Trump Loses It in Disaster Briefing With GOP Over Invasion

6 Jan 2026 · 21 min · 8 chapters

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Episode Summary: Trump Loses It in Disaster Briefing With GOP Over Invasion

Podcast Information

  • Podcast Title: The MeidasTouch Podcast
  • Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
  • Episode Title: Trump Loses It in Disaster Briefing With GOP Over Invasion
  • Episode Description: Ben Meiselas discusses Donald Trump’s chaotic briefing with Republicans regarding the invasion of Venezuela.

Key Highlights

  1. Disastrous Briefing Overview
  2. Donald Trump held a briefing at the Kennedy Center with GOP members discussing the invasion of Venezuela.
  3. The tone and content of Trump's presentation were described as humiliating and chaotic.
  1. Comments on Maduro and Dancing
  2. Trump claimed he was upset with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro for trying to imitate his dance moves, suggesting it was a primary reason for the invasion.
  3. Multiple clips were played where Trump humorously discussed the significance of dancing in relation to Maduro.
  1. Oil Industry Discussion
  2. Trump revealed plans to meet with oil companies and expressed intentions for the U.S. to subsidize up to $100 billion for oil investments in Venezuela.
  3. This raised concerns about American taxpayers potentially footing the bill for corporate interests.
  1. Cognitive Tests and Public Perception
  2. Trump claimed to be the only president to have passed a cognitive test and questioned why public opinion was not favorable towards GOP policies.
  3. He expressed frustration with his staff and media representation, particularly regarding reports of his health and activity levels.
  1. Reflections on Election Integrity
  2. Trump made a seemingly joking remark about canceling elections, indicating his unease about running against Democrats.
  3. He criticized past presidents, specifically Barack Obama, without clear context.
  1. Misrepresentation of Venezuela
  2. Trump claimed that "everyone in Venezuela" was supportive of U.S. actions, contrasting with reports indicating widespread fear and confusion among the Venezuelan populace.
  3. He downplayed the legitimate concerns surrounding the Maduro regime and the political climate in Venezuela.
  1. Miscellaneous Remarks
  2. Trump made random statements about various topics including military aesthetics, drug prices, and his self-proclaimed "king" status in Boeing sales.
  3. A notable point was made regarding the difference between the Iraq invasion and a potential Venezuelan invasion, citing oil control as a primary concern.

Key Takeaways

  • The episode highlighted Trump's unconventional communication style, often mixing humor and off-topic remarks with serious geopolitical discussions.
  • It underscored the disconnect between Trump's self-perception and public criticism.
  • The podcast framed Trump's behavior as problematic and indicative of broader issues within the Republican party.

Conclusion The episode presents a stark reflection of Trump's leadership style and the current state of GOP politics, invoking both humor and critical analysis. The Meiselas brothers' combination of entertainment and serious discussion continues to resonate with their audience, encapsulating the chaotic nature of contemporary political discourse.

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Trump's Disastrous Behavior at the Briefing

0:46 to 2:26

Discussion on Trump's humiliating behavior and his bizarre comments about Maduro's dancing.

“this invasion was actually was this is what as all these good sources are saying that donald trump was upset at maduro's dancing and that he thought that the dancing was trying to outshine trump's dancing.”

Taxpayer Subsidies and Policy Questions

2:27 to 4:19

Trump discusses taxpayer subsidies for oil companies and questions why public policies aren't popular.

“What the hell is going on in the mind of the public?”

Cognitive Tests and Election Jokes

4:20 to 6:25

Trump talks about cognitive tests for presidents and makes a controversial joke about canceling elections.

“We now is Donald Trump is briefing the Republicans in Congress, not the full Congress.”

Dancing and Presidential Image

6:26 to 7:58

Trump reflects on dancing and how it relates to being presidential, citing FDR.

“She said, you know, she's a very classy person, right?”

Misunderstanding Venezuela's Situation

9:58 to 13:19

Trump's claims about Venezuela's public support are challenged with the reality of the situation.

“that Donald Trump says everybody in Venezuela right now, the entire country is marching on the streets.”

Trump's Claims and Drug Prices

13:20 to 14:04

Discussion on Trump's exaggerated claims about drug prices and their actual trends.

“And ours would go from$13 down to, meaning$130 down to 20 or 30.”

Trump's Claims of Boeing Sales

14:04 to 15:48

Discussion on Trump's assertions about his Boeing sales record and its implications.

“Tim Scott, who's a great guy, great, wonderful guy, South Carolina, straight guy, right?”

Trump on Oil and Military Strategy

15:48 to 16:36

Exploration of Trump's views on military strategy and oil in Iraq versus Venezuela.

