Trump in Full Collapse After Vote Exceeds His Worst Fears

19 Nov 2025 · 18 min

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Podcast Notes: The MeidasTouch Podcast - Episode: Trump in Full Collapse After Vote Exceeds His Worst Fears

Episode Overview In this episode, Ben Meiselas discusses the recent collapse of Donald Trump's administration following an unexpected vote related to the Epstein file. The analysis captures the current state of Trump's political standing, highlighting his struggles with the Republican Party and issues affecting the American public.

Key Topics Discussed

  1. Trump’s Political Collapse
  2. Vote Outcome: Trump was taken aback as no Republicans in the Senate supported his resolution regarding the Epstein file; the Senate passed the resolution unanimously, moving quickly to Trump's desk.
  3. Karma and Accountability: The episode frames this moment as a significant turning point for Trump, emphasizing the "walls are closing in" sentiment and indicating that accountability is approaching.
  1. Economic Context
  2. AI Economy Claims: Trump attempted to highlight investments in AI as the reason for economic growth, but Ben counters this by mentioning recessionary trends in 24 states and the overall downturn in various economic sectors.
  3. Healthcare Costs: A couple's health insurance premiums exemplified rising costs attributed to the Affordable Care Act, with an increase from $7,000 to $27,000 annually, showcasing the financial strain on Americans.
  1. Media Coverage and Public Opinion
  2. Headlines Reflecting Trump's Decline: Several media outlets report on Trump's diminishing influence within the Republican Party, with phrases like "lame duck" and "losing his grip" being prominent.
  3. Public Sentiment: A CNN poll found that 61% of Americans feel the economy has worsened under Trump, indicating a significant shift in public opinion that may threaten his administration.
  1. Critique of Trump's Leadership Style
  2. Disrespectful Conduct: Trump’s derogatory remarks towards female reporters were discussed, showcasing a pattern of disrespect and how he downplays serious issues, such as the complexity of international affairs (e.g., the situation in Gaza).
  1. The Role of the Republican Party
  2. Republican Responses: The episode highlights Jim Jordan's comments about the left being obsessed with targeting Trump, suggesting a defensive posture within the Republican ranks.
  3. Khashoggi Case: The episode discusses the implications of Trump's comments about Jamal Khashoggi, pushing back against Trump’s narrative while emphasizing the pain of Khashoggi's family.

Key Takeaways

  • Trump's Isolation: The episode illustrates a growing disconnect between Trump and the Republican Party, signaling potential vulnerabilities as his presidency faces increasing scrutiny.
  • Economic Struggles: The rising costs of living and healthcare premiums reflect the broader economic issues affecting Americans, contradicting Trump's claims of economic success.
  • Media and Accountability: The insistence on transparency and accountability by the Meiselas brothers resonates through their critiques of Trump, urging listeners to remain engaged in the political discourse.

Conclusion The episode serves as a critical analysis of Donald Trump's current political landscape, intertwining personal anecdotes and broader economic and social implications as the Meiselas brothers continue to advocate for democracy and accountability in governance.

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0:00Donald Trump's little ball that he wanted to throw for the crown prince of Saudi Arabia was ruined when Donald Trump was shocked with the news that not a single Republican Republican Republican in the Senate.

0:30and the Republicans did not come through. Donald Trump thought they were going to put in poison pills into the resolution. When it reached the Senate, they didn't do it. The Senate passed the resolution, and now it's going to head to Donald Trump's desk as soon as MAGA Mike transmits it to the Senate, which I'm sure he's going to try to delay and obstruct for a little bit. It should have already been done. So now the question is, Donald, what are you going to do? Are you going to try to veto it? Are you going to try to delay it? The walls are closing in and it's the ultimate karma, right? This couldn't have happened on a better day when Donald Trump brings in the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, who Donald Trump's family is doing personal business deals to enrich the Trump organization.

1:17They've got a$63 billion project they're getting involved in with the private investment fund of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East and Kushner's involved in making all this money from the Saudis. So as the crown prince is there and Donald Trump wants to show him, look at all my gold, look at all of my gold. You have the Epstein file vote, which passes in overwhelming fashion in the House of Representatives. And then the Senate did not object to the unanimous consent motion. And this moved faster than Donald Trump's worst nightmare. Take a look at Donald Trump, just even the way he physically looks at this ballroom.

