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Donald Trump is a weapon of mass distraction. A WMD, a weapon of mass distraction. His press conference on Tuesday shows you what his plan is, right? Say you want to invade Greenland, talk about invading Panama, say all of these outlandish things, talk about faucets and water and drip, drip, drip and the windmills are killing the wells and try to distract the American people. He's a weapon of mass distraction from the fact that, guess what, he lied during his campaign over and over again, folks. Egg prices aren't going down, they're going up. Grocery prices aren't going down, they're going up. The stock market is far more volatile as a result of Donald Trump's statements and behavior before he even is inaugurated. Donald Trump has completely frightened the bond markets. Donald Trump will not be able to help people get housing. Donald Trump has betrayed his base by saying with Elon Musk, essentially that white Americans are too dumb. Americans are too dumb to have STEM related jobs and to do jobs in technology and engineering and mathematics and science. That's what Donald Trump said. Hence, we, we need to increase the H1B visa program. According to Donald Trump, which he said that he was either going to eliminate or phase out to get Americans those jobs. It's lie after lie. Oh, and then the other lie, that within 24 hours he was going to negotiate peace in Ukraine. Well, now Donald Trump's liaison, his envoy to the the Ukraine crisis, the Russia's unlawful invasion of Ukraine has now pulled out of any peace negotiations in January. And he did that because Republic, because the, because Putin and Russians and Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia have been mocking Donald Trump, mocking the United States. And so rather than be forceful with Russia or Xi Jinping or Venezuela, especially as within 24 hours of the actually elected President of Venezuela, Edmundo Gonzalez, who's in exile, going to the White House and meeting with President Biden. Edmundo Gonzalez's son in law was kidnapped in Venezuela. You won't hear a peep from Donald Trump on that. But what you will hear him talking about is invading Greenland and that Denmark shouldn't have a right to Greenland. But folks, I want you to remember wmd, weapon of mass distraction. And anytime Donald Trump makes these statements and starts threatening this group or that group, I want you to think about what Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar said. Um, like when Donald Trump was like, we're gonna rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. And then Marjorie Taylor Greene amplifies that and she goes, this is off to a great start. We're renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, Democrat from Texas, goes, cool, but how does this lower costs? I want you to think about that. Cool, but how does that get Americans housing like you promised? Cool. How does that get Americans jobs? Cool. How is that going to lower the price of eggs and lower grocery prices? Cool. How is that going to lower mortgage rates? Cool. How are you going to do anything you promised? Oh, wait, it was all a lie. So, folks, I'm not saying that we shouldn't take Donald Trump's threats seriously when he talks about invading Greenland like he did repeatedly at that Palm Be press conference. I'm not saying that we shouldn't take it seriously when he says he wants to make Canada a 51st state or invade Panama and take over the canal. But what I am saying is we have to be smart in our opposition and recognize that he wants to create all of these issues. And we need to be laser focused on Donald Trump's promises to his base, to the American people, to the 49% of voters who actually voted for this guy, that he is a liar. And why is he lying? Because he represents the oligarchy. It's him and the billionaires who are actually not eating your cats and dogs or geese like he claimed migrants were. They are eating your lunch money, they're eating your checks. They are hoarding the wealth for the, not just the 1%, but the.01% who are getting monumentally richer at your expense. Why is there issues with housing supply? Because Trump's billionaire friends, his oligarchs who run private equity companies, have bought up all of the homes, reduce the supply of homes, and have made it incredibly expensive just for regular Americans to, to afford homes. Why are prices so high. Well, number one, Donald Trump added $8 trillion in debt. That's the cause of inflation. That's what Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley said during the primary debate. And duh. When you add $8 trillion in debt and then you print money as recklessly as Donald Trump did, that's going to cause inflation. And when you break down supply chains like Donald Trump did, who, who had no clue what he was doing in his first term at all, that's going to cause inflation. President Biden got it under control. But the prices are still high. Yes, but where's that being caused from? Also from price gouging from Donald Trump's billionaire friends who collude together and raise up the prices. Biden was trying to stop the price gouging. So what's the source of these things? It's Trump and his billionaire oligarchs. So Democrats need to get smart. Don't get distracted by all of these things. Say, okay, all these things are serious. But what are you doing about the prices? What are you doing about homes? What are you doing about health? What are you doing about education?
