Panicking Trump Finally Cracks as It All Collapses

6 Sep 2025 · 19 min · 9 chapters

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In short

The episode argues that Trump’s “Rose Garden Club” event and related messaging expose a collapsing economy and a pattern of fraud: shifting benchmarks, blaming others (Powell, immigrants), and using distractions (renaming the Pentagon, military strikes) while conditions worsen.

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Key claims

AI investment hype is contrasted with political “fraud”; Trump’s concrete “Rose Garden Club” is mocked as absurd; economic data shows job losses, surging inflation, and rising unemployment; Trump delays “good times” to 2027–2028; media figures (Laura Ingraham, Jesse Waters) spread blame narratives; legal authority is questioned for Pentagon renaming and for shooting down a boat near Venezuela.

Notable examples

August jobs report (22,000 jobs added; June revised down by 13,000); youth unemployment ~10.5%; African-American unemployment ~7.5%; manufacturing job losses ~80,000; farmers facing fertilizer/tariff impacts in Arkansas; Zuckerberg “hot mic” claiming Meta investment numbers (~$600B); “Department of War” sign-letter rearrangement; alleged Venezuela boat strike tied to “Tren de Aragua”; housing market seller-buyer imbalance over 500,000.

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Introduction to Trump's Economic Claims

1:30 to 2:01

An overview of Trump's claims about the economy amidst poor job data.

“The most effective people at work aren't working harder than everyone else.”

Trump's Rose Garden Club

2:01 to 4:41

Discussion of Trump's bizarre Rose Garden Club event and economic remarks.

“White House in the area where he destroyed the Rose Garden.”

Economic Impact and Job Losses

4:41 to 7:44

Analyzing the latest job numbers and their implications for various demographics.

“Mostly we have congressmen and senators tonight.”

The Plight of Farmers in Arkansas

7:44 to 9:01

Exploring the struggles facing farmers due to rising costs and tariffs.

“We're going to lose 25 or 30 percent of the farmers in this country if they don't do something.”

Trump's Economic Predictions

9:01 to 10:14

Discussion about Trump's delayed economic forecasts and political maneuvering.

“Now, Trump promised on day one that he would make things better right away.”

Media Narratives and Blame-Shifting

10:14 to 12:18

How Trump and his supporters shift blame for economic issues onto others.

“It's so predictable what the fraud is, but it's a powerful fraud.”

Trump's Authority and Military Actions

12:18 to 14:00

Critique of Trump's military decisions and the implications of his authority.

“Dude, you haven't resolved the war that you said you were going to resolve.”

Military Action and Its Legal Ramifications

14:00 to 16:43

Discusses the implications of military actions against potential drug trafficking vessels and the ethics surrounding innocent casualties.

“It doesn't look like a drug ship, But even if it was a drug ship, under what legal authority, our military just kills people?”

Military Action and Its Legal Ramifications

16:46 to 17:26

Discusses the implications of military actions against potential drug trafficking vessels and the ethics surrounding innocent casualties.

“Watch for Thrive Cosmetics Liquid Lash Volumizer Mascara.”
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2:24And he proceeds to say, you know why I invited all of you? You know why you are invited? Then he goes on to talk about how this is going to be the greatest club imaginable. Dude, you're talking about the concrete in the Rose Garden. What are you talking about? And then he says that he will be investing$17 trillion that he's imagining in his mind and that everyone is so rich and we are in a golden age. Now, yesterday we got some of the worst economic data in a generation, really since the great recession. The job numbers were absolutely atrocious. Only 22 ,000 jobs were created in August. But when you looked at the revisions for June, we lost 13 ,000 jobs in June.

3:16It's the first time that's happened really since COVID when Trump screwed up the economy the first time around. But when you look at other crosstabs in the data, unemployment for young people, 18 to 26 or so, it's like 10.5%. African-American unemployment's like 7.5%. When you look at the manufacturing jobs that have been lost since the start of the year, close to 80 ,000 manufacturing jobs lost, farmers are having their lives absolutely upended and destroyed right now. The only area where jobs were created are healthcare, health sector jobs, which Donald Trump is going to destroy through the disastrous budget bill, but it's only the part-time jobs for foreigners.

4:10That's the only area where you saw even small job growth at all. Hundreds of thousands of jobs being lost from native-born full-time workers. Those are being crushed. The job market is frozen. Inflation is surging. Unemployment ticked up to 4.3%. But here's Donald Trump in front of the old Rose Garden and he's huffing and puffing and saying, let me tell you why you're here. Let's play this clip first. So getting back to why you got invited. so and then Donald Trump says you know why you're here why I'm inviting all of you here this is a very exclusive club it's not a club you're standing you're standing on concrete in an area that used to be the Rose Garden what are you what are we talking about here here play this clip you know you're the first ones on this great place we call it the Rose Garden Club and And it's a club for senators, for congresspeople, and for people in Washington, and frankly, people that can bring peace and success to our country.

