Trump Returns as Middle East Crisis Escalates

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2:27Ben Meiselas:Donald Trump's return to Washington, D.C. late last night was a complete disaster. No surprise there. After the Trump regime struck an Iranian cargo tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, as predicted, Iran responded, striking another tanker in the Strait of Hormuz that was trying to use the U.S. southern route by Oman. Iran was not having it. Also, we're now learning that the Saudi Arabian East-West pipeline was damaged even worse than previously expected. We do indeed believe that in the next few days, Saudi Arabia will essentially completely run out of oil going through that east-west pipeline. Not enough has been stored on the west coast area.

3:10Ben Meiselas:Also, the Houthis are continuing to strike refineries all throughout Saudi Arabia yesterday into the early morning hours. We're keeping an eye on that as well. While Donald Trump returned to the White House at around 10, 12 p.m., guess who was there by his side. The pool reporter described it as thus, Marine One was wheels down at 10.08 p.m. The Beast and several other armored cars rolled up to greet it. Donald Trump climbed off the helicopter at 10.10, climbed into his limo. He was followed off Marine One by several aides, including Natalie Harp. The motorcade rolled back to the White House at 10.12 p.m., Donald Trump calling a lid with Natalie Harp.

3:54Ben Meiselas:And not before, though, he made a bunch of social media posts, before it was lights out at the White House, posting about the drone port, more photos of his golf course in Ireland. Because the American people who are waking up to even higher gas and diesel prices, what they really wanted to see is all of Donald Trump's golf courses as he enriches himself, more from the taxpayer dollars, exactly what we wanted to see. his grift trip to Ireland to be at the Irish Open where he beclowned himself in the United States yet again. Donald Trump does have a plan, though, when it comes to his catastrophic and unlawful war.

4:31Ben Meiselas:Who am I kidding? He doesn't have a plan at all. It apparently includes, though, reposting articles on his social media account like this. Iran's not even close to winning the war from the epic times. That's the way you're going to win this catastrophic war that you shouldn't have been involved in all. Just post random op-eds from the Epoch Times. More posts from Donald Trump. The spectacular bald room is being built. Or he posts random photos of 8647. You see there is vandalism. 8647 here. That's what they're saying. Vandalism, everybody. Or Donald Trump posting. The White House was in very bad condition, both inside and out.

5:09Ben Meiselas:Frankly, it was a dump. Past presidents did not take care of it, but I alone will fix it. What a demented lunatic, by the way, as noted before. I mean, just take a look at these new high resolution satellite images of the East-West pipeline. You can see for yourself what it looks like from Abqaiq to Yanbu. I mean, this is how Saudi Arabia transfers. What is it? Around 4 % of the global supply of oil goes through that East-West pipeline. What'd you think was going to happen, Donald, when you put the blockade of Iran. You didn't think that maybe some of their allies like the Houthis or the Iraqi resistance would strike back or that Iran would strike back, really?

5:53Ben Meiselas:Did you see what happened at BRICS in New Delhi where Iran's foreign minister, Aragchi, and Iran's president, Pazeshkian, were treated like absolute conquering heroes at the BRICS? You see this photo, Donald, being posted by the various Russian embassy accounts of Iran's leadership with all the BRICS leadership? They're taunting you. They're showing you how weak you've become. This is a direct message that they've posted on there, that the Russian embassy is posting. As Scott Besson said, Economic D-Day, we're going to show Iran. If you dare do business with Iran, we're coming after you. Well, all of the BRICS nations right there not only are doing business with Iran, they're leaning into doing more business with Iran, recognizing that they are now a regional, if not a global power.

6:43Ben Meiselas:Was it at the Grammys or what was the award ceremony? Was it the Oscars where it was like the photo of like Ellen and all those Hollywood people at the time? You remember that photo right there? Basically, you have the Russian embassy in China and Iran doing that version of a photo to taunt Donald Trump, while you have the Saudi East-West pipeline burning, while you have the Houthis taking control of Western Yemen and moving east, while Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, while oil prices are absolutely surging right now. I mean, Brent crude's probably going to hit$120 a barrel in the next few days.

7:20Ben Meiselas:It's already at$108 a barrel. When I think more of the consequences of the Saudi East-West pipeline are understood, that could go$120. That can go$150 soon. I think we're going to be thankful for the days where gas was$5 or$6 a gallon. I think it's going to go much higher. And that's not me being alarmist. It's what I've been warning about. Pay close attention to the salt caverns, the strategic petroleum reserves here in the United States because I think there are massive ruptures and defects that are now existing in there and that we're going to see more issues as the salt caverns have been drained right here.

