All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Suffers Fatal Backlash

Summary

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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode: "All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Suffers Fatal Backlash"

Date: December 28, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas

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Episode Overview

In this intense and emotionally charged episode, the Meiselas brothers dive into a surge of authoritarian actions under Donald Trump’s administration. They focus primarily on the recent, militarized activities of ICE and Border Patrol—highlighting disturbing incidents during the holidays where immigrant families and community members faced violent detentions, property seizures, and intimidation. The episode draws on citizen journalism, direct footage, and eyewitness testimony to paint a chilling portrait of what the hosts call America moving "past constitutional crisis" into authoritarian rule, urging listeners to spread awareness and resist these tactics.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Escalation of Authoritarianism Under Trump

• Ben Meiselas opens with a warning:

  "All hell is breaking loose across the United States as Donald Trump gets more desperate... We're not in a constitutional crisis. We are past it. There is an authoritarian regime right now engaging in Nazi-like tactics." (00:30)

• The hosts emphasize the systematic nature of the crackdown, comparing ICE and Border Patrol actions to "Gestapo" tactics and positioning the show as a critical source for exposing these events.

2. Shocking Holiday Detentions of Community Members

A. Pastor Assaulted and Detained – Lewiston, Maine

• ICE agents forcibly detain a pastor on Christmas Eve, even after he shows his ID.
  • A witness shouts, "He's a pastor. You're beating a pastor!" as ICE agents ignore pleas and escalate violence. (02:20, 12:09)
  • The incident highlights the disregard for sanctuary, faith leaders, and basic decency during the holiday season.

B. Family Separation and Property Seizure – Yakima, Washington

• A father detained while Christmas shopping; agents steal the family's groceries and refuse to let witnesses contact the man’s wife.
  • ICE agent retorts, "Those groceries belong to us now..." when asked if they could call the detained person's spouse. (03:54)
  • Witness's emotional outburst: "Guys are pieces of... Merry Christmas. Piece of... Got your plates?" (04:38)

C. Mother Torn From Son Outside Courthouse

• Described by Ben as "truly, truly tragic," a mother—pastor and asylum-seeker with an active case—detained moments after receiving a continuance in court.
  • The pain of family separation is captured as she says goodbye to her child before being handcuffed and taken away (05:42).

3. ICE’s Aggressive and Intrusive Tactics

A. Searching Private Property

• Video revealed ICE agents rummaging through citizens' mailboxes in search of targets—raising concerns about legality and privacy (08:17).

B. Community Documentation and Retaliation

• Arturo Gonzalez, a well-known local activist in San Diego, is detained and his property impounded as reprisal for filming ICE conduct.
  • Gonzalez passionately confronts ICE: "You're a Nazi. That's what you are. I'm protecting my people from you... Stop kidnapping my family members." (18:11)
  • Upon his release, he shares,

    "ICE has been filing false police reports against him... but I'm going to be out there one way or another. They are not going to stop me this easy. I'm not going away." (18:41)

C. Public Confrontations

• Citizens in Philadelphia recognize and confront an ICE agent, who appears visibly uncomfortable and tries to avoid interaction (09:17).

4. The Psychological Toll on Children and Families

• In Corona, CA, ICE agents arrested a father on Christmas while making his children watch. Kids were handcuffed and a child's phone was violently taken and broken by agents:
  • "ICE arrested a father on Christmas morning, handcuffed his kids and made them watch... Chill, we're kids. They cry right before the agent violently rips away the phone from a kid, breaking it." (15:03)
• Witnesses documenting the incident are also subjected to arrest and intimidation.

5. Call to Action and Support

• The hosts repeatedly urge sharing such evidence, following and supporting independent media, and standing with legal observers and organizations like the Sidewalk School (05:42).
• Ben Meiselas closes with the imperative:

  "Really sad tragic events but I think it's critical that we bring it to you here on the Meidas Touch network and explain what's going on. Everybody hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers and thank you so much for watching..." (19:55)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Ben Meiselas:
  "We're not in a constitutional crisis. We are past it. There is an authoritarian regime right now engaging in Nazi-like tactics and it is important for us, we the people, to resist." (00:30)
• Witness in Lewiston, Maine:
  "He's a pastor. You're beating a pastor!... God will judge you. You're taking people from their kids, you're leaving them alone and you're doing this on Christmas." (02:20, 12:09)
• Yakima Grocery Seizure Witness:
  "Those groceries belong to us now." — ICE Agent (03:54)
• Arturo Gonzalez:
  "You're a Nazi. That's what you are. I'm protecting my people from you... Stop kidnapping my family members." (18:11)
  "I do not care. They are not going to stop me this easy. I'm not going away." (18:41)
• Scene in Corona, CA:
  "[ICE agent] Chill, we're kids. I don't give a f***, look at what you're doing, though." (15:11)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Intense Opening & Theme: 00:30
• Lewiston, ME Pastor Detention: 02:20, 11:23, 12:09
• Yakima, WA: Grocery Seizure & Family Separation: 03:54, 04:38
• Mother Detained After Hearing: 05:42
• ICE Agents Searching Mailboxes: 08:17
• Philadelphia: ICE Agent Spotted & Confronted: 09:17
• Corona, CA: Children Handcuffed & Family Trauma: 15:03
• Arturo Gonzalez’s Detention/Statement: 16:50, 18:11, 18:41
• Call to Action & Close: 19:55