“And then finally, while Donald Trump was doing this, he then called Joe Scarborough.”
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0:00Donald Trump just had a disastrous briefing with Republicans in Congress on the invasion of Venezuela. Donald Trump held this disastrous briefing at the Kennedy Center. Just take a look at what Donald Trump looked like during this briefing. I mean, these are real photos, not AI. This is how he was behaving. This is completely and utterly humiliating for the United States. Donald Trump was explaining why he invaded Venezuela and said, you know, the thing about maduro is that he tried to imitate my dance a little bit and i didn't like the way maduro was dancing now the new york times the journal and others reported that one of the main reasons for this invasion was actually was this is what as all these good sources are saying that donald trump was upset at maduro's dancing and that he thought that the dancing was trying to outshine trump's dancing.

0:59Here play this clip. And, you know, he's a violent guy. He gets up there and he tries to imitate my dance a little bit, but he's a violent guy. Then Donald Trump says to the Republicans in Congress who are there at the Kennedy Center that he will be meeting with all of the oil companies. And he says, you know what we're going to be discussing, right? Drill baby drill in Venezuela. Here play this clip.

1:39Now, one of the important things to point out is that Donald Trump is also discussing that the American taxpayers will subsidize this. It could be as much as$100 billion of taxpayer dollars subsidizing oil companies to go into Venezuela because the oil companies don't want to spend their own capital expenditures there. They don't think it's a wise investment. So the taxpayers, according to Donald Trump, may be footing the bill. Donald Trump then starts talking about cognitive exams and he goes, I'm the only president to pass a cognitive exam. Let's show you this clip right here. I believe in it.

2:16I'm the only one that took a cognitive test. I do matter. It's the worst. Then Donald Trump asks the Republicans sitting there, why don't the American people like what we're doing? He says, all of our policies are great. What the hell is going on in the mind of the public? Because we have all of the right policies. Trump says, first off, what the hell are your policies other than destroying the American economy, destroying the lives of ninety nine point nine percent of Americans getting into wars everywhere and behaving like another maniac. Here play this clip. But they say that when you win the presidency, you lose the midterm.

2:53So you're all brilliant people. Most of you are in this business longer than me. That makes me smarter than you because look where I am, right? No, it doesn't. But I wish you could explain to me what the hell's going on with the mind of the public because we have the right policy. They don't. They have horrible policy. They do stick together. They're violent. They're vicious. They're vicious people. Then Donald Trump says that he's upset at his staff more than the New York Times for reports about his deteriorating health and slowing down. He goes, why'd my staff only say that I did one thing in this day when I've did lots of things in this day.

3:38So I'm more mad at my staff than the New York Times. Here, play this clip. My people gave out a report. He had lunch. They show a report, lunch with somebody. And they did a story. Donald Trump is slowing down. He only had lunch. And then he went back up and they said, that's malfeasance, right? No, it's terrible. I was actually more angry with my people than I was with the New York Times. But but they wrote a story and it takes you a period of time to recover from these hits. And it's almost no matter what you do, but you have to keep a positive eye. But we have a fake press. We now is Donald Trump is briefing the Republicans in Congress, not the full Congress.

4:25By the way, he says he briefed the oil companies first, briefing the Republicans at the Kennedy Center, which he's vandalized and calls the Trump Kennedy Center. Donald Trump then continues to talk about cognitive exams and that every president needs to take one. Here play this clip. We should give everybody like these competency tests, right? The cognitive, they call it cognitive. You know, I'm the only president that went for cognitive. I think every president and vice president should be forced to take cognitive exams, mental tests like. Then as Aaron Rupert says, checking in on the president here, play this clip.

5:05I want to really, yeah, but she gets it.

5:14Next, Donald Trump says that he phrases this as a joke. He goes, maybe we should just cancel the elections. He goes, why do we even have to run against Democrats? Why do we even have to run against these people. I won't say cancel the election because if I do, everyone will say he's a dictator. He's a dictator. Then Donald Trump randomly says nobody is worse than Obama. Just starts going after Obama. Here, play this clip. We had the worst president, did the worst job. They had the worst policy. We have to even run against these people. Now, I won't say cancel the election. They should cancel the election because the fake news will say he wants the elections cancel.

5:54He's a dictator. They always call me a dictator. Nobody's worse than Obama. And again, in this speech that was, I guess, supposed to be about invading Venezuela, Donald Trump starts again talking about Maduro's dancing versus his dancing. Then he goes, you know, I'm a good dancer. The people like to see me dance. And my wife tells me that I shouldn't dance. And she says, would FDR be dancing? I mean, FDR had polio and was confined to a wheelchair, Donald, but what are you talking about? Here, play this clip. She said, you know, she's a very classy person, right? She said, it's so unpresidential.

6:34I said, but I did become president. Somebody, she hates when I dance. I said, everybody wants me to dance. Darling, it's not presidential. She actually said, could you imagine FDR dancing? she said that to me and i said there's a long history that perhaps she doesn't know because he was an elegant fellow even as a democrat right he was the attack by japan you know he was quite elegant but he wouldn't be doing this but but nor would too many others but she says darling please the weight lifting is terrible and i have to say this the dancing they really like she said they don't like it they're just being nice to you i said that's not right the place goes crazy they're screaming dance please but the weight lifting but no the girl gets up and you see i want to be more but i have somebody watching i want to be more effusive I want to really, yeah.

