Trump in Terror as Script Is Flipped on Him in Public

23 Jul 2025 · 18 min · 6 chapters

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In short

The host argues that Democratic leaders, especially California Gov. Gavin Newsom, should “flip the script” on Donald Trump by publicly mocking him and citing “receipts” about alleged corruption, abuse, and policy harms. The episode centers on Newsom’s social-media attacks and claims about Trump-era chaos: gas prices, tariffs hurting companies and families, National Guard deployments in Los Angeles, immigration enforcement, and LGBTQ+ suicide-prevention funding cuts.

Guests

No guests are interviewed or named in the transcript; it’s a solo host monologue.

Key claims

Trump is a weak “bully” target; Newsom’s posts are effective; tariffs worsen inflation; LA National Guard deployment is for photo-ops; ICE raids “disappear” people; federal cuts endanger LGBTQ+ youth.

Notable examples

Newsom posts about “swollen ankles” and Epstein’s Lolita Express; GM stock/profit slump tied to tariffs; parents choosing dinner vs school supplies; LA deployment criticism from Marines and major outlets; Walmart price increases; Stephen Miller called a “fascist cuck”; claims of ICE raids in Ventura County; California keeping an LGBTQ+ crisis line open after federal funding cuts.

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Chapters

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Bully Trump: Newsom's Strategy

2:23 to 4:26

Explore how Gavin Newsom uses social media to counter Trump's rhetoric.

“You can't be a successful Democratic politician in 2025 unless you bully the hell out of Donald Trump.”

Mocking Trump: Newsom's Offensive Tactics

4:26 to 7:20

Discuss Newsom's mocking tactics against Trump and his policies.

“Maybe he's talking about private jet fuel.”

National Guard Deployment Issues

7:20 to 9:48

Analyze the implications of National Guard deployments in LA.

“And then Newsom starts addressing some serious topics and he posts the following like this article from Fast Company, Fast Company, which says, would you skip dinner or buy a backpack?”

Newsom's Social Media Warfare

9:48 to 14:00

Examine Newsom's use of social media to critique Trump's administration.

“Like the California National Guard right now could use members not to be positioned right around office buildings in Los Angeles, but because we're in fire season right now.”

Gavin Newsom's Bold Statements Against Trump

14:06 to 16:39

Learn about Gavin Newsom's responses to Trump's policies and his approach to public discourse.

“That's why he was referring to Stephen Chung as Chung and then Stephen Miller separately.”

Gavin Newsom's Bold Statements Against Trump

18:19 to 18:47

Learn about Gavin Newsom's responses to Trump's policies and his approach to public discourse.

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2:23Ben Meiselas:You can't be a successful Democratic politician in 2025 unless you bully the hell out of Donald Trump. You can't let the misinformation that Trump spreads fill the void. You have to flip the script. You have to bully him. You have to mock him. You have to treat him like the vile piece of trash that he is, and you stand up and you stand strong and he backs down like he always has in his life because he is a weak, pathetic loser who has bankrupted many businesses. He's a sexual abuser, disgusting human being. He's found liable of sexual abuse. He's a felon convicted 34 times over on 34 felony counts.

3:07Ben Meiselas:He's been found liable for fraud. You stand up to this guy and he backs down like a loser. That's why I like California Governor Gavin Newsom's approach lately where he goes on social media and he bullies Donald Trump. He goes on the offense and he mocks him like this. Donald Trump gives a speech yesterday where Donald Trump's like, prices are down on gasoline. We hit$1.99 a gallon. He goes, but those gas prices in California, They're like$8 a gallon, which is false on all aspects. There's no gas anywhere. That's$1.99, and it's not$8 a gallon in California. So what does California Governor Gavin Newsom do?

3:50Ben Meiselas:Goes on the offense. He shows a photo of the Lolita Express, Jeffrey Epstein's disgusting airplane that Donald Trump flew on numerous times with his best pal, Jeffrey Epstein. By the way, Donald Trump used Epstein's jet as Donald Trump's own campaign jet in 2024. Yeah, the Gulfstream used by Epstein was what Donald Trump wrapped in Trump 2024 and flew around. But I digress. California Governor Gavin Newsom posts the interior of Epstein's Lolita Express. And this is what Newsom writes in this rant. swollen ankles says gas prices in California are$8. Maybe he's talking about private jet fuel. He's an expert on that.

