🚨Ivanka used as Bait by Trump to Start War!!

Summary

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The MeidasTouch Podcast – Summary

Episode: 🚨Ivanka used as Bait by Trump to Start War!!
Date: May 23, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas (MeidasTouch Network)

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Episode Overview

This episode zeroes in on explosive new claims from right-wing media that Ivanka Trump was targeted for assassination by an Iranian operative, and examines how Donald Trump may be leveraging these claims—as well as his own daughter—as political “bait” to justify aggressive foreign policy, particularly renewed hostilities with Iran. The Meiselas brothers dissect both the validity and timing of these assertions, connecting them to Trump’s history of propaganda, scandals involving Ivanka, and efforts to manipulate public opinion on war. The banter is sharp, irreverent, and deeply critical of the Trump family, weaving in historic receipts and infamous quotes.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. New York Post Report: Ivanka Targeted by IRGC Terrorist

• [01:58]
  The episode launches into a recent New York Post article, which claims Ivanka Trump was the target of an assassination plot by Mohammad Bakar Al Saidi, a supposed IRGC terrorist arrested in Turkey.
  • The brothers immediately express skepticism, questioning the veracity, motive, and convenient timing of this story.
  • “This is what they want us to believe,” says Ben, mocking the “propaganda piece.”
  • The hosts highlight the implausible details: the alleged terrorist openly vacationing, sharing his activities on Instagram, and possessing a map of Ivanka’s Florida mansion.

    “Is it possible? Sure. I don’t want to rule that out… But we know with this Trump regime, they lie over and over again." – Ben [03:40]

2. Context: Trump’s Recurring Use of “War Bait” Tactics

• Trump's claims about Iran are called out as “manufactured pretexts,” similar to false alarms about “drones in Cuba aimed at Florida” (referencing previous scare stories).
• The MeidasTouch team draws parallels between these stories and previous propaganda, asserting a pattern of using distraction and misinformation to justify war and shift public focus.
• They discuss how stories like these conveniently surface during times when Trump seeks to advance militaristic agendas, especially with alliances like Netanyahu in Israel.

3. Ivanka Trump’s Role: Pattern of Exploitation by Donald Trump

• [06:40]
  The discussion pivots to how Trump has a history of using Ivanka for personal or political gain—what Ben calls “disgusting, disgusting behavior.”
• The hosts display a series of infamous clips and headlines illustrating deeply inappropriate comments made by Trump about his daughter.
  • On Howard Stern: “He called his own daughter a voluptuous piece of ass. Do you know how sick that is?” – Ben [08:55]

Memorable Quotes:

• [09:03]
  Brett (on Howard Stern):

  “By the way, your daughter, she’s beautiful. Can I say this? A piece of ass. She looks more voluptuous than ever.”

  • Trump responds, “She’s actually always been very voluptuous. She’s almost six feet tall.”

• [09:12]
  “Yes, I know about sexual predators. I am one.” – Trump (quoted and played on Stern)

• [10:44]
  On The View, when asked what he has in common with Ivanka:

  “Well, I was going to say sex, but I can’t relate that.”

• The brothers also examine photographs and interviews from Ivanka’s youth and modeling career, lambasting the Trump family’s ties to figures like John Casablancas (who also had a reputation for predatory behavior).

4. Cynicism Toward the “Assassination Attempt” Narrative

• The team picks apart the article’s sources and the right-wing echo chamber, which they say amplifies such stories for political ends.
• They question the credibility of the sources and the establishment (NY Post, Fox News figures Sean Hannity, Jesse Watters), repeatedly calling out the Murdoch news ecosystem for pushing questionable claims.

  “Is this the throwaway episode of Game of Thrones that meets The Apprentice that nobody ever watched?” – Ben [06:23]

5. Family Wealth, Grift, and Hypocrisy

• [07:00]
  • Sarcastic commentary on Ivanka’s flaunted wealth, her “elegant” social media posts, and Jared Kushner’s billions from the Saudis:

    “There she is. Oh, so elegant. So elegant. Making all of this money while the American people suffer.” – Ben

• Critique of Trump burying Ivana (Ivanka’s mother) on his Bedminster golf course for perceived tax evasion purposes:

  “Pretty ghoulish for you to be okay with your mom being buried in the backlot of a fricking golf course right there.” – Ben [07:59]

6. Media Manipulation and Recurring Scandals

• The brothers argue that Trump weaponizes media and even his family to gain sympathy, obscure scandals, and stir up support for authoritarian measures.
• Frequent comparisons are made to other political scandals and grifts involving the Trump family.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [06:23] Ben:

  “Is this the throwaway episode on Game of Thrones that meets The Apprentice that nobody ever watched?”

