Trump Rattled as Past Controversies Resurface

29 Jul 2026 · 20 min · 9 chapters

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In short

The episode argues that Donald Trump appeared rattled and cognitively deteriorating at Lindsey Graham’s funeral, linking it to Trump’s fear of death, Iran-related threats, and his “racehorse theory” about inherited health decline.

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No guests are identified in the provided transcript; it appears to be a solo host segment.

Key claims

Trump feared assassination by Iran and was shaken by Graham’s death; he showed panic (including repeatedly putting Tic Tacs in his mouth) during the sermon; he avoided saying “I believe in God”; his father’s dementia makes him expect similar decline; Melania was absent.

Notable examples

Tic Tac behavior compared to the Access Hollywood tape; sermon clip about “I believe in God”; mention of Trump posting a photo holding a little girl; Netanyahu’s comments about Graham’s cause of death.

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Trump's Breakdown at Graham's Funeral

1:01 to 1:22

Discussing Trump's apparent panic and behavior at Lindsey Graham's funeral.

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Trump's Breakdown at Graham's Funeral

1:27 to 3:25

Discussing Trump's apparent panic and behavior at Lindsey Graham's funeral.

“You know the expression how your life flashes before your eyes as you fear your death?”

Trump's Reflections on Mortality

3:25 to 5:32

Exploring Trump's thoughts on aging and his family's health history.

“Publicly and privately, Donald Trump has been musing about aging and fate after his friend's sudden death.”

The Tic Tac Incident and Its Implications

5:32 to 7:40

Analyzing Trump's behavior with Tic Tacs and its connections to past controversies.

“to get the Tic Tac in his mouth and then he's going over to JD Vance and JD Vance is like, all right, man, enough with the Tic Tacs, enough with the Tic Tacs.”

Trump's Behavior During the Sermon

7:40 to 9:36

Examining Trump's demeanor during a religious sermon at the funeral.

“In fact, I took her out furniture shopping.”

Melania Trump: Absence and Criticism

9:36 to 13:13

Discussing Melania Trump's absence and her controversial comments about Christmas.

“In the assurance of eternal life given at baptism, let us proclaim our faith and say, I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth.”

Media Bias and Messaging

14:00 to 15:03

Explore the perception of media bias and the impact of messaging on public narratives.

“I was trying to get the kid reunited with the mom.”

Netanyahu's Controversial Remarks

15:06 to 16:15

Discuss Netanyahu's statements regarding Lindsey Graham's health and their implications.

“Now, it should also be noted that at this funeral, Netanyahu was there.”

Visual Reactions at Trump's Funeral

16:16 to 16:49

Analyze the reactions of attendees at Trump's funeral, particularly around his demeanor.

“The guy behind Trump just looked absolutely disgusted, looked absolutely disgusted at the funeral.”
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1:30Ben Meiselas:You know the expression how your life flashes before your eyes as you fear your death? Well, Donald Trump's dark past flashing before his eyes as he fears his death and his dark past manifesting in public. Donald Trump was having a breakdown, a meltdown at Lindsey Graham's funeral, whether he was knocking on Lindsey Graham's casket, whether he was putting Tic Tacs in his mouth, whether he was falling asleep, whether he was refusing to engage with the words as the pastor was saying, I believe in God. And Donald Trump looked like he was having like a panic attack over there. I'll get to that in a moment.

2:18Ben Meiselas:But we know that Lindsey Graham's death has completely rattled Donald Trump. Lindsey Graham is 10 years younger than Donald Trump. He looks significantly healthier than Donald Trump at the time that he died, but that's not saying a lot because Donald Trump is mentally and cognitively and physically deteriorating before our eyes. Donald Trump's been absolutely rattled by the death threats from Iran, whether it was at Ayatollah Khomeini's funeral ceremony where tens of millions of Iranians showed up and lots of them had signs really threatening Donald Trump's life. Then, of course, Donald Trump switched airplanes from the Qatari Air Force One to the old Air Force One as he feared he was going to be killed and assassinated by Iran.

3:09Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump is terrified, terrified about his age. He's terrified about these threats. We've been talking about it for quite some time on the Midas Touch Network. The Washington Post just did a story on it as well. Lindsey Graham's death leaves Trump reflecting on his own mortality. Publicly and privately, Donald Trump has been musing about aging and fate after his friend's sudden death. He delivered a eulogy for Graham on Tuesday. Now, One of the things that Donald Trump believes in is what Donald Trump refers to as race horse theory, that basically you are your father, you are your family's genes, and that tells you everything you need to know about you to a T.

