Sickly Trump Beaten to a Pulp as Newsom Makes Him Suffer

4 Sep 2025 · 22 min · 10 chapters

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In short

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social-media rebuttal to Donald Trump, centered on wildfire water claims, military/policing legal issues, and culture-war attacks (vaccines, Christianity, media).

Guests

None identified; the episode is a Newsom-focused commentary with embedded clips from others.

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Key claims

Trump falsely blamed Newsom for blocking Pacific Northwest water and “sprinklers,” but Newsom says reservoirs were full and the released water was unrelated to LA fires; Trump violated the Posse Comitatus Act by using the military as police; right-wing media and vaccine opponents are “quacks” and endanger children; Florida’s vaccine-mandate rollback is dangerous.

Notable examples

Newsom’s “Accordion Hands” jab at Trump/hand gestures; “Just Dance Vance” montage of J.D. Vance; West Coast Health Alliance (CA-OR-WA); references to VFC (Vaccines for Children) and Dr. Oz/DeSantis/Dr. Ladapo; Matthew-based critique of “hypocrites” praying.

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Chapters

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Newsom vs. Trump: A Public Clash

2:38 to 3:54

Explore the escalating feud between Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump.

“He's getting absolutely eviscerated by California Governor Gavin Newsom in public.”

Mockery and Insults

3:58 to 6:30

Discuss Trump's bizarre insults and responses to Newsom's criticisms.

“Unfortunately, the president of the United States is a bumbling idiot.”

Legal Challenges and Water Policy

6:33 to 7:49

Review Trump's legal issues and misstatements regarding California's water policy.

“by using the military as a personal police force.”

Trump's Dementia Remarks

7:52 to 10:07

Examine Newsom's critique of Trump's repetitive statements about water and fires.

“To which AI responded, yes, people with dementia often repeat the same statements, questions, and sometimes false mistaken beliefs, primarily because of memory loss and impaired reasoning.”

Trump's Dementia Remarks

10:13 to 10:31

Examine Newsom's critique of Trump's repetitive statements about water and fires.

“which includes an MGO 850 plus Manuka honey jar, five honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook.”

Newsom's Public Health Initiatives

10:33 to 14:00

Discuss Newsom's alliance with Oregon and Washington on public health.

“And again, Governor Newsom posts this article from The Guardian.”

Critique of Dr. Oz and Vaccine Mandates

14:00 to 14:54

Discussion about Dr. Oz's stance on childhood vaccine mandates and the implications of his statements.

“And then you have not just RFK Jr., but Dr.”

Vaccines for Children Program Overview

14:55 to 16:56

Insights into the Vaccines for Children program and its critical role in child vaccination.

“There's a lot of discussion about the childhood vaccine schedule.”

Gavin Newsom's Response to MAGA Criticism

16:57 to 19:15

Analysis of Gavin Newsom's comments on MAGA Republicans and his stance on gun violence.

“like when the MAGA Republicans defund mental health research and mental health work by hundreds of millions or billions of dollars, or when they don't allow common sense gun control, which 85 % of Americans support.”

Trump's Legal Troubles and Economic Impact

19:16 to 20:10

Discussion on Donald Trump's legal issues and their implications for economic indicators.

“Governor Newsom also points out that Donald Trump lost in federal court again.”
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2:58Ben Meiselas:He's getting absolutely eviscerated by California Governor Gavin Newsom in public. Newsom is mocking Donald Trump. Newsom is humiliating Donald Trump. Newsom is punching back and Donald Trump can't handle it. Donald Trump thought it would be wise to post memes like this of California Governor Gavin Newsom wearing a Trump 2028 hat or whatever the hell this is supposed to be with an AI image of Donald Trump on a punching bag to which California Governor Gavin Newsom immediately posts this image of Donald Trump. the grotesque form accentuated slightly by AI of what Donald Trump actually looks like.

