Trump Has Catastrophic Sunday as All Plans Backfire

Summary

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The MeidasTouch Podcast: "Trump Has Catastrophic Sunday as All Plans Backfire"

Release Date: January 11, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this episode, the Meiselas brothers (Ben, Brett, and Jordy) dissect what they call a "catastrophic Sunday" for Donald Trump, marked by a wave of nationwide protests against his regime and apparent blunders both in policy and public relations. The hosts offer sharp commentary on the lack of mainstream media coverage, Trump’s controversial social media posts, the fallout from the murder of protester Renee Nicole Good, and interviews with figures defending the Trump administration’s actions. The episode leans into their signature blend of political analysis, biting humor, and passionate pro-democracy commentary.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Nationwide Protests and Media Silence

• Tens of thousands protest Trump’s regime after the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
• Protests seen in Minneapolis, LA, DC, Austin, NY, and elsewhere.
• The mainstream ("corporate") news mostly ignores the protests.
• MeidasTouch claims they’re among the only outlets providing sustained coverage, partnering with Status Coup for live footage.
• Quote [00:06] (Host): “Yesterday saw tens of thousands of protesters in Minneapolis...massive protests against the Trump regime following the cold-blooded murder of Renee Nicole Good.”

2. Trump’s Bizarre Social Media and Policy Moves

• Trump posts luxury Mar-A-Lago images and AI-edited photos depicting himself as powerful and untouchable.
• He floats pardons for infamous criminals, including former Honduran president and convicted drug lord Juan Orlando Hernandez.
• Outlandish international statements, including suggesting Marco Rubio as “President of Cuba", hinting at regime change wars (Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia), and an alleged plan to invade Greenland.
• The European Union and NATO now consider sanctions and military plans to counter Trump’s international aggressions.
• Quote [01:45] (Host): “Donald Trump has pardoned the biggest Ponzi schemers, the biggest people convicted of fraud. These are Donald Trump’s buddies.”

3. Domestic Policy Crisis: End of Healthcare Protections

• Trump accused of timing the end of Affordable Care Act subsidies so millions lose healthcare right after the midterms.
• The hosts call this "despicable," highlighting the regime’s disregard for American lives.
• Quote [02:44] (Host): “Rather than posting AI images of yourself smoking Cuban cigars...how about you deal with the fact that tens of millions of Americans are losing their health care right now?”

4. Regime Media Offensive: Labeling Protesters as Terrorists

• Trump allies sent to morning shows to attack Renee Nicole Good and the protest movement.
• Kristi Noem and Tom Homan repeatedly cast protesters as “domestic terrorists”.
• Jake Tapper presses Kristi Noem and Homan on the hypocrisy of these claims and their double standards compared with January 6th insurrectionists.
  • Tom Homan [05:05]: “If you look up the definition of terrorism, it certainly could fall within that definition.”
  • Jake Tapper [05:58]: “There’s a different standard for law enforcement officials being attacked if they’re being attacked by Trump supporters...it’s just not true.”

5. The Killing of Renee Nicole Good: Contradictory Accounts

• Video shows Good making a slow three-point turn before officer shoots her; yet, Trump allies dismiss video evidence and promote regime narrative.
• Kristi Noem dodges direct questions about the video and instead parrots propaganda about Trump simply “keeping people safe".
  • Jake Tapper [07:08]: “The question is what was she doing when she was moving her car?”
  • Noem’s surrogate [07:12]: “Why are we arguing with a president who’s working to keep people safe?”

6. Corruption Allegations: Tom Homan’s $50,000 Scandal

• Interviewers press former ICE director Tom Homan about rumors of him accepting a $50,000 bribe.
• Homan denies wrongdoing, evades questions about the return of the money, refuses to endorse releasing investigative recordings.
  • Tom Homan [07:56]: “$50,000 is ridiculous. The FBI has been clearing this...I did nothing inappropriate.”
  • Reporter [08:41]: “Would you be comfortable if they release this report?”
  • Homan [08:49]: “I am not going to get ahead of the FBI. That’s her decision.”

7. Lack of Transparency in the Investigation

• Concerns raised over FBI excluding state/local agencies from the Good investigation, undermining public trust.
• Investigators also dodge calls to release video evidence and autopsy results.
  • Reporter [09:34]: “For state and local officials to be cut out altogether, are you comfortable with that?”
  • Homan [09:50]: “Let them do the investigation. Let’s see the investigation.”

