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Whoa. What I just showed you right there was from Wichita, Kansas, an area represented by a MAGA Republican Congress member too afraid to hold town halls. Americans are at the Trump regime and and the Trump sycophants in the House and the Senate who were trying to push forward the disastrous murder bill that they refer to as a budget bill. Congress member Frost, Democrat, was there leading this town hall in a ruby red Wichita, Kansas district. He goes working. People across the nation are off about this rigged economy and they're showing up. Wichita's congressman refuses to host a town hall. So, so we pulled up instead Democrats going into ruby red areas and speaking with the people about the rigged economy that MAGA Republicans are trying to give all these billionaires and DECA millionaires all of the benefits. And I'll tell you what people are super about. Here's what Donald Trump was posting throughout the evening and into the morning. Israeli court postpones Netanyahu's corruption trial after Donald Trump calls for Netanyahu's case to be dismissed. So this is what Donald Trump is focused on right now. While Americans can't afford housing, while Americans are psychologically tortured because we live paycheck to paycheck As a disastrous murder bill is working its way through the Senate that's about to take 15 to 16 million of us off of our healthcare plans. We're going to go back to the time before Obamacare and other essential services are going to be stripped away as our GDP is contracting. Oh, we do see Jeff Bezos and the millionaires and billionaires out there in Venice doing their foam parties and partying and living the high life. But I guess we have to take from working class and low income Americans so that what? So that Jeff Bezos and billionaires and deca millionaires can buy extra jets and yachts. That's what we mean when we say this economy is rigged and it's screwed up and it's. And Donald Trump's out there posting about Benjamin Netanyahu's Israeli corruption trial in Israel where Netanyahu's the Prime Minister. They're prosecuting him for crimes. Okay? That's their view of it in Israel. So Donald Trump extorts Israel and says, we will not give you weapons from the United States of America if you continue to prosecute Netanyahu as a matter of life and death, as a matter of war powers, you need to stop charging Netanyahu. And the court delayed the case. So that's what Donald Trump is focused on right now. Look, Elon Musk has been trashing Donald Trump again over the weekend. By the way, this weekend I did another video on the Epstein files because we are not going to forget about that here on the Midas Touch network that Donald Trump wants to cover up, that his name is all over the Epstein files. And I gave data and facts and evidence. Go back and watch that video from Sunday if you haven't seen it yet. Elon Musk was posting yesterday about the disastrous budget bill. The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country. Utterly insane and destructive. It gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future. Elon Musk then says, who is this bill helping? At the same time, this bill raises the debt ceiling by $5 trillion, the biggest increase in history, putting America in the fast lane to debt slavery. Elon Musk goes on to talk about how he reposts from Michael Thomas who says the US will need 450 gigawatts of new electricity generation by 2030 to meet rising demand from data centers, reshoring, et cetera. And the Senate is about to vote on a bill that could wipe out 500 gigawatts of potential energy generation capacity. Musk says this would be incredibly destructive to America. And Musk also says polls show this bill is political suicide for the Republican Party and a massive strategic error. The National Associate, the North American building Trades Union, NAB 2, they put out a statement about this disastrous bill and they say the revised Senate draft released over the weekend is a massive insult to working men and women of North America, building trades unions and all construction workers. This is not what they voted for. If enacted, this stands to be the biggest job killing bill in the history of this country. Simply put, it is the equivalent of terminating more