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This is a real good story about Bronx and his dad Ryan. Real United Airlines customers.
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We were returning home and one of the flight attendants asked Bronx if he wanted to see the flight deck and meet Kath and Andrew.
Donald Trump
I got to sit in the driver's seat.
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I grew up in an aviation family and seeing Bronx kind of reminded me of myself when I was that age.
Co-host/Interviewer
That's Andrew, a real United pilot.
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These small interactions can shape a kid's future. It felt like I was the captain. Allowing my son to see the flight deck will stick with us forever.
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That's how good leads the way.
Donald Trump
Morning Zoe. Got donuts.
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Donald Trump
Well, I dig the mattress and I want to be in a T Mobile commercial like you teach me.
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Donald Trump
Wow, impressive. Let me try. T Mobile is the best place to get iPhone 17 Pro because they've got the best network.
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Nice Jeffrey, you heard them.
Donald Trump
T Mobile is the best place to.
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Get the new iPhone 17 Pro on us with eligible traded in any condition.
Donald Trump
So what are we having for lunch?
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Dude, my work here is done.
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The 24 month bill credits on Experience beyond for well qualified customers plus tax and $35 device connection charge credit send and balance due if you pay off earlier Cancel Finance agreement. IPhone 17 Pro 256 gigs $1099.99 and new line minimum $100 plus a month plan without a pay plus taxes and FE mobile network in the US based on analysis by Oakland Speed Test Intelligence data 1H 2025 is a T mobile.com Yikes. Donald Trump just had a disastrous landing back to Washington D.C. from Mar a Lago where he was golfing on the taxpayer dime all weekend. Everything is unraveling. Donald Trump's ceasefire has all but collapsed. Donald Trump has made a number of admissions that he's basically just outright supporting Vladimir Putin taking over huge parts of Ukraine and that he's not going to sanction. Russ. He will not be providing weapons to Ukraine. The government is shut down as Donald Trump seems to enjoy taking away the health care of 20 million Americans who will lose their health care. And Donald Trump is sending $40 billion to Argentina while Americans suffer. Look at his face as he took questions from the press on Air Force One. I just want to show you what went down. This was. This got ugly for him. He was asked a reporter, why are you helping Argentina versus, like, American farmers and Americans? And then he unravels and he starts to yell at this female reporter. He goes, look, young lady. Look, young lady. You don't know what you're talking about. Argentina's fighting for its life, young lady. What? Here, play this clip.
Co-host/Interviewer
Question is, what do you have to say to US Farmers who feel that the deal is benefiting Argentina more than it is them as they are?
Donald Trump
Argentina's fighting for its life. Life, young lady. You don't know anything about it. They're fighting for their life. Nothing is benefiting Argentina. They're fighting for their life. You understand what that means? They have no money. They have no anything. They're fighting so hard to survive. If I can help them survive in a free world. I happen to like the president of Argentina. I think he's trying to do the best he can. But don't make it sound like they're doing great. They are dying, all right? They're dying.
Podcast Host
What do you mean Argentina's fighting for it? That's America first. And didn't you all say that Argentina's leader, Javier Milei, was this brilliant guy in 2023? Didn't you all say that Argentina was just crushing it and their economy was surging? I guess the opposite is true. I guess America first means helping out Argentina while taking away the health care of millions of Americans and destroying the lives of American farmers and so many other Americans. So then Donald Trump was asked, do you feel Israel was justified in striking in Gaza? It's been like 34, 35 Palestinians have been killed since this fake cease fire was announced. The cease fire is all but done at this point. Israel says it's closing down humanitarian aid corridors. Hamas says it's not disarming. Donald Trump had no clue what the reporter was even asking him. He's like, what do you mean? Striking where? What's happening? I mean, this is who's leading our country right now. Are you freaking kidding me? Here, play this clip. Do you feel that Israel was justified.
Donald Trump
With striking when it did, striking where.
Podcast Host
In Gaza today and overnight.
Donald Trump
I'd have to get back to you on that. I'd have to get back.
Podcast Host
What is the next step is?
Donald Trump
We're going to be determined. You know, all of that speak is under consideration right now. It's under review.
