The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode Title: Trump Has Disaster Wednesday as Meeting Blows Up
Date: December 10, 2025

Main Theme / Episode Overview

This episode centers on what the Meiselas brothers dub Donald Trump’s “Disaster Wednesday”—a day marked by a botched Trump rally in Pennsylvania, failed internal GOP meetings about a long-promised but elusive healthcare plan, and the MAGA camp’s efforts to shift blame for economic and social woes onto President Biden, immigrants, and minorities. The brothers break down how the MAGA playbook relies on division, distraction, and culture-war theatrics as opposed to substantive solutions for the American people.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Trump’s Floundering Rally & GOP Chaos

• [00:45] The episode kicks off with coverage of a “disastrous” Trump rally in a small Pennsylvania banquet hall, where he bizarrely claimed “affordability is a hoax.”
• GOP senators and Congress members convened a secret meeting in Congress to finally produce the healthcare plan they've been promising since Trump’s first term — with no concrete results by the end of the meeting.
• Quote (Ben Meiselas):

  “Republicans have left this morning saying there will be no concrete health plan for a vote by Christmas time. But many expressed hope that it would emerge soon.” ([01:06])

2. Media Attacks and YouTube Pressures

• The hosts highlight pressure from MAGA forces and Fox News to silence progressive media, plugging their YouTube and urging listeners to double-check their subscriptions.
• The hosts claim Trump and the MAGA movement seek to undermine independent news voices.

3. Trump’s Social Media Meltdowns and Erratic Policy Focus

• Trump lashes out at Mexico over supposed “water and sewage threats” to American states, and repeats attacks on migrants and the LGBTQ+ community — which the hosts call the predictable MAGA “playbook.”
• Trump reposts memes calling those who question his health “treasonous traitors”:

  “Anybody who talks about my health declining or that I’m slowing down, I view it as treason. And I will go after you as though you are a treasonous traitor.” ([02:15])

• The brothers urge Trump to “conduct yourself like a grown up and an adult.”

4. MAGA Reluctance and Healthcare Hypocrisy

• House Speaker Mike Johnson (“MAGA Mike”) refuses to appear on friendly MAGA platforms until there’s a healthcare plan.

  “MAGA Mike saying he’s not even gonna go and talk about things on a MAGA-friendly show right now until there is a healthcare plan.” ([03:10])

• Mike Johnson’s press conference tries to blame Biden and Democrats for economic woes, claiming:

  “They broke the economy and now they want to lecture to the American people about affordability.” ([04:20])

• The brothers counter: Trump inherited a “Goldilocks economy,” and sabotaged it through reckless policy.
• Johnson confirms anti-abortion provisions will be central in any GOP healthcare bill.

  “We do believe in the sanctity of human life and we think it’s important that taxpayer dollars not fund abortion. This is a well-settled principle of ours.” ([05:50])

5. Voter Shifts and Democratic Momentum

• Senator Joni Ernst tries to credit Trump with “a message of optimism,” which the brothers mock as “fraud.”

  “Affordability is important and the president continues to stress that, not just with his message of optimism but in the work that he is doing through the administration.” ([06:18])

• CNN highlighted a notable shift of Latino voters away from Trump and MAGA Republicans and back to Democrats—exemplified by Democrats winning back the Mayor’s office in Miami for the first time in 30 years.

  “GOP mayors in the 50 largest cities—in 2017, it was about 14. Now with Higgins coming in, it’s seven.” ([08:38])

• The brothers credit Democratic wins to clear-eyed rejection of MAGA attacks on immigrants and minorities.

6. Bernie Sanders’ Critique of MAGA Economics

• Bernie Sanders provides biting commentary on MAGA’s “A-plus economy” narrative:

  “If this is an A economy, God help us if we ever get to a B or a C… No, we do have an affordability crisis. I think the problem with Trump is he hangs out with his billionaire friends all of the time. And I got to admit, for his billionaire friends, he is in fact an A plus president.” ([10:08])

7. Trump Regime’s Priorities: Surveillance & Gym Equipment

• Recent MAGA proposals:
  • Tourist Surveillance: Foreign visitors to the U.S. required to submit five years of social media history.
  • Airport Pull-Up Bars: Massive investments in airport gyms and pull-up bars for passengers.

    “If Doge were to ever actually be a real thing, this… would be waste, fraud, and abuse… a billion dollars of frickin' pull up bars in airports.” ([12:40])

  • Sean Duffy claims Trump “saved us $200 million” on a project by hiring a project manager in five minutes, a boast Ben mocks as surreal.

8. Housing Crisis: Scapegoating Immigrants

• HUD Secretary Scott Turner attempts to blame immigrants for rising housing costs and rental demand:

  “When you have over 12 million people coming over our borders unchecked, unvetted, this is straining our housing market... foreign born population in just three short years is 6 million people, which is the most in that period of time in American history.” ([14:05])

• The hosts push back, noting private equity is largely responsible for housing shortages, and condemn the push to divide Americans with fear.
• Turner introduces a HUD “crime hotline” for reporting suspected undocumented immigrants in public housing, drawing parallels to authoritarian tactics:

  “We have a vehicle now with a HUD crime hotline for people to report any sex trafficking, drug trafficking, illegal aliens, illicit things going on, nefarious activity…” ([17:10])

9. Geopolitics: Pope Leo XIV on Trump’s Ukraine Stance

• The brothers highlight a key international rebuke: Pope Leo XIV expresses concern that Trump’s policies are designed to fracture the historic U.S.-Europe alliance.

  “The remarks that are made about Europe... are trying to break apart what I think needs to be a very important alliance today and in the future.” ([20:16])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Ben Meiselas ([02:15]):
  “You may want to look in the mirror, Donald, about who you are.”
• Bernie Sanders ([10:08]):
  “No, we do have an affordability crisis. I think the problem with Trump is he hangs out with his billionaire friends all of the time. And I got to admit, for his billionaire friends, he is in fact an A plus president.”
• Ben Meiselas ([13:29]):
  “Just bring the prices down. When you go into an airport, no one can afford the food. When you go to an airport, no one can afford the flights anymore.”
• Scott Turner ([14:50]):
  “100% of the cause of rental growth in New York and California is due to illegal aliens coming into our country.”
• Pope Leo XIV ([20:16]):
  “The remarks that are made about Europe... are trying to break apart what I think needs to be a very important alliance today and in the future.”

Timestamps for Important Segments

• [00:45] Trump’s disastrous rally & GOP’s secret health care “meeting”
• [02:15] Trump’s unhinged social media rants
• [03:10] MAGA Mike dodges interviews over lack of health plan
• [04:20] Mike Johnson spins the economy, confirms anti-abortion stance in health plan
• [06:18] Joni Ernst praises Trumpian “optimism”; Latino voter shift coverage
• [08:38] Democratic gains in mayoral races in major US cities
• [10:08] Bernie Sanders on “A-plus” MAGA economy
• [12:40] Trump regime priorities: tourist surveillance and airport gym proposals
• [14:05] HUD Secretary Turner blames immigrants for housing issues
• [17:10] HUD launches “crime hotline” for reporting undocumented residents
• [20:16] Pope Leo XIV’s critique of Trump’s Ukraine policy

Episode Tone & Final Thoughts

Carrying their signature blend of biting humor, earnest defense of democracy, and sibling banter, the Meiselas brothers expose MAGA tactics as a mix of chaos, misdirection, and culture war, while celebrating grassroots Democratic victories and tenacious resistance among everyday Americans. The episode is sharp, irreverent, and deeply skeptical of Trumpworld’s latest moves—and finishes with an urgent call for listeners to stay informed, united, and actively involved.