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Final Notes

The episode is an emotional, boots-on-the-ground chronicle of escalating ICE and Border Patrol activity under the Trump administration. The Meiselas brothers combine urgent reporting with impassioned pleas for civic action and support for affected families and independent watchdogs. The tone is one of resistance, solidarity, and a call to confront what the hosts describe as an "authoritarian regime" taking root in America.

For those who want to witness or share these events: The episode puts a spotlight on the importance of citizen journalism, direct documentation, and rapid dissemination of the truth.

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This summary captures the spirit, facts, and urgent message of the episode, giving listeners the context, details, and emotional highlights of an episode documenting a fraught and pivotal moment in recent American history.

Transcript

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All hell is breaking loose across the United States as Donald Trump gets more desperate. As Donald Trump's cover up of his involvement with Epstein is backfiring in his face, he unleashes more hell to lash out. And he's unleashing hell across cities and towns across the United States of America. We have the videos, we have the photos, we have the receipts of Donald Trump's militarized ICE and Border Patrol Gestapo engaging in Nazi tactics throughout the United States. Let me bring those receipts. And as I've said before, this is among the most important videos we do here at the Midas Touch Network. So want to be highlighting the work of these citizen journalists who have done an incredible job capturing this and standing up to the ICE Gestapo. So please share this video with as many people as you can. We need to get the true word out about what's going down here in the United States. We're not in a constitutional crisis. We are past it. There is an authoritarian regime right now engaging in Nazi like tactics and it is important for us, we the people, to resist. So let me show you what went down on Christmas as ICE forcefully detained a pastor. This is actually on Christmas Eve. The pastor showed his id. Agents then said they still wanted to take him so he can prove his legal status. He's a pastor. He's a pastor. You're beating a pastor. The witness yells. Well, he's not a pastor in my country.

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One of the border patrol agents says, then someone says, God will judge you. God will judge you. You're taking people from their kids, you're leaving them alone and you're doing this on Christmas. So this incident occurred near the Picker House Lots apartment complex in Lewiston, Maine. Let me just show you this portion of it right now. Let's play this clip.

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Oh no. Excuse me, Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. He's a pastor. He's a pastor. You're beating a pastor. You're beating a pastor. He's a pastor. You're beating a. Faster. My goodness. He's A pastor. He's a pastor.

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Now, ICE and Border Patrol agents are also not just taking people and disappearing them. They're stealing their groceries while they detain them and they separate them from their families. Stealing their groceries or rummaging through people's mailboxes. I want to show you this. This is from Washington, Yakima, where ICE detained a father who was shopping on Christmas Eve. The ICE agents then steal the family's groceries. The three agents then divvy up the food that was already bought. They steal the guy's food who they've now disappeared. Can I just get the wife's number to call her and let her know? A witness asks. No, he should have complied. He should have complied. Those groceries belong to us now. And then they wouldn't even give the witness there, the number for the. For the husband's wife. I mean, horrific, horrific stuff. Then the agents nearly hit the witness and run over the witness with their trucks. Let me show you what goes down here. Here, let's play this clip.

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Then why weren't the windows broken? Because he rolled the passenger window down. So you were the one of the ones that arrested my husband. Can't wait for that case to show up. Guys are with people on Christmas. What the man? Yeah, this is when they celebrate Christmas. All right, well, if he would have been compliant with his release into this country, we wouldn't have arrested him. This is on him. Guys are pieces of. It's what you are. Merry Christmas. Piece of. Got your plates? Yeah, they just did. Oh, hi. Fuck you. You. I hate you. That's the one that arrested my husband. I hate that. New plates. New plates. Got your plates. Oh, I hate these motherfuckers. I knew it.

