Trump Crashes Out on WH Lawn over War...Abandons DC

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2:44Ben Meiselas:donald trump just crashed out on the white house lawn he held an impromptu press conference on the disastrous war in iran and folks this press conference was utterly humiliating this follows the ultimatum by vladimir putin to donald trump that if the united states stopped helping ukraine Then Putin said that he would stop helping Iran target American troops. And this is what Donald Trump did. He goes out on the White House lawn and he starts talking about ground troop deployments on the Karg Island in the northern Persian Gulf, which is part of Iran. We know that we have thousands of troops that are moving their marine expeditionary units.

3:27Ben Meiselas:And Donald Trump says, well, because I have 100 % support right now, then I think that you know, that's all that matters. What do you mean you have 100 % support? What in the Kim Jong Un hell is this? Here, play this clip. Polls have shown that MAGA is essentially unified behind you as are Republicans when it comes to Iran. There's been reports that, you know, the United States might be sending 2 ,500 Marines to the Middle East. Are you concerned that a move like that could potentially change the unity? I don't know. I seem to have great support because CNN came out with a poll today that I'm at 100 % and they said they've never seen a poll like that.

4:08The CNN poll said I'm at 100 % and they've never seen that before, which is an honor. I was impressed that CNN would do that. But as far as troops are concerned, I can't tell you what we're doing.

4:22Ben Meiselas:Then as part of Donald Trump's White House lawn crash out, Donald Trump says about the straight-of-whore moves that at some point, it will just open itself. We don't even have to worry about it. Like a miracle, it's all going to go away, folks. It'll just, just like a miracle. Doesn't this sound exactly like what he would say during COVID? Here, let's play this clip. It's a simple military maneuver. It's relatively safe, but you need a lot of help in the sense of You need ships. You need volume. And NATO could help us. But they so far haven't had the courage to do so. And others could help us.

5:01But, you know, we don't use it. You know, at a certain point, it'll open itself at a certain point. But we've defeated the enemy and they are an enemy. They're a sick group of people. The leadership is gone. The Navy is gone. The Air Force is gone. The anti-aircraft equipment that they have, the radar they have is all gone. Everything's gone. The strait itself, the actual strait, how are you? The strait itself is we're doing a good job. But it would be nice if the countries, including China, if the countries that use it, China uses it 90 percent of their energy. Japan is 95 percent of the energy.

5:43It would be nice if those countries would get involved.

5:46Ben Meiselas:Then regarding the incredibly high gas prices right now, you know, right now the pain that people in America and frankly, across the world are feeling. Donald Trump says, actually, I thought the prices were going to be way worse. So this is actually good. He says, this is really good. I expected worse. Things are going to be great. Don't worry about it. Don't worry about anything. Here, play this clip. We're not giving a nuclear weapon to terrorist stuff. And we're knocking the hell out of them. Their Navy's gone. Their Air Force is gone. Their leaders are gone. Their anti-aircraft is gone. Everything's gone.

6:25And no, I expected worse. I really thought that oil prices would go much higher. when I did that. We guys had every record, every record in the book with Dow, with the S &P, Dow had 50 ,000, S &P had 8 ,000, 7 ,000 at levels, at speed like nobody's ever seen before. But I said, I have to go off with that path and I have to take a little journey. We have to get these. And he would agree, but he's not going to say it. This is not St. Patrick's St. Paul. What are you doing with that guy? But we had it And we are in the process of doing it. And I'll tell you, I think we're weeks ahead of schedule.

7:13My secretary of state is very happy. Do you have a question for Marco?

7:17Ben Meiselas:Then Donald Trump says, look, at the end of the day, the war has been won. We've won this thing. America defeated Iran. So what are we even talking about here? This as Iran continues to have the ability to strike its Arab nation neighbors where there's American military presence. This says every time the U.S. and Israel engage in a strike, Iran is able to very quickly retaliate. We know Iran struck down an F-35, and we know they control the Strait of Hormuz right now, and there's nothing the United States seemingly can do. But here's what he says. Let's play it. What did you mean by that? He said the war was militarily won in Iran.