1:56You've got Don Jr. They're all dressed up. They're all living lavish lives and having caviar and the finest steak on the taxpayer dime while the American people suffer. But lingering in the background is the sound of accountability is coming. Accountability is coming as winter is coming. So Donald Trump, you know, he's trying to post away throughout the day. He's like, investment in AI is helping to make the U.S. economy the hottest in the world. But overregulation by the states is threatening to undermine this major growth engine. Notice how quick he turns it and blames the states. We were doing so good.

2:39But then all of a sudden, the states, they were the ones who screwed this all up. What we're learning about right now and what many people have suspected is that the AI economy that's inflating the rest of our economy, which is not doing good. There's 23, 24 states are currently in recessionary territory. Most economic sectors are in recessionary territory. But you have these AI companies that keep on announcing doing deals with each other, and it keeps on pumping up the market until recently. Like one of the things we learned is that Oracle is already underwater on its$300 billion OpenAI deal.

3:23Since it was announced on September 10th that it was doing a$300 billion deal with OpenAI, its stock has shed$315 billion in market value. Or as Governor Newsom says to Donald Trump, quiet piggy, quiet piggy. And I love that Governor Newsom is bullying the crap out of Donald Trump because Trump thinks he's a tough guy. And that's how he refers to female reporters now by calling him piggy and saying that he doesn't like their attitude and he wants their terrible people. Right. That's what he said to the female reporter yesterday who asked him, Don't you feel it's like obvious conflict of interest that your family is doing business with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and you're giving him F-35 technology and nuclear technology?

4:10And he's like, be quiet, you be quiet, you. Where are you from? You're a terrible person. You're a terrible person. I mean, utterly despicable. Let's just show you some of the headlines regarding Donald Trump in the past 24 hours. NBC writes, lame duck Trump inside Trump losing his grip on the Republican Party. Wall Street Journal, Trump's grip on the Republicans show first signs of slipping. Politico, seven signs Trump is losing his groove. Fortune, Trump lame duck status as affordability and Epstein threatened to derail his tenure. And it's thanks to you for keeping the pressure up and making sure accountability and transparency is brought to this fascist regime.

4:58Just take a look at what some of the podcasters on the right wing and MAGA podcasters and just other podcasters are saying in general. Here's what Tim Dillon is saying, that this is the end of the Trump administration. As he knows it, play this clip. It seems to not be doing anything good for anyone. This is the end of the Trump administration. This is the beginning of the lame duck presidency. see. It's obvious to everyone, even as most ardent supporters show up to the White House, like Laura Ingraham, which is kind of shocked, going, what the hell is going on? Now we'll start, you know, three years of talking about the ballroom.

5:40He will trail off. He will get older. He's adorned the White House in gold. Epstein's going to suck the oxygen out of a lot of this. We're going to talk about that a little later on. And just take a look right here as well. as his latest poll, CNN poll about Americans. Do they feel that the economy is better or worse under Donald Trump? Overwhelmingly, overwhelmingly, people say worse, worse or had no effect, but at least 61 % say things are much worse under Donald Trump. Play this clip. Americans are clearly showing in public opinion polls and other places that they are not feeling the golden age of affordability that the president is speaking of.

6:21A CNN poll this month found 61 % of Americans said that they thought President Trump's policies have worsened economic conditions in the country. And let's take a look while we're at it at market futures ahead of opening bell. We will get there you go pointing down slightly right now. And I'll just share with you a story that many Americans are facing right now. Like this is a couple that was looking for that was able to get health insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act subsidies. But now their premiums are jumping from$7 ,000 a year to$27 ,000 a year, just as we warned, just as Democrats warned.

6:59Here, play this clip. One, that's not viable. It certainly can't be done. This is your shock absorption. Deb Dauphinis is among those facing sticker shock as she and her husband try to get health insurance. They used to buy coverage for themselves and their employees at Bicycle East in Glastonbury, but it just became too expensive. Then the federal government offered subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, so the Dauphinéses bought insurance through Access Health. But if those tax credits expire, Dauphinéses says their premiums jump from$7 ,000 a year as a couple to$27 ,000 for plans that also carry a$6 ,500 deductible for each of them.

7:41If they reach that $40 ,000 total, Dauphiné says that's almost half their income. Our option at this point looks to be simply being uninsured and taking the risk. But while all of that's taking place, you had Donald Trump at his ball with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. And again, the irony isn't lost that it was announced right around that time that the Senate would not object to the unanimous consent motion put on the table by the Democrats. But Donald Trump was there and he's like, we're going to announce tonight that the Saudis are deemed to be a major ally of the United States. There will be, even though they're not part of NATO, we're going to treat them as close as though they were a NATO nation.

