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Ben (Host/Commentator)
Contact T Mobile phone State regime media known as Fox News is losing it on live tv. Apparently they've never been punched back in the face the way California Governor Gavin Newsom is punching back on Donald Trump and them. They're losing it. Their guests are losing it. It's super weird. Here you have on Fox. They're like reading from like some of Gavin Newsom's like trolling posts and they bring in this MAGA Republican Congress member Kylie, who's like whining about redistricting in California when he was the one who started it with the MAGA Republicans in Texas. Just, just watch this here, play this clip.
Commentator 1
Congressman Greg Abbott, who is in a wheelchair and Newsom says he rolled over for Trump. That's almost as bad as Jasmine Crockett calling him governor Hot Wheels. You know, we asked for a statement and Newsom's office said something flippant like, you know, you're so woke. He'll get over it. Abbott will get over it. You your response to that?
Ben (Host/Commentator)
You know, they go and play the victim so quickly on Fox. The moment you punch back against these bullies, the moment like Gavin Newsom starts posting to mock Donald Trump in that same format. They like go nuts on Fox. Let me show you what happens when they bring in Darrell Issa. Here's another example of that. A MAGA Republican congress member. Let's play it.
Commentator 2
Well, I mean Governor Newsom fired off a Trump style tweet yesterday saying, saying this Donald Trump the lowest polling president in recent history. This is your second to last warning. The next one is the last one. Stand down now or California will counter strike legally to destroy your illegal crooked maps in red states. Press conference coming hosted by America's favorite governor Gavin Newsom. Final warning next. You won't like it. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Is he joking? Is this a joke?
Political Analyst
Well, you know, the ultimate in false statement, Trump's low Approval rating, it couldn't be higher, but from a. From a more practical standpoint. Look, in some states, the voters have allowed politicians to draw their own line. In California, the voters made a decision that it was going to be done by an independent commission, and he's trying to override that. So we can go back to having politicians draw lines for themselves.
Commentator 2
All right, we will leave it there. Congressman's great.
Ben (Host/Commentator)
They say Trump's polling can never be higher. It's quite literally like the lowest polling in presidential history. And then they're like, is he kidding? How could he write that? He needs to hold himself to a higher moral standard. Why would he make social media posts like that and talking about snowflakes? Then you've got MAGA Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen. He brags about being a UFC fighter, but here he says, I can't wear a seatbelt when I'm in Washington, D.C. because I'm so afraid of being in Washington, D.C. that I have to not wear a seatbelt in case I need to run. Here, play this clip.
Commentator 1
And by the way, I'm not joking when I say this. I drive around in Washington, D.C. in my Jeep, and yes, I do drive myself, and I don't buckle up. And the reason why I don't buckle up and people can say whatever they want to. They can raise their eyebrows at me again is because of carjacking. I don't want to be stuck in my vehicle when I need to exit in a hurry because I got a seatbelt around me and I wear my seatbelt all the time. But in Washington, D.C. i do not because it is so prevalent of car jacking. And, and, and I don't want the same thing happen to me what's happened to a lot of people that work on the Hill.
Ben (Host/Commentator)
All right, Mark Wayne. Mark Wayne. Silly name. Anyway, here you have MAGA Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton crying on Fox. Watch. Watch him just whine. Gavin Newsom started this. Gavin Newsom was the one who did it to me. Here, play this clip.
Steve Hilton
Well, of course, like everything else that Gavin Newsom touches, a disaster and a fake and a phony, because what he's saying there is a total lie. He's saying that his scheme to steal power back from the people and write the maps to suit Democrats is responding to Texas. That's not true at all. It's a complete lie. California started this. They've been rigging the districts in California for years. If we had fair representation in California, we'd have another 12 House seats for Republicans today. He's already stolen 12. He wants another six. It is all about his presidential ambition.
Ben (Host/Commentator)
And by the way, I'm just a bunch of whining. What are you talking doesn't make up. They make up numbers. They make up everything. They whine. And then you have Stephen Moran, who's on the short list to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. He's someone who Trump just nominated to the Federal Reserve Board. He goes, the economy's on fire, everybody. We're just, we're crushing it. Isn't everybody rich? We stopped inflation.
Commentator 2
Here, play this clip next Fed Governor, what are your priorities?
Guest Speaker 1
Thanks, Maria. Well, as you know, at the moment, excuse me, at the moment, my priorities are continuing to help the president, the rest of his team create the best, most vibrant, most booming economy in history. And I got to say, that's all going very well. You know, the economy is just on fire. Inflation is under control. The president has scored win after win after win with the one big beautiful bill, restructuring global trade, bringing in trillions of dollars of commitments. It's just been a tremendous success, string of successes, and I expect it to continue like that.