3:37Ben Meiselas:It should be noted that Donald Trump also bizarrely posted this photo of Rosie O'Donnell last night and this photo of Senator Schiff because Donald Trump is a weird, weird human being. California Governor Gavin Newsom then calls Donald Trump a bumbling idiot. You just got to be direct. Trump is a bumbling idiot, Newsom says. Unfortunately, the president of the United States is a bumbling idiot. There was plenty of water in Southern California. In fact, reservoirs were at historic highs. And this is in response to Donald Trump saying that back when the wildfires hit Southern Los Angeles, which is where I'm from, and I had to be evacuated as a result of those fires, Trump says, Newsom didn't allow the water to come from the Pacific Northwest.

4:23Ben Meiselas:I demanded that to be open. If that were open, you wouldn't have had the fire because all the sprinklers would have worked in the houses? The hell are you talking about? The sprinklers would have put out the wildfires fueled by 110 to 150 mile per hour winds. What are you talking about? The reservoirs were full. The border between California and the state to its north is not Canada. There's no faucet that you turn on, Donald. And what you did is after the fires were 100 % contained, 100 % contained. You let out 2 billion gallons of water in Northern California from reservoirs there onto farmland, thus harming the farmland, reducing the water supply, and it wasn't even connected anywhere near Southern California in Los Angeles.

5:14Ben Meiselas:Then Governor Newsom posts the following, Stephen Miller let Dozy Don walk through the sprinklers after nap time. So now he thinks that he's an expert on water policy. Also, during Donald Trump's bizarre press conference yesterday with Poland's new president, Donald Trump thought it wise to mention Gavin Newsom's hand. Donald Trump's like, what's up with Newsom's hand? He does these weird hand things. Really, Mr. Accordion Hands, whose hand is literally rotting? Watch what California Governor Gavin Newsom posted with a hand wave. Here, play this clip. Yeah, he's got some strange hand action going.

5:53I don't know what the hell is his problem there. Oh my God, bro. Hell no, man. What the fuck, man?

5:59Ben Meiselas:Get your ass on, bro. Love it. That's how you have to deal with Donald Trump right there. Then Donald Trump said that maybe I'm going to put more National Guard troops back in Los Angeles, to which Newsom, boom, immediately posted. Why? So you can have them sleep on the floor again. We're good, Donald. And of course, this follows California Governor Gavin Newsom defeating Donald Trump in a federal court trial in the Northern District of California, where a federal judge found that Donald Trump violated the Posse Comitatus Act by using the military as a personal police force. Governor Newsom then posts this montage of videos of someone he calls Just Dance Vance.

6:44Ben Meiselas:That's his nickname for J.D. Vance. And says, Just Dance Vance grew a beard and lost his spine. But at least he kept his eyeliner. Remember when Vance was saying this? Here, play this clip. I'm a never Trump guy. I never liked him. It makes you think that at a fundamental level, this is sort of a he said, she said, right? And at the end of the day, do you believe Donald Trump who always tells the truth? Just kidding. Or do you believe that woman on that tape? I cannot stand Trump because I think he's a fraud. Well, I think he's a total fraud that is exploiting these people who is a total fraud.

7:17Like you said, I agree with you on Trump because I don't think that he's the person. I don't think he actually cares about folks. Definitely. There is definitely an element of Donald Trump support that has its basis in racism or xenophobia. I think there's a chance if I feel like Trump has a really good chance of winning that I might have to hold my nose and vote for Hillary Clinton. I think that I'm going to vote third party because I can't stomach Trump. I think that he's noxious and is leading the white working class to a very dark place.

7:48Ben Meiselas:Then Governor Newsom posts the following message. Do people with dementia repeat the same falsehoods and crazy conspiracies over and over again? To which AI responded, yes, people with dementia often repeat the same statements, questions, and sometimes false mistaken beliefs, primarily because of memory loss and impaired reasoning. And then Governor Newsom shows the clip that Asin from the Midas Touch Network posted yesterday of Donald Trump talking about sprinkler systems. Here play this clip. But more importantly, he didn't allow the water to come from the Pacific Northwest. You know, they have tremendous amounts of water in California.

