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Mike and alyssa are always trying to outdo each other when alyssa got a small water bottle mike showed up with a four liter jug when mike started gardening alyssa started beekeeping oh come on they called a truce for their holiday and used expedia trip planner to collaborate on all the details of the trip once there mike still did more laps around the pool whatever you were made to outdo your holidays we were made to help organize the competition expedia made to travel a completely.
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Disastrous presser just now by caroline levitt donald trump's chief propagandist watch what goes down here play this clip and as.
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We commemorate labor day this year we finally have a president who fights and delivers for the american worker every single day president trump believes that american workers are the heart and soul of our economy and our national identity which is why he's championed an agenda that puts them first always for decades the hard working men and women of our country who built the greatest nation in world history were sold out by selfish greedy short sighted globalists who put our country on a path to economic and cultural ruin and they hollowed out our factories and towns and betrayed the american working class by shipping jobs overseas and importing millions of low wage migrants to replace american workers under president trump this national disgrace is over american workers are once again being put at the center of national trade policy and the dignity of american labor is being defended and it.
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Gets worse from there i mean does she actually think that we the people are buying any of this this is entirely humiliating here watch this the first.
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Question associated with the shooting that occurred the other day and i want to ask the question of we know that it's not a gun thing any rational person knows it's not a gun thing we know it's a mental health issue so i want to know from you what does president trump and the white house going to do to address mental health issues around the country associated with these shootings and the second thing is chicago you know anybody with and i say with a connected brain stem knows that chicago's crime is out of control and young black men are getting killed laying dead in the middle of the streets every single day in chicago no president has addressed any of these issues and so what is the white house going to do to address issues in their capacity to deal with the conflict and violence in chicago sure well to.
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Your first question about this shooting in minnesota right now the administration is focused on helping the people of minnesota it's been less than a day of course since this tragedy happened we have federal law enforcement on the ground assisting local law enforcement this investigation is ongoing there's still a lot of facts to understand about these circumstances another disastrous moment oh.
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Geez play this clip to brandon's question.
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Thirteen hundred short in chicago three thousand short in new york five hundred short here in washington dc what can the white house what can the president do to help recruitment of police officers who have done well with the military and border patrol what can we do to report police officers on the streets of.
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America miss well the president has certainly been very successful in recruiting federal law enforcement if you look at the ice recruitment campaign that was led by he and our secretary of homeland security we've seen more than i believe one hundred thirty thousand applicants to join ice which is just amazing there's more applicants now than there are jobs to fill and we're very grateful for that clearly americans want to serve their communities they just need a leader who encourages them to do so so maybe governor pritzer should spend less time demonizing the police more time trying to recruit more police and more time trying to call the president of the united states to get crime in his city under control the president wants to allow law enforcement whether it's state local federal to do their jobs to arrest criminals to put them behind bars and to remove public safety threats from american communities he'll continue to do.
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That thank you guys and it continues on this path sure caroline we believe you here play this clip question if.
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I could caroline sorry i wonder if you could ask i wonder if you could answer why the president hasn't acknowledged the shooting at cdc headquarters that took place earlier in august where a police officer was killed and it was reported that the motivation for the shooting was somebody who was really unhappy with the effects of the COVID vaccine we absolutely were very much aware of that shooting the secretary of health and human services put out a statement immediately he was in touch with the cdc and he actually traveled to georgia to assess the situation and to mourn with the people who work in that building there okay.
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And then what in the kim jong un is this let's play it as.
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A result president trump has already brought in nearly ten trillion dollars in new private and foreign investments so that the top businesses in the world can create high paying jobs in america and hire american workers to fill them and if.
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You'Re wondering ben is it going to get worse or what's the point of all of this this is what it means to be trump regime twenty twenty five strange stuff here play on the.
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Intel deal where the us got a stake in that company there's two things i want to ask about that the first is what did the us get back in return for that for that deal and the second thing is what are the future plans for giving any form of money to another company it could be through the chips act like this deal or some other form of funds what are the plans there by.
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This white look as you know brian very well because you cover it often the intel deal is still being ironed out by the department of commerce the t's are still being crossed the i's are still being dotted these you know it's very much still under discussion but the president's thinking i can share with you is certainly to ensure that the united states government is is making our country wealthy again and is benefiting from some of these deals and it's a creative solution i know it's outside the box thinking which is uncommon in this city but it's something that he proposed and something that the secretary of commerce is working on putting into action mary.
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It goes on and on and on.
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Let'S play it i've seen a lot of calls action you know among these lawmakers saying that we shouldn't just be praying one that i've seen on the right actually is calls for the fbi to institute a new class of domestic terrorism that involves trans ideology is that something that the administration would support i would have to check with the appropriate people on that.
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More from caroline levitt right here let's play this one i.
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Have two questions for you sure democrats including former white house press secretary jen psaki and minneapolis merit jacob bray attacked prayer and pushed gun control in the aftermath of yesterday's shooting what's the white house's response to their comments yes i saw the comments of my predecessor miss psaki and frankly i think they're incredibly insensitive and disrespectful to the tens of millions of americans of faith across this country who believe in the power of prayer who believe that prayer works and who believe that in a time of mourning like this when beautiful young children were killed while praying in a church it's utterly disrespectful to deride the power of prayer in this country and it's disrespectful to the millions of americans of faith and i would encourage miss psaki to pray for these families themselves who need it right now more than ever.
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This one of the more humiliating moments of this let's play it has to.
