Trump Has Psychotic Meltdown and Hides All Day!!

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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode Title: Trump Has Psychotic Meltdown and Hides All Day!!
Date: February 26, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
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Episode Overview

This episode dives into Donald Trump’s erratic behavior following the State of the Union address, including his social media rants and subsequent public absence. The Meiselas brothers unpack the broader implications of Trump-era policies impacting health care and civil rights, call out unethical actions from MAGA politicians, and discuss recent media revelations tied to political drama and abuse. Through their blend of impassioned commentary and brotherly candor, they highlight the urgent stakes for democracy and the disturbing normalization of cruelty in political discourse.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Trump's Public Meltdown and Post-SOTU Absence

• Erratic Social Media Rants:
  • Trump posted unhinged, incoherent attacks following the State of the Union, targeting Democrats and celebrities with insults—e.g., calling Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib “low IQ” and “lunatics” (00:46).
  • Quote (Political Commentator, 01:10):
    “This guy is truly demented... What a great leader. Donald Trump says. Here's to another 10, 20, or 30 years [of FIFA leadership]. That's what the American people are thinking about right now...”
• Disconnection from American Reality:
  • The hosts ridicule Trump for congratulating FIFA’s president while Americans struggle with economic issues like high credit card delinquency and low consumer confidence (01:12-02:22).
  • Trump’s priorities are highlighted as absurdly out of touch.

2. Trump Administration’s Plan to Withhold Medicaid from Minnesota

• J.D. Vance as Proxy:
  • With Trump absent, Senator J.D. Vance announced plans to temporarily halt Medicaid funding to Minnesota, citing fraud concerns (04:35).
  • Quote (J.D. Vance, 04:35):
    “We have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding... to ensure the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money.”
• Hosts Frame It as Retribution:
  • The brothers describe the action as punitive and cruel, directly hurting Minnesota residents who rely on Medicaid (05:20).
  • Quote (Governor Tim Walz, paraphrased, 05:20):
    “Trump is weaponizing the entirety of the federal government to punish blue states like Minnesota. These cuts will be devastating for veterans, families with young kids, folks with disabilities, and working people.”
• Dismissal of Impact on Vulnerable Groups:
  • Vance claims the move targets only “fraudsters,” not children or vulnerable citizens (06:13).

3. Hypocrisy and Scandal in MAGA Circles

• Unethical Conduct by Politicians:
  • The episode highlights a sexual harassment case involving Rep. Tony Gonzalez, implicating the tragic suicide of a staffer, Regina Santos Aviles (07:36-10:24).
  • Her widower describes Gonzalez’s public persona as false and suggests unreleased messages would be even more damning (09:25).
  • Quote (Family Member, 09:25):
    “He just, he has, the man has no values. You know, he runs his whole campaign on family values... If I were to release everything... much deeper than what and much more graphic rather than what I presented to the American people.”
• Kristi Noem’s ‘Blanket Scandal’:
  • Discussion of Governor Kristi Noem’s rumored affair and odd behavior, including firing a pilot over a “blanket” concealing personal items (10:24).
  • The brothers underscore the non-normalcy of these behaviors in government.

4. MAGA Media Manipulation

• Astroturfed Online Influence:
  • The “Johnny Maga” Twitter/X account is revealed to be secretly run by a White House staffer, blurring lines between official propaganda and independent commentary (11:00).
  • Mainstream media figures, such as a CBS anchor referred to as “Tony D,” echo Trump’s messaging to a ludicrous extent.
• Senator Markwayne Mullin’s Manufacturing Claims:
  • Mullin appears on CNN, falsely claiming that trillions have been invested in US manufacturing under Trump (13:13).
  • The hosts point out data shows manufacturing jobs declined for eight months straight (13:57).