7:56What did you mean by that? Oh, I think we've won. We've knocked out their Navy, their Air Force. We've knocked out their anti-aircraft. We've knocked out everything. We're roaming free. From a military standpoint, all they're doing is clogging up the strait. But from a military standpoint, they're finished.

8:14Ben Meiselas:Then Donald Trump says, look, I don't want a ceasefire at all. I'm not even looking for a ceasefire. Because why would you need a ceasefire when you totally obliterate the other side? He goes, they've been obliterated. I mean, the ranting and ravings of an absolute lunatic right here. What do you mean? They have, if anything, more capabilities right now than they did before. Sure, you hit some of their Navy and you hit some of their traditional military infrastructure. You also hit a lot of their kind of dummy infrastructure that they made it look like by using chalk or military assets. But Iran, if anything, is more extreme and has more influence in the region now.

8:58Ben Meiselas:And we see that with their control of the Strait of Hormuz. So what are you talking about? Let's play this clip. Well, look, we can have dialogue, but I don't want to do a ceasefire. You know, you don't do a ceasefire when you're literally obliterating the other side. They don't have a Navy. They don't have an Air Force. They don't have any equipment. They don't have any spotters. They don't have anti-aircraft. They don't have radar. And their leaders have all been killed at every level. We're not looking to do that. Then Donald Trump is asked, well, what's your plan for the Karg Island? Like, do you have a plan?

9:41Ben Meiselas:And Donald Trump's like, maybe, maybe not. But why would I tell that to a reporter? Look, the American people deserve to know what the hell is going on, period, right? Are we sending a ground troop invasion into the Carg Island? Are you going to make matters even more horrific than they already are? But here, play this clip. I may have a plan or I may not, but how would I ever say that to a reporter. If I said that to a reporter, Marco would say, please, sir, let's bring you over to the helicopter immediately. Right? I can't tell you that. Then a reporter wants clarification. So what do you mean when you say the war has been won?

10:22Ben Meiselas:That doesn't make any sense to anybody. The war clearly has not been won. If anything, it's worse. So what are you talking about? Let's play this clip of what Donald Trump said. We're making a lot of progress.

10:38mean by that? He said the war was militarily won in Iran. What did you mean by that? Oh, I think we won. We've knocked out their Navy, their Air Force. We've knocked out their anti-aircraft. We've knocked out everything. We're roaming free. From a military standpoint, all they're doing is clogging up the strait. But from a military standpoint, they're finished.

10:57Ben Meiselas:So Donald, do you plan to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz with or without allies? So what are you going to be doing here? Let's play this clip. And do you plan to escort those ships through the Strait of Hormuz with or without allies? We're doing very well there. We're doing very well overall. You know, we don't use the Strait. We don't, the United States, we don't need it. Europe needs it. Korea, Japan, China, a lot of other people. So they'll have to get involved a little bit on that one. And feeble-minded, demented Donald Trump is like, well, why isn't China helping? Well, because China's not your ally, idiot.

11:34Ben Meiselas:The same way Russia isn't your ally, idiot. They are allied with Iran. Why do you think China would want to help the United States as the U.S. is essentially drowning right now in the Strait of Hormuz? Sure, this is causing pain to China, but China can work deals out with Iran to move their oil across the coastline through the Strait of Hormuz. They may have to pay a toll because Iran is charging tolls and may even not. But where do you think Iran is getting a lot of its assets from? What do you think is happening? You saw that clip right there. So next, I'll show you what Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump has asked about Lindsey Graham.