• [08:39] Ben:

  “Like when Donald Trump was on Howard Stern and he said that she’s a voluptuous piece of ass. That’s what he said. He said about his daughter.”

• [09:09] Trump (on Stern):

  “Yes, I know about sexual predators. I am one.”

• [10:44] Trump (on The View):

  “Well, I was going to say sex, but I can’t relate that.”

• [12:22] Trump (at a reception, about a woman in the audience):

  “Boy, do you look like Ivanka. Has anyone ever told you that?”

• [14:07] Stormy Daniels’ trial testimony:

  “Like at one point before they have sex, he’s like, you know, you remind me of Ivanka... it’s so disgusting. I don’t know.”

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Key Timestamps

• [01:58] Introduction of NY Post article about plot to kill Ivanka.
• [03:40] Skepticism over validity and motive of the report.
• [06:23] Satirical commentary comparing story to bad TV.
• [07:00] Sarcasm about Ivanka’s public persona and family wealth.
• [08:39] Discussion of Trump’s inappropriate comments about Ivanka.
• [09:09] Excerpt of Trump admitting to being a “sexual predator” as a joke.
• [10:44] The View clip: “Well, I was going to say sex…”
• [14:07] Stormy Daniels testimony about Trump’s obsession with Ivanka.
• [15:00] Ivanka’s aid work undercut by Trump’s policies.

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Conclusion

The episode paints the latest assassination plot story as another entry in a long line of propaganda from Trump’s orbit—meant to distract, provoke nationalist sentiment, and legitimize aggression against Iran. The Meiselas brothers use biting humor and a mountain of receipts to underscore the Trump family’s exploitation of both narrative and relationships for their own gain, warning listeners about the dangers of falling for such manufactured crises. The commentary is unapologetically pro-democracy, deeply skeptical, and brutally honest.

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Transcript

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Donald Trump appears to be using his daughter Ivanka as bait yet again. This time bait in connection with his warmongering and his war crimes in the catastrophic war in Iran. As Donald Trump is looking for additional pretext to once again invade Iran with Netanyahu and engage in more war Crimes. What do you know? Trump leaks to the New York Post this propaganda piece. Ivanka Trump was targeted for assassination by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps terrorists in a twisted plot to avenge the president for taking out his mentor, Qasem Soleimani. Seriously, when you dig into this, you find that they claim this guy, here he is in photos, visiting the Eiffel Tower and kayaking a guy by the name of Muhammad Bakar Al Saidi, who was just arrested, just so happens, of all places in Turkey, this Iranian Revolutionary Guard Court terrorist was vacationing in Turkey, where he was arrested and he was extradited to the United States. And they found on him a map, a map that had Ivanka's $24 million home in Florida and that he was planning to kill Ivanka. And now we must avenge the assassination attempt of Ivanka by Mohammed Bakar Al Saidi by going to war with Iran once again. Just like those 300 drones that were all of a sudden found in Cuba, and they're directed at the Florida Keys. And if we don't invade Cuba imminently, Cuba's gonna destroy Florida. More war crimes from the Trump regime. I mean, who writes this propaganda stuff now? Look, let me just give you this disclaimer. Is there a possibility that this is all of a sudden happening, that the guy went to Turkey to vacation, and he's an IRGC terrorist who also has Instagram accounts and social media and just apparently brags about it publicly? Is it possible? Sure. I don't want to rule out that possibility. But we know with this Trump regime, they lie over and over again. And we also know that when it comes to Donald Trump, he's used. Giving you my opinion as protected the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. He's used Ivanka as bait over and over again. There are the photos of Ivanka, Donald with Jeffrey Epstein. There are the photos of Ivanka when she was a model at 15 with John Casablancas, who was also involved in child rape and child sexual assault. And John Casablanca was the head of this modeling agency that Ivanka worked for. And Donald Trump would go on the View and say that what he has in common with Ivanka is sex. He says he had sex in common with her. And when he was on Howard Stern, he said that she's a great piece of. And then there's all the photos of Donald Trump and Ivanka. I'll go through some of that with all of you. But. But here's the article from the New York Post or the California Post. Ivanka Trump targeted for assassination by IRGC terrorist and twisted plot to avenge the President taking out his mentor. Sources. Are these the same sources that give Barack Ravid his information before the markets open? Are these the same sources who work with Hannity and who work with Jesse Waters? Okay, let's keep on reading this publication by Murdoch. First daughter Ivanka Trump was targeted for assassination by the IRGC and specifically an IRGC trained terrorist.

