications.

Key Discussions

  1. Criticism of Trump's Leadership
  2. Dementia and Honesty:
  3. Suggests Trump’s aging and dementia lead to increasing honesty in his statements.
  4. Compares Trump to a family member in a nursing home candidly revealing feelings.
  • Greed Over People’s Needs:
  • Trump is depicted as prioritizing oil company profits over the struggles of ordinary Americans.
  • Critiques the Republican elite for being greedy and disconnected from lower-income citizens.
  1. Economic Struggles of Americans
  2. 401k Withdrawals and High Gas Prices:
  3. People forced to withdraw from retirement savings to survive.
  4. Politicians, including Rick Scott, downplay the impact of rising costs on ordinary citizens.
  • Trump’s Indifference:
  • Accusations that Trump cares little for Americans facing economic hardships, focusing instead on personal and corporate profit.
  1. Gender and Societal Issues
  2. Anti-Women Stance of the U.S.:
  3. The U.S. under Trump is described as anti-women, opposing global initiatives for women’s rights.
  4. Calls out complicity of white women in perpetuating systems that undermine women's safety.
  • Education and Critical Thinking:
  • Emphasizes the importance of fostering critical thinking and intuition in society.
  1. Foreign Policy and Military Actions
  2. Critique of Military Policy:
  3. Discusses increasing U.S. military deaths and critique of Trump's lack of genuine concern.
  4. Highlights the suffering of civilians, particularly children, in conflict zones like Lebanon.
  1. Universal Human Rights
  2. Rejection of Conflation:
  3. Advocates against conflating the actions of the Israeli government with Jewish identity.
  4. Emphasizes the importance of universal human rights over selective outrage in media narratives.
  • Criticism of the ADL:
  • Critiques the Anti-Defamation League for oversimplifying complex issues related to Israel and Jewish identity.
  1. The Role of Media
  2. Manipulation of Narrative:
  3. Critiques Western media for prioritizing certain narratives over others, particularly in the context of violence and discrimination.
  4. Expresses concern over how media coverage may incite anti-Semitism based on conflated identities.

Key Takeaways

  • Trump's Presidency:
  • Viewed as a period of increasing societal division and alignment with corporate interests over citizen welfare.
  • Importance of Critical Engagement:
  • Encourages listeners to critically engage with issues, recognizing the complexity of situations rather than adhering to binary perspectives.
  • Call for Empathy:
  • Advocates for a compassionate approach to global issues, recognizing the interconnectedness of all human rights.

Conclusion

  • The hosts conclude the episode by reaffirming the value of universal empathy and critical engagement with both domestic and international issues, urging listeners to care for all communities affected by governance and conflict.

Call to Action

  • Reminder to like, subscribe, and comment for continued engagement and updates from the podcast.

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Trump's Deteriorating Honesty and Republican Greed

0:00 to 3:16

Discussion on Trump's honesty as he ages and the greed driving the Republican Party.

“We are governed by a greedy man whose brain is completely cooked.”

Women's Rights and the Role of White Women

3:16 to 7:48

Exploration of women's rights under Trump and the complicity of white women in allowing oppression.

“is officially an internationally anti-woman.”

American Foreign Policy and Military Actions

7:48 to 13:32

Analysis of US military actions abroad and their implications on women's and children's safety.

“So it's a split screen of French TV of Trump dancing, doing his double blow job in Kentucky, double hand job, I mean, to YMCA, which is totally, totally heterosexual.”

Media Narratives and Jewish Identity

13:32 to 14:01

Discussion on how media narratives shape perceptions of Jewish identity and safety amidst conflict.

“And anybody who speaks out that happens to be Jewish that speaks out against the government of Israel is a self-hating Jew.”

The Conflation of Jews and Israel

14:01 to 17:04

Discussion on the dangers of equating Jewish identity with Israeli state actions.

“He says, have spent years insisting unequivocally that Israel and Jews should in fact be conflated.”

Universal Human Rights Perspective

17:05 to 19:06

Exploration of universal human rights and the importance of caring for all victims of injustice.

“And I wanted to share that with you all, because I think it's just incredibly important.”