5. Epstein Files and Allegations Cover-up

• DOJ Withholding Records:
  • The Department of Justice is accused of hiding records from interviews with a woman alleging Epstein and Trump assaulted her (15:01).
  • Quote (Political Analyst, 15:01):
    “The DOJ seems very that they are Donald Trump's personal lawyers... if these accusations had any semblance of being false, then they would release the records.”
• Call for Accountability:
  • The brothers stress the need for transparency and highlight independent journalism on the matter.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Trump’s Meltdown:
  “Donald Trump's post-State of the Union psychotic meltdown is truly a sight to behold.” (00:46)
• On J.D. Vance’s Medicaid Announcement:
  “We have to make you suffer. Okay? You guys are out of your mind. You guys are crazy people.” (06:31)
• On MAGA Media:
  “Our cabinet's more attractive. The Trump family is more attractive. I'm sorry. It's just the truth.” (Jesse Waters, 07:36, as quoted/mocked by hosts)
• On Political Hypocrisy:
  “He runs his whole campaign on family values... he's actually quite of a sick man.” (Family Member, 09:25)
• On Government Abuses:
  “The Trump regime is literally killing people again, over and over, en masse.” (05:20)
• On Media Collusion:
  “You don't even need Johnny MAGA when you've got that new CBS host who may as well be Johnny MAGA.” (11:00)
• On the DOJ and Epstein Allegations:
  “If these accusations had any semblance of being false, then they would release the records.” (15:01)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Topic | |-----------|----------------------------| | 00:46 | Trump’s SOTU post-meltdown | | 04:35 | J.D. Vance announces Minnesota Medicaid halt | | 05:20 | Gov. Tim Walz response, Trump’s use of government for retribution | | 06:13 | Vance dismisses impact on children, “fraudsters” | | 07:36 | MAGA scandals: Tony Gonzalez, Kristi Noem | | 09:25 | Interview with Aviles’ widower | | 11:00 | MAGA influencer accounts, media manipulation | | 13:13 | CNN appearance: Markwayne Mullin on manufacturing | | 15:01 | DOJ withholding Epstein/Trump allegations |

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Tone and Takeaways

The Meiselas brothers blend raw outrage, biting satire, and straightforward analysis to expose what they see as the ongoing moral decay and weaponization of government under Trump and his allies. They are unapologetically critical, employing dark humor to emphasize the cruelty and absurdity of current right-wing politics. The episode is a call to vigilance, civic engagement, and support for truth-telling media—amplifying the voices of the vulnerable and exposing power abusers at every level.

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Transcript

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[Political Commentator]

Donald Trump's post State of the Union psychotic meltdown is truly a sight to behold. He was ranting like raving like a lunatic all of yesterday. He's making posts like this when you watch low iq, Elon Omar and Rashida Lee as they screamed uncontrollably at the very elegant State of the Union.

[Interviewee/Family Member of Victim]

Wow.

[Political Commentator]

Lunatics. Mentally deranged. When people can behave like that and knowing that they are crooked. Something about Robert De Niro. Something about crazy Rosie o' Donnell who's in Ireland. Not sure why you're talking about her. The only difference between De Niro and Rosie o' Donnell is that she's smarter than him. America's bigger, better, richer, and it's driving everybody crazy. Donald J. Trump. The hell are you talking about? I mean, this guy is truly demented. And then he wanted everybody to know. Congratulations to gianni Infantino on 10 years of being the the president of FIFA. Yeah, man, you're the president of the football league. What a great leader. Donald Trump says. Here's to another 10, 20, or 30 years. Great work in Fontino. That's what the American people are thinking about right now and being sarcastic as the American people are psychologically tortured, living paycheck to paycheck. Can't afford rent, can't afford homes. Highest credit delinquency rates in generations.

[Interviewee/Family Member of Victim]

Low.

[Political Commentator]

Some of the lowest consumer confidence in generations while Americans are suffering each and every day. Ice, Border patrol, Gestapo, terrorizing, torturing people. That's what you're out there. It's a great work. FIFA president who gave me a fake Peace Prize award. Yeah. Rosie o', Donnell, Robert De Niro. You're crazy people. Really? That's what you're talking about? And the American people are so over this. He's so utterly Pathetic. I don't. I'm not even gonna play his voice on this video. He's so utterly pathetic. And by the way, he was obviously so fatigued from that State of the Union that he was like, nowhere to be found yesterday. It's, like disappeared, probably just sleeping all day. So he had J.D. vance, though, go out there, right? And so after the regime terrorized and tortured people across this whole country, but also in Minnesota and Minneapolis and St. Paul, with ICE and Border Patrol, mass Gestapo, SS Nazis shooting, killing people, terrorizing people, putting them in concentration camps, right? That's what's going down in the United States right now as all of that's happening. Right. They stopped doing that, but now they have another plan for Minnesota. So J.D. vance, he holds a press conference. Where's. Where the hell is Donald Trump? And JD Fan says, we will be withholding Medicaid funding to Minnesota. That's how we're going after Minnesota now. We're going to withhold Medicaid funding. So they go from ice, Border patrol, killing them, and now they're going to take away people's access to critical care and kill people en masse. I just want you to put from our international audience, I just want you to think about that from our national audience. Also, the plan is the federal government is quite literally going to tread on people and take away their Medicaid and kill them. Kill him, exterminate them. I don't know how else to describe it. Just that's what it is. That's facts. Here's what Vance says. Let's play it.

