Trump Has Meltdown in AM After Catastrophic News

Summary

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The MeidasTouch Podcast: "Trump Has Meltdown in AM After Catastrophic News"

Date: November 24, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
Episode Theme:
A breakdown of Donald Trump’s chaotic morning reactions to a series of devastating political, legal, and international developments, the growing disarray among MAGA Republicans, US-China tensions, global perceptions of American leadership, and a critique of economic messaging from the right.

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Main Theme & Purpose

The episode centers on Donald Trump’s highly reactive, combative morning following a succession of disastrous headlines—both personal (legal hearings, legislative threats) and global (US-China-Ukraine tensions, faltering trade deals). The brothers dissect the ripple effects across US politics, the global stage, and American public perception while exposing false economic narratives from MAGA Republicans.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Trump’s Morning Meltdown and GOP Disarray

• Trump’s Online Outbursts:
  Donald Trump, facing damning headlines, took to social media with "ranting and raving like a lunatic," targeting institutions from the Supreme Court to Congress.

  • Quote:
    “Donald Trump being hit with a torrent of catastrophic news this morning. He continues to rant and rave like a lunatic on social media while this is taking place.” (06:30)

• GOP Threats to Resign:
  Growing MAGA frustration inside the House of Representatives, with reports of members (like Marjorie Taylor Greene) threatening to quit before midterms, potentially flipping the House to Democrats.

  • Quote:
    “This could potentially shift the balance of the House of Representatives to Democrats before the midterms even take place.” (06:00)

2. Foreign Affairs & Flawed Diplomacy

• Ukraine Peace Plan Flop:
  Trump tried to push a “28 point plan of surrender” for Ukraine, allegedly dictated by Russia, only for it to be rebuffed by both Ukraine and European allies.

  • Quote:
    “Trump...tried to force down Ukraine’s throat...Trump and Putin plan...Europe and Zelinsky said: you have to respect territorial integrity...” (06:30)

• China’s Leverage & Agricultural Fallout:
  President Xi Jinping flexed leverage on Trump over trade, especially on US soybean exports.

  • Trump’s promises of major soybean sales to China (12 million metric tons) remain unfulfilled; reality falls far short.
  • Highlight:
    Under Biden, China purchased over 27 million metric tons vs. Trump’s highly inflated, largely unmet pledges. (09:24)

• Japan Steps Up on Taiwan:
  Japan’s new PM publicly supports defending Taiwan in face of Chinese aggression—a signal interpreted as caused by perceived US weakness.

  • Quote:
    “Japan had to put out a statement now saying it would potentially defend Taiwan...Why is Japan saying that? Because Trump's so weak...” (18:30)

3. Tariffs, Economy, and Gaslighting

• Trump’s Threat to the Supreme Court:
  Trump openly threatens SCOTUS, saying not supporting his tariffs is un-American.

  • Quote:
    “You are serving the hostile foreign interest not aligned with the success, safety and prosperity of the United States,” Trump allegedly stated. (06:00)

• Tariff Impact Reality Check:
  Americans feel the pinch of Trump’s tariffs, with widespread bipartisan belief that tariffs worsen inflation.

  • Quote (CNN’s Harry Enten):
    “Groceries, 85%. Utilities, 78%...Americans feel like prices are rising in each and every single part of their lives...they just don’t feel...that they can catch a break.” (07:15)

  • Poll Data:
    “84% of Democrats, 74% of independents and even a majority of Republicans...the pain is being felt by the American public...” (07:58)

• MAGA Narrative vs. Reality:
  Republican Congressman Tom Emmer and others claim “groceries are down” and “gas is at a five year low”—contradicting all available data, called out as blatant gaslighting by the hosts.

  • Quote:
    “You know how brutally pathetic and cruel and unusual it is for people like that to go on and just spew with venom those lies and just treat us all like we're stupid. That's the thing with Trump and MAGA: they think you are stupid. They think we're stupid…” (14:08)

4. $2,000 Tariff Rebate – Fact or Fantasy?

• False Promises:
  MAGA Republicans float the idea of $2,000 checks for tariff “dividends,” which the hosts debunk as fiction—reminding listeners that actual average additional family costs due to tariffs exceed $2,000–$3,000 per year.
  • Quote:
    “The average American family has paid $2,000 to $3,000 more already this year as a result of Donald Trump’s tariffs…” (14:34)
  • Tom Emmer spin:
    “When the business is doing well, the shareholders, which are the American people, should be rewarded...How that turns out, we’ll see where the President wants to go with it.” (15:46)

5. Legal and International Instability

• Supreme Court ‘Certainty’ Claims:
  Howard Lutnick appears on air, confidently (and dubiously) guaranteeing the Supreme Court will support Trump’s tariffs.