Podcast Host
Then Donald Trump is asked by a reporter about that meeting with Zelensky where it was reported that Donald Trump started screaming at Zelensky. Zelensky and saying, look, we're not helping you at all, except the current border lines. Based on what Russia's taken over and shut up Zelinsky. And apparently Zelinsky said, what are you talking about? You stand up, be strong. You're supposed to be sanctioning Russia like you said you were going to be doing. You're supposed to be providing us with long range missiles like Tomahawks. And Donald Trump's like, we're not going to give you anything. I spoke to Putin and Putin told me that this is how it's going to go down. I kid you not. That's what went down. I predicted that that was going to. On the last, last Midas Touch podcast, you remember, I said, Putin called Donald Trump. Trump's going to go into that meeting with Zelinsky just sprouting off the Putin talking points. And here's what went down. Donald Trump was asked, do you tell Zillow, did you tell Zelinsky that he needed to cede all of these regions? And Trump's like, no, but he needs to give up all the land that Russia's taken over already. Listen to what he says. I mean, this is literally traitorous stuff that he's saying. Here, here, play this clip.
Donald Trump
Yeah.
Podcast Host
Friday, you said you had a cor meeting with President Zelensky.
Donald Trump
During that, during that meeting, did you tell him he needed to cede all.
Podcast Host
Of the Donbass region to Russia?
Donald Trump
No, we never discussed it. We think that what they should do is just stop at the lines where they are, the battle lines. You have a battle line right now. The rest is very tough to negotiate. If you're going to say, you take this, we take that. You know, there's so many different permutations. So what I say is they should stop right now at the battle lines, go home, stop killing people and be done.
Podcast Host
What do you think should happen with the Donbas region?
Donald Trump
Let it be cut the way it is. It's cut up right now. I think 78% of the land is already taken by Russia. You leave it the way it is right now. They can, they can negotiate something later on down the line. But I said cut and stop at the battle. I go home, stop fighting, stop killing people.
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Then Donald Trump is asked about the Hudson River Tunnel in New York City, the funding from which Donald Trump has revoked the billions of dollars that were already earmarked for this project. Donald Trump is saying I get to choose what the hell happens in New York. I believe it's terminated. Unless they beg, basically, or otherwise, I'm not going to give them any funding. By the way, there is a big governor's race in New Jersey where you have the MAGA Republican candidate who like loves this stuff. You, you love destroying New Jersey apparently, you idiot. Here, play this clip.
Co-host/Interviewer
Mr. President, sticking with New York City, you've talked about the Hudson River Tunnel, the project. You said that the funding has been terminated. But you know, folks in New York have said that it's not terminated. So where does that.
Donald Trump
Well, as of now, it's terminated and it's up to me. And as of now, it's terminated and it's terminated because the Democrats are so foolish, what they've done to the country. I mean, we have the hottest country in the world. There's no country even plus. And they just want to do this. You know, there's nothing for them to do. All they have to do is just say, let everything continue. And I will say a lot of Democrats want this to get over.
Co-host/Interviewer
Administration right now is not sending funding.
Donald Trump
Right now there is no funding because it's up to me.
Podcast Host
Then Donald Trump is asked about the no Kings protests, which set records as the largest protests in the history of the United States. And Trump's response was, I think it's a joke. And he said that George Soros and other radical left left lunatics were responsible for all of the brand new signs, the brand new signs, people writing on poster boards about we're not a nation of kings. No Kings in 1776. Here, play this clip right here.
Co-host/Interviewer
What is your response to the protest?
Podcast Host
What's your response to the protests over the weekend?
Donald Trump
The no Kings practices are. I think it's a joke. I looked at the people, they're not representative of this country. And I looked at all the brand new signs paid for. I guess it was paid for by Soros and other radical left lunatics. It looks like it was. We're checking it out. The demonstrations were very small, very ineffective and the people were whacked out. When you look at those people, those are not representative of the people of our country.
Co-host/Interviewer
Mr. Kante, besides San Francisco, by The way.
Donald Trump
I'm not a king. I'm not a king. I work my ass off to make our country great. That's all it is. I'm not a king at all.
Podcast Host
Donald Trump is next asked about the government shutdown. Do you want to see the premium tax credits extended? Watch his response on the shutdown.
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Do you want to see the premium tax credits extended? If the Democrats vote to reopen the.