than 1,000 Keystone XL pipeline projects. In some cases, it worsens the already harmful trajectory of the House pass language threatening an estimated 1.75 million construction jobs and over 3 billion work hours, which translates to $148 billion in lost annual wages and benefits. These are staggering and unfathomable job loss numbers. And the bill throws yet another lifeline and competitive advantage to China in the race for global energy dominance. Just talking a little bit more about international affairs. One of the things that was reported this weekend is that Iran is likely able to restart uranium enrichment in a matter of minutes months because the strikes were not as effective as Donald Trump claimed. Shocker. The Washington Post they seem to be able to report better when Jeff Bezos is distracted by his wedding overseas. They've actually did good reporting this weekend. Intercepted call of Iranian officials downplays damage of US attack the officials were heard saying Trump's strike on Iran proved less devastating than expected. The administration calls the intelligence insignificant. Although our intelligence community has heard the Iranians privately when the US they didn't know the US was eavesdropping saying that the strikes were not as strong as expected. And we can see with new satellite images from 4Doe. Fox reports Maxar reports activity near the bombed ventilation ships. Maxar collected new high resolution satellite imagery on June 29 that reveals ongoing activity at and near the VEN installation shafts and holes caused by the last week airstrikes on the Fordo fuel enrichment complex in Iran. On today's imagery, an excavator and several personnel in Iran are positioned immediately next to the northern shaft of the ridge above the underground complex. The crane appears to be operating at the entrance of the shaft hull. Several additional vehicles are also seen below the ridge and are parked along the access path that was built to access the site. So who does this benefit? A symbolic performative strike that's not as successful as claimed by the United States using B2s against Iran. Well, Donald Trump gets to distract from his horrible poll numbers and all of his domestic failures. And Trump can act tough as though he was involved in an 11 day or 12 day war. Netanyahu benefits because Donald Trump then calls for Netanyahu's criminal trial to be postponed in a matter of war powers. So Netanyahu's criminal case now gets postponed. Iran benefits, as Donald Trump now has encouraged China to buy cheap oil from Iran. Iran keeps its uranium, it's able to build nuclear weapons. Soon Iran makes more money from China. It's now further embraced in the international community because the United States says we're done and Iran can do what it wants to do now is basically what Trump said and ultimately Russia and Putin. Remember, Putin said he wanted to mediate the dispute between Israel and Iran and the United States. Russia benefits massively because now Iran can keep supplying its shahed drones, which are the main weapon used by Russia against Ukraine. Do you see how this all works? And if you don't think it all lines up the way I just told you, well, I've got a nice bill of some snake oil I want to sell you. Donald Trump then held a disastrous interview on Sunday with Maria Bartiroma, state regime propagandist from Fox. And the way Donald Trump tries to describe what we're doing in this disastrous budget bill as it relates to energy policy. Policy is a bunch of gibberish that literally makes no sense. And I'm not even saying it makes no sense in terms of policy. That's a given. He's not even speaking in complete sentences. He's just saying words. Coal, windmills, mountains. I don't like the way solar looks here. Listen to what he says. Play this clip.
Donald Trump
Opened up coal. We were closing all our coal mines all over the country, and yet we still have a lot of coal. We use the generating plants of coal because it's the strongest and we're doing coal. So we have everything, every form. I don't want windmills destroying our place. I don't want, you know, these solar things where they go for miles and they cover up a half a mountain that are ugly as hell. And by the way, the panels are all made, and the windmills, they're all made in China, okay?
