Trump has a Psycho Meltdown as he Prepares Surrender

23 May 2026 · 15 min · 8 chapters

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In short

The episode argues that Donald Trump is escalating rhetoric while preparing to accept a worse-than-Obama Iran nuclear deal. It claims Iran’s final offer (via Pakistani mediators) would extend a ceasefire 60 days, gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian control (waiving toll fees), ease port restrictions, discuss diluting highly enriched uranium, and provide sanctions relief plus phased unfreezing of Tehran’s overseas assets. The host says Trump instead calls Axios reporter Barak Ravid and posts frequent social media threats like “I’ll blow them to a thousand hells,” plus AI and racist memes targeting Ro Khanna and photos with Xi Jinping. It also cites Pete Hegseth’s West Point remarks about pronouns in war, and claims S&P 500 gains contrast with collapsing consumer sentiment.

Guests

none mentioned; the episode references Ryan Reynolds (Mint Mobile ad) and Barak Ravid (Axios) but does not present them as guests.

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Chapters

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Emergency Call with Allies

1:07 to 1:44

Details on Trump's emergency call with Middle Eastern allies amidst tensions.

“Iran issued its final ultimatum to Donald Trump, communicated through Pakistani mediators who have been in Tehran over the past 24 hours.”

Ravid's Report on Trump

1:45 to 2:28

Explore the report from Axios regarding Trump's stance on Iran.

“And Barack Ravid posted the following this morning.”

Trump's Deranged Social Media Posts

2:29 to 3:38

An analysis of Trump's bizarre social media activity related to Iran.

“draft and may make a decision by tomorrow.”

Iran's Offer to the U.S.

3:39 to 5:30

Understanding Iran's recent proposals and their implications for the U.S.

“This is a new AI meme that he posted this morning, a very racist meme on Democratic Congress member Ro Khanna.”

Comparison with Obama's Deal

5:31 to 7:15

Comparing Trump's potential Iran deal to Obama's non-nuclear agreement.

“it was removing the highly enriched uranium and diluting it and having international inspectors make clear that there was no enriched uranium weapons grade in Iran.”

Hegseth's West Point Speech

7:16 to 7:56

Insights into Pete Hegseth's speech at West Point and its implications.

“Pakistan's army chief, Asim Muneer, met Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Aragchi, during his visit to Iran.”

Economic Sentiment Under Trump

7:57 to 10:00

Discussing the current economic challenges faced by Americans today.

“As Charlie Kirk often said, remember always, this too shall pass.”

DOJ's Actions on January 6th

10:01 to 11:24

Examining the DOJ's removal of information related to the Capitol attack.

“But then you've got MAGA Republican Congress members out there like Mike Lawler, that's whose district Donald Trump spoke in yesterday, that deranged speech Trump came in New York.”
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1:22This would be a deal if accepted by Donald Trump and the United States, which is far worse than Obama's deal. But Donald Trump rushed to hold an emergency call, not with the United States Congress, nor is he addressing the American people, but it's a phone call with Pakistan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Turkey, and Egypt, which is taking place right now. And then rather than address Congress or address the American people about a deal that would be much worse than the Obama non-nuclear deal that Donald Trump pulled us out of, Donald Trump rushes to Barack Ravid from Axios, who does a lot of Donald Trump's propaganda and, in my opinion, causes the markets to be manipulated, whether knowingly or unknowingly.

2:09And Barack Ravid posted the following this morning. It's like clockwork, isn't it, folks? Here's what Ravid posted. He's from Axios. Trump told me on a phone call that he's 50-50 when it comes to a deal with Iran or resuming the war. Either we reach a good deal or I'll blow them to a thousand hells, he said.

2:28Ben Meiselas:Trump told me he'll meet today with his senior advisor to discuss the details of the updated draft and may make a decision by tomorrow. I'll blow them to a thousand hells, is what Donald Trump is saying. And then Axios runs the story, not about the blow them to a thousand hells, but exclusive. Trump says he's 50-50 on Iran deal or bombs. We'll meet envoys to decide. So more threats of genocide by a genocidal maniac leader in the United States. Donald Trump posting the following on social media. China loves Trump with a photo of Donald Trump in front of Chinese women holding Chinese flags. Donald Trump posts a map of the Middle East with Iran having the American flag placed over it.

3:19Donald Trump posts yet again this image that he's been posting multiple times a day now of himself. It's an AI image of himself looking over in the mountains, I suppose, in Greenland. And it says, hello, Greenland. And it's him kind of leering over like the sexual predator that he is. This is a new AI meme that he posted this morning, a very racist meme on Democratic Congress member Ro Khanna. And it's a photo of Ro Khanna with fangs holding a sheep that apparently has money in it. And then it says, sleazebag Ro Khanna, lies, lies, lies. And then Trump writes, a Democrat, don't allow this sleazebag on Fox News.

4:06So Donald Trump is so intimidated by Ro Khanna, he's saying don't allow Ro Khanna to be on Fox News. How pathetic can you get? And then Donald Trump posting photos of himself with Xi Jinping. I want to talk about the offer that Iran gave to Donald Trump. It doesn't alter really anything that Iran has previously said since the beginning of March. I mean, here we are, though, heading in Memorial Day weekend, heading into June, and Iran saying, here's our offer, here's our offer.

4:38Ben Meiselas:One more time, Donald, here's the offer. Here's where we're at. U.S. and Iranian negotiators may be extending the ceasefire by 60 days under a mediated deal that would include a gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but still under the sovereign control of Iran. They would just waive the toll fees, but their port authority controls it. Talks on Iran's enriched uranium stockpile, eased restrictions on Iranian ports, sanctions relief, and the phased unfreezing of Tehran's overseas assets, the Financial Times report. And you may be saying, as I look through these things like details, gradual reopening of straight.