8. Local Officials Respond:

• Minneapolis Mayor Frey confronts claims he’s stoked anti-police rhetoric, defends his condemnation of the shooting.
  • Mayor Frey [11:15]: “Yeah, I said this was a federal agent recklessly using power that ended up in somebody dying...that’s exactly what happened. Am I biased in this? Of course. And I’m biased because I got two eyes.”

9. Political and Public Response

• Lindsey Graham and others genuflect to Trump, comparing him to Reagan.
  • Host [11:59]: “You are the Ronald Reagan plus of our time...”
• Illinois Governor Pritzker outright accuses ICE/CBP of protocol violations and calls for resignations/impeachments.
  • Pritzker [12:12]: “ICE and CBP are breaking their own protocols...literally shooting at people and killing them when in some cases they’re U.S. citizens and they’re doing nothing wrong.”

10. Descent into Autocracy: Nazi Rhetoric and Imitating Dictators

• U.S. Dept. of Labor posts with slogans reminiscent of Nazi propaganda (“One homeland, one people, one heritage”); Bill Burns warns of the dangers of copying autocrats.
  • Bill Burns [12:43]: “Imitating autocrats is not a winning formula...it plays right into the hands of our rivals in Moscow and Beijing.”

11. International Crisis: Iran

• Trump previously warned of military action if Iran killed protesters—hundreds now dead, thousands detained in Iran—creating fears of imminent war.

12. ICE Misconduct: Alarming Incidents

• Hosts share video footage of concerning ICE behavior in Minnesota—an agent bringing an apparent detainee into a porta-potty, raising questions of misconduct.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On dehumanizing protesters:
  “If doing a three point turn or a four point turn is a domestic terrorist, then my wife is a criminal every single day.” — Mayor Frey [11:34]

• On autocratic propaganda:
  “The U.S. department of labor in this bizarre video says, one homeland, one people, one heritage. Remember who you are. American. And it’s literally a ripoff of the Hitler propaganda.” — Host [12:43]

• On evading accountability:
  “I did not keep any. $50,000 is ridiculous. The FBI has been clearing this...I didn’t take the $50,000. Bottom line.” — Tom Homan [08:09]

• On state and federal investigations:
  “For state and local officials to be cut out altogether, are you comfortable with that? Doesn’t that undercut the transparency, the sense of faith in the investigation in the eyes of the public?” — Interviewer [09:34]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:00 – Protests erupt nationwide; Trump posts and propaganda.
• 04:49 – Tom Homan labels protests “terrorism.”
• 05:58 – Hypocrisy: Trumpists and their double standard for violence.
• 07:45 – Tom Homan interrogated about $50,000 alleged bribe.
• 09:34 – Lack of transparency in the federal investigation.
• 10:50 – Mayor Frey on the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
• 11:57 – Lindsey Graham and other Trump loyalists sound off.
• 12:12 – Gov. Pritzker denounces ICE/CBP and Trump officials.
• 12:43 – Nazi propaganda rhetoric surfaces in Trump regime communications and warnings from CIA veterans.

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Conclusion

The episode paints a dire portrait of escalating autocracy, flagrant abuses by federal agencies, and a White House careening toward domestic and international crises, all while mainstream coverage is muted. The Meiselas brothers’ impassioned analysis—interspersed with scathing humor—provides clarity, outrage, and grim amusement as they track the week’s many unraveling threads of the Trump regime.

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Transcript

[Host/Commentator]