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Just take a look at the things that Donald Trump has said to try to distract the reporter asks him can you assure the world as you try to get control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, you're not going to use military or economic coercion? Trump's response no, I can't assure you on either of those two. You're going to send our troops to invade Greenland and Panama. By the way, the question normalizes it. As you try to gain control over Greenland and Panama, guess what? Greenland does not want to be owned by the United States. Denmark does not want to sell Greenland to the United States. Canada does not want to become a 51st state. The leader of Panama said get out. And all this is helping is President Xi Jinping and China and Vladimir Putin in their agenda in expanding the BRICS block to become a more powerful block than American alliances. More comments about Donald Trump attacking Greenland the windmills are driving the wells crazy. Obviously it's the windmills. Gas heaters are much less expensive than the heat is better. It's much better. Heat does the expression goes, you don't itch. Does anybody have a heater where you go and you're scratching yourself? It's called rain. It comes down from heaven. And they want to do no water comes out of the shower. It goes drip, drip, drip, drip, drip. You can all have the water you want. It makes no difference. This stuff is stupid. That's why I don't show his videos or audio anymore. In addition to other reasons I don't show his audio or video anymore. Weapon of mass distraction. It's trying to distract you from the fact that he's screwing you and the Republicans are screwing you. How else are they trying to distract you? Trump and MAGA Republicans like Nancy Mace. Oh, their attack on transgender people. My gosh, there's a transgender volleyball player in San Jose state. We want you to care about that. And what and not the fact that these MAGA Republicans are making your lives actually miserable. That they're taking away workers protections. They're taking away your health care. They're preventing you from accessing health care. They want to abolish the Department of Education because they want to keep you dumb and stupid so they can get cheaper labor from overseas and then say that you're too stupid to work the jobs or hope that you're just so ignorant that you fall for their stupid propaganda. Do you see what they're doing to you? Do you see what they're doing to you? But yeah, egg prices are up, mortgage rates are up. The New York Post article it's Joe Biden's fiscal time bomb is set to explode just in time for Trump to take office. Excuse me, Joe Biden's fiscal time bomb. What are you talking about? What are you talking about? President Biden Stock market up 55, 60% over Donald Trump. Unemployment at record lows. 16.2 million jobs created. There was never a month where Americ lost jobs. Your 401k, if you have one, is probably up under President Biden. I mean 40,000 infrastructure projects, the most pro union president. And you want to compare what President Biden is doing as well versus what Donald Trump's doing? Well, as Donald Trump's a weapon of mass distraction. This is what Biden was doing yesterday. Did you hear it reported anywhere on the media? The Biden administration announced a rule change which requires companies that compile consumer credit data to remove medical debt from their reports. More than $49 billion in medical debt from the credit reports of millions of Americans across the country will no longer negatively affect their credit score and lenders will no longer be able to consider medical debt when evaluating whether or not to give someone a loan. As a result of this rule change, Americans could see their credit scores skyrocket by an average of 20 points and more than 20,000 new mortgages can now be approved each year. Also, President Biden previously did the same thing when it came to forgiving student loan negative credit reporting. He extinguished a bunch of that if you applied on the right time. So while Biden's been doing things, he signed into law the Social Security Fairness act over the weekend. Donald Trump is talking about threatening our allies. It's a weak little man who talks about threatening our allies, but won't dare talk about Venezuela kidnapping the opposition leader who should be their president. And Mondo Gonzalez's son in law won't talk about that. Won't talk about Putin, won't talk about Xi Jinping, but talks about Canada, heinously. Talks about Denmark, heinously. Talks about Panama. Heinously. A weapon of Mass distraction. And folks, I think it's important that we cover it. We can talk about this stuff that Trump's saying, but I want to focus more on why he's saying it versus just saying, here's what he's saying, here's what he said. He's an idiot. No, I want to focus on the distraction that he's doing. Why? Because he's playing you. He's trying to screw you. He's the reason why we as Americans, the 99%, have not been able to obtain the economy that the people deserve, the health care that people deserve, the education that people deserve, the housing that people deserve. So his friends, Jeff Bezos, whose Amazon company just paid Melania $40 million for the rights to her horrible documentary with Brett Ratner, who was someone who has all these accusations of sexual misconduct against him during the MeToo movement. He's the director of the Melania film and Bezos paid him $40 million so that he could get close to Donald Trump. While they're buying their yachts and their private jets, their Bombardier jets, their Gulf Stream 6002, Americans are struggling to buy housing. But Trump's like, my God, we're going after Greenland. We're going. We're going to name the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Oh, the volleyball player from San Jose. Stop it. Focus, focus. Weapon of mass distraction. Focus. And go back to what Veronica Escobar said. Okay, cool. But, but how is that dealing with my life and the prices? Cool. What does that have to do with me right now? Thanks for watching. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 4 million subscribers.