4:35Ben Meiselas:After all those flights with Jeffrey on the Lolita Express, boom, you call Donald Trump. Absolutely. You call him swollen ankle boy, call him swollen ankle boy, and then say, maybe you're an expert because you know the price of fuel on Gulf Streams because you flew on it with Jeffrey Epstein, swollen ankle boy. Boom. That's how you got to do it. That's the same way Governor Newsom calls Stephen Miller a fascist cuck. Do it. That's what you got to do. Governor Newsom posted a video with a Coldplay song. I'm not going to play it because Coldplay has the copyright, but it is a video of Jeffrey Epstein hugging Donald Trump like what went down at the Coldplay concert in Massachusetts, where those workers at that company, Astronomer, were caught cheating on their spouses.

5:26Ben Meiselas:And it is Epstein hugging Donald Trump. Boom. Brilliant. Love it. Then you have Governor Newsom post a photo of the vice president and of J.D. Vance. And it's posted over the fact that beef prices are skyrocketing right now. Beef prices are now at a record high. And it's a photo of JD Vance looking kind of like chubby with a little lollipop in his hand going, please, please, please say thank you. Please, please say thank you. Please, please mock him. That's how JD Vance sounds. That's what you got to do. Mock the crap out of you. Please, please, I'm JD Vance. Please say thank you for raising your prices.

6:08Ben Meiselas:I'm JD. All right. So then you have a right here, the White House posts a photo of the White House saying she's in her golden age. The White House is in her golden age. What does Governor Newsom post? A photo of a golden toilet bowl. The golden age under Trump is a freaking toilet bowl. Boom. That's how you got to bully him. And then you come with facts, go on the offense. Right now, Fox was reporting that General Motors shares are crashing. Their stock is diving 7 % after the auto giant reported a 32 % slump in quarterly profits due to a$1.1 billion hit from the tariffs, which GM says will worsen in the current quarter.

6:51Ben Meiselas:Governor Newsom posts, team up with Donald Trump and you're guaranteed to get screwed. General Motors is learning the hard way. Others should pay attention to avoid their mistakes. Let's play the video that Newsom posted. Let's play it. General Motors shares T-boned by tariffs. The stock is diving several percentage points here, seven plus percent after the auto giant reported a 32 percent slump in quarterly profits due to a one point one billion dollar hit from the tariffs, which GM says will actually worsen in the current quarter. Love it. And then Newsom starts addressing some serious topics and he posts the following like this article from Fast Company, Fast Company, which says, would you skip dinner or buy a backpack?

7:34Ben Meiselas:Fifty four percent of parents say yes. While back to school shopping is certainly an end of summer expense that many families dread. This year is shaping up to be even more financially straining. Binders, backpacks, calculators, and even laptops, which about 94 % of high school students use, definitely don't come cheap. This year, the stress over having to purchase these items seems to have increased significantly because of the disastrous economy for Main Street right now. And Governor Newsom says no parents should have to choose between dinner and a backpack, but Trump's policies are forcing that choice.

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9:47Ben Meiselas:Then Newsom comes with other receipts. Like the California National Guard right now could use members not to be positioned right around office buildings in Los Angeles, but because we're in fire season right now. So Newsom writes, California could use our National Guard right now to fight wildfires and stop fentanyl at the border. Instead, Trump has them standing around for a photo op, return our soldiers now. And then Newsom starts to cite the Los Angeles Times article. There's not much to do, says one U.S. Marine, a Business Insider article. What are hundreds of Marines still doing in L.A.? Not much, not much, not much at all is what the Marines say.

10:30Ben Meiselas:It's long past time for Trump to send our troops home. From MSNBC, six members of the National Guard, ranging from infantrymen to officers to officials in leadership positions, describe the very low morale and deep concern that the deployment in Los Angeles may hurt recruitment for the state-based military force for years to come. and Newsom says, send the troops home right now. And we're seeing the brave men and women of the California National Guard deserving far more than to continue serving as puppets for Donald Trump and Stephen Miller. Stop this ridiculous show. Send the soldiers home. And we're seeing this impact recruiting.

11:10Ben Meiselas:It's actually happening. Trump's chaos parade. You have Newsom post this, Los Angeles Times, veterans advocates warn of low morale amid LA deployment. This is not what we signed up for. The New York Times. Trump's National Guard troops are questioning their mission in L.A. The San Francisco Chronicle. Less than 20 percent of troops deployed to L.A. are on the ground. A former commander calls that awful. Governor Newsom posts the following as well. An article from Kiplinger. Why your summer budget feels tighter. Tariffs push up inflation. Your summer holiday just got more expensive and tariffs are partially to blame.