Donald Trump
Government, let me just tell you that there'll be no money given toward their crazy escalation of giving money to illegal aliens that came into the country totally illegally. I mean, they came in illegally. They want to spend 1.5 trillion with a t trillion dollars giving it to people that came into the country illegally. They shouldn't have come in. In fact, one of the reasons they came in was to get this money. And California is a big culprit. I mean, California, they're out of control. And we're not going to pay California all of that money that they're giving away illegally. And it's another thing between California and Colombia. There's not that much difference. We're not going to be making those payments.
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What are you even talking about? Okay? There is no federal funding going to Medicaid. It's not allowed. Period. Full stop. The federal funding's not going to the Affordable Care Act. Period. Full stop. You're just making things up. What are you saying? That if someone's here who's not documented or anybody shows up to an emergency room, that they need to show their papers? Don't you realize that even if citizens show up and they have to show their papers in that short amount of time, that could lead to people dying? Don't you realize that? Em tala, the Emergency Medical Treatment act was actually done under Republican administrations going way back, decades and decades and decades. This guy's an idiot. As I keep saying it over and over again, Trump's an idiot, and a dangerous one at that as well. Trump is then asked, you know, your pollster, Fabrizio, your guy says that 72% of voters support the ACA tax credit. So this is your pollster, Donald, should we extend the Affordable Care act tax credits? And then Donald Trump's like, we'll see. You know, we want to have great health care. We'll do whatever we can do to have great health care. Okay? That means extend the Affordable Care act tax credits. It means protect people's Medicaid. It means don't take away $200 billion from rural hospitals and then say, but we gave 50 back if you stole $1,000 for somebody and then gave back $200, you realize you still stole $800 from them anyway. Here, play this clip.
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A July survey, a July survey by your pollster, Tony Tabrizio, found that 72% of voters across political parties, like the ACA tax credit. So are you worried that you might get blamed if you don't help get those through?
Donald Trump
Well, we want to have great health care, so we'll do whatever we can do to have great health care. But the Democrats want to destroy all health care because they want to give $1.5 trillion of this money and they want additional money to go to people that came into our country illegally. Many of them are from prisons and mental institutions. And we're not going to destroy our health care.
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For the Democrats, then Donald Trump says the only thing that's increasing in prices, Beef. He says, but Argentina will help us out there. No, Donald, first off, we need a bailout Argentina right now, which we shouldn't be doing to Argentina, sending its soybeans and its produce and its products to China after you bail them out. And three, it's not just beef that's rising. Everything is more expensive right now under your despicable regime. Here, play this clip.
Co-host/Interviewer
With soybeans and on Argentina, you're, you know, you're looking to do that deal with Argentina, the bail spot. So are we expecting a beef?
Donald Trump
I assume you're talking about beef. Yeah, to get beef prices down. The only price we have that's high is beef, and we'll get that down. And one of the things we're thinking about doing is beef from Argentina.
Podcast Host
This is what Trump says about China and soybeans right here. Here, play this clip.
Co-host/Interviewer
Are you confident that you'll be able.
Donald Trump
To get to buy soybeans? One of the things I want is China is going to buy soybeans. I want China to stop with the fentanyl, very, you know, normal things. I don't want them to play the rare earth game with us.
Co-host/Interviewer
Do you want them to? But do you think they will make a deal on soybeans?
Donald Trump
I do believe, yeah, because otherwise I'm not going to make a deal. No, I want them to buy. Our farmers have been boycotted by China as a negotiating point. I don't want that. Our farmers are great and in particular our soybean farmers, and I want them to start buying soybeans at least in the amount that they were buying before. And I believe they'll be able to do that.
Podcast Host
Then Donald Trump says, you Know that as the president, I can invoke the Insurrection act whenever I want to. He goes, he just makes up this number. He goes. 50% of presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act. What do you mean 50%? You're just make. Yes, Donald, 50% of presidents said we're in insurrections. What are you talking about? Again? This is someone who is unhinged, dangerous and just idiotic. Here, play this clip.
Co-host/Interviewer
Besides San Francisco, are there other cities you're actively looking at for the National Guard right now?
Donald Trump
Yeah, what about it?
Co-host/Interviewer
I'm just wondering if you care to comment on that.