8:26That's what you're doing with the Saudis as they're doing business with your family. And then you defended MBS over American intelligence and said that Khashoggi was the journalist who was killed by MBS in Saudi Arabia, was a controversial figure. And you refuse to allow our press to ask Khashoggi about the brutal murder of MBS, to ask him questions about the brutal murder of Khashoggi. Here, play this clip of what Donald Trump said, though, that he was pleased to announce that we're taking on Saudi Arabia as a major ally. Play this clip. And we want to keep it that way. So that's why tonight I'm pleased to announce that we're taking our military cooperation to even greater heights by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally, which is something that is very important to them.

9:21And I'm just telling you now for the first time because I wanted to keep a little secret for tonight. I just heard him say, oh, that's nice. That's another point you won today. But and signing a historic strategic defense agreement. which we just signed a little while ago. So congratulations. And then the way Donald Trump refers to the situation in Gaza right now, he goes, it's a little bit messy. It's a little bit messy. That's how you refer to the situation as just a little bit messy. How disgusting. Here, play this clip. Things that happened to end the war in Gaza. Gaza, while it looks a little bit messy, it has for many, many years, I will tell you, many decades, but it's getting very close to being perfected.

10:10And people are shocked. And even the great experts that have gone around criticizing badly every country and every president and everything, they're all saying that what's taking place in the Middle East is a miracle. While all of that was taking place, you had people like Jim Jordan and Maga Mike panicking on the House floor. Here's what Jim Jordan had to say. Let's play this clip right here. Forget the truth. Go after Trump. Put it in. Same dynamic at work here. We're all for protecting innocent victims. We're all for exposing the bad guys who did bad things. But this is obsession with the left for 10 years.

10:47It's going after President Trump. So vote yes. Make sure the bad guys are held accountable. We all want to do that. Speaker Johnson's right. I think it's going to be unanimous. But understand what they're doing because they had four years and didn't do a darn thing. With that, I yield back. Khashoggi's wife actually went on CNN and she was asked about Donald Trump's statements that Khashoggi was a controversial figure and that we should believe the Saudi intelligence over our own intelligence and ignore the fact that MBS killed Khashoggi and that Saudi Arabia was behind 9-11. But here play this clip.

11:22I'm wondering what your reaction was when you heard President Trump today asked about your husband's murder, calling him controversial and defending the man that U.S. intelligence says was directly involved in his murder. What was your response? I was disappointed for two reasons. First, to kind of stopping a journalist to do her job by asking. And this reminds me some of the country in Middle East, which we don't like to see this practice here in the U.S. And second, to describe Jamal in such a way is not true. It's not related to Jamal. And the kind of justifying the crime by presenting Jamal this way and saying he's controversial and some people does not like him, which has happened with every human being, does not mean to kidnap him, torture him and to take his life away.

12:22and Jamal was not this person has been described today. It was upsetting for me. I have to say it was upsetting for me. Yeah, almost like blaming a victim for what happened to him. And finally, in cities across the United States right now, Americans are reeling from prices surging. Donald Trump can claim as much as he wants from lavish ballrooms that prices are going down. They're not. Listen to this story about Memphis shoppers who share concerns that Americans across the country do about high grocery prices. Here, play this clip. What do you see happening with prices today? Oh, this guy. I mean, even just in a short period of time, the produce has gone up.

13:06Everything has gone up. And, you know, I have a stable job and some, you know, a lot of days I'm really thinking hard about what I'm purchasing. I'm buying more store brands. And if it's not on sale and if I don't have a coupon, I'm really loath to buy it unless it's something I really need or want. It's worrisome. I don't know. Do they ever go down? Once they go up, do they ever go down? There you have it, folks. We'll keep you posted every step of the way here on the Midas Touch Network, but stay in there. We're bringing transparency. We're bringing accountability. and it's, you know, just think about where we were last November to where we are here.

13:48Think about where we could be next November if we stay strong and we stay in solidarity with each other. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million. Thanks for watching. Love this video? Support independent media and unlock exclusive content, ad-free videos, and custom emojis by becoming a paid member of our YouTube channel today. You can also gift memberships to others. Let's keep growing together.

14:39I'll see you next time.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s administration collapsing after the Epstein file vote was even worse than he expected.

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