5:21And you're invited as congressmen. Mostly we have congressmen and senators tonight. Again, you know why you're first? Because it rained last night. I had the high tech guys were going to hear, and they didn't want to have rain on top of their beautiful heads. And then here's where he says that he'll be investing$17 trillion. He says$17 trillion. Let's play it. But I'm really happy when you see almost$17 trillion will be invested in this country over the next few months, actually. Now, the night before that, Donald Trump invited all of these tech executives and tech founders like Zuckerberg and others.

6:02Zuckerberg was caught on a hot mic, basically admitting to Donald Trump that he and Donald Trump were just making up numbers in terms of what meta Facebook would be investing.

6:17Ben Meiselas:He goes, I went with 600 billion. I went with 600 billion. They're making up numbers, but more significantly, they're mocking you. They're mocking me. They're mocking all of us. They think this is a big game that they just make up numbers and continue this fraud. Here, this was Zuckerberg caught on the hot mic in that dinner that took place on Thursday night with Donald Trump. Let's play it. How much are you spending, would you say, over the next few years? Oh, gosh. I mean, I think it's probably going to be something like, I don't know, at least$600 billion through 28 in the U.S. Yeah. It's a lot.

6:59No, it's significant. It's a lot. Thank you, Mark. It's great to have you.

7:09Can I show you what's really going on in America right now? This is what's happening in Arkansas, for example.

7:16Ben Meiselas:K8 News reports farmers in Arkansas, and I could show you every state like this, have never been as worried as they are now about their lives being destroyed because fertilizer costs are through the roof. The countries that they would export to aren't buying their products anymore in retaliation. to the United States tariffs. Farmers are suffering, but all workers are suffering. Here, just play this brief clip of what's going on in Arkansas. Let's play it. We're going to lose 25 or 30 percent of the farmers in this country if they don't do something. It has to be done, and it's not just here. It's everywhere.

7:57Farmers are making a cry for help before it's too late. Countless farmers gathered to speak to representatives of Arkansas leaders to share the urgency that something needs to be done about the current state of farming.

8:13Ben Meiselas:But you see, Donald Trump is like Bernie Madoff, right? Exponentially more damaging than Bernie Madoff. But Trump is a Ponzi schemer. And like all Ponzi schemers, they move the benchmarks over and over and over and over again. And they hope that their marks. We'll just continue to buy it. Okay, don't worry. It's coming this time. Don't worry. It's coming this time. So the new thing that Donald Trump's been introducing, and you may have heard him say this, is that actually, this is what he said yesterday. The economy is actually not going to be good this year. It's not going to be good next year, not in 2026.

8:58Ben Meiselas:In 2027, we may see things starting to get better. Now, Trump promised on day one that he would make things better right away. Biden was actually getting things under control. Inflation was heading down. According to the Wall Street Journal, The Economist and others, we were in a Goldilocks economy, the envy of the world. But here's Donald Trump setting the benchmarks to 2027. Now he goes, that's when things will get better. Here, play this clip. Well, I heard, and you know, we were on a very downward path with Biden. And I heard that the most we could do is 1 % GDP. And now I'm hearing 3.2 % and 3.5 % and all.

9:40And our big year won't be really next year. I think it'll be the year after, because when these plants start opening up, it takes a period of time to build them. We're going to have tremendous job growth.

9:52Ben Meiselas:But what's going to happen in 2027 or 2028? They're going to find their Dr. Fauci, right? which they're already found. It's the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, who Trump appointed back in 2017 and said he's a great guy. They're blaming him for everything. So right now they blame Jerome Powell for 2025 and Biden, then 2026, Biden and Powell, then 2027, they'll blame, oh, we were going to do great, but Democrats control Congress and Democrats, well, I had this on a perfect trajectory, but then the Democrats came into Congress and they obstructed and they screwed my plan. It's so predictable what the fraud is, but it's a powerful fraud.

10:38Ben Meiselas:You see, unlike Bernie Madoff, Donald Trump has state regime media known as Fox. So he has people like Laura Ingraham who get paid, what, 20, 30 million dollars a year, something like that. Jesse Waters, these people are getting paid tens of millions of dollars. They are good brainwashers. They know how to do this like magicians. They know how to do this stuff to infect the minds and poison the minds of people. So here's what Laura Ingraham says. It's Jerome Powell's fault. Here, play this clip. I have a question this Friday night. Is Jerome Powell happy now? His refusal to cut interest rates has helped slow the Trump economy.

