Trump Gives Disaster Speech in Torn-Up Rose Garden

Summary

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Episode Overview

Title: Trump Gives Disaster Speech in Torn-Up Rose Garden
Podcast: The MeidasTouch Podcast
Date: October 16, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas

In this episode, the MeidasTouch brothers dissect Donald Trump's recent, highly unusual and controversial press event held in what he calls "Club Rose Garden"—the White House’s Rose Garden, left in disrepair. Intended as a memorial for Charlie Kirk, the event devolved into a series of bizarre rants, false claims, inappropriate remarks, and personal asides. The hosts provide running commentary, highlighting Trump's detachment from reality and the dangerous rhetoric on display, while injecting their signature blend of sharp analysis and brotherly banter.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Trump’s “Club Rose Garden” Memorial Event for Charlie Kirk

• Setting the Scene: Trump hosts a supposed memorial for Charlie Kirk in the ruined Rose Garden, referring to it as "Club Rose Garden." Despite the somber purpose, Trump’s focus seems to drift from honoring Kirk to making self-aggrandizing remarks.

• Dark Humor & Banter: Trump bizarrely brags about not being targeted by a sniper during the event, displaying a lack of empathy and gravitas.

  “Law enforcement fired sniper rifles at ICE agents and me, you know, but I was. I made a turn at a good time.”
  — Donald Trump [00:53]

2. Misplaced Praise and Bizarre Political Riffs

• Charlie Kirk's Alleged Qualities: Trump weirdly frames Kirk as a missed asset in the government shutdown fight, repeatedly invoking Kirk as if he was a political operative with special significance to very young people.

  “I would just wish Charlie was here to fight us. I think the fight would have been over already. He would have had a march on the Capitol by people whose average age is about twenty-one because there’s nobody that had that relationship with young people. Right, Mike?”
  — Donald Trump [01:30]

• Sirens as “Beautiful Sound”: Trump fixates on sirens in the background, claiming they're evidence of his effectiveness on crime, calling them "not politically correct sirens" and admiring the noise as “the real deal.”

  “You hear those sirens going off. That’s good. That means they either got the bad guy or they’re going to stop the bad guy… Listen to the beauty of that sound. Seriously. And that’s the real deal. Sirens, they’re not politically correct sirens.”
  — Donald Trump [02:20]

3. Rambling Claims about California Fires

• Secret Water Valves? Trump revives his conspiracy that wildfires in California happened because state officials wouldn’t “let the water come in from the Pacific,” referencing nonexistent valves and blaming environmentalists.

  “They already lost 25,000 houses to fire because they wouldn’t let the water come in from the Pacific... They had no water in their sprinklers. They had no water in the fire hydrants. It would have been a different kind of thing if they did what they were supposed to do.”
  — Donald Trump [03:22]

• Host Commentary: The brothers mock Trump’s “lack of reality” and relate it to dementia symptoms, praising Governor Newsom for his combative response.
  — Podcast Host [04:09]

4. Grandiose but False Economic Claims

• $18 Trillion Investment Falsehood: Trump boasts of “almost $18 trillion of investments coming in,” a figure the hosts label outright fabrication.

  “We are a country with almost now $18 trillion of investment coming in. Nobody’s ever seen anything like that... We have more than 18. It’ll be much more than 20 by the time the year.”
  — Donald Trump [05:32]

5. Petty Insults and Cabinet Confusions

• Ridiculing Media: He mocks George Stephanopoulos as “George Slopadopoulos” when praising VP J.D. Vance for “putting him away.”

  “Did a great job on Sunday with George Slopadopoulos. Put him away pretty good.”
  — Donald Trump [06:19]

• Comedic Self-Deprecation: Oddly claims he won’t “make it to heaven” but Charlie Kirk will, amidst rambling praise.

  “I said, I’m not sure I can make it, but he’s going to make it. He’s there. He’s looking down on us right now.”
  — Donald Trump [06:52]

• Confused Cabinet Memberships: Lists House Speaker Mike Johnson as a “member of my cabinet”—an error highlighting his misunderstanding of US government structure.

  “Many members of my cabinet are here... Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Where is Mike?”
  — Donald Trump [07:33]

6. Fringe Accusations & Demonizing Rhetoric

• “Antifa” Sign Conspiracies: Claims professional-looking protest signs are the work of “antifa terrorists” or wealth-backed networks and not grassroots protestors.