The Role of Diplomacy in Conflict Resolution

19:07 to 20:16

Highlighting the need for diplomacy in addressing international conflicts.

“space where you don't have to pick a side on these things.”
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0:04We are governed by a greedy man whose brain is completely cooked. But I've been saying this, that the older he gets and the more advanced his dementia gets, the more honest he will become. Think about your crazy grandparent in the nursing home. It's like, you know, I never liked your little brother. You were always my favorite. That's what we're entering with Trump. That's the era we're getting with him. And so here he is. Pop this up. Midas Touch regrams his lie social post where Trump says, high oil prices are good now because oil companies will make a lot of money. The United States is the largest oil producer in the world by far.

0:47So when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. But of far greater interest and importance to me as president is stopping an evil empire, Iran, from having nuclear weapons and destroying the Middle East and indeed the world. I won't ever let that happen. Thank you for your attention to this matter. So here he is, he's saying the quiet part out loud. And this is the way a lot of, you have the elite Republicans that make a shit ton of money that don't believe in anything that would go vote against their kids' rights. That would just, all they care about is greed, greed, greed. That's their driving force.

1:24And then under that, you have the capitalists with no capital that will cheerlead for all of these billionaires to make more money because they will fight for the rights of the billionaires more than they will their own rights. Well, and you look at that and it's like people are struggling. Like I read an article that people are having to withdraw from their 401ks to make ends meet. Like they are unable to survive. Gas prices are through the roof. Rick Scott's on Fox News saying, well, it's fine. It'll go through 2027. Don't worry about it. You don't have to worry about it because you've completed a huge fraud on Medicare in Florida.

2:11So you don't have to worry about it because you've scammed and been corrupt from jump. And all of this is Donald Trump saying, I don't give a fuck if the American people have to pay more money for gas, that they cannot survive, that they have to not eat a meal so that they can get medical care. because I'm making money and my buddies are making money. And if you don't get that, he's telling it to you and you're still not getting it. Which is why I've been saying, we all have to accept these people are stupid. Right. Like we just need to accept it and embrace it and quit trying to, we're going to have to offer everybody an off ramp.

2:54They're never going to get off this ramp. They don't want to. They're never going to get off this ramp. And Donald Trump and the Republican Party has been, long before Trump, a party of the billionaires, by the billionaires, for the billionaires. And now he's just telegraphing that. All right. And now this is just unbelievable. The United States is officially an internationally anti-woman. Pop this up, Kylie. Uh, Kenneth Roth posts, what an embarrassment the United States under Trump stands alone in opposing United Nations efforts to advance women's rights. 37 are in favor and one country is against.

3:40And that country is the United States of America. And this is what I want to say to white women. you are offering an assist as fascist collaborators to come to create a space for your daughters to be less safe you're creating a space for you to be less safe and even your mothers to be less safe and the reason they want a stupid electorate is because then they can do more exploitation. There is more to life than Bible study and being told what to think and being told what to do. We have these amazing brains. We have intuition. We have the ability to critically think. All of these things need to be fostered and advanced.

4:33And the privileges you are enjoying right now are privileges that brave women fought before you arrived at this moment to have the luxury, the luxury to be a misogynist. And for any white woman that is a misogynist, it's a luxury that you are being afforded that choice to choose that. So make no mistake about it. It will get worse. They are telegraphing how much worse it will get. All of these much younger people surrounding 80-year-old cooked brain pudding boy kanks are far more misogynistic than he is. All of them. Hegseth, Miller, Little Moses, Mike Grinder Johnson. These people have really bad plans for women.

5:25Well, and I just think back to Melania Trump, the visionary who went to the United Nations and gave a speech. And then the United States does that. It's just, here's the deal. They are surrounded by privilege. Melania Trump is surrounded by privilege. She thinks she's a visionary. So she doesn't give a shit that according to the United States and the way they voted on this advancing women's rights, that no other woman would ever be allowed at the United Nations if you just play the tape through. I mean, it's just, it's stunning how people in my life that I know personally, if you're wrapped in enough privilege of being white and having some economic freedom that you were willing to fuck over everybody else because you think you're entitled to do it, it's gross.

