Trump gets Beaten to a Pulp as Newsom Delivers the Karma

Summary

The MeidasTouch Podcast – "Trump gets Beaten to a Pulp as Newsom Delivers the Karma"

Date: September 29, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas

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Episode Overview

In this episode, the Meiselas brothers break down a volatile week in American politics, focusing on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s forceful, unapologetic pushback against Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the ongoing authoritarian tendencies of the Trump administration. The brothers highlight Newsom’s moral clarity, examine MAGA reactions, and discuss how Democrats can effectively counter right-wing narratives. The episode is packed with sharp political analysis, fiery rhetoric, and MeidasTouch’s signature mix of comedy and activism.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Governor Gavin Newsom Calls Out Fascism

[03:00]

• Newsom publicly calls out former Trump advisor Stephen Miller as a “fascist” in a series of viral social media posts.
• He responds to complaints from Don Jr. (“calling out your dad and his authoritarian stooges for being fascist, that’s what I’m doing”) and directly quotes the textbook definition of fascism to apply it to Trump’s movement.
• The hosts emphasize that Newsom is setting a new standard: “No one’s doing it the way California Governor Gavin Newsom is right now.”
  — Political Commentator [03:02]

2. Democratic Messaging & Moral Clarity

• The brothers highlight how Newsom and some Democrats are pushing back assertively on MAGA talking points, specifically regarding health care and the looming government shutdown.
• They dissect the infamous quote from White House spokesperson Caroline Levitt:
  “Go fuck yourself.”
  — Political Commentator quoting a Trump official [04:43]
• The hosts emphasize the power of a forceful but principled response to the “victim” narratives that MAGA influencers employ.

3. Calling Out Hypocrisy and MAGA Victimhood

• Right-wing commentators, especially Laura Loomer, respond by casting themselves as targets and escalating rhetoric (“ringleaders of assassination culture”).
• The hosts lampoon this tactic:
  “You see what these MAGAs do the moment you stand up to them and exert moral authority, real authority, and stand up to these losers… they are a movement of losers.”
  — Political Commentator [05:50]

4. Newsom’s Legislative Actions & National Leadership

[12:24]

• Newsom posts about providing hope and love, contrasting “Trump spreads fear” with “Patriots spread love.”
• He signs California legislation to protect abortion access, allowing doctors to prescribe abortion pills anonymously and requiring insurance coverage–even if the FDA changes policy.
• Newsom sends emergency aid to hurricane-hit states, “serving as a leader for the country right now,” contrasted with Trump “watching the Ryder Cup.”
• In matters of environment, Newsom reassures international partners:
  “We are your stable and reliable partner and we will continue to be in this space.”
  — Gavin Newsom [15:55]

5. The Dangers of Authoritarianism & Checks and Balances

[17:02]

• The hosts replay their prior interview with Newsom, where he warns about the militarization of American cities—a “preview of things to come.”
• Newsom, on Trump’s threats to arrest him:
  “I honestly literally never thought in my life I’d hear those words uttered from the President of the United States, threatening the rest, directing the arrest of a political opponent… for what? Not only winning the election, but… calling him out on his unconstitutional actions.”
  — Gavin Newsom [17:02]
• He laments erosion of rule of law and the loss of congressional oversight.

6. Mockery and Satire as Tools Against Authoritarianism

• The episode is peppered with memes and punchy humor, e.g., Newsom roasting Fox’s Pete Hegseth and lampooning Thomas “Tommy Toilet” Lahren.
• Hosts highlight MAGA grifts, like Trump’s “Newsom Sucks” shirts, as proof of the empty, reactive ethos of the right:
  “That’s what you’re going with. Donald Newsom sucks.”
  — Political Commentator [19:01]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Gavin Newsom, on moral clarity:
  “If you don’t want us to call you a fascist, then stop doing fascist things.”
  — Quoted by Political Commentator [03:19]

• On MAGA victimhood:
  “Oh my God, Laura Loomer, are you gonna cry?”
  — Political Commentator [05:36]

• On effective resistance:
  “You have to be peaceful, but you gotta speak with forceful moral clarity.”
  — Political Commentator [06:22]

• Calling out Trump’s failed promises and economic claims:
  “If you brought in $17 trillion, where the hell is all of this money?”
  — Political Commentator [08:25]

• On America’s current state:
  “We live in a fascist regime right now run by a bunch of fricking losers.”
  — Political Commentator [07:09]