[J.D. Vance]

So we're announcing today that we have decided to temporary, temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that are going to the state of Minnesota in order to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligations seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money. Now, what is this going to mean? What this means is that, first of all, the providers on the ground in Minnesota have actually already been paid. The state has paid those providers the money. What we're doing is we are stopping the federal payments that will go to the state government until the state government takes its obligations seriously to stop the fraud that's being perpetrated against the American tax.

[Political Analyst/Commentator]

Right.

[Political Commentator]

While that's taking place. Pathetic. Donald Trump was nowhere to be found yesterday. Governor Tim Walz responded to this plan to take away people's Medicaid in Minnesota. That's the big Trump initiative yesterday. Not how can we help? How do we torture and make people in Minnesota suffer? Governor Wall says this is a campaign of retribution. Trump is weaponizing the entirety of the federal government to punish blue states like Minnesota. These cuts will be devastating for veterans, families with young kids, folks with disabilities, and working people across our state. The Trump regime is literally killing people again, over and over, en masse. En masse. Then J.D. vance was like, I know there's gonna be people in the media who are gonna say, you are hurting children. No, it's hurting fraudsters. Van says, here, play this clip.

[J.D. Vance]

The fact that we have so normalized this and the fact that I guarantee they're gonna be voices in the media. There are voices in the state of Minnesota who say this is hurting children. No, it's hurting fraudsters. The way to protect kids is to go after those fraudsters, which is what we're doing.

[Political Commentator]

And then, like the predator he is. Vance Epstein, class, he's a predator. He's with Dr. Oz up there. To another predator, right? Dr. Oz also, when invited Epstein to his Valentine's Day party, right? All these. They're. All these people are just sickos. Sick, sick, sickos. But J.D. vance is like, we don't want to do this to the kids and the people who need their Medicaid, but. But we have to. We have to do it to you. We have to make you suffer. Okay? You guys are out of your mind. You guys are crazy people. Why.

[J.D. Vance]

Why are we.

[Political Commentator]

Why are you doing this to Americans? You just can't just leave people alone and let them have their health care. Just let people live their lives. This regime is cruel and unusual. Here, play this clip.

[J.D. Vance]

But I feel quite confident we have the legal authority to do this. And again, I'd reiterate, we don't want to do this. Like, we don't want to be in a situation where the state of Minnesota is being so careless with federal tax dollars that we have to turn the screws on them a little bit so that they take this fraud seriously, and

[Political Commentator]

then they have their regime. Media, Jesse Waters says, you know what? I want to let everybody know. Republicans, we're just better looking. We're more handsome and beautiful than the Democrats. Play the clip. It's also a great format for the president because the Republicans are just better looking. All of the cutaways to these Democrats, it's sad. It is a sad look. Our cabinet's more attractive. The Trump family is more attractive. I'm sorry. It's just the truth. Now, what you are are a bunch of Epstein class protectors is what you are. Y' all see that interview with Adrian Aviles? The widower of Regina Santos Aviles. She was the young staffer who worked for maga. Republican Congressmember Tony Gonzalez, who was sexually harassing her, preyed on her, said horrible things to her. He would like text her in the middle of the night, anal, question mark, send me naked photos of you. I want to see you do this. What's your favorite position? She's like, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. Anyway, there's apparently really even worse messages that he sent that her ex husband, she ended up dying by suicide and purportedly burned herself to death. Self immolated was the story that was out there. But her husband was on CNN or ex husband or her husband died tragically. He was on cnn. Here, here, here's what he said. Play this clip.

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Of course, our Capitol Hill reporter Gonzalez says, look, you guys haven't seen all the facts. There's going to be ample time for all of that to come out. Does this change anything for you when, you know, when you go back to that Friday night in May, does, does him saying that mean anything?

[Interviewee/Family Member of Victim]

Actually, it makes me even angrier because again, he's deflecting and you know, he just, he has, the man has no values. You know, he runs his whole campaign on family values and he runs everything, you know, saying that he's some family man. You know, he's, he's actually quite of a sick man. You know, I, I have all the messages that shared between them too. And you know, the things that, you know, released a tip of the iceberg of the things that this man was telling her. I released just what was, you know, enough information for the people to understand who this person and who they were dealing with. If I were to release everything, you know, it, you, I, again, my biggest thing is, is protecting my son. I will not release, you know, the salacious messages that went back and forth much deeper than what and much more graphic rather than what I presented to the American people.