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Do with i just had one more if i may it has to do with the president's intention to remove lisa cook as a member of the federal reserve board he is going or acting upon allegations that have been made by trump administration official bill holti these are just allegations she hasn't been convicted yet of any question crime is the administration opposed to allowing miss cook to have due process to challenge what has been.
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Alleged against her i believe she is challenging it i believe she just filed a lawsuit today and mister pulte has deferred those allegations over to the department of justice to investigate them what i will say is that you had these mortgage receipts very clearly shown to the president and he has the cause that he needs to fire this individual he laid it out in a letter that he provided to her and to the public as well and so we'll continue to fight this battle carrie and again.
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I could keep on going on and on and on with this low light reel but i'll just show you a few more so you can see how ridiculous this is here play this one.
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Thank you so much first on the firing of the cdc director first we'll replace her and then also overnight the white house said that she did not align with the president's agenda doctor minarez's attorney say that she refused to rubber stamp unscientific reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts women what specifically did she.
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Look what i will say about this individual is that her lawyer's statement made it abundantly clear themselves that she was not aligned with the president's mission to make america healthy again and the secretary asked her to resign she said she would and then she said she wouldn't so the president fired her which he has every right to do it was president trump who was overwhelmingly reelected on november fifth this woman has never received a vote in her life and the president has the authority to fire those who are not aligned with his mission a new replacement will be announced by either the president or the secretary very soon and the president and secretary kennedy are committed to restoring trust and transparency and credibility to the cdc by ensuring their leadership and their decisions are more public facing more accountable strengthening our public health system and restoring it to its core mission of protecting americans from communicable diseases investing in innovation to prevent detect and respond to future threats that's the mission of the cdc and we're going to make sure that folks that are in positions of leadership there are aligned.
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With that mission and okay caroline levitt beyond embarrassing play it brian thank you.
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Caroline two questions bouncing off the cdc situation cdc i'm curious if administration officials are pushing back on the president's agenda privately publicly however should they fear to lose their jobs going forward look i.
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Think if you're doing your job well and if you are executing on the vision and the promises that the president made to the public who elected him back to this office then you should have no fear about your job just do your job that's what this president wants to see he wants to see people solving problems he wants to see the people who have the privilege of serving the american taxpayer and the federal government abiding by the wishes of the american taxpayers who overwhelmingly reelected him in this cabinet to make america great again or in this case make america healthy.
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Again on the intel deal where the.
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Us got one more from caroline levitt.
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Play it iris thank you caroline two questions on the shooting what's the nutrition's message to some concerned parents across the country who might be now worried about their kids safety about the latest incident we completely and totally understand the concerns of parents across the country this tragedy is it's heartbreaking as a parent myself there are no words to describe just the heartbreak that these families must be enduring which is why the president and the first lady have encouraged everyone to continue to pray for these families and these victims and it's why this administration is focused on removing public safety threats from our communities and in fact i can share with all of you that last night in washington dc when arrests were being made there was an arrest of a juvenile right here in dc in ward seven for threats to kidnap and injure receiving stolen property possession of a large capacity feeding device unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition a search warrant was executed seven firearms were recovered and the juvenile was arrested after an investigation was initiated based on social media posts allegedly threatening violence towards a school so this was a juvenile who was a risk to not just himself but the community community here in washington and he was removed from the community last night because of the law enforcement efforts of this administration and i would also point to the statement of our wonderful first lady that she released yesterday she wrote the tragic mass killing in minnesota illuminates the need for preemptive intervention and identifying school shooters early warning signs are often evident with many individuals exhibiting concerning behaviors and making violent threats online prior to their actions we encourage all americans as the old saying goes if you see something say something if you see warning signs or threats report it to law enforcement this administration federal law enforcement will take those reports and those threats seriously they will be treated as a law enforcement emergency and we will act accordingly.
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And i guess here is kind of sums it all up caroline the floor the floor is yours let's play it.
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Mary thanks caroline i have a couple questions on shooting yesterday the first one this is the second shooting involving a trans identifying shooter who specifically targeted christians and catholic kids what kind of consequences do the gender affirming therapists doctors or even the parents of these shooters face after these types of shootings well as for the parents and potential therapists in this case again all of that is still currently being investigated by the fbi i know the secretary of health and human services this morning said that hhs is investigating perhaps links between some of these drugs and these prescription drugs that some of these minors may be taking and an increase in violence and obviously we have mental health problems in this country that this administration and secretary kennedy will continue to speak out about and the work that we're doing to solve it thank you and just there you.
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Release Date: August 30, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett & Jordy Meiselas
Main Focus:
A detailed breakdown of a disastrous White House press conference led by Caroline Levitt, focusing on the Trump administration’s chaotic messaging following multiple high-profile resignations and recent national tragedies. The brothers infuse their trademark mix of political analysis, biting humor, and passionate defense of democracy as they react to the White House’s extraordinary missteps.
The episode centers on a recent, widely criticized White House press conference, described by Ben Meiselas as a "low light reel" and “one of the more humiliating” public statements yet from the Trump administration in 2025. The Meiselas brothers offer play-by-play commentary, pulling no punches in their analysis of the administration’s rhetoric, mismanagement, and evasive responses to crises including mass shootings, agency resignations, and controversial policy decisions.
True to their signature approach, the MeidasTouch brothers combine exasperation, sharp political criticism, and wry humor, frequently mocking the White House’s ineptitude and defending democratic norms.
This summary omits advertisements and non-content sections, focusing solely on the substantive discussion and commentary as detailed in the transcript.