In short
The episode claims Donald Trump is “panicking” and having a “psychotic meltdown” in the Oval Office, posting “Minnesota is mine” and sending fundraising emails. It argues his inflation claims are contradicted by data showing grocery prices rose fastest in three years, and points to election losses in Florida (Fort Pierce City Commission District 2: Democrat Chris Dezovsky defeating Jamie Beth Galanis) and Connecticut (Larry Pemberton Jr. beating Brandon Sabag after a big Democratic overperformance). It also discusses Trump’s handling of the Epstein matter and a Ford factory confrontation where UAW worker TJ Sabuola says Trump heard him calling him a “pedo protector,” leading to Sabuola being suspended. Notable examples include Canada-China EV trade concerns and a proposed “No Funds for NATO Invasion Act.”
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOTrump's Meltdown in the Oval Office
1:20 to 3:02
Explore Donald Trump's chaotic reaction following a controversial factory visit.
“having yet another psychotic meltdown in the Oval Office, ranting and raving like a lunatic, posting social media messages saying, Minnesota is mine.”
Union Workers and Trump’s Reaction
3:02 to 5:02
Understand the confrontation between Trump and a union worker in Detroit.
“He goes on to say, he's definitely concerned about his job at this point.”
Election Losses Fueling Panic
5:02 to 7:20
Examine recent election results contributing to Trump's anxiety.
“Just last month or recently, they lost that mayor's race in Miami.”
Canada and China's Growing Ties
7:20 to 9:07
Learn about the implications of Canada's relationship with China under Trump’s policies.
“Then he posts, Minnesota is Trump country.”
Trump’s Foreign Policy and NATO
9:07 to 11:33
Discuss the potential consequences of Trump’s foreign policy and NATO relations.
“and what are you going to do about the USMCA, the United States, Canada, Mexico agreement, or they call it Kuzma in Canada, the Canada, US, Mexico agreement.”
Trump's Email Campaigns and Warnings
11:33 to 13:15
Delve into the aggressive email tactics used by Trump's campaign.
“just look at these lunatic emails that Donald Trump is sending throughout the day.”
Transcript
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1:19Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump was panicking last night in the White House, having yet another psychotic meltdown in the Oval Office, ranting and raving like a lunatic, posting social media messages saying, Minnesota is mine. I won Minnesota three times. No, Donald, you lost Minnesota every election. Donald Trump continued to make social media posts acting like an absolute lunatic. He sent emails to his supporters begging for more money. You don't get more pathetic than this. Donald Trump giving the middle finger yesterday before flying back to Washington, D.C. when he was in Detroit at that Ford factory. One of the Ford factory union workers said to Donald Trump, you're a pedo protector.
2:10Ben Meiselas:You're a pedophile protector. Donald Trump lost it on the guy and started giving him the middle finger and saying, F you, F you. The guy's name, by the way, a real hero, TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old United Auto Worker local 600 line worker who was at the Ford factory that Donald Trump was visiting and doing a propaganda stunt. and TJ Sabuola was saying, pedophile protector, pedophile protector. Trump was like, F you, F you. And then Sabuola said after, and by the way, he was put on leave and suspended from his job. He has a GoFundMe right now though, and people really want to support this guy. And I think that he deserves the support of all of us.
2:55Ben Meiselas:But he goes, as far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever of calling Trump out, Sabuola said. He goes on to say, he's definitely concerned about his job at this point. And he says, I'm now being targeted for political retribution for embarrassing Donald Trump in front of his friends. Sibula identifies as politically independent and said he never voted for Trump, but has supported other Republicans. He estimated that he was roughly 60 feet away from Donald Trump on Tuesday and that the president could hear him very, very clearly. He said he was specifically referencing Trump's handling of the Epstein matter.
3:31Ben Meiselas:I don't feel as though fate looks upon you often. And when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity, Sabula said. And today I think I did that. And Donald Trump's White House was panicking last night. You can see Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Do you see him right there? You can see him through the window. And the Trump regime responded, a lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage. And the president gave an appropriate and unambiguous response, Stephen Chung said in a statement to the Washington Post. That's Donald Trump's communications director. I saw one commentator say Donald Trump giving the middle finger to union workers, to auto workers, is a perfect symbolism of this despicable regime.
4:19Ben Meiselas:Giving the middle finger to the workers, giving the middle finger to manufacturers as Donald Trump steals from them and gives money to his billionaire buddies. By the way, some data that just came out yesterday, grocery prices rose in December at the fastest monthly pace in three years. So when Donald Trump was giving that speech and saying, we defeated inflation, everything's cheaper for you. No, grocery prices in December rose at their fastest monthly pace in three years. Now, lots of other bad news for Donald Trump and his despicable regime. Donald Trump and his regime found out that they lost another key race in Florida.
5:06Ben Meiselas:Just last month or recently, they lost that mayor's race in Miami. Remember, first time a Democrat won that mayor's race in quite some time there? Well, you take a look at the Fort Pierce City Commission District 2 runoff. Democrat won. Flip that seat. Democrat Chris Dezovsky won the Fort Pierce City Commission District 2 and defeated Republican Jamie Beth Galanis. The prior MAGA Republican who held that seat before had to resign in disgrace over the summer for allegedly sending inappropriate pictures to like a 12-year-old or 13-year-old. Nothing says MAGA quite like that. That's what happened in Florida.