  “When you see these violent incidents, and then you see people holding this gorgeous sign with beautiful wood, beautiful cardboard wood, everything, everything’s perfect paint job. And they’re all the same… They were made by anarchists and in some cases, wealthy.”
  — Donald Trump [09:44]

• Demonizing Democrats: States that the left has “the devil’s ideology,” and accuses Democrats of violence and terror.

  “They have the devil’s ideology and they’re failing... They seem to become very violent on the left.”
  — Donald Trump [11:26]

7. Offensive and Sexist Moments

• Misogyny in Public: Responds flirtatiously and dismissively to a woman reporter from Argentina:

  “I just like to watch you talk. Good job. Thank you, darling.”
  — Donald Trump [13:58]

• Comments on Women's Appearance: Makes bizarre remarks about Caroline Levitt's “machine gun lips.”
  — Donald Trump [14:33];

8. Petty Physical Comparisons with Biden

• Beach Body Boasts: Compares himself and Biden, making weird comments about their physical attributes in front of the Argentine President.

  “My legs are not quite as thin as his. My arms are slightly larger. My body is a little bit larger than his. I’m not sure it would be appreciated on the beach... You won’t see me in a bathing suit.”
  — Donald Trump [15:08]

9. Host Reactions & Reflections

• Mental Health Concerns: The hosts repeatedly stress that Trump’s speech is unhinged, bizarre, and dangerous, using terms such as “deranged, unwell, sick in the head, dangerous, disgusting, vile.”
  — Podcast Host [15:57]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Trump fixating on law enforcement sirens as “beautiful sounds”:
  [02:20]

• Wild claim about California not “turning on” the Pacific:
  [03:22]

• Trump claiming $18 trillion investments:
  [05:32]

• Mocking George Stephanopoulos as “Slopadopoulos”:
  [06:19]

• “I’m not sure I can make it [to heaven], but [Charlie Kirk] will”:
  [06:52]

• Protest signs conspiracy and “antifa terror us”:
  [09:44]

• “They have the devil's ideology”:
  [11:26]

• Blatantly sexist response to female reporter:
  [13:58]

• Physical comparison with Biden’s beach body:
  [15:08]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Trump relives avoiding a sniper attack — [00:53]
• Invoking Charlie Kirk for youth marches — [01:30]
• Celebrating police sirens as success — [02:20]
• California fires and secret water valve myth — [03:22]
• $18 trillion investment lie — [05:32]
• “Slopadopoulos” jab and J.D. Vance shout-out — [06:19]
• Heaven comments and misplaced Cabinet shout-outs — [06:52], [07:33]
• Antifa sign conspiracy — [09:44]
• Calling Democrats “devil’s ideology” — [11:26]
• Sexist banter with reporter — [13:58]
• Objectifying Caroline Levitt’s lips — [14:33]
• Odd Biden body comparison — [15:08]
• Host summary and take-away — [15:57]

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Conclusion

This episode underscores Trump’s continuing slide into erratic and inflammatory rhetoric, as revealed in his rambling Rose Garden memorial speech. The MeidasTouch brothers chronicle a string of fabrications, veiled threats, misogynistic asides, and right-wing talking points—all while providing their signature blend of humor and democratic advocacy. The event and analysis both serve as a warning: the normalization of such discourse presents a real danger to democratic norms.

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Transcript

[Podcast Host]

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[Donald Trump]

Law enforcement fired sniper rifles at ICE agents and me, you know, but I was. I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. I turned to the right. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually. He said, how the hell did you make that turn? I said, I don't know.

[Podcast Host]

Then Donald Trump said that if Charlie Kirk was here, he would love the fight that the Republicans are doing on the government shutdown where they're ripping away health care for tens of millions of Americans. And he's invoking Charlie Kirk's name here. Very odd behavior. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

What a job you're doing, Mike. What a job you're doing. And I watched you this morning, and you're in there trying to say, look, just let the country open. Everything will be fine. We're dealing with some radical left lunatics, and I would just wish Charlie was here to fight us. I think the fight would have been over already. He would have had a march on the Capitol by people who, whose average age is about 21, because there's nobody that had that relationship with young people. Right, Mike? So thank you, Mike, for being in your house.

