Trump’s GOP Convention Just Went Off the Rails…

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1:00Ben Meiselas:The MAGA Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas went off the rails really quick, even before Donald Trump arrived. This event was an absolute disaster. First, let me just show you what the stadium looked like. You can see there were a lot of empty seats. It's also the way they structured where the stage was, closed the stadium down to a lot of the seating at the same stadium where the Dallas Mavericks play. And so the thing began and then the RNC chair Gruters starts to speak. And you'll see over here one of the letter L's for Dallas disappeared. So they spelt Dallas wrong on the main podium.

1:43Ben Meiselas:I'll show you here what some of the signs looked like that people who attended were being handed. Signs like this, Biden and Harris broke it. Help is on the way. That's what they're running with nearly two years into this awful Trump regime, zero accountability. And then it got really, really weird. And I'll just show you what was going down on the big screen in the stadium. they started showing videos and photos of Hassan Piker half naked. Hassan Piker wearing underwear with his genitalia area censored out was on full display at this event. And then you had a lot of these speakers, whether it was the MAGA Republican senator from South Carolina or Ken Paxton or others.

2:40Ben Meiselas:They wanted to make it very clear that God has a penis. And they made that clear. Don't you dare say that God is non-binary. And I'll show you what that looked like in a minute, because not the God part, but what the MAGA Republicans were saying. Relax. They were showing this on the big screen, photos of Biden and Harris and Governor Walz. And that's what They were shown also there was a weird moment where HUD Secretary, Housing Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, seemed to be potentially hitting Anna Paulina Luna, MAGA Republican Congresswoman, on her buttocks area when she arrived. A lot of the big MAGA influencers were in attendance.

3:30Ben Meiselas:Scott Pressler, Brillin Hollyhand, Benny Johnson, these individuals are considered to be the MAGA princes. And when they arrive, they're there to talk about masculinity and the MAGA alpha male movement. So they were there. So what Ken Paxton looked like, he delivered a speech at the Trump midterm convention. And this is what he looked like. There's Pressler, the MAGA prince, secret weapon right there to the MAGA Republicans, show you what the stage looks like. So then Natalie Harp, Donald Trump's, Natalie Harp, his human printer. She left with Donald Trump carrying, some people suggested it was a gigantic diaper bag.

4:11Ben Meiselas:Some people said it was a big bag. In general, any event, there's Natalie Harp right there. Let me just show you as Donald Trump was heading out to Dallas. Let me just share with you what the stadium looked like. Hat tip, Liz Landers, who got this footage. Republican midterm convention kicking off in Dallas. us here's what it looked like let me just show you

4:47Ben Meiselas:should also be noted we're getting some breaking news right now that grinder the dating service grinder as having problems is for real lots of use right Right now in Dallas, here's another view of the stadium. Lots of empty seats at the MAGA Con taking place. I'll show you what it looked like as Donald Trump was arriving. Here he is repeatedly tapping his right thigh as he slowly descends the steps upon arriving in Dallas. You can see for yourself. So then we heard from MAGA Republican Congress member Steve Scalise. His speech and his pitch to midterm voters is that if Democrats take control of the House, they're going to impeach Donald Trump.

5:32Ben Meiselas:And then you'll hear perhaps five to seven people in the stadium boo at the concept of Donald Trump being impeached. Play this clip. The Democrat Party has been completely taken over by crazy communists. I call it the Bolshevik Revolution in the Democrat Party. And if they get back the gavel, let me tell you what they will do. You know what they will do. The first thing they'll do is impeach President Trump and his cabinet. They will repeal. They've said they'll do this. Then we heard from MAGA Republican Congress member Tom Emmers, and most of his speech was yelling about communism, nothing to do with cost of living, health care, affordability, housing.

6:21Ben Meiselas:I don't know. This is probably the stuff that you're focused on. Nothing about the never ending catastrophic war in Iran. It was him yelling and just his face was all red. And you'll see over here him screaming about communism play this clip. You've heard it already tonight. You'll hear it a lot more. This is a country worth fighting for. We will not let the Marxist, communists and anarchists destroy it. We are going to be that shining hit city on the hill for 340 million patriotic Americans. We're going to show that the foundations of this country, individual liberty, economic freedom and hard work still matter.

7:02And we are going to win in November.

7:11God bless you. God bless Donald J. Trump. And God bless the United States of America.