Donald Trump
Well, we've used the National Guard to be very successful in Memphis. You can see the numbers are falling like rocks. Washington, D.C. chicago is getting better. Even though we're going through a lot and you know, we're trying to do it in a very nice way. I'm allowed, as you know, as president, like 50% of the presidents have used the Insurrection Act. They can use that. And everybody agrees you're allowed to use that. And there's no more court cases, there's no more anything. We're trying to do it in a nicer manner, but we can always use the Insurrection act if we want. I mean, you take a look in the past, some one in particular president used it 28 times during the course of a presidency. So we're allowed to do that. We thought we could do it in a very nice way. All we want to do is have safe cities. We're not looking for anything that would be spectacular other than crime free become spectacular. We want to have great crime free cities. So I'd be allowed to use, if I wanted, the Insurrection act, and then all of this nonsense would go away. You have the absolute, absolute right. It's the strongest power a president has and you have the absolute right to do it. We wanted to go this route, but we get sued every time you look at somebody. You look at somebody the wrong way and you end up getting sued.
Podcast Host
Then Donald Trump responds to the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petra, who is saying that Trump's regime is killing innocent Colombian fishermen. And Trump's like, what are you talking about? We shot down a submarine. Not that one, not that one. By the way, one of the early strikes killed innocent Colombian fishermen. And then separately, you've killed innocent individuals from Trinidad and Tobago. Do you realize that? Do you know what you're doing? You didn't even know that there were strikes taking place in Gaza anyway. Here, play this clip. The Columbia president says that US killed.
Donald Trump
A innocent Colombian fisherman in one of the strikes. He said that when we shot down a submarine that they were just fishing. This is a submarine. This was a submarine that was meant, by the way. This was a submarine that was meant for one reason and made for one reason to carry massive amounts of drugs. Yeah, go ahead. Strike that.
Podcast Host
He's talking about previous. Then. Trump says as a result of the President of Colombia calling him out for killing innocent Colombians, he will be imposing new tariffs on Colombia, but he won't say what the rate will be.
Co-host/Interviewer
Here, play this clip on Columbia Senator Graham. The country of Columbia Senator Graham tweeted that you would be imposing tariffs on the country either today or tomorrow. Can you give any details as to how much those terrorists might be.
Donald Trump
I read the statement of Senator Graham and it's correct. Yeah. I was with him today. We were working today, and I read his statement. It is correct. Yes. I'll let you know tomorrow. Yeah. I'll let you know tomorrow. Yeah.
Podcast Host
Here's what he says about. He calls the individual, the Democrat, Jay Jones, who's running for Attorney General in Virginia. He calls him an animal. An animal. And, like, low iq. That's Donald Trump's name for African Americans. This is how he treats African American people. And by the way, did you see the story I did yesterday where the Department of Homeland Security manipulated a video of young black men and they put a caption that says, yoke yo, ice. The cartels gave us money to go after you. When it was a video back from June where actually this group of young black men were being patriotic, more patriotic than I think they even needed to be during the time when the US Government was bombing Iran. And they said, actually, hey, Iran, you know, we're staring at you. Don't mess with our crew. And the Department of Homeland Security changed the wording so it acted like this group of young black men were taking money from the cartels to go after ICE officers, literally putting a target on these young black men. This is what Trump's done his entire life, by the way, to black people. Like, that's Trump's history. Racist. Here, play this clip.
Co-host/Interviewer
Jay Jones has repeatedly said that if he wins in Virginia, that he can. J. Jones in Virginia, the one that.
Donald Trump
Wanted to kill somebody's children and kill somebody. You mean the animal that wanted to kill somebody who should not be allowed to be running for that office.
Co-host/Interviewer
Yeah. He said he can't wait to see you in court. I'm wondering if you have a response and if you're considering getting involved in that race.
Donald Trump
Well, what is he saying he said.
Co-host/Interviewer
In the debate on Thursday night that he can't wait to sue your administration and see you in court.
Donald Trump
No, he's a third rate intellectual. He's a guy who I've never seen anybody say what he said, that he wanted to kill his opponent's children. He wanted to kill his opponent. No, I can't imagine anybody voting for Jay Jones. Look, you would think he's totally discredited. I would think he wouldn't even be allowed to do that. Anybody would be put in prison for what he said. So he can join the long list of attorney generals that have been suing and losing. But the people of this country want law. They want order. They want safety. They don't want to be mugged or raped or shot. And that's what we provide. We have tremendous numbers also. You see the crime numbers are coming way down.