  • Quote (Impression):
    “Let me tell you what’s going to happen, everybody...I was with the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court loves Donald Trump...We're going to win the case.” (16:14 and 16:42)

• Global Ramifications of Weakness:
  The episode highlights how Trump’s perceived weakness invites international instability: China pressures Taiwan, Japan issues defense pledges, and Ukraine responds directly to Russian/Trump machinations.

6. Container Ship Crisis Ignored

• Federal Apathy:
  The hosts detail an urgent container ship fire outside Los Angeles, ignored by the Trump administration despite hazardous materials, requiring federal intervention. The hosts sharply criticize Trump’s “only-help-my-supporters” approach.
  • Quote:
    “No callback from the Trump regime at all, which is unheard of, refusing...you’re harming the country by these things and you’re supposed to be the president of all of America.” (20:29)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Ben Meiselas (On GOP threats):
  “This could potentially shift the balance of the House of Representatives to Democrats before the midterms even take place.” (06:00)

• On tariff impact:
  “Americans feel like prices are rising in each and every single part of their lives...they just don’t feel...that they can catch a break.” (07:15, Guest - Harry Enten, CNN)

• On MAGA economic messaging:
  “You know how brutally pathetic and cruel and unusual it is for people like that to go on and just spew with venom those lies and just treat us all like we're stupid...” (14:08)

• On international perception:
  “Japan had to put out a statement now saying it would potentially defend Taiwan if China sought to take over Taiwan. Why? Because US is being so weak and Japan feels its interests are being threatened...” (18:30)

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Key Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 06:00 | Trump’s social media meltdown & Republican resignations | | 07:15 | US economic sentiment breakdown (Harry Enten, CNN) | | 09:24 | US-China trade breakdown over soybeans | | 11:11 | Fox/MAGA Republicans’ false economic messaging (Tom Emmer) | | 14:08 | Meiselas critique of MAGA economic gaslighting | | 15:46 | $2,000 “tariff dividend” rhetoric and debunking | | 16:42 | Howard Lutnick’s Supreme Court “guarantee” for Trump tariffs | | 18:30 | US, China, and Japan face-off over Taiwan; Japan’s new stance | | 20:29 | Container ship fire off LA, Trump administration’s lack of federal response |

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Conclusion

The episode delivers a scathing, detailed, and often scornfully comedic examination of how Trump’s personal and political crises ripple into GOP instability, US international weakness, and economic hardship for Americans. With their signature mix of sharp political insight and brotherly banter, the Meiselas brothers offer listeners not just a news recap, but a pointed call to see through the chaos and gaslighting that have come to dominate the new political reality.

For more in-depth recaps and exclusive analysis, listeners are encouraged to subscribe to MeidasTouch content and support their ongoing coverage of US democracy.

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[Guest/Political Commentator]

I mean, just your Costs are up versus a year ago. Groceries, 85%. Utilities, 78%. Health care 67%. Housing, 66%. Gasoline, 54%. The bottom line is this. Americans feel like prices are rising in each and every single part of their lives. Rising ever climber. And they just don't feel like Kate Baldwin that they can catch a break.

[Host]

The treasury secretary in new comments kind of dismissed the impact tariffs is having on inflation, also saying that prices are going to be coming down in weeks, some of the prices are going to be coming down in months. What do Americans think about that?

[Guest/Political Commentator]

Yeah, they think he's full of it. That's exactly what they think. I mean, just take a look here. Tariffs rise, raising prices. Are raising prices right now. I'm going to cover Kate's side of the screen. 71%.

[Host]

How dare you?

[Guest/Political Commentator]

How dare I do that? 84% of Democrats, 74% of independents and even a majority of Republicans when you can get a majority of Republicans to agree with majority of Democrats, you know that the pain is being felt by the American public right now. The treasury secretary can try and tell the people something, but they can feel in their pocketbooks, they simply put don't buy what he and this administration is selling them when it comes to tariffs.