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The Washing.

[C]

The New York Post learns recently captured Muhammad Bakar Sayad Dawood Al Saidi, 32, made a pledge to kill Ivanka and he had a blueprint to her home, sources claim. And Iraqi national. He was allegedly targeting Donald Trump's family after his mentor and Qasem Soleimani was killed in that US Drone strike six years ago. And the arrest just happened in Turkey, right as Donald Trump is looking for the pretext to go to war with Iran yet again. I mean, technically, we're still in war. We're in a phony, fake ceasefire. But to open hostilities again. After Qasem Soleimani was killed, Al said he went around telling people that we need to kill Ivanka and burn the house of Trump down. I mean, is this the throwaway episode on Game of Thrones that meets the Apprentice that nobody ever watched? So apparently the guy's going around. He's, like, out there vacationing. He's hanging out in this building and that building. Uh, he's. He's. He's hanging. He's. He's vacationing in Turkey. He was arrested in Turkey last week. He has an Iraqi service passport. He's extradited to the United States. This whole story comes up, and they want us to believe that this is not a manufactured story. And, folks, this is. This is what they want us to believe. Meanwhile, you have Ivanka posting photos like this of herself. So elegant, so elegant. And there's this photo. So elegant. Making all of this money while the American people suffer, while Jared Kushner gets billions of dollars from the Saudis, while he pretends to be a diplomat and just sucks money away from the American people. And there she is. Oh, so elegant. So elegant. Being sarcastic. The most ridiculous thing. Donald Trump buried her mom in the backlot of Bedminster Golf Course under a bunch of shrubs so he can claim it as a cemetery. And apparently, I don't know, but pretty ghoulish for you to be okay with your mom being buried in the backlot of a fricking golf course right there. But I don't know.

[G]

That's just.

[C]

That's just me right there. Let's Bring out some receipts, though, as I mentioned, Ivanka has a history of being used as bait by Donald Trump. Disgusting, disgusting behavior. Like when Donald Trump was on Howard

[G]

Stern and he said that she's a

[C]

voluptuous piece of ass. That's what he said. He said about his daughter. He called his daughter a voluptuous piece of ass. Do you know how sick that is? He calls his own daughter a voluptuous piece of ass.

[G]

Here, play this clip.

[B]

By the way, your daughter, she's beautiful. Can I say this? A piece of ass. She looks more voluptuous than ever.

[H]

She's actually always been very voluptuous. She's almost six feet tall.

[C]

And then when he was on Howard

[G]

Stern with his daughter, Donald Trump said,

[C]

yes, I know about sexual predators. I am one. He says, I am one. And she laughs that her papa. Papa. Isn't that how JD Vance is my maw maw and my pawpaw?

[G]

These people are just a bunch of ghouls. Here, play this clip.

[E]

You.

[B]

You know about sexual predators and things like that? I mean, you are one. All right, I was gonna say that, but it's true.

[H]

You.

[B]

You know about sexual predators and things like that. I mean, you are one. All right, I was gonna say that.

[C]

Or when he went on the View and he was asked, what do you have in common with your daughter? What do you have in common with your father? And she says, I have real estate with my papa.

[G]

I don't know why I keep doing that expression.

[C]

But JD Ben says it, and then

[G]

Donald Trump goes to.

[C]

Donald Trump goes, what I have in common with her is sexual sex with the voluptuous piece of ass that he called his daughter before. I mean, these are sick people. These are some sick humans. These are some sick Epstein class humans, in my opinion.

