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The MeidasTouch Podcast - Episode: Sickly Trump in Horror as World Erupts Against Him
Podcast Overview Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas Description: The Meiselas brothers tackle political issues with a mix of humor and serious discourse, supporting democracy while providing news coverage. Their podcast has become a platform for political leaders and a source of entertainment for listeners.
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Episode Summary In this episode, Ben Meiselas discusses the escalating protests against Donald Trump, both in the U.S. and internationally. He highlights Trump's failures and the backlash he faces as he attempts to shift blame onto others.
Key Themes
- Protests Against Trump
- Trump is depicted as weak and sickly while facing protests in England and the U.S.
- Specific mention of protesters targeting J.D. Vance during his vacation in England.
- National Guard Deployment
- Trump has ordered the National Guard to Washington D.C. amidst low crime rates.
- Ben critiques Trump’s actions as authoritarian, likening them to dictatorship.
Economic Concerns
- Rising Inflation
- Reports indicate a rise in core inflation and its impact on everyday expenses like gas and utilities.
- Ben argues that Trump's tariffs are contributing to the inflation crisis, contradicting claims that he has managed the economy successfully.
- Economic Data Highlights:
- Core inflation is at 3.1% year-over-year.
- Various sectors showing price hikes: gas (13.8%), used cars (4.8%), food away from home (3.9%).
- Increasing credit card delinquencies and a surging deficit, pointing towards an unstable economic future.
Critique of Trump's Policies
- Assault on Capitalism
- Fortune magazine reports a shift in Trump's approach, suggesting he is undermining free-market principles.
- Ben highlights Trump's control over corporate decisions and investments, calling this a dangerous precedent.
- International Relations
- Discussion of Trump's weakening international alliances, notably with BRICS nations.
- Trump’s claims for a Nobel Peace Prize are ridiculed, showcasing his reliance on endorsements from non-democratic leaders.
Social Issues
- Racism Allegations
- Ben points out Trump's targeting of cities run by Black mayors as racially motivated.
- Government Messaging
- Homeland Security's controversial recruitment ads linked to extremist ideologies demonstrate the dangerous narrative being pushed.
Notable Quotes
- "Donald Trump is a public safety emergency."
- "Trump's actions are ripped straight out of Nazi Germany."
Conclusion The episode portrays Trump as increasingly desperate and disconnected from reality as he faces widespread criticism and protests. Ben emphasizes the importance of standing up against Trump’s authoritarian tendencies to protect democracy.
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Keywords
- Protests
- National Guard
- Inflation
- Economic Policy
- Authoritarianism
- Racism
- International Relations
- Democracy
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Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:10Oh, did they ruin your vacation, J.D.Vance protesters in Cotswold, England right there. J.D. Vance has moved his vacation to England right now, and protesters are showing up right there. You see that also. They've made J.D. Vance cookies or brownies where they, well, I'll just show you what they do here, play this clip. Fushes creaks! Up our streets! Fushes creaks! Up our streets! And giving away. Whee!
0:42Now, folks, that's what's going on in England at the same time here in the United States. We're starting to see the National Guard get deployed in Washington, D.C. You see some of the tanks lining up and heading to Washington, D.C. More photos of the tanks right here, right by the Washington Monument right there. And again, we've seen this in Los Angeles. Donald Trump play out as a dictator fantasies while screwing over our troops who are often unprepared, bored, hate being there, have low morale that they are being turned against American citizens. It should be noted that Washington, D.C. has basically an all time or 30 year low in crime there.
1:24Far more crime committed in red states and red cities. But Donald Trump is going after cities that are run by black mayors. Let's just call it what it is. Donald Trump is racist and Donald Trump is attacking cities that have black mayors. Going over here, Carl Quintanilla writes, a U.S. National Guard member carries bags at the D.C. Armory after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement to deploy the National Guard and federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. That's a quote from Reuters right there. And we'll ultimately see what's going to happen in Washington, D.C. as Donald Trump plays out his fascist fantasies.
2:04Now, it should be noted as well, though, that Donald Trump has ordered the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. to make sure that all of their exhibits conform to Donald Trump's historical vision. So just to show you what he's doing, federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department, sending the National Guard and possibly other forces into D.C. He's made an order to, this is the Wall Street Journal reporting it, White House to vet Smithsonian Museum to fit Trump's historical vision. Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with Donald Trump's interpretation of American history.
2:48I mean, these headlines are ripped right out of Nazi Germany. I'm not going to mince words because that's what this absolutely looks like as Trump's ice disappears, humans, migrants and citizens alike off the street and sends them to concentration camps here in the United States of Donald Trump fascism. Right here should be noted that the economic data that came out yesterday morning was atrocious. Core inflation year over year is now up 3.1 percent. Core inflation year over year. Inflation is steadily rising again right now. Not even steadily. The inflation report came out hot. this as Donald Trump's disastrous tariffs against the world are now being passed on to consumers.
3:36You just look at gas utilities as well, up 13.8 % electricity. I mean, you all know this, I mean, if you have gas utilities or electricity or have a used car or go to the grocery store, you know this thing. Don't let Trump gaslight you into thinking that he stopped inflation. used cars up 4.8%, medical care up 4.3%, food away from home up 3.9%, shelter up 3.7%, transportation up 3.5%, treasury yields are up, making your borrowing costs for things like mortgages significantly higher. And finally, I'm seeing Fortune Magazine say what we've been saying here at the Midas Touch Network. Is MAGA going Marxist and Maoist?