• Gavin Newsom, on authoritarianism:
  “This is about the erosion of the rule of law. This is about a system of checks and balances, popular sovereignty, co-equal branches of government. We lost a full branch of government. It’s gone. And that’s Congress… Democrats and Republicans should wake up.”
  — Gavin Newsom [17:39–18:53]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:00] – Newsom vs. Trump & Miller: Social media battle and "fascist" rhetoric
• [04:43] – Quoting Caroline Levitt’s “Go F yourself” and government shutdown drama
• [05:36] – MAGA victimhood lampooned (Laura Loomer)
• [12:24] – Newsom’s empathy vs. Trump’s fear, abortion legislation, hurricane response
• [15:55] – Newsom’s global message on environmental leadership
• [17:02] – Replay of Newsom interview: “preview of things to come,” threats of arrest
• [19:01] – MAGA grift: "Newsom Sucks" shirts

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Recap of Episode’s Tone and Final Messages

The episode exudes urgency, justified outrage, and irreverent brotherly humor. The Meiselas brothers deliver scathing critiques of Trump and MAGA’s ongoing assaults on democracy, positioning Gavin Newsom as a model of assertive Democratic leadership and calling on listeners to demand more courage and clarity from their representatives. As always, the brothers blend news, advocacy, and humor to keep listeners informed, enraged, and empowered.

Key Takeaway:
Standing up to authoritarianism requires both moral clarity and an unflinching readiness to call out fascism by name, paired with policies that help real people and a healthy dose of unapologetic satire.

Transcript

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[Political Commentator]