8:27People don't know. They send the water out to the Pacific Ocean. So I demand that it be open. If that were open during the fire, before the fire, you wouldn't have had the fire because all the sprinklers would have worked in the houses. They had no water. They had no water in the fire hydrants. You wouldn't have had the fires. It would have been put out after one house, two houses. But he stopped the water from coming in. And I had to send in the military to have that water opened after the fires. And now they have water, but he should have more because they've restricted. They still restrict it.

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10:33Ben Meiselas:And again, Governor Newsom posts this article from The Guardian. Water from the Pacific Northwest doesn't even connect with the state water system, nor does the water he wasted travel to the LA area. Governor Newsom then posts the following in all caps. I'm hereby putting the fake news on notice. Fox News edits the tapes, Breitbart loons, Daily Caller conspiracy peddlers, Tommy Lahren's outkick, toilet reviews, time to flush, News Nation not even available across the nation, Newsmax new HBO name, and New York Post horrible photos, reporters always wrong, are all sick. They are not my enemy. They are the enemy of you, the American people.

11:16Ben Meiselas:Thank you for your attention to this matter. And posts like this are absolutely driving these right wing rags crazy. For example, this is how Breitbart tried to insult California Governor Gavin Newsom. Pro-science Gavin Newsom launches his own CDC with Oregon and Washington, to which Newsom responds, yeah, this is not the insult that Breitbart thinks it is. because actually what Newsom announced was an alliance that will help safeguard scientific expertise by ensuring that public health policies in California, Oregon, and Washington are informed by trusted scientists, clinicians, and other public health leaders.

11:57Ben Meiselas:Through this partnership, the three states will start coordinating health guidelines by aligning immunization recommendations informed by respected national medical organizations. This will allow residents to receive consistent science-based recommendations they can rely on regardless of shifting federal actions. Polio, smallpox, and measles, and so many other diseases, Gavin Newsom writes, were eradicated thanks to advancements of modern medicine, saving so many lives. Republicans are trying to bring them back. The pro-life party is putting lives at risk. And Governor Newsom cites this article of how Florida's and Florida's surge in general are working to eliminate all child vaccine mandates in the state.

12:42Ben Meiselas:So welcome back measles, welcome back rubella, welcome back mumps, welcome back all of these diseases that we wiped away because you've got a bunch of quacks and wackos like this Surgeon General and Ron DeSantis claiming that vaccines for children are filled with the drips of disdain of slavery. What the hell are these psychotic individuals talking about? These are quite literally crazy, dangerously crazy individuals. Watch that. Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery. Okay. Who am I as a government or anyone else? Who am I as a man standing here now to tell you what you should put in your body?

13:31Ben Meiselas:It's not just in Florida. We've got the quacks at the CDC, RFK Jr., who goes, I could recognize the mitochondrial diseases on children when I look at them. I don't know, maybe it's your freaking brain worms, RFK. As Governor Newsom says, don't trust this nut to make your medical decisions. We do not trust him. That's why California, Oregon, and Washington are forming the West Coast Health Alliance based on evidence-based scientific recommendations. And then you have not just RFK Jr., but Dr. Oz. Dr. freaking Oz is leading Medicare and Medicaid and spewing lies about vaccines and medicine. And here he says on state regime media that, oh, we definitely don't want to have these vaccine mandates for children.

14:21Ben Meiselas:We definitely, we want to kill them. You want to kill the children and kill their family and kill their grandparents? These are sicko human beings. We have to call them out. Don't normalize this. Dr. Oz, what Dr. Phil is doing ice raids. Freaking Dr. Phil is out there with Gestapo ice agents in military outfits filming himself as Donald Trump sends Americans and migrants alike into concentration camps. What a filthy, despicable, vile regime this is. Listen to what Dr. Oz has to say playing this clip. There's a lot of discussion about the childhood vaccine schedule. And today there was an announcement in Florida that they will move to end all childhood vaccine mandates in the state.

15:07That came from Governor DeSantis this afternoon, and it's in conjunction with the state Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo. What is your reaction to that? And do you do agree with that? Would you recommend the same thing to your patients? I would definitely not have mandates for vaccinations. This is a decision that a physician and a patient should be making together. The parents love their kids more than anybody else. I could love that kid. So why not let the parents play an active role in this? There are some states now we're seeing an increase in homeschooling because parents are running from the health care system.