3:59Ben Meiselas:I mean, we all know that obviously, you know, families do share genes, but Donald Trump takes that to like a next level eugenics kind of viewing of it. And so Donald Trump's like, well, Lindsey Graham's dad died 71 years old, same aortic condition. So Lindsey Graham died at 71. Well, Donald Trump's father, Fred, had crippling dementia at the time he was Donald Trump's age. So Donald Trump's looking at Fred and Donald Trump's like, holy crap, what happened to Fred is happening to me. And that's why, if you know when Donald Trump talks about his uncle at MIT, what Trump is trying to do is separate himself from his dementia-riddled, Alzheimer's-riddled father, Fred, who was rapidly deteriorated, exactly as Trump did.

4:56Ben Meiselas:And Trump's like, but I had this uncle, he's an MIT professor. And that's why Donald Trump keeps on repeating that over and over again. And it's also notable that Donald Trump has been doing many more closed session meetings in the Oval Office, kicking out the press repeatedly. But as we were watching Donald Trump at the funeral, one of the thing at Lindsey Graham's funeral, as he was manifesting his dark past, he was popping in like the Tic Tacs over and over and over again. and he couldn't even, you know, he was so cognitively diminished. He was struggling to get the Tic Tac in his mouth and then he's going over to JD Vance and JD Vance is like, all right, man, enough with the Tic Tacs, enough with the Tic Tacs.

5:41Ben Meiselas:Because you all remember from Donald, he's replaying like the ghost of Christmas past, the ghost of sexual predator past for himself. And remember the Tic Tac, like you could go through his entire like life, his disgusting and despicable life, his warmongering, genocidal, sexual predator life by watching his behavior at Lindsey Graham's funeral. The tic-tac, the tic-tac. You all remember Access Hollywood when Donald Trump was on that bus and he said, I pop in tic-tacs. And then he talks about sexually assaulting women and that when you're rich, you get away with it. And he talks about popping in the tic-tac before he engages in assault.

6:25Ben Meiselas:Well, first, let me show you the video of him at the funeral of Lindsey Graham, again, as he ponders his own end of life, it seems in my opinion. And he puts the tic-tac in and you'll see it kind of flash before his eyes. Here, play this clip.

6:52The angels of the great spirit, and I ask the Lord to save his sins. He leads me for his mercy, saving hearts of truth and grace.

7:22Ben Meiselas:Now, I'll remind you of the Access Hollywood tape where Donald Trump said he would put Tic Tacs in his mouth before he engaged in sexual assault, as he was describing that he grabs women by their genitals because you're rich. They let you do what Donald Trump said. Remind you of what he says here. Play this clip. I moved on her, actually. You know, she was on a Palm Beach. I moved on her and I failed. I'll admit it. Whoa. I did try and f*** her. She was married. Huge news there. No, no, Nancy. And I moved on her very heavily. In fact, I took her out furniture shopping. She wanted to get some furniture.

7:57I said, I'll show you where they have some nice furniture. I took her out furniture. I moved on her like a b****. I couldn't get there. And she was married. And all of a sudden, I see her. She's now got the big phony b**** and everything. She's totally changed her look. I've got to use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful. I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. I just kiss. I don't need to wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Whatever you want. Grab him by the...

8:26Ben Meiselas:Now, it should also be noted that when Donald Trump was at this funeral and the sermon was taking place, I believe in God, I believe in God, just again, watch Donald Trump's behavior. Again, I don't care whether you're religious or not religious, whether you believe in God, whether you don't believe in God, whether you're an atheist, whatever religion. Here on the Midas Touch Network, we just want you to be a good, decent, compassionate person. Whether you find that in religion or not doesn't, you know, for me, just be a good person, okay? But Donald Trump, who has pretended, who has lied about religion his whole life, who has used it as a tool to oppress and as a tool to defraud, he's sitting there and you see him panicking.

9:11Ben Meiselas:the words of the sermon about God, he refuses to even say it. Now, there was once a time in American politics, could you imagine if Obama was just there refusing to utter the words, I believe in God, or Biden, or Clinton, or George W. Bush? Watch a very feeble, weak, deteriorating Donald Trump before your eyes. Play this clip. In the assurance of eternal life given at baptism, let us proclaim our faith and say, I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.

10:04He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.