Demented, deranged and rotting all alone at Mar A Lago. Donald Trump is having a catastrophic Sunday as Americans across the country continue to protest his dastardly regime. The protests are not getting much coverage on corporate news. We've been covering them here at the Midas Touch Network, including giving you a live feed with our friends at Status Coup about the protest in Minneapolis. Yesterday saw tens of thousands of protesters in Minneapolis and we saw protests erupt across the country everywhere from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. to Austin to New York City. We've seen massive protests against the Trump regime following the cold blooded murder of Renee Nicole Good. While Donald Trump is out in Mar A Lago, okay, Donald Trump on the taxpayer dime. Right now. He's making posts like this, the entrance to Mar A Lago, and then he posts what the golden front door of Mar A Lago looks like that the taxpayers are essentially, essentially footing the bill for right now as Donald Trump takes yet another vacation. Then Donald Trump on Sunday morning, while these protests are taking place, Donald Trump posts this bizarre photo of himself on top of the White House. And then it says, soon says what Donald Trump is posting. Then he posts the following. The case for pardoning former president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez, one of the biggest narco terrorists in history, history, El Chapo's buddy, who brought in massive amounts of drugs to the United States and then was convicted at a federal trial in the United States where there was evidence that showed that Juan Orlando Hernandez, in addition to making millions of dollars along with his brother for smuggling drugs into the United States, says, get those drugs up the gringo's nose and kill him. This is who Donald Trump pardoned. Also, Donald Trump has pardoned the biggest Ponzi schemers, the biggest people convicted of fraud. These are Donald Trump's buddies. Then Donald Trump posts the following. Marco Rubio will be a great president of Cuba. And then Donald Trump says, sounds good to me, that Rubio will be the president of Cuba. So there are going to be more wars and, and more regime change right now. There's going to be war everywhere. War in Venezuela, war in Cuba. What war? You've threatened Colombia. You've threatened to invade Greenland, which, by the way, now NATO is considering sending troops to Greenland as a way to push back against the Trump regime. And the European Union is contemplating the possibility of sanctions against American corporations if the Trump regime does indeed invade Greenland, which the Trump regime, according to multiple reports, has actually ordered these special forces to come up with an invasion plan as an option if Denmark does not give Greenland to the United States, or if Greenland does not agree on its own to secede, then Donald Trump posts this AI photo of himself in Cuba smoking a Cuban cigar and then saying, the finest in the world, Cuban cigars. Again, that's what Donald Trump. How about rather than posting AI images of yourself smoking Cuban cigars? I don't know. How about you deal with the fact that tens of millions of Americans are losing their health care right now because you and the MAGA Republicans despicably refuse to extend the Affordable Care act subsidies, and now people can't afford their healthcare in a few more months or right after the midterms. This is how you timed it? There's going to be tens of millions of Americans who get kicked off of Medicaid. I mean, what a. What a despicable regime. Um, so then Donald Trump sends his goons to make their rounds on the morning shows. Uh, and to further defame Renee Nicole Good. Say her name. Renee Nicole Good. To defame her in. And to defame anyone who peacefully protests this despicable regime, they label them domestic terrorists. So, for example, on Meet the Press, Tom Holman. Tom Holman was asked, so do you agree when Kristi Noem labels Renee Nicole Good a domestic terrorist? And the protesters that we're seeing, are they domestic terrorists because they protest what the regime is doing? Watch Homan's answer. Play this clip.

[Tom Homan]

You know, if you look up definition of terrorism, is there violence, is there threat of violence based on ideology that wants to change the way the government does what we do? Look on the definition of terrorism.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

But was Secretary Noem correct to label her a domestic terrorist? Mr. Homan?

[Tom Homan]

Look, we don't know what I don't know. Secretary Noem knows in what I know. I can tell you is what they did is illegal. And if you look up a definition of terrorism, it certainly could fall within that definition. If you look at definition.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

But you don't have evidence. Pardon me, you don't have evidence that she's a domestic terrorist.

[Tom Homan]

I don't know what secretary has that. I don't. I'm not going to judge what the secretary says. But if you look up the definition of terrorism, it certainly can fall within that.

[Host/Commentator]

And then Kristi Noem was on CNN this morning, and Jake Tapper asked her, so can you give me the distinction between the January 6th insurrectionists who attack the police officers versus you're saying, the peaceful protesters in Minneapolis? So explain to us what, what distinctions does Donald Trump draw here? Play this clip I just showed you.

[Jake Tapper]

Video of people attacking law Enforcement officers, undisputed proof, undisputed evidence. And I just said President Trump pardoned all of them. And you said that President Trump is enforcing all the laws equally. It's just not true. There's a different standard for law enforcement officials being attacked. If they're being attacked by Trump supporters. We just saw them.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

This individual in these instances and these investigations all have to be taken and done and done correctly in context of every situation that is happening on the ground.