[Podcast Host]

Then as Donald Trump's giving the speech, he hears sirens in the background. And like, like a toddler, he's like, everybody hear those sirens? That's the real deal. Sirens right there, huh? Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

Even killed, they come in from Indiana, they come in from Iowa, they come from Florida to see the nation's capital. And somebody would have to call the parents. I'm sorry, but your son or your daughter's been killed. Not anymore. You hear those sirens going off. That's good. That's a good sound. That means they either got the bad guy or they're going to stop the bad guy. You didn't hear that sound because nobody was wanted to do anything. Nobody. Listen to the beauty of that sound. Seriously. And that's the real deal. Sirens, they're not politically correct sirens. You hear, they're about three miles away. That's great. What a beautiful sound. They're stopping crime. That's what they're doing.

[Podcast Host]

Then he goes on this deranged rant again about how California didn't turn on a magical valve and that that's why the fires weren't put out and there was a secret valve that you turn on and that, that, that would have got rid of all the, the fires back last January. What the hell is this guy talking about? I mean, this is so deranged. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

Wonder why. Why, why would they do it? But they're hurting our country and we're really taking it back one by one. If we didn't go into Los Angeles, early on in the administration, the commissioner, the chief of police Los Angeles said if they didn't go in, we would have lost our city. Now they already lost 25,000 houses to fire because they wouldn't let the water come in from the Pacific, which they should have done. I said, you better do it. They didn't do it. And we had 25,000 homes where they had no water in their sprinklers. They had no water in the fire hydrants. It would have been a different kind of a thing if they did what they were supposed to do. We had a break in. We broke in and had the water come down. They actually, they said, for the environment, great. They lost 25,000 houses.

[Podcast Host]

As Governor Newsom responded right away. Is not having a sense of reality a symptom of dementia? The answer is yes, and I love that Governor Newsom keeps going on the offense. Then Donald Trump said, I heard about Charlie Kirk, that he liked his enemies. I loved his enemies. I'm not the same. I'm not the same. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

Five weeks ago, our nation was robbed of this extraordinary champion. He was a champion in every way. I got to know him so well. He didn't like losing. And he was able to fight people that were enemies, and he didn't necessarily love those enemies so much. You know, I heard he loved his enemies. And I said, wait a minute, is that the same Charlie that I know? I'm not sure, but I didn't want to get into it.

[Podcast Host]

Then again, at this odd. Another memorial ceremony for Charlie Kirk. Donald Trump says that we're a country with almost 18tr dollars of investments Coming in now. It's, no, we don't. That's not happening. There's not $18 trillion of investments. Literally everything he says here is just a complete fraud. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

But I would not have missed this moment for anything in the world. Nothing. And it's a very important time for our country. And our country is doing so well. It's never done better. We are a country with almost now $18 trillion of investment coming in. Nobody's ever seen anything like that. Previous administration had less than a trillion for four years. We have more than 18. It'll be much more than 20 by the time the year. More than $20 trillion. There's never been a country in the world that had anything like that.

[Podcast Host]

Then he talks about J.D. vance going on ABC and he refers to George Stephanopoulos as Slopadopoulos. Again, this is what you're doing in the, in the memorial, huh? Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

Thanks as well to Vice President J.D. vance, who's been fantastic. J.D. thank you very much. Great. Doing a great job. Did a great job on Sunday with George Slopadopoulos. Put him away pretty good.

[Podcast Host]

Second, and by the way, I'm not even sure you could have gotten worse than the previous memorial in the Arizona football stadium, but this is pretty bad. Donald Trump then says he's not going to make it to heaven. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

His final moments. Charlie testified to the greatness of America and to the glory of our savior with whom he now rests in heaven. And he is going to make heaven. I said, I'm not sure I can make it, but he's going to make it. He's there. He's looking down on us right now. It's so incredible. Look at this, how this turned out. This was supposed to be so dark and cloudy. Not dark and cloudy, is it? Look at that, how beautiful that is. There's no artist that can, can capture it as beautiful as it is today. Wow.

[Podcast Host]

Then Donald Trump says that Mike Johnson is a member of his Cabinet. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

Thank you very much. Many members of my cabinet are here, just about all of them here. I won't go into every single one of them, but I'll announce a few of the people that have really turned this country around and helped me. Incredible people. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. Where is Mike? Mike, what a job you're doing, Mike, what a job you're doing. And I watched you this morning and you're in there trying to say, look, just let the country open. Everything will be fine. We're Dealing with some radical left lunatics. And I would just wish Charlie was here to fight us. I think the fight would have been over already.

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Trump obsesses over the the signs that happen at the no Kings protest. He's like, these are beautiful signs. How are the signs so beautiful? It must be done by antifa terror us These beautiful signs, huh? Here, play this clip job.