Political Commentator
So now the MAGA Republicans in the House are basically saying that all Americans will die in a nuclear war if we don't pass Trump's disastrous bill because it will deprive us of getting the Iron Dome, which nobody. Or the Golden Dome. They're calling it the Golden Dome to protect the Homeland. No one knows what the hell he means by a golden dome, but okay, golden domes, everybody. Meanwhile, the Grand Ayatollah of Iran has issued a fatwa, which is considered a legal rule ruling on a point of law in Islam, calling for the assassination of Trump and Netanyahu and other senior officials in Israel, referring to, referring to them as the enemies of God. But I thought you all told me that Iran was on its knees and surrendering and begging. They're doing fatwas right now. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is set to attend the opening of Alligator Alcatraz this week in Florida. Governor DeSantis of Florida is using a abandoned airport that's in the Everglades, that's surrounded by swamp and alligator filled swampland in the Everglades where they're throwing migrants into concentration camps. It is an alligator infested concentration camp that they're. This is real. They're calling it Alligator. I'm not making this up. Alligator Alcatraz, where migrants by the thousands will be put into a concentration camp where if they try to get out, they will be eaten by alligators. That's where. That's what the United States government is working with Florida to do right now. I'm. Great work to all of the Cubans for Trump and Venezuelans for Trump and Haitians for Trump. Not as many Haitians for Trump as Cubans and Venezuelans in, in Florida. Great work, Great work. You now have went from having temporary protected status of family members and living thriving lives under former President Biden. You now got a worse version of Castro and Maduro, who's throwing you on Alligator Alcatraz. Whoa. Good work. I think Ron Philip Kowski, our editor in chief, makes a great point here, a sad point, but it's with deep regret that I report that Russia was able to seize one of the biggest lithium deposit sites, rare earth minerals, from Ukraine. Remember Donald Trump and the regime, the Trump regime made a whole big deal about doing a rare earth mineral deal with Ukraine in exchange for the United States providing Patriot missiles to Ukraine. Well, we ended up using about 20% of our missile stockpile in Israel to ultimately help Netanyahu apparently get off from his criminal prosecution. But when it comes to Zelensky, we did not provide Zelinsky with the weapons that we were supposed to do in the deal. And as our editor in chief, Ron Philip Koski says, we go through all this drama, machinations, posturing with Trump and Vance at the White House and Zelensky to get this big, big minerals deal done. Remember that. Then as soon as the Ink is dry. Weak dumb ass. Trump lets the Russian seize Ukraine's most valuable lithium deposits while withholding Patriot batteries and missiles. Great work, idiot. Donald Trump should be noted as well. MAGA Republican Senator Thom Tillis stated that he will not be running for reelection in North Carolina after Donald Trump demanded that he be primaried. And likely Lara Trump will primary Thom Tillis in North Carolina because Thom Tillis voted against the disastrous budget bill. I'm going to do a whole video on Thom Tillis calling it quits. So watch every 90 minutes. Come back every 90 minutes on the Midas Touch YouTube, subscribe, turn the notifications on. Let everybody, friends, family, anybody you know, know about the Midas Touch network. We got to get the truth out, folks. So. But Thom Tillis Republican senator from North Carolina. So you don't have to believe me, believe Thom Tillis. He goes, I can't look at like the 700,000 constituents in my state who I'm gonna kill, who are gonna die, who are gonna lose their Medicaid. If I vote for this, I can't vote for it, I can't kill my constituents, so I'm gonna vote against it. Trump says, nope, we only want Republican senators who kill their constituents. And so Donald Trump wants Lara Trump, I think to, to take that part. But we will see. I'm speaking of the Trump's Melania Trump event is now being investigated after promising to donate proceeds to a charity that doesn't appear to exist. A report says I'll do a whole other take on this Melania situation, but she said there was some be best foundation where the money was going to go to. There's no such thing that exists according to this report. So we will. So yet another Trump charity thing. That, that, that raises a lot of question marks, let's just say and perhaps even worse, what a grifty, scammy, despicable family that is. Indeed. But that's where we're at right now, folks. We'll keep you posted every step of the way. It's good to see those people in Wichita keep it up, show up at those events. This is, this shouldn't be a red state, blue state, purple state, whatever. I mean, this should just be about the government functioning for the people, by the people, not by the bullies, for the billionaires. Tell me what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers. We appreciate you so much. Midas mighty. Keep up the fight. New Midas merch drop.
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The MeidasTouch Podcast: "Trump Gets RUDE AWAKENING over WORST NEWS YET" – Detailed Summary
Introduction
In the June 30, 2025 episode titled "Trump Gets RUDE AWAKENING over WORST NEWS YET," the MeidasTouch Network's trio of brothers—Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas—delve deep into the tumultuous political landscape dominated by former President Donald Trump. Balancing incisive political analysis with their signature brotherly banter, the episode addresses a series of interconnected issues ranging from domestic economic policies to international relations, all underscored by a staunch defense of democracy.