7:17Ben Meiselas:That brings us to Ken Paxton, attorney general in Texas, who is running for the Senate seat there against James Tallarico. Ken Paxton's pitch to voters is nothing about what they're experiencing, what they're going through gas prices none of that because mag has made things way worse for paxton he says james tallarico is obsessed with transitions he wants to transition your children this is the this is what we're this is right out of idiocracy folks this is what we're dealing with here play this clip and this guy is really obsessed with transitions he wants to transition your kids

7:59He wants to transition Texas off of oil and gas.

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9:23Ben Meiselas:And then Paxton says, let me be very clear. Tallarico said God is non-binary. God has a penis, Ken Paxton wants you all to know. That's a big important platform of MAGA Republicans is that God has a schlong and they are going to repeat this. Their schlong god is what they're talking about. Like, while we all are dealing with real freaking issues, people can't afford stuff. while people are sick. And every day, it seems like there's another recall. MAGA Republicans are paying tribute to their schlong god in Dallas, Texas, their big schlong god, showing videos of Hassan Piker in his underwear and his genitals being blurred out while Grindr is down.

10:12Ben Meiselas:And that's what the MAGA Republican Party. Here's what Ken Paxton says. Let's play this clip. But that's exactly what James Tallarico would be. You've heard this before. He calls himself a Christian who hates Christianity. Said God is non-binary. I must have missed that verse in the Bible. And of course, he claimed there were six genders, which is absolutely crazy. Then we heard from Tim Scott all about their schlong God. This is what he says. Tolerico believes God is non-binary.

10:52Ben Meiselas:Jesus said, I get you if you're like, Ben, you're doing, why are you doing crazy? This is literally what to do. Jesus said that God has a schlong. I get you, it's crazy. These are crazy humans. Again, I think this is actually a scene from Idiocracy. Here, play this clip. James Tyler Riegel claims there are six genders. He believes God is non-binary. He thinks God needs special woke pronouns. but texas we know who god is we're talking about jesus i said the king of kings and the lord of lords the alpha and the omega the beginning and the end that's our god and then tim scott mega republican senator from south carolina concludes his speech by also screaming a bunch of weird shit.

11:56Ben Meiselas:Here it goes. Standing with our president, Donald J. Trump. Stand for the president, Donald J. Trump. This is a battle for the heart of our nation. I said the heart of our nation. Okay. MAGA Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina takes the stage. It appears that HUD Secretary um turner scott turner uh slaps her butt you i mean i like that's what it looked like in my opinion it may be something else it may just be what i see tell me what you see here it is play this clip and uh so then anna paulina luna maga republican congress uh woman she's at this speech And they switch signs from the signs attacking Biden and Kamala Harris to signs saying, no more insider trading.

12:55Ben Meiselas:And then she starts to rail about Nancy Pelosi. Donald Trump traded 21 ,000 times when he would do 21 ,000 stock trades and made literally hundreds of millions of dollars inside trading, posting about the companies and then buying and selling the companies and creating the dips. Like what? MAGA Republicans, y 'all are the worst that this is what you can you just address the issues that the American people are experiencing? No, they can't. But this is it. Nancy Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi, Hasan Biker. Crazy stuff. Here, play this clip of Anna Paulina Luna.

13:39And many others have increased their net worth exponentially since taking office by abusing access to non-public information.

13:48Ben Meiselas:Next, you have HUD Secretary Turner who goes, diversity, equity, inclusion is dead. DEI is dead. HUD Secretary Turner is saying DEI is dead. Okay. Here, play this clip. President Trump did not come back to manage decline. President Trump has put an end to all of that. DEI is dead.

14:23Biological truth, it's back.

14:28Ben Meiselas:Then you had MAGA Republican Congress member Van Orden says that Donald Trump wants to enact the great American healthcare plan. It's just two weeks away. Just wait. It's right around the, after the election, just as Trump said, after the election, gas prices,$2 a gallon. After the election, the war is going to end. After the election, healthcare plan, just, just you, just you wait. Crazy people. These are crazy people. These are demonic, crazy freaking humans, Huh? Here play this clip. President Trump now wants to work with Congress to enact a great American health care plan to further lower prescription drug costs, increase pricing transparency and hold the insurance companies accountable for the costs they've imposed on you.