[Donald Trump]

And that's why I said last month that I have directed the Attorney General and the Department of Homeland Security to confront the very real threat of left wing terrorism in our country. It's a real threat. Not when you confront it. It's not, because they're not brave people. In fact, they're cowards. When you confront them, they immediately fold. You have to see them fold. You have to see them crying. They fold. But it includes dismantling the networks that fund them and finance them. And we're finding out who those networks are. We already know quite a few of them. When you see these violent incidents and then you see people holding this gorgeous sign with beautiful wood, beautiful cardboard wood, everything, everything's perfect paint job. And they're all the same. There are thousands of them. You know that they weren't made in the basement out of love. They were made by anarchists and in some cases, wealthy. I'll probably find some of my nice friends that are up there being so nice to me, especially lately. They've been very nice. But it surprises you who they may be, and you almost wonder why. Why, why would they do it? But they're hurting our country and we're really taking.

[Podcast Host]

He then says that people who are Democrats are on the left. I guess I'm not even sure what he's saying, that they have the devil's ideology. The devil's ideology. This is what you're saying at a memorial. Again, this is just an evil and weird human being. We just have. This is not a normal person. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

Nothing could have ever supplanted this. It's incredible the way people are talking about him. And with great love. I mean, I read so many stories about some of the enemies, but I watch the enemies and it's hard for them to speak badly about him because they just don't. And then you do have people. In the days since Charlie's killing, we've seen exactly why our country so dearly needed his example. We've watched legions of far left radicals resort to desperate acts of violence and terror because they know that their ideas and arguments are persuading no one. They know that they're failing. They have the devil's ideology and they're failing. And they know it, they feel it, and they become violent. They seem to become very violent on the left. They've rammed vehicles into federal law enforcement, fired sniper rifles at ICE agents and me, you know, but I was. I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. I turned to the right. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually. He said, how the hell did you make that turn? I said, I don't know.

[Podcast Host]

And then Erica Kirk remarked that, yes, Charlie Kirk did pray for his enemies, which is hard, but he did. And then Donald Trump gives this weird shit eating rin. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

It's what we're called to do. Surprisingly enough, he did pray for his enemies, which is very hard, but he did. He did. I. He did. No one else. I mean, I saw him do it. No, he never did it in front of anyone else, but I can attest to that. But he also loved people when it was inconvenient.

[Podcast Host]

And this followed Donald Trump's bizarre press conference with the President of Argentina, where the US is giving Argentina, $20 billion in a bailout, while Trump's depriving 20 million Americans of health care. $20 billion to Argentina, 20 million Americans without healthcare. And then Donald Trump is asked a question from a woman reporter. And just watch how misogynistic Trump is here. I didn't cover this in my last video, but look what he says. He goes, I just like, watch her talk. Good job. Thank you, darling. The hell. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

As China defends its presence in Latin America, what role do you see for the U.S. i just like to watch your talk. Good job. Okay, thank you. Thank you.

[Podcast Host]

Nice. And then as Donald Trump was flying into dc, he referred to Caroline Levitt's lips as like, you love her lips. She's got machine gun lips.

[Donald Trump]

What?

[Podcast Host]

Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

And I never failed in working it out, like, immediately. Is that right? How's Caroline doing? She doing good? Should Caroline be replaced? No, that's up to you, sir. Nobody wants to say.

[Podcast Host]

I said she does a great job.

[Donald Trump]

Do you want to elaborate on the lips? They move like a machine. Do you want to elaborate on the.

[Podcast Host]

And then finally, Trump talked about how he would look better at a beach with his shirt off than Biden. And this is what Trump's talking about in front of the president of Argentina. Play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

Would you like to visit Argentina soon? There is an invitation for that. What does that mean? Do you like to visit Argentina soon? I do. I would love to. I'm just a little busy. I'd love to go to Argentina. I'd like to be like Biden. I'd like to go to the beach. You know, my legs are not quite as thin as his. My legs are slightly heavier. My arms are slightly larger. My body is a little bit larger than his. I'm not sure it would be appreciated on the beach, but I'm not going to take a chance. You won't see me in a bathing suit. You won't see in a bathing suit sitting on a beach in Argentina falling down, not being able to lift. A three ounce chair meant for old people to lift. And he couldn't lift it. So we had a problem. He spent too much time at a beach.

[Podcast Host]

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