7:46But she gets it.

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10:24It's just another authoritarian. It's Delcy. Donald Trump threw under the bus Maria Corina Machado, the opposition leader. And so but here's in Donald Trump's world. Everybody right now in Venezuela is cheering when actually people are very scared in Venezuela. They don't know what's really happening. They don't know who's in control right now. And I think even the Venezuelan community in South Florida is like, I thought you were going to put Maria Karina Machado, not someone else from the Maduro regime. How are we supposed to return to Venezuela if the Maduro regime through Dulce Rodriguez is still basically running the show.

10:58Here play this clip. So we have we can't let them forget that we did such a great job on the border. By the way, Venezuela, everyone, they're marching in the streets. They love it, except in New York. I mean, where they find these people, these people, they're not like these people are a mess. I know it's not nice to say that these people are a mess. Where do they find these people? They're the worst looking people I've ever seen. They really they got hats that are all frayed and all that looks like they're all paid. They're all they don't even know what they're talking. When the people the reporters don't interview them because they know that it's you know the reporters the press is so anti.

11:40It's hard to believe the press could be so anti because it's all common sense. You know it's not we're conservative we're concerned whatever. Then Donald Trump attacks the press randomly play this clip. It's not even conservative. It's common sense. But the press has no credibility whatsoever. Think of it. I got 97 % bad stories on one network, 93 % on the other, and I won in a landslide. You know what that means? The press has no credibility. That's all it means. And we got to keep it that way. So I don't talk too much. Trump says he loves just seeing how good the soldiers look in D.C. he says i just think they look really good here play this clip and i don't know about you but to me those soldiers standing there look so good i'm not going to feel safe walking down the street without them i don't think you would either even though you know we took out all so many criminals i just feel better to me they they're beautiful i look at these soldiers and uh you feel safe you feel safe i don't think if we took them out even if the crime wasn't much it would definitely be more.

12:46We did a great job in Chicago. Trump continues to go on and say that he's reducing drug prices by a thousand percent. And he goes, he goes, the way you could do the math, it's two ways. You could either say they're down 90 percent or they're down a thousand percent. I don't know. It's not you can't have something down a thousand percent or down anything more than a hundred percent. But actually, drug prices are going up and 350 drug prices went up this year versus 250 drug prices that went up last year. And drug prices are going up about the rate of inflation, which continues to go up. Play this clip.

13:21From 10 to 20 or 30. And ours would go from$13 down to, meaning$130 down to 20 or 30. So it's a huge drop for us. Now, depending on the way you calculate it, it could be thousands of percent down. It could also be 90 % and 80%. You know, there's two ways of calculating. I don't know if you know, they said Donald Trump exaggerated. Now there are two ways of calculating it, but calculated at 80, 90%. But the other way is more accurate, like 900 % because that's what it really is. Then Donald Trump randomly says that Senator Tim Scott, Trump asks, he's a straight guy, right? He's a straight guy. Play this clip.

14:06Tim Scott, who's a great guy, great, wonderful guy, South Carolina, straight guy, right? He is a good guy, good person. Trump then says that he's the king because he sells Boeings. I'm the king, I sell Boeings. Play this clip. The big problem with it, I'm the king, I have sold more Boeings than any human being on earth. They gave me award, Salesman of the Year. I said, what about salesman in the history of Boeing? I've sold more Boeing planes than any man in history by by far probably over a thousand over a thousand planes i said that's the good news but why should they wait three four years to get a plane they should build them get them immediately the f-35 he talks about checking a tariff shelf play this clip what do you think we just don't know where it came from i said check the tariff shelf sir that tariff doesn't start until september said no no it started about a month and a half ago check it comes back 25 minutes later sir you were right i came from tariffs this never happened to us before where we find plus 39 billion not million plus 39 billion they were missing and then he says he likes religious people because they're honest but some religious people aren't honest play this clip religious i like that he's a religious person.

15:28I like that. I like religious people. It usually means they're more honest. Sometimes it doesn't happen that way. I've had some real religious ones that did numbers on me and I said, I'm going to get them someday. They got me by surprise, but it's usually good. Okay. Right. And his name is Mike Johnson, Speaker Mike Johnson. And then finally, while Donald Trump was doing this, he then called Joe Scarborough. And here's what he said about invading the difference between invading Venezuela versus Iraq. Here, play this clip. He asked him, he said, Mr. President, when you say, quote, we're going to run everything, it obviously causes deep concerns because of the disaster in Iraq.

16:15The president's response, Joe, the difference between Iraq and this is that Bush didn't keep the oil. We're going to keep the oil. And to underline his point, Trump said his comments were no longer on background and said in 2016, I said we should have kept the oil. It caused a lot of controversy. Well, we should have kept the oil, the president said, and we're going to rebuild their broken down oil facilities. and this time we're going to keep the oil. Well, there you have it, folks. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million and thanks for watching. Want to stay plugged in?

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