Ben (Host/Commentator)
Okay, what are you talking about? What world do you live in? I think he had to vomit in his mouth there when he started because he knew that what he was about to regurgitate was a bunch of bull. You know what? And then Will Kane on FOX attacking people in the Midas Touch network, attacking Aaron Parnas. Watch FOX attack Midas affiliate Aaron Parnas Watch it Foreign.
Guest Speaker 1
Not just championing illegal immigrants detained in New Jersey. There's a new trend on the left and that's warning illegal immigrants about planned ICE raids in sanctuary cities.
Aaron Parnas
We have some breaking news right now. According to reports, ICE raids are coming to Washington, D.C. tomorrow and Wednesday. Especially those working for Doordash are going to be subject to these raids. ICE agents plan to initiate operations after breakfast hours and before dinner time. If you live in the DMV area, listen up.
Guest Speaker 1
It got me thinking.
Aaron Parnas
When did Democrats in the left change.
Ben (Host/Commentator)
Their and they basically called for Parnas to be like criminally prosecuted. Also, they attacked Parnas yesterday with the clip that he an interview he did recently. I think they're obsessed with, with Parnas. Let's bring in, how about we bring in Aaron Parnas? He's got his own YouTube channel where he covers the disinformation that's out there. He's covering the fight for our democracy and for our freedoms. Aaron, I showed you. I guess let's start off with their obsession with you. We Might as well start there. They're attacking you for your reporting. And a lot of times in tick tock, you're just, you're reporting straight news. Here's what's happening, here's what's going on that bugs them, huh?
Aaron Parnas
Well, Ben, they're afraid of the facts, they're afraid of the truth and that's why they attack me. But here's the thing. If Fox News is coming after me, then I know I'm doing something right and I'm going to continue doing it because they don't want the truth to come out. They don't want to know when people are going to be deported and families are going to be separated. They don't want the public to know when Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are chumming it up, literally smiling on a red carpet today. They don't want the public to know about these things. And I'm just giving the public the truth and they're mad about it.
Ben (Host/Commentator)
Aaron, let's talk about your fight back against this disinformation echo chamber and why it's so important you started your own YouTube channel. You, you crush it on TikTok. Like nobody gets more views than you on your TikTok news. But you're, you're on YouTube now. Talk about what people can expect there and why it's important that you're now on YouTube.
Aaron Parnas
Yeah, well, I'm super excited to be launching this YouTube channel with Midas touch. And the reason why I'm doing it is because there's so many more people here on YouTube that, that we need to reach with actual facts, with actual news, with the truth. But not just that. I'm excited to be launching a lot more longer form episodes, longer form interviews, sit down interviews with US politicians with world leaders, senior executives at big businesses and really just diving into what the mainstream media won't show you on a daily basis. You're not going to get an hour long of CNN opinions. You're going to get an hour of just straight facts, straight news and you're going to be able to go on with your day. So I'm super excited to be bringing that to YouTube.
Ben (Host/Commentator)
When I show though the world that state regime media, because that's what they are, Fox projects and I do these segments. The reality is, is that to me this should never have been a right versus left or a red versus blue. I mean, there's just an objective reality that is out there about what's happening with inflation, what's happening with our alliances abroad, what's happening in the economy here, how it's impacting people. And they're not telling. They're just not telling the story. And at some point, though, I mean, I'm not sure if you're seeing it, though, how long does it last before people like, yeah, but my factory just got shut down. I'm going to the grocery store. I'm not experiencing these things. What, what, how long do they have these. This grasp over this audience that they've been brainwashing for so long?
Aaron Parnas
I don't think much longer. I mean, you just saw literally a couple of weeks ago, a line cook in a Missouri waffle restaurant was arrested in that Missouri town, that farm town. It voted for Donald Trump for 80% of the vote in that town. And while the citizens of that town literally rebuked, they came out and was like, against Donald Trump. They were super upset because they were like, well, we didn't vote for you to go arrest our local line cook at this waffle restaurant. We voted for you to take out undocumented immigrants who are criminals who have been convicted of homicide, the worst of the worst. And that's just not happening. And Fox News can only do so much. I mean, they have their loyal 4 or 5 million people that watch them every day, but the country's a hell of a lot bigger than 4 or 5 million people. And every single time something directly impacts these Republicans on the ground, you're gonna see the Fox News viewership continue to die, continue to fall apart. And that's why places like Midas Touch are exploding right now, because people are leaving the mainstream and they're going to something new, something different.