11:49Ben Meiselas:Newsom writes, Trump tariffs with a chilling effect this summer. Donald Trump posts a meme of himself at the House Republicans repost, the art of the deal. It's a flag of the United States and Japan. Donald Trump claims there's a trade deal with Japan, although the Japanese Prime Minister Ashiba just resigned in disgrace following Trump announcing this trade deal and after as Shiba lost a major election in the upper chamber of Japan's recent election. And then Governor Newsom's office posts, CNBC analysis shows Walmart prices increased as much as 51 % following tariffs. In other words, that's what you think the art of the deal is.

12:32Ben Meiselas:Walmart is charging 51 % more. Even Trump's supposed trade deal with Japan is now putting a 15 % tariff, aka a tax, on Americans from getting things from Japan. So they'll be 15 % more expensive. That is significant. Stephen Miller goes on Fox and says, if you look at the photos of the empire state building being built, you don't see any illegal aliens. When you look at the photos of the NASA control room during the moon landing, you don't see any illegal aliens. Americans built, sustained and powered this country for two centuries, to which Governor Newsom responds, Voldemort is out here confusing a person's skin color with immigration status.

13:15Ben Meiselas:What's your take, racism dog? Governor Newsom then goes, hey, real Donald Trump, have you gotten your fill of playing military dictator in LA yet? End your occupation now. He has a count of the days that Donald Trump is playing dictator in Los Angeles, which the people here absolutely hate. And Governor Newsom's gone viral as well. In addition to his posts, I see on TikTok, for example, this video where Governor Newsom was asked, a reporter's like, do you think it's irresponsible that you're calling Stephen Miller a fascist cuck if you're trying to differentiate yourself from Donald Trump? And Newsom's like, nah, he is a fascist cuck.

13:57Ben Meiselas:And I'm going to call him out. That's the language that they use. The one thing that this TikToker, I don't think recognize Stephen Chung is Donald Trump's communications director. That's why he was referring to Stephen Chung as Chung and then Stephen Miller separately. But other than that, this TikToker got it right. Here, play this clip. Tell me why a reporter asked Gavin Newsom why he called Stephen Miller a cook. And he really said, because he is one and I do it again.

14:29Uh, recently the press office called Stephen Miller on Twitter. How do you differentiate yourself from Trump if you're using the state and personal social media accounts to name Paul and attack him? Well, it's a response to Stephen Chung in the White House. Pause. He said Stephen Chung? And his use of that word. I don't think they understand any other kind of language, so. Period. I have no apologies for standing tall and firm and pushing back against their cruelty. And if it requires more clear language, requires a recognition that things have radically changed with Trump presidency, then I will assert myself as I feel fit.

15:13And I'll do so with clarity and conviction.

15:16Ben Meiselas:And then here's a video that Gavin Newsom posted on TikTok about how in Trump's America, people are literally being disappeared off our streets. This is from Pods Save America. Here, play this clip. It's what he posts from his interview. Play this clip. People quite literally are being disappeared. And it's not an exaggeration. I mean, I've been with, I was with a 16-year-old kid. Mom and dad disappeared, born in Ventura County, and was still in school while a raid occurred. It's getting worse. It's going to get worse. These communities in Los Angeles, mostly Latino communities, immigrant communities, are being terrorized by these ICE agents wearing masks, throwing people into unmarked cars.

15:53It's one thing for Trump to advance. This is another to see Speaker Johnson and these goddamn guys just completely complicit in this moment, you know, as you sit here quoting Bible verses.

16:03Ben Meiselas:And then finally, over here, you have Governor Newsom announcing that California will keep open the critical suicide prevention line for LGBTQ plus youth stepping in after Trump pulled the funding. California steps in to keep the LGBTQ plus crisis line alive after federal cuts. I mean, that's what you're cutting, the LGBTQ plus suicide line. The Trump regime is eviscerating emergency food aid that could keep people alive. I mean, how horrific is that? Anyway, you got to flip the script on Trump. Newsom is doing a great job at it. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Donald Trump is getting bullied into submission by Democrats like California Governor Gavin Newsom who are taking the gloves off to fight fire with fire finally.

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