[Host/Commentator]

Next, Kristi Noem is asked about what do you see in the video when it relates to Renee Nicole. Good, because it looks like she was just making a three point turn to move away very slowly and the officer escalated the situation and shot her. We all saw the video. Kristi Noem's like, we shouldn't ask what's on the video. What we should be asking is why are people even arguing with Donald Trump? He just wants to make you safe, so don't even argue with him. Just buy the regime propaganda. This is a regime in Putin's image, folks. Play this clip.

[Jake Tapper]

The question is what was she doing when she was moving her car?

[Interviewer/Reporter]

The question, that's the question is why are we arguing with a president who's working to keep people safe? Why are we arguing with law enforcement operations that have gone on in this country for years and we're working to collect murderers and rapists and drug traffickers.

[Host/Commentator]

Then Tom Homan was asked about the $50,000 that it's alleged that he took in a cava bag in a restaurant bag as a quid pro quo for favors for a client of his within the Trump regime. Watch what he says when he's asked about that. Play this clip.

[Tom Homan]

Bottom line, I did nothing illegal. I did nothing in the FBI and DOJ reviewed this. No credible evidence I did anything because I didn't do anything illegal.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

But was there question $50,000 in the bag and did you?

[Tom Homan]

I'm not giving the story anymore here. This is an attack on my integrity and my professionalism. I'm not addressing it, but that's a question of the FBI.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

Can you address, given that it's been recorded? Did you keep the money? Did you return.

[Tom Homan]

I did not keep any. $50,000 is ridiculous. The FBI has been clearing this, you know, and it irritates me. This story keeps going on and on and on even though I've been found that did nothing inappropriate. So I'm not going to ask any more of these questions.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

But just a minute. Did you return the money?

[Tom Homan]

I didn't have any money to return.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

Okay.

[Tom Homan]

I didn't take the $50,000. Bottom line.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

Let me ask you, you're saying you did nothing unlawful. Would you be comfortable with the FBI releasing the reporting?

[Tom Homan]

That's a decision FBI.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

But it might be a decision for the FBI, but would you be comfortable if they release this report?

[Tom Homan]

Again, I'm not getting ahead of this. I'm not getting ahead of the FBI in this investigation.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

But can you just say on a personal level, would you be comfortable releasing the recordings?

[Tom Homan]

I am not going to get ahead of the FBI. That's her decision.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

Okay. All right. Mr. Homan, thank you very much for being here.

[Tom Homan]

Thank you.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

Greatly appreciate it. When we come back, Democratic Senator and.

[Host/Commentator]

Then Tom Homan is asked, well, how can the public even trust what the FBI investigation is doing into the murder of Renee Nicole? Good. If you're not allowing Minneapolis and Minnesota officials to be involved at all in the vet. In the investigation, like they've always been involved in investigations. State and federal work together. Sure, Federal may take the lead, but they don't hide the evidence from the state investigators and city investigators. Play this clip.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

One thing for the FBI to take the lead in an investigation, certainly that is something that we are used to seeing. But for state and local officials to be cut out altogether, are you comfortable with that? Doesn't that undercut the transparency, the sense of faith in the investigation in the eyes of the public?

[Tom Homan]

Public, that's the first of all, that's a question for the FBI. I've never worked for doj, but listen, I trust that the FBI would do a thorough investigation. They're professionals. So let them do the investigation. Let's see the investigation.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

Should the autopsy be made public?

[Tom Homan]

That's a question for the FBI. But I certainly will tell you that the FBI will be part of the investigation. As I said earlier, look at the ballistics, look at the forensics. Where did that fatal shot come from? All that would be part of the investigation.

[Interviewer/Reporter]

Okay, the vice.

[Host/Commentator]

Now let's take a look at what was going on when Mayor Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, was speaking with Jake Tapper. And Jake Tapper kind of asks him a little bit of a both sides question. And do you bear responsibility for the rhetoric when you called the shooting of Renee Nicole Good reckless and malicious? And then the mayor's like, yeah, because that's what it was. We all observed what happened here. Play this clip.

[Jake Tapper]

I want you to respond to what she said about you telling ICE to get the F out. She says you and the leaders of Minneapolis have been demonizing ICE officers And it is true that you've been critical of Secretary Noem for her quick characterization of the incident. But you also said on Wednesday, quote, this was a federal agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying. Does your rhetoric need to change?