15:22That's what the American people deserve. And that's what we are delivering.

15:26Ben Meiselas:Back to MAGA Republican Tom Emmer. This is an election between American loving patriots and extremists. These people are sick, he says. Here, play this clip. All right. All right, this is my job. I do the pep talk. We're just 55 days from election day, so let's get right down to business. As you've heard, this is an election between common sense and communism. Between America-loving patriots and hate America extremists. Between freedom and tyranny. The Communist Party, excuse me, the Democrats, have no leader and they have no message. The only thing they can agree on is their disgusting hatred of America and our great president.

16:27These people are sick.

16:32Ben Meiselas:These people are sick. Y 'all are doing the weirdest convention imaginable. I just showed a lot of exhibits showing that y 'all are incredibly sick people. Okay, let me, this is, okay, just at the same time, state regime media Fox interviewed James Tallarico. Here's what Tallarico said during the interview. This is who they say. This is what their vision is of a sick person. After showing you all these people on stage obsessing over schlong gods and whatever, and Hassan Piker, whatever crazy shit they're talking about. Here is James Tallarico. Let's play it. I supported amendments that would have given the power to make these decisions to local communities.

17:15And just with the in-between comment, I know you're a preacher, so you know this. I don't have to tell you, but Mark 10, 6 states, quote, from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. Clearly in the Bible, it doesn't state that in between. Well, I think God is so much bigger than every human category. God is bigger than any of our understandings. And it's important for us to remember that when we're having these discussions. What is clear from scripture is that we are commanded to love thy neighbor as thyself.

17:42Ben Meiselas:And then MAGA Republican Congress member Van Orden claims Democrats are rushing to take credit for the big, beautiful bill. The Democrats want credit for it. No one. No one wants credit for your disastrous poison pill in the United States of America that's destroyed so many lives. But go on here. Play this clip. And shamefully, shamefully, not one Democrat voted for it.

18:15So from Washington to Wisconsin, Democrats spent months demonizing the tax cuts we delivered. And now that millions of dollars are returning back home to real communities, they're rushing to take credit for one of the largest investments. No, no, no. You don't get to do that, Hakeem.

18:37Ben Meiselas:Then we heard from Congresswoman Dela Cruz, and she starts attacking former President Biden. Let's play it. I know what a stack of bills looks like on the kitchen table. And for four years, Joe Biden and his party made that stock sack taller.

19:03Groceries went up 20%. Rent ate the whole paycheck.

19:08Ben Meiselas:HUD Secretary Turner starts attacking Biden and saying, Biden waved the white flag of surrender. Really? Biden waved the white flag? Do y 'all realize Trump is going around as the Pied Piper of surrendering around the world, getting involved in catastrophic wars that we should never be involved in and losing it. I'm going to do a deal. I'm going to do a deal. I'm going to do a deal. I'm Donald Trump. I'm going to do a deal. I'm going to do a deal, deal, deal, deal. These are stupid people. These are dumb, dumb people. And I think the American people get it. I hold like my little dumb, dumb bunny thing.

19:43Ben Meiselas:It's like, right, little bunny. These MAGA Republicans are like just a bunch of idiots. I mean, these are just the dumbest, most vile people, right? I mean, what I've showed you. Here, play this clip of HUD Secretary Turner. Let's play it. You know, under Joe Biden, an American flag over a government building stopped meaning the same thing as it did in the front yard here in Texas. For four years, that same American flag became a white flag of surrender, an open invitation to far left activists and fraudsters who treated Washington as a blank check. Biden's border disaster drove home prices up 30 percent and drove rent prices up 20 percent.

20:26Americans had to compete with millions of illegal aliens for a roof over their head. And you weren't just competing against H1B workers for a job. You were also competing against them for a home for you and your family.

20:40Ben Meiselas:This was their montage of Hassan Piker. Let's play it. Very weird. From Democrats in its own party. I am not going to be in the same party with Hassan. MAGA Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, public service is not a pathway to private wealth. That's literally what Donald Trump is doing, but go ahead. It's not public service. Let's play it. Restore trust in Congress.

21:11Public service is not a pathway to private wealth. It is a sacred trust. and the American people overwhelmingly want Congress out of the stock market.

21:26The American people elected a Republican Congress to fix Washington, not to profit of it or to tolerate its corruption. It's time we deliver this win for the American people and ban insider trading.