10:09Ben Meiselas:Now, it should also be noted that as soon as his funeral ended, Donald Trump posted this weird photo right here. Trump rallies around Trump accounts during Georgia's speech, and it's him holding a little girl, maybe of the age of four or five, in a pink dress. and he's awkwardly, very creepily looking at this four-year-old. Now, I'll just say this. This photo, I'm not sure if that's Lara's dog. I'm not sure if it's his grand. I'm not sure who this is. However, this was not at the Georgia speech. The Georgia speech, he was holding a baby, but not this little girl. And so it's weird that he's posting photos of himself holding little girls like this and pretending that that's the speech that he just gave at Georgia when that's not the speech he gave in Georgia.

11:02Ben Meiselas:That's from, I don't know what that's even from. Meanwhile, you know, as he's fearful that the Iranians are going to kill him, look what the Iranians just dropped. They're reminding him who he is. Here, play this clip.

11:30Wow.

11:31Ben Meiselas:Wow. Okay. So then just to remind you, recently when Donald Trump was on state regime media, which calls itself Newsmax, this is when Donald Trump was again pondering, well, Lindsey Graham's father died at the same age of Lindsey Graham. He's younger than me. Fred Trump, Trump's dad, dementia, Alzheimer's. We're seeing Donald Trump cognitively and physically decline. Racehorse theory. Here, let's play this clip right here. Amazing, actually. But he was, I don't think, you know, just to answer the conspiracy there, I'd love to say yes, but I think he had some problems and very, very difficult. And his father died just about at the same age from, you know, I'm a believer in the racehorse theory, You know, if you have problems, you have problems.

12:21And he had some some problems that were a little bit deep seated and not easy to find.

12:29Ben Meiselas:Now, also, where was Melania? Where was Melania? No, Melania has been MIA. She was not at the funeral with Donald Trump. Trump popping the Tic Tacs in. No Melania there. He was knocking on the casket like a maniac, by the way. Melania refusing to be by his side. And Melania did post the following, though. First Lady Melania Trump announces opening of Christmas volunteer and performer applications. Christmas planning is underway at the White House. And Trump and Melania are excited to continue the cherished tradition of welcoming volunteers to help celebrate the holiday season at the People's House.

13:13Ben Meiselas:So they demolished the East Wing. By the way, there's probably asbestos there. They should probably have a disclaimer there as well. But when Melania's gone, Mel disappeared, Natalie Harp, Donald Trump's human printer, lots of people call her his human something else as well. and as Melania is doing that what that reflected is how Melania hates Christmas and remember what Melania said these stupid effing kids remember what she previously said about Christmas let's play this clip right here they say I'm complicit I'm the same like him I support him I don't say enough I don't do enough where I am I'm working like a asthma Christmas stuff that you know who gives a f**k about Christmas stuff and decoration but I need to do it right yeah but imagine a hundred percent you have no choice and okay and then I do it and I say that I'm working on Christmas planning for the Christmas and they said oh what about the children that they were separated give me a f**king break where they were saying anything when Obama did that.

14:22I know. I cannot go. I was trying to get the kid reunited with the mom. I didn't have a chance. Needs to go through the process and through the law. But here's my thing. Hear what you just said. But instead of that, if you just your messaging, you were so loved. They would not do the story. We put it out. They would not do the story. You would not believe it. They would not do the story because they are against us because they are liberal media. Yeah, if I go to Fox, they will do the story. I don't want to go to Fox.

15:06Ben Meiselas:Now, it should also be noted that at this funeral, Netanyahu was there. And while Netanyahu was there, before heading to the funeral, this hasn't gotten a lot of attention, but Netanyahu has been telling Israeli media the following. He said when asked about, you know, people are wondering, is Lindsey Graham, you know, did he die of this aortic condition, which is what the Graham family says. What do you think, Netanyahu? And Netanyahu goes, quote, the Americans claim they tested it was a natural killer. They claim they tested it and it was natural. Kind of an odd answer for Netanyahu to be giving.

15:52Ben Meiselas:It was natural. It was natural. It was natural is what they said. And then finally, we know about just the, we talked about this during Trump's criminal trials, and it's a real thing, just the foul putrid odors that emanate from Donald Trump. You can see the guy behind Donald Trump as Trump was falling asleep. The guy behind Trump just looked absolutely disgusted, looked absolutely disgusted at the funeral. Here, I'll show it to you. Let's play it. ...on. There's a lot of times it's easy. It's easier to bow out. It's easier just to go a different way. The path of least resistance. But he stayed the course.

16:38Ben Meiselas:What do you think? Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. members Thanks for watching.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump fearing for his life as dark past surfaces.

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