[Mayor Frey]

Yeah, yeah, I said this was a federal agent recklessly using power that ended up in somebody dying because that was a federal agent recklessly using power that ended up in somebody dying. It's exactly what happened. I mean, am I biased in this? Of course. And I'm biased because I got two eyes. Anybody can see these videos. Anybody can see that this victim is not a domestic terrorist. I mean, my goodness, she's like doing a three or a four or five point turn. This looks like somebody that's trying to get out of there. If doing a three point turn or a four point turn is a domestic terrorist and my wife is a criminal every single day. This, it does not make sense.

[Host/Commentator]

Now checking in with Lindsey Graham. What's Lindsey Graham saying? Play this clip.

[Jake Tapper]

I have faith in you, Mr. President.

[Host/Commentator]

I have trust in you. You are the Ronald Reagan plus of our time in this, in this. Will stand with the people.

[Jake Tapper]

Mr. President.

[Host/Commentator]

Illinois Governor Pritzker chimed in this morning. Let's hear what he has to say. Play this clip.

[Jake Tapper]

They are. ICE and CBP are breaking their own protocols. You read them earlier. Their own protocols. And not only roughing people up, but, but literally shooting at people and killing them when in some cases they're U.S. citizens and they're doing nothing wrong. So, so this is why I have said that the President is not following the law, why Kristi Noem needs to resign or be impeached, and why Trisha McLaughlin should not have the job that she has. She's a pathological liar. She's their spokesperson. Governor, you just.

[Host/Commentator]

And also the various Trump regime departments and agencies keep on posting like, Nazi stuff. Must be a coincidence that they keep ripping off the Nazi phrases. The U.S. department of labor in this bizarre video says, one homeland, one people, one heritage. Remember who you are. American. And it's literally a ripoff of the Hitler propaganda. I mean, they're literally doing the Hitler propaganda. As Bill Burns, former CIA Director William Burns says, imitating autocrats is not a winning formula. That it seems to me plays right into the hands of our rivals in Moscow and Beijing and further undercuts our allies and our partners. I do want to mention this as well as we look internationally. Donald Trump said that the United States would immediately engage in military action in Iran if the Ayatollah and the Iran regime killed the protesters in Iran? Well, we're learning that there were at least 490. It could be as many as 500. That number is going to get higher. Protesters have been killed by the Iranian security forces. 10,600 protesters have been detained. And so Donald Trump made a social media post where he drew a bright line and said there would be a United States military attack on Iran if they killed the protesters. Well, they've killed the protesters. So I guess the question is, will we be reporting on another imminent war there soon? I want to bring this up too, while we see these mass protests and demonstrations across the United States. States as well. Let me just show you what we've seen ICE agents doing. In addition to obviously shooting people in the face and attacking people and terrorizing communities, this video was brought to our attention at the Midas Touch network. This is in Brooklyn center area in Minnesota. You're going to watch here an ICE agent slipping onto his back and then accompanying what appears to be a female. Not sure if it's a female detainee or we need more information about what's happening here, but there's a female who looks like a detainee is being brought into a porta potty by the ICE agent and another agent waits outside the car. Watch this for yourself. Play this clip. Okay, We we need to get more data on what the heck happened there. If that was it, who who was going in there? Why were there two people in there? That's very alarming and very concerning for a lot of reasons. Hit subscribe let's get to 6 million subscribers. Thank you for watching. Anybody who knows more about that video, please let us know too about who was there. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million new Midas merch drop. Check out the latest Pro Democracy sticker packs. T shirts, hats, sweatshirts and more [e-mail] touch.com it's okay not to be perfect with finances. Experian is your big financial friend and here to help. Did you know you can get matched with credit cards on the app? Some cards are labeled no Ding decline, which means if you're not approved, they won't hurt your credit scores. Download the Experian app for free today. Applying for no ding decline cards won't hurt your credit scores if you aren't initially approved. Initial approval will result in a hard inquiry which may impact your credit scores. Experian Everyone deserves to be connected. That's why T Mobile and US Cellular are joining forces. Switch to T Mobile and save up to 20% versus Verizon by getting built in benefits they leave out. Check the math@t mobile.com switch and now T mobile is in US cellular stores. Savings versus Comparable Verizon plans plus the cost of optional benefits, plan features and taxes and fees vary. Savings with three plus lines include third line free via monthly bill credits. Credit stop if you cancel any lines. Qualifying credit required.