5:51Ben Meiselas:Let's talk about what happened in Connecticut. Why Donald Trump freaking out, melting down in the Oval Office? Well, last night, a Democrat by the name of Larry Pemberton Jr. defeated Republican Brandon Sabag in a pretty swingy district. Now, former Vice President Kamala Harris won this district by plus seven in 2024, single digits. But this time it was a plus 29 overperformance by the Democrat Larry Pemberton. On average, Democrats are overperforming by about 15 points. This is a plus 29 overperformance by the Democrat right there. Now, Donald Trump, as I said, ranting and raving like a lunatic.
6:41Ben Meiselas:Here's what he posted last night. Under my stewardship, the economy is booming. a manufacturing renaissance and soaring household incomes are powering GDP gains. We're undergoing a disinflationary boom. He's saying that we're in basically deflation, that there's no inflation at all. I just showed you that groceries are higher than they've been since 2022. But okay, Donald, go on lunatic. The private sector is growing by over 5%. Inflation trends are looking good. This is the hottest economy ever. Not for most Americans, Donald, not for most Americans. Then he posts, Minnesota is Trump country.
7:24Ben Meiselas:The election was swung by corrupt counties around Minneapolis and St. Paul. People like disgusting Ilhan Omar. You're calling her disgusting. I mean, what a disgusting vile thing for you to say. And then Donald Trump continuing to accelerate his invasion of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Utterly disgusting. And you can just see how the world views Donald Trump right now. You know who you're making great? You're actually helping Canada a lot. You're helping China a lot. I mean, just think about what's taking place today. Hey, you've got Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada doing a state visit to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping, where they're going to be discussing possibly bringing Chinese electric vehicles into Canada, China dropping its trade barriers against Canadian canola and seafood.
8:24Ben Meiselas:Could you imagine if the EV market for these Chinese vehicles opens up in Canada, what that would do to the American car sector? It would be a boon for Canada. And think about this as well, that what Donald Trump's doing is Venezuela has now turned China to look to buy more oil from Canada, which is more expensive than Venezuela, but also more reliable. And if Canada agrees to be able to bring in the EVs from China, that's a big deal that can offset everything and be a massive win for China. And when Donald Trump was asked about his trading relationship yesterday between Canada and Mexico, and what are you going to do about the USMCA, the United States, Canada, Mexico agreement, or they call it Kuzma in Canada, the Canada, US, Mexico agreement.
9:22Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump's like, oh, I don't even care about it at all. I don't care about our trading partners. Well, guess what? Your trading partners have moved on. They've made deals with everybody else in the world. Here's what Donald Trump said. Play this clip. to build their product in the USA. You don't think you're going to renegotiate USMCA? Well, I can. It expires very shortly. And we could have it or not. It wouldn't matter to me. I think they want it. I don't really care about it. So it might go away.
9:56No real advantage to it. It's irrelevant to me. Canada would love it. Canada wants it. They need it. because we don't need Canada product. That's the thing. I want to be a nice person, but we don't need. I want to build the cars here, not in Canada. We used to build cars in Canada. Now the Canada cars, the Canadians are moving here to build cars.
10:16Ben Meiselas:And I just want you to think about this as well. Donald Trump having this meltdown last night. At the same time, a Republican in Congress, Don Bacon, was one of the lead sponsors of a bill called the No Funds for NATO Invasion Act, which prohibits any federal funds from being made available for the invasion of a NATO member state or any territory protected of Article 5 of NATO. And it prohibits any officer or employee of the United States from taking any action to execute an invasion of a NATO member state or any territory protected by Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. As Gary Kasparov writes, imagine the delight and laughter in Moscow and Beijing right now over the U.S.
11:06Ben Meiselas:Congress being obligated to pass a bill to prevent the president of the United States from invading another NATO country. I'll go one step further, Kasparov. Imagine them laughing when MAGA Mike Johnson will try to block that bill and Senator John Thune will try to block that bill and Donald Trump will try to veto that bill. One other thing I want to point out right now, just look at these lunatic emails that Donald Trump is sending throughout the day. Ben, can we be honest with each other? Don't worry. I'll go first. But there's a catch. I'm counting on your response before 11.59 p.m. tonight.
11:49Ben Meiselas:Please, it's time sensitive. Or how about this one? three missed emails. We're worried about you, Ben. First, Team Trump reached out. Then J.D. Vance reached out. Even the president's son, Don Jr., reached out. But they never heard back from you, so now President Trump wants to reach out to you. Are you there? I'm not sure if you saw their message or not, but Trump needs your response to the Trump poll before his mid-month deadline of the year. You've got less than 48 hours. Please help a friend. Please help a friend. And then you've got this dire warning from Jamie Dimon, the head and CEO of JP Morgan.
12:29Ben Meiselas:And he says, it will have the reverse consequences and you will raise inflation expectation and increase the rates over time by attacking Jerome Powell. He goes, I don't agree with everything the Fed has done, but I have enormous respect for Jay Powell, the man. Jamie Dimon warning Donald Trump, do not fire Jerome Powell. Stop criminally prosecuting him. A lot going on. A lot going on. Everybody hit subscribe. Help us get to 6 million subscribers, and thank you all so much 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.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking in the Oval Office has he was humiliated in Detroit in front of the world and as his presidency continues to fall apart.
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