Ben (Host/Commentator)
Aaron, where can people follow you on YouTube? I mean, it's already soaring, but where can they find you on YouTube?
Aaron Parnas
It's just at. Aaron Parnas 1. It's my YouTube channel. Go check it out. We're going to be having multiple videos today. Super excited. So make sure to subscribe and go check it out.
Ben (Host/Commentator)
Aaron, anything else before we go that you want to say to the audience?
Aaron Parnas
I think the biggest thing is just shout out to the Midas mighty. You guys are the best community on the Internet.
Ben (Host/Commentator)
Well, there you have it. I didn't prompt him. I didn't know he was going in that direction. Everybody hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers here, but help Aaron get to 1 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Thanks, Aaron.
Aaron Parnas
Thanks, Ben.
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Episode: Fox News Attacks Meidas as Trump Faces Disaster
Date: August 17, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
Guest: Aaron Parnas
This episode centers on Fox News’s recent attacks against the MeidasTouch network and its affiliates, including prominent commentator Aaron Parnas. The hosts—Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas—expose how Fox News and MAGA-aligned politicians are melting down in response to mounting challenges facing Donald Trump, especially as his polling and public support wane. The show features a blend of pointed political analysis, clips of Fox News figures reacting defensively to pushback from Democratic leaders, discussion about strategic disinformation, and a special segment with Aaron Parnas about fighting back against right-wing media narratives.
Fox's Victimhood Response: The episode opens with Ben highlighting how Fox News is panicking and “losing it” after California Governor Gavin Newsom fights back against Trump’s and Fox’s narratives.
“They go and play the victim so quickly on Fox. The moment you punch back against these bullies… they go nuts on Fox.”
False Polling Claims: Fox guests make demonstrably false claims about Trump’s poll numbers, with one analyst dismissing legitimate polling data.
“They say Trump’s polling can never be higher. It’s quite literally like the lowest polling in presidential history…”
Mark Wayne Mullen’s Seatbelt Drama:
“I don’t buckle up. The reason… is because of carjacking. I don’t want to be stuck in my vehicle when I need to exit in a hurry…” – Mark Wayne Mullen
Steve Hilton's Melodramatics about Redistricting:
“If we had fair representation in California, we’d have another 12 House seats for Republicans. He’s already stolen 12, he wants another 6.” – Steve Hilton
“Just a bunch of whining. … They whine. And then you have Stephen Moran…”
“The economy is just on fire. Inflation is under control. The president has scored win after win after win…” – Stephen Moran
“What are you talking about? What world do you live in?”
“They basically called for Parnas to be like criminally prosecuted … I think they’re obsessed with Parnas.”
“If Fox News is coming after me, then I know I’m doing something right. … They don’t want the truth to come out. … I’m just giving the public the truth and they’re mad about it.”
“I’m super excited… There’s so many more people here on YouTube that we need to reach with actual facts, with actual news, with the truth…”
“Fox News can only do so much… the country’s a hell of a lot bigger than 4 or 5 million people. … Every time something directly impacts these Republicans on the ground, you’re gonna see the Fox News viewership continue to die, continue to fall apart.”
“Shout out to the Meidas mighty. You guys are the best community on the Internet.” – Aaron Parnas
“They go and play the victim so quickly on Fox. The moment you punch back against these bullies… they go nuts.”
“If Fox News is coming after me, then I know I’m doing something right and I’m going to continue doing it because they don’t want the truth to come out.”
“Fox News can only do so much. … Every single time something directly impacts these Republicans on the ground, you’re gonna see the Fox News viewership continue to die, continue to fall apart.”
The episode combines sharp political critique with the Meiselas brothers’ trademark humor and banter. The tone is unapologetic, satirical, and community-oriented, balancing ridicule of Fox News’s overreactions with earnest advocacy for truth and democratic values.
Fox News is increasingly rattled as Trump faces worsening political prospects, with their hosts and MAGA politicians resorting to melodramatic victimhood and misinformation. The MeidasTouch hosts dissect these reactions, exposing hypocrisy and falsehoods. Through an insightful conversation with Aaron Parnas, the episode underscores the importance of independent media, countering right-wing disinformation, and building a resilient pro-democracy community. The show encourages listeners to follow alternative sources like MeidasTouch and Aaron Parnas’s new YouTube channel for fact-based news and analysis.