15:42They can't get health care because doctors are unwilling to take the risk of taking care of children who don't want vaccinations because it might impact the way their practices are run.

15:50Ben Meiselas:It's why we launched on the Midas Touch Network and a program called Midas Health with Dr. Gupta, where we bring on the top experts like Dr. Daskalakis, who is the one of the former top medical professionals at the CDC. Here's what Dr. Daskalakis says. Here, play this clip. Let me give you one more very scary thing, which people don't know, but hopefully I can express it in as clear a way as possible. There is a program called Vaccines for Children. It is the program that is the safety net program that gets vaccines to kids who are uninsured or uninsurable, who can't afford it, or who are on Medicaid.

16:31over 50 % of kids in the United States get their vaccines through the Vaccines for Children program. If the ACIP says this vaccine should not be given to six-month-old to 12-year-olds, the VFC won't buy it. I see. And that means that

16:55Ben Meiselas:those kids will not get vaccine. Then you have MAGA Mike Johnson wanting to attack California Governor Gavin Newsom, saying that Gavin Newsom is anti-Christian and has anti-Christian rhetoric, saying that Newsom mocked the victims of the shooting in Minnesota because California Governor Gavin Newsom said that thoughts and prayers are not enough since the children were already praying when they were being shot that we need to do more. like when the MAGA Republicans defund mental health research and mental health work by hundreds of millions or billions of dollars, or when they don't allow common sense gun control, which 85 % of Americans support.

17:37Ben Meiselas:So you're calling them anti-Christian. The most anti-Christian person are these fake Christians like MAGA Mike Johnson's and others who hold up the Holy Bible and use it to commit the greatest and gravest sins. And by the way, I don't care if you're religion or not religion. These are evil human beings. These are evil human beings. And we need to call them out. Gavin Newsom cites Matthew and says, and when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have their reward in full. Here's what Mike Johnson said.

18:14Ben Meiselas:Pathetic human being he is. Here play this clip. I just got a comment on, on, on, uh, Governor Newsom, his anti-Christian rhetoric, anti-religious rhetoric. Just one personal point here. Last week, he called me out personally a couple times, and he shamelessly mocked the victims of Annunciation Catholic School for praying after the shooting. Went online and did it in writing. I just found it reprehensible. I mean, it's really sick. in response to a video of Caroline Levitt discussing the power of prayer amid great tragedy the governor posted quote these children were literally praying as they got shot at I mean like why would he do that except that you were starving for attention it's detestable two children were murdered more than a dozen were hospitalized and Gavin Newsom's response was to sneer and condemn those who seek out our creator in our darkest moments I just thought it was evil In fact, it's indicative of such a profound moral decay that really they only vote for Gavin's prayer.

19:18Ben Meiselas:Governor Newsom also points out that Donald Trump lost in federal court again. Donald Trump loses again. The court agrees his militarization of our streets and use of the military against our citizens is patently illegal. Judge says that Trump's use of military as police officers violates federal law. Then Governor Newsom lists the stats. Since Donald Trump took office, the consumer price index has risen by 2.7%. Prices for takeout and restaurants have surged by 3.9%. Pre-owned car prices have increased 4.8%. Electric bills have gone up by 10%. Companies from Sony to Pepsi have announced price increases.

19:58Ben Meiselas:And then Governor Newsom posts this photo of himself. AI, but muscles bulging. World's best governor. Wow, thank you. It's all for you, the people of the great state of California. Then Governor Newsom posts this from Dune. Live look, the brain worm is panicking inside RFK Jr.'s head after California, Oregon, and Washington launched the West Coast Health Alliance that actually will be following science right there. Love to see it right there. We'll keep you posted every step of the way. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers. Thanks for watching.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting brutally outmaneuvered by California Governor Gavin Newsom who has launched a public campaign of ending Trump’s presidency by fighting fire with fire.

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