4:20Trump's assault on free market capitalism. Fortune writes, Trump has seized control of private enterprises, strategic decision making, and investment policies while invading corporate boardrooms. This is a far more dangerous to capitalism than city run grocery stores. That's what they try to attack Mondami for. Mondami's like Zoran Mondami in New York, free buses. And let's try to make groceries cheaper for everybody. And meanwhile, Donald Trump tells businesses where you can invest like Apple. And if you want to get exemptions, you have to hand Donald Trump gold bars on live TV, the way Tim Cook humiliated himself doing.
5:01Who should be the CEO? Intel. Where to send kickbacks? NVIDIA and AMD. Who should be writing the in-house research? Goldman Sachs, right? Yesterday, the headline from the Wall Street Journal. Donald Trump demands Goldman Sachs or calls on Goldman Sachs to replace its economists over tariff stance. Banks economists had predicted Trump's tariffs could cause inflation and slow economic growth. So Trump says that Goldman Sachs needs to fire its economists. Should also be noted, over 12 % of credit card balances are 90 days delinquent, near the highest in 14 years. That right there is something weighted, a ticking time bomb.
5:44Student loans, many, many, many student loans are delinquent right now. That's a ticking time bomb right there. New data shows the deficit jumped 19 % to$291 billion in July. This is despite the$21 billion collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which have led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts. The deficit for 2025 is already$1.63 trillion, up 7 % from the same period last year. So despite Doge, Doge added debt, Doge caused our government to spend more. There's more federal spending right now. The debt is surging. The deficit thus is surging as well.
6:34and it's higher than it was under Biden by far. This is what Donald Trump's trade war against the world as well. Going back to England for a second, I wanna show you some more of the protest against J.D. Vance. Here was a stunt staged by a UK campaign group called Everyone Hates Elon and J.D. Vance. Play this clip.
7:03and here we see activists in the uk installing a poster in the cotswold region to greet jd vance as he takes yet another family vacation play this clip
7:19by the way on the topic of jd vance family vacations could you imagine if i said You know, former Vice President Kamala Harris made the Army Corps of Engineers raise the water levels of a river so she could have a better kayaking experience. What do you think would happen to former Vice President Kamala Harris? Impeachment, criminal indictments, you name it. Yes, all of the above. That's just another day for J.D. Vance. He shut down Disneyland when he went to California, despite trash in California. was vacationing here first, shut down Disneyland, and then ran like a weirdo and then claimed he was running like an ogre to impress his kids.
7:59He was doing the ogre run. Then he goes to Ohio and has the Army Corps of Engineers raise the river level. And this is a Donald Trump talking about 90 ,000 square foot ballrooms, marble in the Oval Office. Let them feast. Let them enjoy. Let the oligarchs play around while the people absolutely suffer. Let's talk about what's going on internationally as well. You have Vladimir Putin bragging publicly in Russia that he's coordinating his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska with Kim Jong-un of North Korea. You have the BRICS block, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa. They are working to further their alliance as Donald Trump is weakening America's alliances.
8:44We've got that going on. We've got Donald Trump making posts saying that he should get the Nobel Peace Prize. The White House goes, look at all of the people who have endorsed Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. This is a real post from the White House. Benjamin Netanyahu, the government of Pakistan, the foreign minister of Rwanda, the dictator of Azerbaijan. They've all endorsed Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. I mean, how pathetic an American president begging dictators and begging Netanyahu for Nobel Peace Prizes. Are you freaking kidding me? While atrocities are happening in Gaza, Donald Trump is saying, Netanyahu wants me to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
9:25Seriously? How utterly, utterly ridiculous that is. Then you have the Homeland Security Department posting this. America needs you now. Join ICE now. Which way, American Man? Which is based on William Galley Simpson's Western Man, a book by a white supremacist from an American neo-Nazi organization called the National Alliance, where Simpson argues that Hitler was right and Jews should be killed. That's where the Trump meme or the Homeland Security meme comes from. Which way, Western Man? I want to highlight this as well, though, because you've got people stepping up. And I want to showcase some people who are stepping up.
10:09The district attorney of Philly, Larry Krasner, he's right on the mark right here. He knows exactly what to say. Here, play this clip. So let's not get lost in his silly argument, his silly distraction from the fact that he doesn't want to give up information on his own involvement in a pedophile ring. Did we all forget about that? Let's not get away from that. Let's not get into his silly arguments. This country may have its lowest year of crime on record this year. At the same time, this man is claiming a public safety emergency. Donald Trump is the public safety emergency. It's him. And we all need to stand up to that or we are going to lose our country.
10:46Well said, District Attorney Krasner. And then you have California Governor Gavin Newsom saying that Taco Trump missed the deadline. California will now redraw its maps. So Democrats take back the House. But the official message from Pyongyang, the Trump White House pink dress lady, Caroline Levitt, the chief propagandist is, ignore the panikins. Trust Donald Trump. Ignore the panikins. Trust Donald Trump. I mean, how freaking weird are these freaking people? Here play Caroline Levitt. Ignore the panikins and trust in President Trump. That is our motto here at the White House. The America first economic agenda is working.
11:29There you have it, folks. Let me know what you think. And subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers. Can't get enough Midas? Check out the Midas Plus sub stack for ad free articles, reports, podcasts, daily recaps from Ron Filipkowski and more. Sign up for free now at MidasPlus.com. We'll see you next time.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on a weak and sickly Donald Trump getting protested in the United States and across the world as his plans all backfire in his face as he desperately tries to blame others for his massive and obvious failures.
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