6:18And the thing is the fuck over their own kids. They're 100 % kids. That's the part there that just, I don't, it never sits well with me when people will vote against their child's interest can look at their kid in the face and say, I love you, but I'm going to vote for people that will hurt you. Right. It's just, it is such a stunning and the permission structure and the excuse structure to allow people to value money over other human beings. And you would think the red line would be their kids, but it's not. We've created this maniacal society where people will look their kids in the face, whether it's a little girl, a gay kid, a girl gay kid, a mixed race kid, and say, I love you, but I've got to go vote for my pocketbook.

7:17Right. Just the permission structure that allows smart people to do this is making the country dumber. All right. And then this is crazy. So we're, we're involved in all of this censoring that's going on with the Iran war, the attacks on Israel, they are pounding the shit out of Lebanon. And so this is the way the TV channels in France are reporting about the United States again. And And I want to remind you that Trump's always the one that says, we're respected again. Nobody respected us before. Pop this up.

8:01So it's a split screen of French TV of Trump dancing, doing his double blow job in Kentucky, double hand job, I mean, to YMCA, which is totally, totally heterosexual. And then on the other side, it is Iran burning, big ships blowing up. And that split screen, that moral duplicity right there, the way France and larger parts of Europe and larger parts of the world see us is something that people inside this MAGA movement don't see. because they feel entitled that we don't care if those brown people are getting bombed because president Trump loves YMCA and oh, he's just, isn't he just a real knee slapper with his double hand job and God, you know, my 401k is doing pretty good.

8:51So what do I care? Well, and you know, he's, he meets with all these leaders and you know, after they meet with him and he's like, oh yeah, we're winning the war. Oh, we've destroyed Iran. And it's, and they're all just like, you are not tethered to reality. Like, this is a man that leads the United States of America that is not tethered to reality, nor is anyone in his, you know, orbit tethered to reality. And my thought is, is after he gets off like the phone call with the G7 or leaves these leaders, that they look at each other and are like, what a dumb shit. I mean, he's the biggest dumb shit, but the most dangerous dumb shit of all, because he's in control of the United States.

9:37I mean, it's just, they have to be. But is he, is he in control of the United States? Because all I see is American weakness and dog walk. I see him being dog walked by Benjamin Netanyahu. I see him being dog walked by whichever corporation has his ear and gave him the best trophy the last minute as to what his policy will be. I see him being dog walked by Vladimir Putin. Is he in control of the United States? But that's the United States under his control. Under his control. I agree with you. I think that he, the larger messaging for Democrats here is this man believes in nothing. Nothing. He's willing to sell everything, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, everything right down the river so that he's rich.

10:26I remember I had Timothy Snyder on. He's this scholar. And he said that Trump doesn't understand national sovereignty. No. And I think he's 100 % right about that. And so here's Trump, who famously is very anti-military. More deaths in the United States, and these are going to increase, not in the United States, but American military officers abroad. Pop this up. The AP is posting that four of the six crew aboard the US military KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq have been found dead. The American military said, you know, Trump doesn't give a shit about this. And then, and more so, this is just really upsetting.

11:15Kylie, put up the next one. The Telegraph is reporting that Israel strikes in Lebanon, killing more women and more children. Exclusive more women, children, and migrants are being killed in Lebanon than in previous rounds of fighting as of midday Wednesday. 83 children under 18 had been killed and 254 injured, representing 23 % of all casualties. So this doesn't get any headline news. It gets none where these little Lebanese kids are getting targeted and killed. What seems to consume all of the airwaves is any form of anti-Semitism. Recently we have this anti-Semitic attack on a synagogue which is horrible, horrible.

12:20The attacker is being reported by Dropside is of Lebanese descent and his children were killed in Lebanon. So I want to say this as somebody who cares passionately about universal human rights. I want the people in that synagogue to be safe. I want the people that go to synagogues that I want Jewish safety worldwide. Likewise, I want Muslims to live safely and free from ridicule. I want Christians to live safe and free from ridicule, except for the tongue-talking Trump supporters. I do like making fun of them, but I digress. this seems to be a feature of israeli military attacks to target children and now the united states is their partner in this and we know a tomahawk missile killed that iranian school all of those little girls in an iranian school and we are pitched through um american and western propaganda media that jews are a monolith And anybody who speaks out that happens to be Jewish that speaks out against the government of Israel is a self-hating Jew.