[Political Commentator]

Right. I mean, this, if you think about these MAGAs all around, it's like, what the hell is even going on, Right? You've got Kristi Noem. She's been traveling around on a private jet with Corey Lewandowski, who allegedly, they're having an affair together is what people are reporting. And they like fired the Coast Guard pilot because he had their blanket and they wanted their blanket. But apparently it wasn't. It was what. There's something being hidden in the blanket that was very sensitive and private to Christy Gnome. And so anyway, it appears that the blanket, that was a cover story Because Gnome and Lewandowski were worried about was a personal bag of Gnome that contained, that could contain items that would be embarrassing to her. And this is why they fired their pilot for not giving them back the blanket. The hell? Who are these people? This just. Y' all realize this is not normal. Like, this is not the way government's supposed to behave. So then Wired magazine reported that a Maga influencer X account called Johnny Maga was actually secretly being run by a White House staffer named Garrett Wade, who's married to White House press assistant Allison Schuster. You see them there together. And this Johnny Maga account pretends to be this independent account, but just amplifies all of Trump's stuff and in the most kind of sycophantic ways. But it's actually a White House staffer. But I don't even know why do you even need Johnny Maga when you've got that new CBS host who may as well be Johnny Maga. Tony. Tony D. Tony D. Johnny Maga and CBS as Tony D's. They're Johnny Maga. He called Donald Trump State of the Union extraordinary. Vintage Trump. Incredible is what he said in Vintage Trump. Incredible is what he said. Meanwhile, on cnn, they brought on Mark Wayne Mullen. Maga Republican Senator Mullen. And he says that you could see how great our country is. There's so much winning because we have had trillions of dollars committed to rebuilding manufacturing plants. Wow. Donald Trump made up a fake number. Trillions. So we have trillions of dollars committed. Where's all the money? It's committed. So we don't have it. We're in a manufacturing recession right now. Manufacturing is not doing well right now. And I guess, I guess here's my question for you there, Mark Wayne. Mark Wayne, I got a question for you, buddy. If all of these countries are giving America all of this money, ostensibly for not giving America their money, right?

[Interviewee/Family Member of Victim]

What?

[Senator Markwayne Mullin]

For what?

[Political Commentator]

Just pouring money in? How is it that Donald Trump is claiming that there is a crisis to invoke the Trade act of 1974 if everybody's just giving us the money? Oh, I guess, I guess in your MAGA world, just whatever dear leader tells you, whatever, whatever your Kim Jong Un tells you, you just parrot your play this clip.

[Senator Markwayne Mullin]

Those are government created jobs. That's not, that's not true. Economy jobs are stimulating the economy. When the President starts talking about the investments by bringing back manufacturing, it's not just saying we're going to bring back manufacturing. We've had trillions of dollars committed to rebuilding manufacturing plants right here inside the United States. And so and that's all happened, by the way, in 12 months. Well, the manufacturing jobs actually were down

[Political Commentator]

for eight months straight.

[Senator Markwayne Mullin]

But, but we have trillions of dollars being invested back into the economy to build those manufacturing. We've lost those. We've offshored those for the last three decades. We have built other countries middle class, why our middle class has suffered. President Trump is actually bringing manufacturing back to the United States, which is going to bring that middle class back. And we should applaud him if that's

[Political Commentator]

reflected in those manufacturing jobs numbers. Senator Mullen, thank you for joining us here tonight. And more from the Epstein files, which will I'll do a whole other video on that this morning. That's going to be a longer video on this. But NBC, cnn, Wall Street Journal, hat tip to Roger Sullenberger. He was the first to report on it. Give credit to independent reporters where it's due. The DOJ has not released records from three separate interviews the FBI conducted with the woman who alleged she was a sexual assault victim of Epstein and also made sexual abuse allegations against Donald Trump. Here's what Democratic Congress member molten and to say let's play it.

[Political Analyst/Commentator]

I mean, the DOJ seems very that they are Donald Trump's personal lawyers. And so I don't think there's any question that this was a mistake or a haphazard omission. They're clearly trying to protect the president here. And to be honest, if these accusations had any semblance of being false, then they would release the records. They would release the records that show that the FBI investigation it pursued came to a dead end, concluded that the allegations were not substantiated. So it's very suspicious that they're covering them up.

[Political Commentator]

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[Interviewee/Family Member of Victim]

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