In short
The episode argues that Donald Trump is worsening multiple crises through erratic behavior and attempts to control the press. It claims he posted deranged videos mocking Obama, Biden, and Gavin Newsom, and announced banning major outlets from the Oval Office. It alleges coverups: higher Iran war death totals (22–23 vs 18), F-35 classified parts reaching China via Hong Kong, and an AI chatbot nearly triggering a Navy attack on a Chinese ship. It also claims Trump suggests voters would choose war in Iran over lower gas prices. The episode cites J.D. Vance’s “send the crazy people packing” message, Sebastian Gorka’s “deal death” framing, and Pentagon low-test screening guidelines for troops 30+. No guests are mentioned.
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Chapters
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0:59 to 1:22
Discussing Trump's recent erratic actions and statements.
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Trump's Troubling Behavior
1:56 to 2:28
Discussing Trump's recent erratic actions and statements.
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Trump's Troubling Behavior
2:29 to 4:40
Discussing Trump's recent erratic actions and statements.
“Late last night, he was posting videos, former President Obama, former President Biden, of California Governor Gavin Newsom, and the videos like, these people are laughing at me.”
Media Manipulation and Coverage
4:40 to 7:10
Exploring Trump's attempts to control media narratives and cover-ups.
“But now we're gonna pass those savings that we achieved through these 26 MS.”
Escalating Tensions in Iran
7:10 to 9:30
Analyzing the situation in Iran and Trump's response.
“I think most people, if they had a vote on lower gas prices or letting Iran have a nuclear weapon, I'd be willing to vote that it would be a massive landslide.”
Global Security Concerns
9:30 to 12:20
Examining rising war threats in Europe and global security responses.
“Let's send the crazy pack-in and get them out of Washington, D.C.”
Current Updates on Ukraine and Russia
14:02 to 14:21
Learn about the latest developments in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
“You have Zelensky launching major strikes as well into Russia.”
Transcript
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2:28Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump is just digging his grave deeper for himself. He's making it so much worse. Late last night, he was posting videos, former President Obama, former President Biden, of California Governor Gavin Newsom, and the videos like, these people are laughing at me. The hyenas keep on laughing. Stop the hyenas. It's a very weird video. I'm not even going to play it. It's deranged. Earlier in the day, Donald Trump's like, I'm proud to announce that I'm banning fake news, CNN, MSNOW, and MSNBC, and Politico from the Oval Office. And he says, New York Times and Washington Post, you're coming next.
3:11Ben Meiselas:And then he says, look at all of the hoaxes that CNN has made. The rural America can't live without NPR PBS hoax. Black newborns much more likely to die if Doc is white hoax. Arlington Cemetery hoax. Very fine people hoax. NASCAR news hoax. Eating while black hoax. Mass graves of native children in Canada hoax. Very fine people Covington hoax. Hands up don't shoot hoax. This guy's like a deranged guy and he's doing posts like that over and over again. By the way, he was sleeping in the Oval office yet again yesterday. Did you see that? He had governors there and he had RFK and he kept on talking about RFK's chest and he goes, oh, I love your tie.
4:01Ben Meiselas:So you had Donald Trump falling asleep in the Oval Office. Here he is falling asleep. I'll just show you the B-roll over there. And then you have him turning around and RFK Jr. is talking and he's like, oh, you're so good looking and your tie is so skinny and you're showing your chest? Are you showing your... The whole thing is utterly deranged. Here's what he was doing yesterday. Let's play. I mean, I want to thank again, Mr. President, for your leadership on this, for getting these deals across the finish line. By the way, I love his tie. I want to get a nice thing. Where do you get a tie? It's the thinnest tie.
4:38It's almost like a rope. Well, he wants to show off his chest. See, I know. That's the big difference. Okay, go ahead, Bob. But now we're gonna pass those savings that we achieved through these 26 MS.
4:53Ben Meiselas:By the way, while he was in the Oval Office yesterday, he was like, you know, it's so unfair. If the press writes negative stories, they're just banned. They're banned from this building. You can't write negative stories about me. Here, play this clip. But it's sick. I mean, there's something wrong with a country that can allow people to write purposely negative stories. Now, if they want to write them, that's fine, but I don't have to let them into the people's house. Well, there's plenty of negative stories to be writing about him. And so we learned that the Trump regime has been covering up the death total in this catastrophic war in Iran.
5:36Ben Meiselas:The Trump regime has been saying 18 were killed in action. And now it seems that there's at least 22 or 23 killed in action. And the Pentagon's just covering it up. Also, the Pentagon was covering up that F-35 highly classified parts made their way to China. They find their way through Hong Kong after they were being transported from Australia. Also, the Trump regime was covering up that an AI chatbot actually ordered the Trump regime through the Navy to attack a Chinese ship, which would have started World War III. And the Navy was about to attack this Chinese ship because the chatbot said that it had these nuclear components and that it was a target that needed to be imminently shot.
6:26Ben Meiselas:Fortunately, the mission was aborted before that actually took place, but that was being covered up as well. So cover up after cover up from the Trump regime. So he's like, I need the press out. I need them out. Also, what he was saying yesterday in the Oval Office is he's like, we should also do a vote because these gas prices, they're inexpensive. of compared to Iran getting a nuclear weapon, Trump's like, if people voted on lower gas prices or a war in Iran, it would be a landslide. People want the war in Iran over lower gas prices. Here, play this clip. And we do have something that I'm very proud of.