[G]

Play this clip.

[I]

We want to know a little bit more about you guys. So we play this game here. It's called Fave 5. I'll ask the question. Ivanka, you answer first, and then dad, you answer also. Okay, Ivanka, what's the favorite thing you have in common with your father?

[A]

Either real estate or golf.

[I]

Donald, with your daughter.

[H]

Well, I was going to say sex, but I can't relate that.

[G]

And then there was this image of

[C]

Ivanka thinking back about her childhood in this documentary that she did. And she went in her room, and you can see what was going on in those eyes. A real sense of pain. Remember, we captured this footage here.

[G]

Play this clip.

[J]

This was my bed. It's a little small for me now. Probably why I don't stay in here anymore. But yeah.

[H]

And what floor are we on?

[J]

We are on the 68th floor. Not a bad view to wake up to.

[G]

Or when Donald Trump had her become a model with John Casablancas.

[C]

John Casablancas Epstein, class guy. That's who Donald Trump hung out with. Casablancas, Epstein, that whole crew right there.

[G]

And here's what she said when she was modeling for Casablancas. Playing this clip.

[J]

My family has money and they can support me, but I model because I love to model and it's something that I enjoy doing. So I don't think it's fair that they made me sound greedy about it. And all because I model because I love to model. And that's really all there is.

[G]

Man, these pictures are just so gross of Donald Trump and our picture. Picture, picture, picture. They're all so gross. Or when Donald Trump would bring Ivanka around. Karen McDougal, who he was having an

[C]

affair on with Melania Ghoulish.

[G]

Remember Donald Trump right around the Christmas reception time, he saw someone who he thought was really attractive in the crowd.

[C]

And he goes, you look like my daughter.

[G]

Play this clip.

[H]

The two of those guys, the greatest. Then we have a man who, to me, this is the most interesting story. Boy, do you look like Ivanka. Has anyone ever told you that?

[D]

I'm looking.

[H]

I'm saying, could you just turn around for the camera? Does she look. Does she look like Ivanka? It's the most unbelievable thing. So I wouldn't. I didn't want to take a chance. I say, is that Ivanka? You look just like Ivanka, which is a great compliment, actually.

[G]

And remember during Donald Trump's first term when Ivanka would try to speak with world leaders and nobody wanted to talk to her. Here, play this clip.

[H]

Social distance.

[J]

As soon as you start talking about the economic aspect of it, though, a lot of people start listening who wouldn't otherwise listen? And the same with the defense side of things in terms of the whole business.

[G]

And I guess here's the $24 million home that they're talking about right there that has been pub.

[C]

I mean, it's not exactly hard to find. It's published. Anyone can Google the thing. The Trumps brag about this. You know, they have that. They apparently brag about burying Ivana in a freaking patch.

[G]

And just so you see what the

[C]

hell I'm talking about with Maumoi and

[G]

Pawpaw, this is what JD Van said. Here, play this clip.

[C]

Democrats, my mama and papaw, they said that, you know, back. Back when they were voting in the

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80s and 90s, the man and woman who raised me.

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And then let me remind everybody, during the criminal trial of Donald Trump, when Stormy Daniels was cross examined, here's what she said about what Donald Trump said to her about Ivanka. Here, play this clip.

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And look, she also talked about Trump's wife, that Trump said that Melania is very beautiful, but we don't sleep in the same room. Apparently Trump shook his head at that point. She talked about, you know, the whole thing about he asked her about condoms and does she wear condoms as a porn star. And of course, everyone knows he's a germaphobe. Then like at one point before they have sex, he's like, you know, he reminds me of Ivanka. I realize the context that it was in. It seemed like it made sense. But when you know that he then had sex with her afterwards, it's so disgusting. I don't know.

[G]

But should also be noted that during Donald Trump's first term, Ivanka was very much involved in usaid, which Donald Trump destroyed. Wheelchairs for sick kids, work for vulnerable women.

[C]

She was involved in programs like that. And then apparently she's okay with papa

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destroying all of that right there and destroying all of those programs and ripping it all apart. There you have it, folks. Let me know what you think. Hit. Subscribe. Let's get to 7 million.

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