7:57Ben Meiselas:So pay close attention, folks. So before Donald Trump landed with Natalie Harp, completely demented appearance that he made aboard Air Force One. He talked about how he loves flock cameras. Yeah, he loves flock cameras. He was asked about his use of AI. He says, I'm not going to tell you how I use AI. Although we do know one of the ways you use it apparently is to post demented memes in lieu of actually leadership, you post demented AI memes. But Donald Trump was asked, what do you think about Kushner and Whitcoff? You like their negotiating? Yeah, I think they're doing great. They're doing fantastic.

8:34Ben Meiselas:Well, they're doing great and fantastic at be clowning the United States and making us look like absolute jokes on the world stage by weakening us. I mean, the trip that Kushner and Whitcoff took to Moscow and Ukraine couldn't have been more embarrassing. Donald Trump then continued to attack Zelensky and Ukraine. He says, the reason that diesel prices are going up, it's Zelensky's fault. You've got to stop striking the refineries in Russia, Zelensky. Hey, Donald, you promised you were going to end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours after the 2024 election, which you never did. and now you're attacking Ukraine?

9:11Ben Meiselas:I don't know, you're going to tell Russia, stop invading, or how are you going to, you're just going to complain, is Zelensky your Dr. Fauci? Is Canada your Dr. Fauci as you destroy the economy? Things were going to be so perfect, but then COVID hit. Things were going to be so perfect, but then Canada and Zelensky and the Democrats and this and that, they stole it from me. I had it all set up. We were bringing in trillions of dollars. We're not bringing in trillions of dollars. Want to talk facts? Our national debt has increased to over$40 trillion because of you. You're responsible for over 30 % of our national debt.

9:51Ben Meiselas:Our deficit continues to increase. Treasury yields are through the roof. Our treasury bond market is absolutely destroyed and ruined right now and only getting worse as more countries are dumping their treasury bonds. The US is now viewed as a unpredictable, corrupt, developing nation. That's how the US has looked. And now you have new multilateral global order structures forming. You have Canada thinking about maybe taking on an associate member role in the European Union. You have the BRICS block asserting itself. And we have idiot Donald Trump here running around talking about his love of flock cameras and telling a reporter in Ireland that she reminds him of Sinead O 'Connor and how cute she looks.

10:41Ben Meiselas:I mean, him saying that he believed that Melania was, her spirit was there, even though he said at first that she was there in Ireland. You got Donald Trump just making a fool of, the Houthis called him. The Houthis talked to me. The Houthis spoke to me. Iran, they want to make a deal. Iran, Canada, the Houthis are all calling me at once. He lumps them all together. They all want to do a deal with me. Everybody knows that you are just a demented lunatic. You are a sicko, a predator, just a horrible overall like human. Do not normalize this through any normal political lens. Ben, what's the best political messaging we can have?

11:15Ben Meiselas:I don't know. We have a lunatic sex predator cover up of the Epstein file racketeering enterprise in the White House. We have a lunatic who's behaving like a lunatic. Maybe start with that. I don't know. We could start there, of course. Donald Trump was asked to board Air Force One, do you have concerns about Whitcoff and Kushner? Here's what he said. Let's play it. About your election speech, sir. About your election speech. CIA Director Ratcliffe, is he going to be playing a greater role in the negotiations? He's doing a great job. Ratcliffe is doing a great job. Whitcoff and Kushner at all and their ability to close the deal?

11:52Look at Gaza as an example. Look at the fact we got all the hostages back. We got the hostages back. You know, people forget there's not a lot of fighting in Gaza. Hamas is now willing to give up their weapons. Now they've done an incredible job. Nobody could have done the job. He says he loves flat cameras.

12:13Ben Meiselas:Let's play it. Speaking of AI, flat cameras, you haven't talked a lot about these flat cameras. A lot of law enforcement say they really help them, would you be willing to back that? No, I sort of like them because of that, because of law enforcement. But some people don't. They think it's an infringement. They help catch a lot of criminals. I like them. Thank you, everybody. He attacks Zelensky for the rising diesel. It's Zelensky's fault. That's not Trump's fault. It's Zelensky's fault. Again, this is Donald Trump in his form, blaming people for his own disasters that he causes. Play this clip.