Domestic Political Climate and the Disastrous Budget Bill
The episode kicks off with a critical examination of the current U.S. economy, which the hosts describe as "rigged" against the average American. They scrutinize the latest Senate draft of the budget bill, labeling it a "disastrous murder bill" (03:45) that threatens to strip 15 to 16 million Americans off their healthcare plans, effectively rolling back protections reminiscent of the pre-Obamacare era. The brothers argue that this bill prioritizes billionaires and the ultra-wealthy—referred to derogatorily as "DECA millionaires"—over the working class, exacerbating economic disparities.
Donald Trump's Focus on International Affairs
A significant portion of the discussion centers on Donald Trump's recent political maneuvers abroad, particularly his involvement in Israeli politics. The brothers highlight Trump's efforts to "extort" Israel into postponing Prime Minister Netanyahu’s corruption trial (05:20), framing it as a strategic distraction from his declining domestic popularity and failing policies. This interference is portrayed as detrimental not only to Israeli democracy but also to U.S. foreign policy integrity.
Elon Musk's Critique of the Budget Bill
The podcast features Elon Musk's vehement criticism of the budget bill, which he describes as "utterly insane and destructive" (07:55). Musk emphasizes that the bill jeopardizes America's future by undermining energy generation capacity, specifically mentioning the potential loss of 500 gigawatts of energy generation. He warns that this legislative move could propel the Republican Party into political "suicide" due to its long-term strategic implications.
International Conflicts and Implications
Expanding the lens beyond domestic issues, the brothers analyze recent developments in Iran. They discuss how Iran is poised to restart uranium enrichment swiftly, contravening U.S. efforts to curb its nuclear ambitions. Satellite imagery from Maxar (09:30) reveals ongoing activities at the Fordo fuel enrichment complex, indicating that Trump's alleged strikes were less effective than claimed. This failure, coupled with Trump's stance against Netanyahu, is argued to benefit Iran and, by extension, Russia, by allowing continued supply of Shahed drones used against Ukraine.
Impact on Global Energy Markets
The podcast also touches upon the geopolitical ramifications of the budget bill on global energy markets. The seizure of one of Ukraine’s largest lithium deposit sites by Russia (13:10) is cited as a direct consequence of weakened U.S. support for Ukraine. The brothers assert that this undermines global energy stability and cements China's position in the race for energy dominance, further destabilizing international relations.
Case Study: Thom Tillis and Republican Party Dynamics
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina is highlighted as a casualty of the internal dynamics within the Republican Party. After voting against the budget bill, Tillis faces primary challenges orchestrated by Trump, leading to his decision not to seek reelection (16:50). This incident is used to illustrate the broader trend of Trump exerting control over the party, sidelining dissenting voices in favor of unwavering loyalty.
Notable Quotes
Political Commentator (03:45): "This bill is equivalent to terminating more than 1,000 Keystone XL pipeline projects. In some cases, it worsens the already harmful trajectory of the House pass language threatening an estimated 1.75 million construction jobs."
Donald Trump Clip (11:06): "We have everything, every form. I don't want windmills destroying our place. I don't want, you know, these solar things where they go for miles and they cover up a half a mountain that are ugly as hell."
Political Commentator (16:10): "Trump says, nope, we only want Republican senators who kill their constituents."
Conclusion
The Meiselas brothers wrap up the episode by reaffirming their commitment to exposing what they perceive as systemic failures within the current political framework. They emphasize the importance of grassroots movements and sustained public engagement to counteract policies that they argue disproportionately favor the elite at the expense of the average citizen. The episode serves as a clarion call to the MeidasMighty—a loyal follower base—to stay vigilant and proactive in defending democratic values against what the hosts describe as oppressive political maneuvers.
Final Thoughts
This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast offers a comprehensive critique of both domestic and international policies under the influence of Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Through detailed analysis and compelling rhetoric, Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas aim to inform and mobilize their audience against what they portray as a concerted effort to undermine democracy and exacerbate economic inequality. For listeners seeking an insightful yet entertaining take on current political affairs, this episode stands out as a robust addition to the MeidasTouch repertoire.