7:06Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. Now for that, people are going to have to pay some extra gifts. I think most people, if they had a vote on lower gas prices or letting Iran have a nuclear weapon, I'd be willing to vote that it would be a massive landslide. People don't want to have Iran have a nuclear weapon. And you know what? They won't. And the war is going to end soon.
7:28Ben Meiselas:By the way, the world is literally laughing at us. You saw Prime Minister Carney yesterday in that speech he gave to the Liberal Party conference before the parliamentary session kicks off. Prime Minister Carney does Trump's accordion hands. And like they're literally laughing at us. I mean, And again, Prime Minister Carney now the leader of the free world. But I can't believe this is what's happened to the United States. Elbows up Canada, by the way. Here's what Prime Minister Carney says. It's the functional equivalent of 18 Hoover dams. 18 Hoover dams. Enough.
8:10Enough to light Pete and cool.
8:16Ben Meiselas:Light, heat, cool, every home in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver combined. And by the way, while the Trump regime are clearly the most like demented, weird individuals you have, I guess the message coming out of the Trump regime and the midterm message of Republicans is we need to stop the crazy people. The Democrats are the crazy ones. Let's send the crazy people packing and get them out of DC. It's you. This is J.D. Vance's message. By the way, look at the crowd size when J.D. Vance spoke in Iowa. The Iowa Senate candidate, Ashley Hinson, wouldn't even be there because she knows that it's basically fatal to be with the Trump regime right now in Iowa or anywhere.
9:01Ben Meiselas:So that she's pretending like, despite the fact that she supported the tariffs and the attack on the farmers and the disastrous budget bill and just all of the things that have crippled the lives of people in Iowa. She's just going to like not be there. That'll trick them. We're going to trick them again. But anyway, here's what J.D. Vance had to say. Let's get the crazy people a-packing. Here's what he has to say. Play this clip. Unadulterated crazy. Let's send the crazy pack-in and get them out of Washington, D.C. and get them out of the world. I mean, this is their message closing out right before the midterms.
9:41Ben Meiselas:And thankfully, the midterms are right around the corner. I mean, you had one of Donald Trump's top advisors, Sebastian Gorka. Here's what Gorka had to say. You can listen to yourself right here. This is Gorka's message. Let's play this clip. During the first Trump administration. So you know what? I don't really care about the price of gas because the price of gas will be cheap when we win, which will be soon. And it's not about the midterms. It's about dealing death to those who wish to kill Americans. If you think that's less important than the price of gas, you're not an American. End of story.
10:16Ben Meiselas:Now, you had Pete Hegseth yesterday. He was a big announcement out of the Department of Defense. Hi-T, the Department of Defense, releasing clinical guidelines for testing and treating low testosterone in male service members. The Pentagon announced mandatory low testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screenings for symptoms such as reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction, and other symptoms. If you actually look at their own documents as well, what it clearly says is that even if you get testosterone therapy, it does not make you a more active service member.
11:05Ben Meiselas:It's unclear what they're even doing here other than they want to do spontaneous erection checks. That's what they're focused on. Also, what are they talking about in the FBI? What's Kash Patel working on today. FBI is warning that leftist women are using honey traps to manipulate ICE agents. That's coming off a week where you had Kash Patel talking about how bestiality, remember the bestiality crossings, FBI agents or people who engage in bestiality can be hired as FBI agents. And then Kash Patel's like, no, we're talking about the victims of bestiality. The pets? The pets can become FBI? The animals can become FBI agents?
11:53Ben Meiselas:I mean, again, these people, it's sheer lunacy over here. And what else is, what else are they, how else are they trying to, they're attracted to the White House account. Nicki Minaj. This is the Small Business Association. They're closing message to the American voters. They're doing something called the Million Dollar Pitch Competition. They're doing a reality show at the Small Business Association that Nicki Minaj is going to help be a contestant on. And throughout the world, I'm going to do a whole other video on this today. far less stable we have real big issues going on right now europe is saying that they expect war to reach europe in the coming weeks or months in the latest i mean you even have the swiss federal government switzerland neutral switzerland as they were known says in response to the deteriorating security situation switzerland has three objectives strengthen resilience, improve protection, and enhance defense capabilities.
12:58Ben Meiselas:The Federal Council has adopted Switzerland's security policy strategy 2026. And you have Poland's prime minister warning about hybrid warfare. You have the UK prime minister and their top defense officials saying they're rolling out their war book and people need to prepare to hunker down and load up on supplies because they believe war is coming. In Germany, you heard their chancellor, Frédéric Merz, saying the same thing there. In France, French President Emmanuel Macron is talking about preparing for war, reaching Europe, Russia's war in Ukraine, reaching Europe. You've heard the same thing out of Lithuania.
13:41Ben Meiselas:There were drones in the Luxembourg airport, And so that had to shut down the Luxembourg airport for some time there. We see the war escalating in Ukraine, Russia striking harder every day in Kiev, Odessa, and area and other major cities. You have Zelensky launching major strikes as well into Russia. And so this is where we're at right now with everything. We'll keep you posted, of course, every step of the way here at the Midas Touch Network. We'll keep uploading videos throughout the day. Check back in. We've got a lot of updates this morning. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million. Thanks for watching.
14:26Ben Meiselas:Hey, if you want the full story, how democracy got here and how we take it back, pre-order our new book, WTF America, today. Just scan the QR code or click the link in the description. Let's do this.
14:46Thank you.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump appearing exhausted in the Oval Office as multiple crises converge around his administration as his term falls apart.
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