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Episode: Trump Gets SMOKED OUT before DAY 1
Release Date: January 8, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
Episode Focus: An in-depth analysis of Donald Trump's strategies and their impact on American democracy and economy as he prepares to assume office.
In this episode, the Meiselas brothers delve into Donald Trump's approach as he gears up for another presidential term. They assert that Trump's tactics are designed to distract and destabilize, coining the term "Weapon of Mass Distraction" (WMD) to describe his maneuvers.
Notable Quote:
"Donald Trump is a weapon of mass distraction. A WMD, a weapon of mass distraction."
— Brett Meiselas [00:41]
Brett outlines how Trump employs sensationalist topics to divert public attention from pressing issues. By discussing improbable scenarios like invading Greenland or Panama, Trump keeps media and public discourse occupied with theatrical threats rather than substantive policy debates.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
"Say you want to invade Greenland, talk about invading Panama... it's all about distraction."
— Brett Meiselas [00:42]
"Whenever Donald Trump makes these statements and starts threatening... think about what Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar said."
— Brett Meiselas [06:00]
Brett provides a critical analysis of Trump's economic policies, highlighting their detrimental effects on various sectors. He argues that Trump's actions have exacerbated inflation, housing shortages, and market instability.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
"Donald Trump added $8 trillion in debt. That's the cause of inflation."
— Brett Meiselas [03:15]
"His billionaire friends... have bought up all of the homes, reduce the supply of homes, and have made it incredibly expensive for regular Americans."
— Brett Meiselas [04:45]
The brothers compare Trump's policies with those of President Biden, emphasizing Biden's efforts to stabilize the economy and support American citizens versus Trump's disruptive strategies.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
"President Biden got it under control. But the prices are still high. Yes, but where's that being caused from?"
— Brett Meiselas [05:30]
"While Biden's been doing things, he signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act over the weekend."
— Brett Meiselas [12:00]
Brett discusses the symbiotic relationship between Trump and affluent elites, suggesting that this alliance perpetuates economic inequality and undermines the average American's livelihood.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
"It's him and the billionaires who are actually not eating your cats and dogs or geese like he claimed migrants were. They are eating your lunch money, they're eating your checks."
— Brett Meiselas [06:55]
"Jeff Bezos...paid Melania $40 million for the rights to her horrible documentary...to get close to Donald Trump."
— Brett Meiselas [14:10]
Concluding the episode, Brett urges listeners to remain vigilant and prioritize addressing real economic and social challenges over Trump's distractions. He emphasizes the importance of holding Trump accountable for his actions and policies that directly affect Americans' lives.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
"We have to be smart in our opposition and recognize that he wants to create all of these issues. And we need to be laser focused on Donald Trump's promises to his base... that he is a liar."
— Brett Meiselas [15:40]
"Focus. And go back to what Veronica Escobar said. Okay, cool. But, but how is that dealing with my life and the prices? Cool."
— Brett Meiselas [16:00]
The episode serves as a clarion call for listeners to discern between genuine policy discussions and Trump's diversionary tactics. By critically evaluating Trump's actions and contrasting them with Biden's policies, the Meiselas brothers advocate for informed and focused civic engagement to uphold democracy and economic stability.
Note: This summary excludes podcast advertisements and non-content segments to focus solely on the episode's substantive discussions.