This is how you mock, humiliate and bully Donald Trump to his face. This is how you speak with moral clarity. No one's doing it the way California Governor Gavin Newsom is. Right now. I want to highlight what he just did. Over this weekend, Gavin Newsom posted the following Ding dongs in the White House if you don't want us to call you a fascist, then stop doing fascist things. Then Governor Newsom writes, stephen Miller is a fascist. So then that smokes out Don Jr. Who whines. He knows exactly what he's doing. To which Governor Newsom responds, yes, calling out your dad and his authoritarian stooges for being fascist. That's what I'm doing, governor Newsom writes. Then Stephen Miller responds, why do you think they posted this? Governor Newsom doesn't apologize. He goes, because you are a fascist. That's why. Then Governor Newsom posts the textbook definition of fascism in response to Stephen Miller's post. Fascism an authoritarian far right political ideology defined by a dictatorial leader, aggressive nationalism, suppression of opposition, and tight control over all aspects of society. So are Trump and Miller fascist? 1. An authoritarian far right political ideology defined by a dictatorial leader? Yes. 2. Aggressive nationalism? Yes. 3. Suppression of opposition? Yes. 4. Seeks tight control over all aspects of society. Then I want to see more Democrats messaging the Trump Jeffrey Epstein government shutdown this way. The Democrats have said, look, any government funding deal must extend health care coverage for 20 million Americans. White House Go fuck yourself. Actual quote. That is an actual quote. The White House spokesperson responded as it relates to Trump negotiating with Democrats. Go fuck yourself. That was the actual quote. I'm not like hyperbolic or paraphrasing. That's what the White House official spokesperson said. That came out of Caroline Levitt's office. More on that in a little bit. So it's interesting, right? In response to Governor Newsom calling Stephen Miller a fascist. Because Stephen Miller is a fascist, Donald Trump is a fascist. You know, all these MAGA people, they get smoked out from their little caves and they start to whine and now they play the Victim Laura Loomer, of all people, goes, so much for turning down the temperature. When are we going to admit that Gavin Newsom is one of the ringleaders of assassination culture? He's deliberately trying to get Trump officials killed. I truly believe it. Oh, my God. Laura Loma, are you gonna cry? You see what these magas do the moment you stand up to them and exert moral authority, real authority, and stand up to these losers, because they are a movement of losers. You know how they behave. Oh, my God, they're going after me. You're doing this, you're doing that. It's why you just have to be frickin forceful and you have to be peaceful, but you gotta speak with forceful moral clarity. Governor Newsom goes, is this turning the temperature down? Laura Loomer, sending armed Marines into American cities, calling Democrats a terrorist organization, using the DOJ to go after political opponents, limiting free speech, saying speaking out is blood libel, creating an enemies list. Oh, and Governor Newsom could have went on for thousands of pages, but he highlighted just that from the past week, that the Trump regime engaged him. Here's the thing. We have a fascist, authoritarian, dictatorial regime of losers leading the country right now. And these corporate sycophants, these wannabe oligarchs who are selling the rest of us out, they are showing utter weakness. And fortunately, we have people like Governor Newsom exerting moral authority and moral clarity right now. Again, Governor Newsom highlights that Carol Lyon Levitt's quote. This is a real quote about the shutdown. Go F yourself. Democrats funding the deal must include extending existing health coverage. Levitt, go F yourself. Now Breitbart tries to attack Governor Newsom and says Gavin Newsom allows California doctors to prescribe abortion pills anonymously to skirt red state laws. Governor Newsom's response? Breitbart got it right for once. Governor Newsom, post this means if you're a Democrat, right to jail, call Trump or Miller a fascist. Jail. Have a brain. Jail. Then there's this meme right here with Stephen Miller. Fascism. Just say it. Just say it. Cuz all, all Americans feel it. We all know this is a fascist regime. We know the United States of America is not in a constitutional crisis. We are beyond it. We live in a fascist regime right now run by a bunch of fricking losers. Who. I mean, you saw Donald Trump at the United Nations. You saw what the world saw about the United States, that we're a bunch of losers under Donald Trump. This is utterly humiliating. If you think that is strength, then you're a loser because Donald Trump, that pathetic, bumbling, idiotic fool who's up there saying, oh, I got $17 trillion of tariffs, we're so rich. You didn't do any of that. There was a $2 trillion increase in our deficit in the last fiscal year. That's more than under former President Biden. Last month, the fiscal deficit increased $345 billion. So if you brought in $17 trillion, where the hell is all of this money? And by the way, why isn't there peace in Ukraine in 24 hours? Why didn't you stop the atrocities in Gaza in 24 hours? Didn't you promise that? Didn't you say you would end inflation right away? And groceries. Groceries. What a new novel word for you. It would all be so much cheaper on day one. And now you claim it is. But we people who exist in the real world, not in the dun the Donald Trump Club Rose Garden world, not in your cabal of elite oligarchs that you're covering up for who may be in the Epstein files as well. In the real world, stuff is very expensive right now, okay? And people are suffering living paycheck to paycheck, which is psychological torture for most Americans while you are grifting from the White House making billions of dollars. And you just think everyone else is as stupid as some of your core MAGA mush cult followers. Most Americans are. That's why your Approval rate's at 38% right now. Sorry, I digress. Let me go. Go back to Newsom's post. Right here, Governor Newsom writes we're days away from a MAGA meltdown in Congress. Trump's party is skipping work. Trump is on the golf course. Meanwhile, Americans are about to see their health care bill skyrocket. Donald Trump is a weak and failed president. Then Governor Newsom Post Poor Petey Hegseth wants to be taken seriously, but looks like the guy TLC fired from Duck Dynasty. Weak, no brains, no talent, zero future. He wants to be Secretary of War, but cannot even throw an axe or do a pull up. Sad. The only right thing is his hair, but mine is still better. Soon he'll crawl back to the weekend Fox lineup with Tommy Toilet Laren. Perfect match. Marriage soon. GCN.

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[Political Commentator]