11:17The August jobs report showed a disappointing 22 ,000 jobs added. Now, that's just one measure. Forecasts have been as much as three to four times higher than that number. But the manufacturing sector, it seems, has been hit as well.

11:31Ben Meiselas:Then Jesse Waters blames it on illegal immigrants. Here play this clip. And jobs are down because the illegals are gone. When you leave two million illegals leave the country, you're not going to have as many people working. And the people that are working are Americans, Jessica. And that number will be revised. I wonder if they'll be talking about the revised number in a few months. When he gets the right person in the job? Maybe. And then, of course, you need a massive distraction, right? Part of Trump's authoritarian takeover is also to create lots of distractions and distract from this distraction with that distraction, right?

12:08Ben Meiselas:So the big one on Friday is we're changing the name of the Defense Department to the Department of War. Department of War. Trump, who says, I'm the peacetime guy. Now it's the Department of War. Now he's posting images. Wartime president. Dude, you haven't resolved the war that you said you were going to resolve. Ukraine in 24 hours, Russia's invasion. You said you would resolve it. You have not resolved it. So here's the video. And by the way, you've made things in Gaza so much worse with all the atrocities that are taking place based on what Netanyahu is doing there. It's horrific, horrific, here they're taken down.

12:46Ben Meiselas:By the way, Trump doesn't have the legal authority to change the name of the Defense Department. It requires a congressional act, but it doesn't matter for Trump. He's got a guy. He starts putting all these guys who start removing the letters and they just take the letters down like a dictator. Just start carving up our buildings. It is our buildings. It's your building. If you live in the United States, we the people, this is our taxpayer dollars. Here, play this clip. Rearrange the letters on the department sign. A formal name change would have to be approved by Congress. According to a White House fact sheet obtained by CBS News, the Trump administration argues that the term Department of War conveys a stronger message of readiness and resolve and reflects its unmatched power as the strongest and most lethal fighting force.

13:33Ben Meiselas:And then speaking of our taxpayer dollars, think about it. Our taxpayer dollars are going where? to build concentration camps in the United States, to spend$200 billion on ice. And what? Apparently, we're blowing up fishing boats now that Trump says is Trende Aragua. We're just killing human beings off Venezuela, and we're not providing any evidence what the hell really took place. It looks like a small fishing boat off the coast of Venezuela was just blown up by the Trump regime. They claim it's Trende Aragua. It doesn't look like a drug ship, But even if it was a drug ship, under what legal authority, our military just kills people?

14:14Ben Meiselas:They just murder them? I have a serious concern. Trendy, Aragua engages in human trafficking. How do we know that people on the ship weren't being trafficked? And now we just killed innocent people. What's the legal effect? They're just a country of murderers. And again, how weak does that look? You have four ships off the coast of Venezuela, a nuclear submarine, and you're shooting down a 16 to 24 foot boat that doesn't even have enough fuel to get to the United States? Well, why not stop it with the ship and try to, what the hell are we doing here, folks? What the hell are we doing? Also, you take a look at this data, the US housing market sees a record imbalance.

14:56Ben Meiselas:Sellers outnumber buyers by over 500 ,000, the largest gap ever created. Oh, Here's Hegseth, by the way, when he was asked, what legal authority did the Pentagon invoke to strike that boat? By the way, I want to see the most serious ramifications allowed by law for drug traffickers, especially if someone's bringing fentanyl in, which kills people. I want to see the strongest possible force that exists. I also don't want to be killing innocent people in the name of the United States. I want to make sure our military is being used for appropriate purposes. anyway here's what hegseth has to say let's play what legal authority did the pentagon invoke to strike that boat full of drug smugglers we have the absolute and complete authority to conduct that first of all just the defense of the american people alone a hundred thousand americans were killed each year under the previous administration because of an open border and open drug traffic that is an assault on the american people i said we smoked a drug boat and there's 11 narco terrorists at the bottom of the ocean.

16:01And when other people try to do that, they're going to beat the same thing.

16:04Ben Meiselas:And then finally, when Donald Trump is given an American flag during one of those disastrous press conferences on Friday, he thinks it's a blanket. He thinks the flag is a blanket. Here, play this clip. Okay, Will, you go ahead. I'd like to leave you with this gift from a constituent back in Tennessee. Oh, I could use that at night. It's an American flag. That's very nice. I like that. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you very much. That's very nice. Well, there you have it, folks. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million. Love this video? Support independent media and unlock exclusive content, ad-free videos, and custom emojis by becoming a paid member of our YouTube channel today.

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