[Political Analyst/Commentator]

Now, as I mentioned, that Xi Jinping call to Donald Trump was very much perfectly timed at a maximum leverage point for Xi Jinping to again, as I said, put his neck into Donald Trump's weak throat. Because let me show you what was going on on CNBC where you had Brooke Rollins, the Secretary of agricult, and she's being asked by the hosts, hey, didn't Donald Trump claim that China was going to buy 12.1 million metric tons of soybeans from the soybean farmers after Donald Trump met with Xi Jinping last month? Well, under former President Biden, China was buying 27 million metric tons of soybeans. 12 million seems to be 15 million less, but I suppose it's better than zero, which is what China was doing under the Trump regime. So, Brooke, why is it, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, why is it that China's not doing what they said they were gonna do? Is it because it was a fake deal and China continues to exert leverage on Donald Trump's neck.

[Guest/Political Commentator]

Here, play this clip and tell me if I'm wrong. My understanding is that you said in the White House it said that China was gonna buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans from the United States by January. We're now just about a month and a half away from that. They have, according to the USDA report, only made two big purchases and they total, in total, 332,000 metric tons. How is that pledge, if that is a real pledge and China has not confirmed that pledge going to be made in that quick a time?

[Host]

Andrew, thank you. We're actually about a million and a half metric tons. But your point is still salient, right? That a million and a half of 12 million, we've got a significant way to go. I know they are inking the deal this week or next week. Again, every sign is their commitment Remains true that they will indeed buy or purchase 12 million metric tons or put the order in. It doesn't mean we'll move 12 million metric tons by the end of December, but it means that those orders will come in according to their commitment and their promise to our president and to Secretary Besson and to Ambassador Greer. So again, we have every indication that those will continue to move even if the purchase order comes in before the end of December, those will move early next year.

[Political Analyst/Commentator]

And then throughout the morning too, we saw the continuation of this MAGA gaslighting. You had MAGA Republican Congress member Tom Emmer go on the Maria Bartiromo show and say prices are down, inflation is great, everything is at a five year low. The American people are so rich right now. That's really what these MAGA Republicans and FOX are going with, that we're doing great and everyone's so rich right now in America. Here, play this clip.

[Host]

Midterm elections, Congressman. I mean, now everybody's talking about affordability. Are you gonna be able to convince the American people that in fact costs are coming down? Do you want to see President Trump cut tariffs at this point on some of the things that he's talking about? He said he's gonna start cutting tariffs on certain things like coffee from Brazil, et cetera.

[Guest/Political Commentator]

Groceries are down. Gas is at a five year low that you put in your car.

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You know how brutally pathetic and cruel and unusual it is for people like that to go on and just spew with venom those lies and just treat us all like we're stupid. That's the thing with Trump and maga. They think you are stupid. They think we're stupid. That's what they think right here. That they're going to go on and say, you gotta love what this President's doing. He may give you a $2,000 rebate check. And here's what Tom Emmer then said after that, he dangles a $2,000 tariff dividend or tariff rebate check. Oh, and we're gonna make the American people so rich with the $2,000 check. First off, the average American family has paid 2,000 to $3,000 more already this year as a result of Donald Trump's tariffs against the world. In addition, you're not going to be giving a tariff rebate check. Your line. Remember when you said you were going to give the Doge dividend checks, but then Doge just shut down after like killing hundreds of thousands or potentially millions of people around the world by cutting off things like USAID and cutting other critical programs? Here's what Tom Emmer says though, about you gotta love this president. He's given people $2,000 checks.

[Guest/Political Commentator]

No, he's not.

[Political Analyst/Commentator]

He's not giving anybody checks. First off, not even true. And that's not a way to systemically address the fact that he's destroyed the economy and he's crippled the American's abilities to survive right now. And he's psychologically torturing living paycheck to paycheck. Here, play this clip.

[Host]

Concerned about the national debt the way John Barrasso is concerned. What is the likelihood that that passes $2,000 checks to individuals next year? Congressman?

[Guest/Political Commentator]

Well, first off, you got to love this president. He looks at this like a business. And when the business is doing well, the shareholders, which are the American people, should be rewarded. How that turns out, we'll see where the President wants to go with it. But the real issue, yeah, it is the debt. 37 trillion in debt and growing. Maria. We have to continue to address this, which is why the appropriations process is so important. You can't allow Biden era spending to continue.

[Political Analyst/Commentator]

Then you have Howard Lutnick. He's back on selling his sham wow reference to the infomercial. I seem like a infomercial salesman. Howard Lutnick. And let me tell you what's going to happen, everybody. I'm Howard Lutnick. I was there. I was with the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court loves Donald Trump. They're not going to overturn his tariffs. That's my Howard Lutnick impression. Here, play this clip.