Then Governor Newsom post this post of himself hugging a constituent. Trump spread Trump spreads fear. Patriots spread love. Do your part this week and I love that because we got to talk about empathy as well, right? Trump and MAGA and their right wing fascist extremist movement movement. They say they hate empathy, right? Elon Musk said he hates empathy. These right wing MAGA influencing Empathy is a bad word. No, empathy is a great word. You could be a strong man and say you like empathy. That's actually what it means in my view, to be a strong man. That's what my dad taught me, is that your word matters and that empathy is a good thing. You should care about people. You should lift people up, not punch people down. We need to talk about that. As I've said we over and over again this week. Moral clarity. Moral clarity. Moral clarity now as Donald Trump on Saturday announced a military invasion of Portland, Oregon, he demanded that Pete Hegseth invaded with military troops. And it seems like Donald Trump also gave an order to kill if necessary because Donald Trump says I'm authorizing full force if necessary. Governor Newsom responds. Donald Trump is waging war in American cities. The courts have already said that this is illegal, but he's pushing forward anyway. This isn't about holding violent organizations accountable. This is about inciting violence and chaos so he can Continue to consolidate power. Wake up, America. Then Donald Trump posted about releasing the Amelia Earhart files. And then Governor Newsom goes, America says release the Epstein files. Donald Trump says, did you say Amelia Earhart? Then Governor Newsom from his official governor's account goes with abortion rights and reproductive freedom. Under assault by politicians across the country, California stands firmly by a woman's right to choose. Our defense of these fundamental rights is unshakable. Under the laws I just signed, providers can prescribe abortion care to patients anonymously. To guard against attacks from anti abortion extremists. California health plans must cover mifepristine. Even if the FDA revokes their approval. Providers are more protected from legal action for administering medication. Abortion. Now, Governor Newsom also posts that he is announcing that California is once again answering the call for assistance from other states. Facing multiple storms in the Atlantic, including a potential Category 4 hurricane off the East coast and Tropical Cyclone 9, which has the potential to develop into a hurricane early next week threatening Georgia, the Carolinas and other Atlantic states. This effort does not impact California's ability to respond to emergencies at home. But do you see right there, Governor Newsom Newsom serving as a leader for the country right now? Right. Well, Donald Trump is posting photos of himself golfing at the or watching golf at the Ryder cup this weekend. Governor Newsom's talking about things that actually matter. Like there's this big tropical cyclone that may turn into a hurricane. Normally, in, in the normal world, a president would be talking about this starting to amass troops. I don't even, I doubt that Trump even knows that's even going on. Now, Governor Newsom sends this message to leaders around the world. Play this video.

[Gavin Newsom]

We're what's left of environmental policy despite the headwinds in Washington, D.C. and so if there's anything I want to communicate for those of you, particularly outside this country, we are your stable and reliable partner and we will continue to be in this space.

[Political Commentator]

And then finally, Governor Newsom posted this yesterday. This was an interview, this is what that I did with him about a few months ago or in June. He goes in June. Governor Newsom told my sellers be that's me. The militarization of Los Angeles was a preview of things to come. Since then, Trump's deployed the U.S. military against Americans in American cities in D.C. and is threatening to do the same in Chicago, Memphis and now today in Portland, Oregon. Here, play this clip. Donald Trump earlier today echoed what his borders are Tom Homan said, which is that they want you arrested. Trump was asked why he wants you arrested, he says, because you're the governor and you won election. That's one of the reasons he wants you arrested. So what's your response to that, Governor?

[Gavin Newsom]

That was. Was that said by Erdogan, who was that said by. Was that some dictator, some authoritarian in the history books? That was said by the President, United States. I never thought, honestly, and I don't want to be hyperbolic, act like a victim and all that. I honestly literally never thought in my life I'd hear those words uttered from the President of the United States, threatening the rest, directing the arrest of a political opponent that quote, unquote, won an election and happens to be governor of the largest state in our country. And for what? Not only winning the election, but it's really about having the audacity to call him out on his unconstitutional actions and to call out what this is all about. This is about the erosion of the rule of law. This is about a system of checks and balances, popular sovereignty co equal branches of government. We lost a full branch of government. It's gone. And that's Congress. There's no oversight. There's only one other branch outside the executive that may or may not be left, and that's the branch he's threatening with impeachment. And he's threatening as it relates to court, actions that he may or may not follow, depending on the rule of don. And that's the courts. And that's what we've got left. And so we have to stand up, we have to call out what this is really about. We have crossed the red line. We can get in a posse comitatus, we can get into this unlawful action, but this is a national action that is occurring first here in the state of California. The executive order and the mobilization order that came from the DOD impacts every state in the United States of America. Democrats and Republicans should wake up to what is happening currently in this country, and it's happening here first. But we are just America's coming attraction. This is a preview of things to come all across the country.

[Political Commentator]

And meanwhile, on Trump's social media platform, there are ads, uh, so Trump's getting paid off of ads like this that say we're giving away free Newsome Suck shirts to anyone who signs our petition to stop Newsome from turning the USA into California. Buy your Newsome Sucks shirts. That's what you're going with. Donald Newsom sucks. That's why you gotta stand up. You gotta stand up to these fascists. You gotta label what they are. You gotta call em out with moral clarity. That's what people wanna see. They wanna see fighters right now. Cuz they see the destruction and devastation that Donald Trump and Stephen Miller and that regime is inflicting on we the people. Hit. Subscribe let's get to 6 million. Thanks for watching. Appreciate you.

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