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Now, this next video I'm going to show you is truly, truly tragic. And shout out to the great work that the people at the sidewalk do. They capture a lot of this and share videos like this. So as they write, what you are watching here is a mother being taken away from her son. She had just stepped outside of the courtroom with her lawyer and her legal team after winning a continuance in her case. This reporter sat through the entire hearing. She did what she was supposed to do, and the court granted her more time. This mother entered the US On a valid visa. She is also a pastor here in the US and was also a pastor in Mexico. Her visa later expired, but her attorney filed an asylum application, meaning she still has legal status in the United States. And yet the moment she stepped out of the courtroom, she was detained. What you're seeing here is her saying goodbye to her son while ICE waits to handcuff her, put her into a black van and take her away. This is what is happening outside of our courtrooms, the reporter writes. If you are able to please donate to the sidewalk [e-mail] to continue their legal observing and documenting these cases and standing with the families when the system fails them. This video is recorded by the Sidewalk School. They do great work and support them. If you [e-mail] you replay this video.

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Next I'm going to show you a video of ICE agents rummaging through people's mailboxes. This is happening across the United States as they rummage through mailboxes. Here, play this clip.

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Here's an interesting video where in Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania, the great Commonwealth. An ICE agent who had been in that community was apparently recognized Christmas shopping and was not too happy when they were identified by a citizen who believed they were an ICE agent. Here, play this clip. Why?

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So show me. Are you in this country legally? No, I'm not illegally here legally. Are you here legally? I'm not. I'm not illegally here. He's not illegal here. He's not. And he doesn't really speak English. I show you my id, take it out of the office and we're going.

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Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. He's a pastor. He's a pastor. You're beating a pastor. You're beating a pastor. He's a pastor. You're beating a pastor.

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It doesn't matter.

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God is going to judge you guys. He's going to judge you guys. Being a pastor doesn't give you legal status. People who have kids, you're taking them and you're leaving their kids alone.

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In this next video I'm going to share with you. ICE arrested a father on Christmas morning, handcuffed his kids and make them watch Chill, we're kids. They cry right before the agent violently rips away the phone from a kid, breaking it. The agents then detained two minor children and perp walk their dad in front of them. Three more witnesses were arrested just for filming. Eventually, the children were released into their mother's custody, but permanent damage has been done to their property, and permanent, probably mental and psychological trauma has been done. ICE claimed that the family was impeding the agents by driving behind them. This incident occurred right by a high school in Corona, California. Was like, high school's like, I know this area well. High school was, like, literally right next to it while this was taking place. Here, play this clip.

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This next video I want to share with you is from Christmas Eve in San Diego. This is from Arturo Gonzalez. And Arturo Gonzalez has been well known for documenting the atrocities by ICE and Border Patrol in the San Diego area. He was detained and he was harassed as a result of filming. They basically took his property. They impounded his car. And Arturo has been on the front lines of capturing the ICE and Border Patrol Gestapo tactic. So let me just show you what went down here. Let's play this clip. For what?

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I'm scared. I don't want them to touch me. I'm talking with you, right? Can you tell them to stay back? Okay? Because why are they coming over here trying to intimidate me? I called them here because I got.

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Do you have any weapons on you that are going to poke you? No, sir, I do not. No, sir, I do not. Okay, so you're not under arrest.

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Yes, sir. This is for my people.

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I'm protecting family from you. You math Piece of Nazi. You're a Nazi. That's what you are. You're a Nazi. You're a Nazi. That's what you are. I'm protecting my people from you. I'm protecting my people from you fucking Nazis. You're a Nazi. That's what you are. You're a Nazi. You're a Nazi. You're a modern day Nazi. Stop kidnapping my people. Stop kidnapping my family members. Stop kidnapping my people.

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Stop. And here is what Arturo had to say when he was later released after being detained. He said ICE has been filing false police reports against him. Here, play this clip. You guys, now that I am somewhere safe to have this conversation, I wanted to let you guys know that the ICE agent reported a false police report saying that I was driving recklessly when I was filming the entire time. So it's all on video and documentation for court. They didn't pound my car for 30 days. They said that if I contact CHP it can be negotiated but at this point in time it's going to be a 30 day hold with the tow yard. They said that the tow yard fees. I talked with the tower, they were really nice to me at the tow yard and they said it would be that the max it would be is $3,000. And so it's going to be 30 days of no car. But I'm going to get on my bike, I'm going to carpool with friends, you guys. I'm going to be out there one way or another. I do not care. They are not going to stop me this easy. I'm not going away. I hope you ICE agents know I'm not going anywhere. You have a Folks, really sad tragic events but I think it's critical that we bring it to you here on the Midas Touch network and explain what's going on. Everybody hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers and thank you 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. You can also gift memberships to others. Let's keep growing together.

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