[Host]

Sherry, what is the backup plan should the Supreme Court rule against you?

[Guest/Political Commentator]

Well, we are going to win the case. It's pretty clear. I was, I sat in the Supreme Court. We're going to win the case. But the fact is the President has all sorts of policies and tools throughout. He's got tariff rules of 232 in my department. He's got 301. He's got 338. He's got. Tariffs are going to be a part of this administration's national security and national economic protection of the American people. But we are going to win the case. So you can worry about the backup plan. But you're going to watch the Supreme Court back this President because this President has proven that he can protect America and AIPA is protecting America. So we are going to win this case. You heard it from me. I feel confident. I sat through the case. We are going to win.

[Host]

Yeah, you were there.

[Political Analyst/Commentator]

Now I just want people to understand how extremely unsafe internationally the world is with a weak United States right now. So you have Xi Jinping calling up Trump saying Taiwan is ours. That would never happen under former President Biden or under Obama. That, that China would make a call like that because they know that it would be met with immediate retaliation, with immediate strength. And one of the things that, and by the way, we're showing you also what happened with Ukraine, the fact that Trump laundered Russia's 28 point plan of surrender, Google translated it into English and tried to force it down Zelinsky's throat. But Zelinsky went to his European allies and said, no way, no how, we're not doing it. Push back on it. And then presented a new plan. And now Putin's like, we're not following that. Just a freaking mess right there. But also we have the new Prime Minister of Japan, Takeshi, saying that because, by the way, because this is out of Trump's weakness, Japan had to put out a statement now saying that it would potentially defend Taiwan if China sought to take over Taiwan. Why is take Ishi saying that in Japan because Trump's so weak that other nations have to assert themselves. So then China's envoy says if Japan dares to intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait situation, it will constitute an act of aggression. China will resolutely exercise its right of self defense under the UN Charter and international law. So you have Japan saying, we're going to protect Taiwan. Why? Because US is being so weak and Japan feels its interests are being threatened. China saying, well, then we're going to basically invade Japan. And Donald Trump too scared to even show up at the G20. Like, y' all see what's happening. He's too scared to show up in the South Africa's G20, which by the way, the US is hosting next year, that Donald Trump had to make up that there's a white genocide taking place in South Africa because it was the first time. But there's the first time the G20 was being held in the African continent. And Trump is so pathetic, racist and scared that he didn't want to show up. So he used that as an excuse. Going to MAGA, Republican Congressmember Lisa McClain. She refused to unequivocally condemn. She seemed to support it. Donald Trump threatening to hang and kill her Democratic colleague. She's a MAGA Republican. The Democrats who said to the military, you can't follow unlawful orders and war crimes. Here, play this clip.

[Host]

I think what the president was doing, though, was reminding you of the oath that he did take and there are consequences. So you can have freedom of speech, but freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. And that was the reminder, I think, in that. So everyone focus on the. I can say whatever I want. Yes, you can Say whatever you want, but there are consequences for what you say. And I think that was the reminder he was giving those senators.

[Political Analyst/Commentator]

And I want to point this out as well. You know, there is a container ship fire about three to four miles off the coast of Los Angeles right now that has major implications because there's lots of goods from companies like Toyota and Nike and Caterpillar and Honda and Hinta and Hilton Food Solutions and there's lots of medical gear. And anyway, this container ship caught on fire. I think the ship was run by one is the group. It was an electrical fire and the head of the port of LA called the Trump regime and said, hey, we need the help of the feds because this is in waters as well, like kind of like US Coastal waters. Hey, we need your help with this fire. There's hazardous material on here. We have to contain it. No callback from the United no callback from the Trump regime at all, which is unheard of, refusing. And by the way, if Trump thinks he's owning California by not dealing with this container ship on fire, you're ruining the country by doing stuff like this. Because these, this equipment needs to get to other places, red states, blue states and purple states and people are suffering and for order in order for the companies to understand what inventory they lost and in order to be able to make appropriate claims, the feds have to go in and deal with this fire. Even if they, even if though Trump hates LA and thinks this is how you screw over blue states or blue cities or whatever, you're harming the country by these things and you're supposed to be the president of all of America. And by the way, it's unclear who you think you're the President for other than trying to enrich yourself and screw over everybody else just on behalf of the right wing oligarch. So anyway, that's where we're at today. We'll keep you posted every step of the way here. As always, hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million. We appreciate you so much.

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