13:47And those voices are very suppressed in Western media. So I found a very poignant tweet from Aaron Regenberg on X, and I just want to read it and share it with you all. He says,

14:31have spent years insisting unequivocally that Israel and Jews should in fact be conflated. It's the same rhetoric Nick Fuentes uses, but it's arguably even more dangerous when it comes from ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt. The logic of Zionism rests heavily on the claim that Jewish safety necessitates a Jewish state. It is largely this desire to protect our people, whom history has proven need protection, that has led so many national and local Jewish institutions to continue backing the Israeli regime through apartheid and genocide and more. But this approach is self-defeating. Tying the honor and reputation of our people to the rogue government of an ethno-state is not making a saver.

15:24On the contrary, it's making American Jews more vulnerable to the kind of anti-Semitic mass politics that we haven't had to worry about in this country for a long time. That's what my Jewish sons have to look forward to. And it's not going to change until our mainline Jewish institutions start owning up to the danger they've created for all of us. and start demonstrating through their words and deeds that Israel does not, in fact, equal the Jews. And I just think this is incredibly important because we have to live in a free society where governments and their actions can be criticized. It is wholly unfair to attach the war crimes and rape and murdering and genocide of the Israeli government to Jewish people.

16:19Just like, look, I'm an American. I oppose fucking everything MAGA does. Everything. With every molecule of me. I don't want to be conflated that somehow just because I'm an American that I'm MAGA. That's intellectually dishonest and intellectually dangerous, really, really dangerous. And so this conflation by the ADL and by Western media and by so many of these groups is making Jewish people less safe worldwide. wide. And I just, this is such a dangerous moment. And there's so many people that live in fear. And I just thought his message, because so many Jewish voices that speak out against this are suppressed.

17:11And I wanted to share that with you all, because I think it's just incredibly important. And I just also want to say that while we do all of these posts, it matters to me, regardless of geography or citizenry that Iranians are dying that they're inhaling toxic rain it matters to me that these Lebanese kids and that all of Beirut is getting bombed and that the Israeli government says well we're going to do to you what we did to Gaza as a blackmailing technique now. It matters to me that kids in America go to school and get shot. It matters to me that somebody is so angry about all of these injustices and the lying and the gaslighting that he drove his car into a synagogue.

18:03It matters to me that sometimes people will go to their synagogue and their swastika is there. And this is why I believe in universal human rights. And when any group or any government or any pundit tries to prioritize which ones matter and which ones don't, they're full of shit. And they don't believe in universal human rights. And all of the things I just mentioned here, I didn't even get to. One of the worst, most often ignored, most easily dismissed forms of bigotry that permeates through the American public, which is black racism. them. We've never, ever really prioritized that. And when we do, God, is there a backlash from that?

18:53Boy, is there real? I mean, think about BLMs, everybody marched, everybody was into it. And then the backlash from that, Barack Obama being president, and then look at the white lash we're living through right now. And so I'm just, I want all of our viewers to know that this is a space where you don't have to pick a side on these things. You get to have compound feelings. You get to care for the people in that synagogue while at the same time care about this rape victim that was raped anally by the IDF. You get to care about all the people being driven out of their homes in Beirut. You get to care about those little kids that the IDF is killing.

19:35You get to care about the little Iranian girls that the American military is killing. And then dipshit goes off and dances to double jerk off YMCA. You get to care about all of those things. And the Western media and ADL and people on Twitter and YouTubers don't get to tell you, You have to pick a side in this stuff. You get to believe in universal human rights. And I just want to say there is another way. Diplomacy is another way that these issues can be resolved. But we will never have diplomacy when you have far right fascist war criminals like Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump. All right.

20:19That's all we have. Like, subscribe and comment. And we'll be back later with more news. Thank you.

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