Podcast Host
And then Donald Trump says more about Colombia and cocaine. Here, play this clip.
Donald Trump
And in fact, even when they had better presidents than they have right now, they were. That's how they're making a lot of money. Drugs. I used to complain about it when they had a very nice president, but he wasn't doing it. It was, it was all talk. They are a drug manufacturing machine, Colombia, and we're not going to be part of it. So we're going to drop all money that we're giving to them. They have, it has nothing to do with them stopping drug production. And you look at the fields, the fields are loaded up with drugs and they refine the drugs and they make tremendous amounts of cocaine and they send it all over the world and they destroy families. No. Colombia is out of control. And now they have the worst president they've ever had. He's a lunatic who's got a lot of problems, mental problems.
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Date: October 20, 2025
Hosts: Ben Meiselas, Brett Meiselas, Jordy Meiselas (The Meiselas Brothers)
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This episode dissects Donald Trump’s tumultuous return to Washington D.C. following a weekend at Mar-a-Lago. The Meiselas brothers provide deep analysis and sharp commentary on Trump’s recent press interactions, foreign and domestic policy stances, personal conduct, and unraveling political strategy, highlighting the chaos within his administration and the threats posed to democracy and stability.
"Argentina's fighting for its life. Life, young lady. You don't know anything about it.... They're dying, all right? They're dying."
– Donald Trump (03:27)
"You leave it the way it is right now. They can, they can negotiate something later on down the line."
– Donald Trump (06:56)
"I'd have to get back to you on that. I'd have to get back."
– Donald Trump (05:05)
"Well, as of now, it's terminated and it's up to me."
– Donald Trump (08:04)
"There is no federal funding going to Medicaid. It's not allowed. Period. Full stop."
– Ben Meiselas (10:43)
"The no Kings practices are. I think it's a joke... paid for by Soros and other radical left lunatics."
– Donald Trump (09:12)
"Like 50% of the presidents have used the Insurrection Act. They can use that."
– Donald Trump (14:59)
"We can always use the Insurrection act if we want.... It's the strongest power a president has."
– Donald Trump (15:38)
"You mean the animal that wanted to kill somebody..."
– Donald Trump (19:10)
"This was a submarine that was meant... to carry massive amounts of drugs."
– Donald Trump (16:49) "We're going to drop all money that we're giving to them... Colombia is out of control."
– Donald Trump (20:21)
| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote/Context | |-----------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 03:27 | Trump | "Argentina's fighting for its life. Life, young lady. You don't know anything about it.... They're dying." | | 05:05 | Trump | "I'd have to get back to you on that. I'd have to get back." (re: Gaza airstrikes) | | 06:56 | Trump | "You leave it the way it is right now... negotiate something later on." (on Ukraine, Donbas region) | | 08:04 | Trump | "Well, as of now, it's terminated and it's up to me." (on Hudson River Tunnel funding) | | 09:12 | Trump | "The no Kings practices are. I think it's a joke... Soros and other radical left lunatics." | | 10:43 | Ben | "There is no federal funding going to Medicaid. It's not allowed. Period. Full stop." | | 14:59 | Trump | "Like 50% of the presidents have used the Insurrection Act." | | 15:38 | Trump | "We can always use the Insurrection act if we want... It's the strongest power a president has." | | 19:10 | Trump | "You mean the animal that wanted to kill somebody..." (on Jay Jones, VA AG candidate) | | 20:21 | Trump | "We're going to drop all money that we're giving to them... Colombia is out of control." |
The MeidasTouch Podcast episode is a scathing, fast-paced analysis of Donald Trump’s unraveling presidency. The brothers, with their trademark blend of facts and biting wit, expose how Trump’s impulsive foreign and domestic decisions, overtly authoritarian posturing, and reliance on conspiracy-laden rhetoric are destabilizing the nation and damaging America’s global standing. Notably, the hosts do not shy away from calling out racist language, the dangers of undermining democratic norms, and the administration’s open hostility toward opposition. The tone is deeply critical, passionate, and pointed, aiming to inform—and alarm—listeners who care about democracy.
This summary skips all ads, intro, and outro content and focuses solely on major news discussion and analysis as outlined by the MeidasTouch hosts.