5:19Ben Meiselas:It would also include a commitment to discussing, perhaps diluting Iran's highly enriched uranium. Whereas under Obama's deal, it was removing the highly enriched uranium and diluting it and having international inspectors make clear that there was no enriched uranium weapons grade in Iran. But now, What a great deal. They're going to discuss a framework to discuss potential diluting. Yay. And they're going to reopen the Strait of Hormuz gradually, which was opened before, and Iran controls it. Yay. The US would ease its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the blockade of the blockade. Okay. The US would also begin an unfazed freezing of Iran's assets.

6:09Ben Meiselas:So wait a minute, you all got livid at Obama for unfreezing Iranian assets at a very small amount that frankly predated the revolution and was just actually was Iran money to begin with. And now you all are going to do that on steroids times 100. What the art of the deal, folks, the art of the deal. The sequence of events, though, is Iranian officials told Al Jazeera. Trump rushed to Barak Ravid to manipulate the market. But the sequence was an Iranian official told Al Jazeera that Iran reached the draft agreement with Pakistani mediators and was waiting for the U.S. response. This was Iran with Pakistan.

6:56Ben Meiselas:M.B. Galibaf, Iran's parliament leader, he was meeting with Pakistan's leader yesterday. And then you had Foreign Minister Aragchi meeting with Pakistan's leader yesterday. That's what actually was going down. I mean, you see the photos of what was happening right here. You know, the Trump regime will say, oh, this is what was going on. Let me show you what was going on. Pakistan's army chief, Asim Muneer, met Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Aragchi, during his visit to Iran. And then here you see Pakistani's army chief, Asim Munir, meeting with Iran's parliament leader, Mbigal Abaf, in Tehran as well.

7:31Ben Meiselas:So that's actually what was going down yesterday. And they communicated their final red lines. Then Donald Trump calls up Barack Ravid and starts making all of those social media posts right there. So then you had, while this was taking place, Pete Hegseth was at West Point this morning. And Hegseth told West Point graduates, he started quoting Charlie Kirk to West Point graduates this morning. Here's what Hegseth said. As Charlie Kirk often said, remember always, this too shall pass. The good times will pass. The bad times will pass. Hegseth's other message was, you can't throw your pronouns against the enemy during war.

8:17Ben Meiselas:This was a major part of his speech to our West Point graduates. I mean, to me, this is what you're talking about, man. Here, play this clip.

8:29The battlefield does not grade on a curve, and you can't throw your pronouns at the enemy. Combat is the ultimate test, and our best Americans must ace it.

8:42Ben Meiselas:And then I think another very, very important news, You know, we have what Americans are experiencing right now in this country. The Kobayashi letter explains over the last six years, the S &P 500 has risen 130 percent, while U.S. consumer sentiment has collapsed negative 55 percent to its lowest since data began in 1952. We are witnessing the formation of the biggest wealth divide in American history. But when you actually take a look at this chart, let's be very clear. When Biden left at the end of 2024, consumer confidence was not this low. The consumer sentiment was around 80%, 81%, 82%. And it was actually right around where the S &P was.

9:31Ben Meiselas:Take a look right there at the chart. S &P, consumer sentiment rising at around the same levels. Right now under Donald Trump, S &P, consumer sentiment is the worst in history. Since the consumer sentiment report began in 1952 from the University of Michigan, by far consumers feel the worst. Why? Because they can't afford anything. They can't afford their groceries. They can't afford gas. They can't afford homes. They can't afford rent. They're late on credit cards. They don't have health care people. They were in a jobs recession right now. But then you've got MAGA Republican Congress members out there like Mike Lawler, that's whose district Donald Trump spoke in yesterday, that deranged speech Trump came in New York.

10:11Ben Meiselas:Here's what he's saying when he went on state regime media. Let's play this clip. Just coming back to the economy, Congressman, a lot of Americans, I'm sure in your district, as well as others across the country, are really still feeling economic pain when they look at their paychecks right now and how they're having to spend it. The president not getting good approval ratings right now. How do you and he fix that before November's midterms? Look, there are some really positive indicators. Take home pay is up. The stock market continues to hit record highs. Yes. And while the American people are absolutely suffering right now, here's what the DOJ is also doing.

10:55Ben Meiselas:Hat tip to Merrill Kornfield over at the Washington Post. She does a great job. And here's what she uncovered on the DOJ website. The Trump administration is quietly deleting info about capital attacks and about the capital attack from the DOJ website as it prepares to give funds to January Sixers, right? Donald Trump's$1.8 billion slash fund. Now they're going through the DOJ website and they're deleting all this stuff from the DOJ website that relates to the January 6th insurrection. This week, the DOJ deleted a press release about one man with an ongoing child solicitation case who came to the Capitol with bear spray.

11:33Ben Meiselas:And you can see right here, and it's a man named Andrew Take. Andrew Take actually pled guilty to child solicitation, child sex crime in Houston. 10 years, he had a register as a registered child sex offender. And you're removing that guy's information from the DOJ website? Someone who was involved in assaulting law enforcement, someone who was with bear spray and a metal whip? The hell's going on here? Well, that's where we're at right now. We'll keep you posted every step of the way, as always. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million. Thanks for watching, y 'all.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s psychotic meltdown this morning as he makes unhinged posts while preparing to surrender to Iran.

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