12:49The way things are going now with Russia and Ukraine, which war do you think could end sooner? The problem I have with Ukraine and Russia is that a lot of the diesel comes, diesel all comes, and that's the one where there's a big up. It comes from Russia. And the Russia plants are being hit by Ukraine. And I've asked President Zelensky not to hit the diesel plants, refineries. Is it potentially that Ukraine war could end? Is it potentially that diesel is being driven up by the fact that it's having a hard time coming out of Russia. And that's the case that hurts the world. We got to stop.

13:34Ben Meiselas:But of course, while Donald Trump loves attacking Zelensky, loves attacking Canada, won't attack China. Here he is attacking Canada. Let's play it.

14:13leaders, not the people. The people are fantastic. But I find them to be very, very different. On China, sir. And they've ripped off our country for years, but they don't rip them off. Are the tariffs still in effect? Yeah, well, we have a lot of tariffs, a lot more tariffs that come again. Don't forget, on January 1st, car tariffs. The big one is cars. We take in a lot of their cars, car tariffs that come again.

14:37Ben Meiselas:Here he is praising China. Let's play it. And on the topic of Xi, we recently reported that Chinese entities may have provided Iranians with satellite imagery of the air bases in Jordan. They do what we do. They basically do what we do. Were you going to raise that with Xi when he visits? I think he's behaved reasonably well, and we behave reasonably well. You know, when they say that China spies on us, I say, you're right, and we spy on them, too. You know, we spy on them, too. And here he is when he's asked, have you ever used AI yourself? He goes, yeah, I use it. So how do you use it? And he gives like the weirdest answer.

15:19Ben Meiselas:I don't want to tell you. He's willing to lie about everything. But when it comes to day, I don't want to tell you how I use AI. Here, play this clip. We take in a lot of their cars. Car tariffs. This week, again, there's been so much concern about AI. Have you heard directly from any of these AI tech leaders? and you seem to downplay some of the concerns that we've heard. No, I'm not downplaying, but it's going to be more good than bad, but by a lot. And I've said it from the beginning. Whoever wins AI, and we're leading by a lot, whoever wins AI wins. Have you ever used it yourself? How do you use AI?

15:56But I would say, you know, for the most part, you can use AI for a lot of things. What do you use it for? I don't want to use it. Speaking of AI.

16:04Ben Meiselas:That was about Donald Trump's landing. That's what went down last night. Then he and Natalie Harp called the lid. Good night. Donald and Natalie are going to sleep, everybody. They're shutting off the White House. They're saying good night, everybody. Wow. Wow, wow, wow. How is this the United States of America? How is this the United States of America. Did you read the statement from President Connolly of Ireland? As president of Ireland, I am very conscious that Ireland and the United States of America are bound by the strong ties. This is a deep connection built over centuries, which allows us to speak openly to one another.

16:46Ben Meiselas:We are in a world facing the existential threat posed by war and climate change, both of which are inextricably interlinked. I conveyed the strong view of the Irish people that the normalization of war and genocide can never be accepted. As a country which has suffered famine, colonization, and the violence of the troubles, but has also importance of long and challenging road to peace, I emphasize the unique insight which Irish people can bring to the resolution of conflict. I highlighted to President Trump the strong commitment which the Irish people have to international relations, to the importance of the United Nations, including the pride which Irish people feel in Ireland's contributions to UN peacekeeping since 1958 and to the obligation contained within Article 29 of our Constitution towards the peaceful resolution of international disputes, I assured President Trump that the Irish people would strongly support all those who have the strength to build a shared peace in all those parts of the world currently suffering from such horrific war and violence.

17:48Ben Meiselas:A powerful statement from President Connolly indeed. And what does Donald Trump do? Well, late last night we learned that Trump's EPA is now expected to erase all limits on climate pollution from power plants. Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet warming gases in the United States, but the Trump regime plans to announce today that the U.S. will no longer limit the planet warming pollution that power plants pump into the air while burning coal and gas, according to people who are familiar. And what they want to do also is prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants also.

18:32Ben Meiselas:Not just this one, they want to make it permanent, prevent anyone from in any way limiting greenhouse gas emissions. That's what the Trump regime is doing. Sick, sick in all ways. Sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, disgusting people. Vile, vile scum. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million. Thanks for watching, everybody. Hey, if you want the full story, how democracy got here and how we take it back, pre-order our new book, WTF America today. Just scan the QR code or click the link in the description. Let's do this.

19:11Thank you.