12:15Ben Meiselas:So Lindsey Graham has asked you to reconsider these alliances and having military bases in Spain and Germany. What do you say, Donald? Here, play this clip. The American bases in Europe, Lindsey Graham has asked for you to reconsider the American bases in Spain, in Germany, after what they have done in the Strait of Hormuz. What's your take on it? Well, it deserves. He's right about asking that. And I think NATO has gone down a long way because they haven't. I mean, they should be helping with the Strait. They get much of their energy from the Strait of Hormuz. And if Lindsey Graham said that, and don't forget, he was a big NATO guy for a while, and now he's not.

12:55And a lot of senators and congressmen, they're very upset with the fact that NATO has done nothing.

13:05Right.

13:06Ben Meiselas:So Donald Trump's been spending the whole day starting in the morning attacking our NATO allies. And, you know, he said NATO NATO is a bunch of cowards. And then his regime has been praising Putin. We have this clip of his Interior Secretary, Doug Burgum, from earlier today, saying that Donald Trump identifies more with Russia and Russia-affiliated countries. This is Donald Trump's, sorry, Interior Secretary, Doug Burgum. Earlier, he had Doug Wright. He had Energy Secretary Wright. Here's Doug Burgum, though, saying that America is closer with Russia. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Let's play it.

13:47I think that our orientation in terms of our alliances is changing. Well, clearly it is. What we might consider our traditional allies from Europe have been less than reliable. And from the time that we've spent working with those folks in Eastern Europe, the closer they are to Russia, the more aligned they are with President Trump and the more they aligned they are on energy policy.

14:12Ben Meiselas:um then donald trump though before that was talking about how you know for for this uh this act that he wants to do about voting he needs democratic votes and you know voter id and no man no men women sports or whatever the hell he's talking about and then he starts like talking about his ballroom and how much he loves his ballroom it's really demented here play this clip with mutilization of your children all of the things that we talk about you know we added to You know, we added two little elements. No men in women's sports, right? You know that. We added that. And when you add them all up, whether you take four or five, I think they're all 95 to 99 percent issues.

14:56I hear it's going. Look, it should be an easy pass. But we need Democrat votes. They don't want to approve voter ID because they cheat. They don't want to approve citizenship. In other words, we want to have citizenship in order to vote. You have to prove your citizenship. The Democrats don't want to do that. You know why? You know why? Because they're running cheap, Peter. Now, speaking of something that's for pleasure, it's going to be the greatest government anywhere in the world. Nothing like it. And they just started today one of the biggest boards of concrete that's ever been seen in Washington.

15:33Ben Meiselas:And then you have Doug Bergman, the interior secretary, talking about how right now we have the lowest energy prices in the world and we should be saying thank you to Donald Trump. So everybody who's suffering right now, they want us to say thank you. Thank you for giving us the lowest energy prices. I mean, these are the most vile people. Let's play this clip. President Trump, 180 degrees different. American made U.S. energy affordability for Americans and energy security. and then the ability right now for the U.S. to be in a position where we've got the lowest energy prices in the world right now because of President Trump.

16:09Ben Meiselas:And then Doug Burgum, Donald Trump's Interior Secretary, wants everybody to know that everything is working as planned. This is exactly what we've all wanted. And America's never been stronger. We're building up our alliances like never before. Here, play this clip. Energy. They want to buy energy from the United States. It's eight days by ship from LNG, for example, from Anchorage to Tokyo versus 30 days if it even gets there from the Middle East. People are desperate to have a stronger relationship with the United States right now on energy. President Trump's policy is absolutely working to build alliances around the world.

16:46Yeah, the alliance seems to be the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states. Japan has a good relationship with us as well right now and a lot of repair

16:55Ben Meiselas:needed in europe uh secretary bergham wow that's so utterly pathetic let me all know what you think hit subscribe help us get to 7 million subscribers you may think you're subscribed but you may not actually be subscribed so just double check and help us get to 7 million thanks for watching y 'all want to stay plugged in become a subscriber to our sub stack at midasplus.com you'll get daily recaps from ron philipkowski add free episodes of our podcast and more exclusive content only available at MidasPlus.com.

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