Trump Instantly Blows Up Peace Talks In Switzerland

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Podcast Summary: The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode Title: Trump Instantly Blows Up Peace Talks In Switzerland
Release Date: June 21, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
Main Focus: Breakdown and analysis of President Trump’s disruption of US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland and the escalating Middle East crisis.

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Episode Overview

In this episode, the Meiselas brothers dissect the latest diplomatic catastrophe as former President Donald Trump derails critical peace talks in Switzerland between the United States and Iran, against the backdrop of heightened violence in the Middle East. With their signature blend of humor and incisive commentary, the brothers break down the consequences of Trump’s incendiary rhetoric, strategic blunders, and the broader regional instability, highlighting why they believe these events underscore America's weakness on the world stage under the Trump regime.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Immediate Collapse of Switzerland Peace Talks

• (03:40) Ben details how Donald Trump sabotaged the peace talks before they even started, threatening Iranian officials and vowing to “kill them,” escalating tensions immediately.
• Iranian delegation responds with a formal protest, refusing to engage on the nuclear file and restricting topics to demanding a US-imposed ceasefire in Lebanon and sanctions relief.
• Ben observes, “I've never seen the United States look so weak and pathetic on the international stage before.” (03:40)
• Notably, the IAEA head was absent, raising questions about the US seriousness.

2. Escalating Threats and the Strait of Hormuz

• Iran counters Trump’s threats by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz to the US and other countries. Only Iranian tankers move through.
• Trump further angers Iran by announcing plans to “take over” the Strait and impose tolls.
• Quote from MB Golubov, Iranian official:

  "No matter how much they talk, it is we who act… Our armed forces are ready to respond in a different way." (Ben relays, 06:44)

3. Israeli Actions in Lebanon and the MoU

• Israel intensifies its offensive in Lebanon, with over 100 civilian casualties reported.
• Israel shows disregard for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that called for a ceasefire, openly declaring it will not withdraw.
• Trump’s public posts and statements repeat threats:

  "If [Iran] don't [rein in Lebanon], we will hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder." —Donald Trump (paraphrased by Ben at 07:25)

• Trump to Fox:

  "You closed the Strait of Hormuz, you ain't gonna have a fucking country, Iran, you hear me?" (08:57)

4. Trump’s Rhetoric and Negotiation Tactics

• Trump continues to vocalize violent threats to the Iranian delegation, undermining diplomacy.
• During Fox interviews, Trump brags about intentions to “bomb the shit out of" Iran and possibly take over the region after 60 days if no progress is made:

  "We may take over the strait if we have to. I'll blow the S out of them." (09:30)

• Trump’s ignorance on nuclear issues highlighted as he pushes for Iran to give up nuclear enrichment, failing to understand nuances of the MoU (as explained by Ben at 10:30).

5. Support from Allies: Lindsey Graham and the MAGA Team

• Lindsey Graham champions Trump’s aggressive stance, declaring:

  "If this deal fails, President Trump is going to take the Strait of Hormuz over by force. The United States will control it and charge a fee… If Iran contests, we'll obliterate them." (12:29)

• Graham’s delusion about expanding the Abraham Accords and “help on the way” for Lebanon is ridiculed by Ben:

  "None of these countries want to engage in The Abraham Accords with Israel while Israel's engaged in genocide in Gaza and while they're blowing up Lebanon, Lindsey Graham." (13:06)

6. Economic Fallout Fears

• Trump’s own energy secretary, Chris Wright, stumbles on ABC’s "This Week" when confronted about global depression risks:

  "He simply was unwilling to leave to his successor a nuclear-armed Iran. That's just —there's just no greater risk… He knew he was gonna drive up energy prices in the short run. He had the courage to take the action." (15:15)

• Ben highlights the contradiction:

  "We want for America right now not to be in these catastrophic and unlawful wars." (12:05)

7. Optics and International Perception

• US negotiators (J.D. Vance, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner) look “like the Three Stooges,” desperate for photo-ops denied by Iran.

  "I've never seen the United States look so weak and pathetic on the international stage before." (03:40)

• JD Vance’s posturing and “word salad” about peace is exposed as empty, especially as Iran appears to dictate terms on sanctions and the strait. (20:14–23:05)

8. Social Media Distractions and Trump’s Focus

• Amidst the crisis, Trump posts a bizarre “Great Daughter, my honor” message referencing Andrea Catsimatidis, a minor GOP figure:

  "So while you're all suffering out there … this right now is what is going on in Switzerland. Donald threatening to kill everybody and then posting great daughter about the bikini lady. And that's, that's where we are as a country." (23:05)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Ben Meiselas, on US Position:

  “I’ve never seen the United States look so weak and pathetic on the international stage before.” (03:40)

• Donald Trump, Threatening Iran:

  “You close the Strait of Hormuz, you ain't gonna have a fucking country, Iran, you hear me?” (08:57) “We may take over the strait if we have to. I'll blow the S out of them.” (09:30) “I have a 60 day option and I can do whatever I want after that option.” (10:06)

• MB Golubov, Iranian Official:

  “Our armed forces are ready to respond to them in a different way. No matter how much they talk, it is we who act.” (as relayed by Ben, approx. 06:44)

• Lindsey Graham, on US Action:

  “If this deal fails, President Trump is going to take the Strait of Hormuz over by force… If Iran contests control… we’ll obliterate them." (12:29)

• Ben, on US Negotiators:

  “J.D. Vance and Witkoff and Kushner looked like the Three Stooges there. I mean, they look like the most incompetent and unqualified people, because they are.” (16:36)

• Ben, on Trump’s Social Posts:

  “Donald threatening to kill everybody and then posting great daughter about the bikini lady. And that's, that's where we are as a country. It’s absolutely ridiculous.” (23:05)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 03:40 – Ben outlines how Trump blew up the Switzerland peace talks and Iran’s immediate reaction.
• 05:45–06:44 – Iranian leaders respond to US threats and formalize restrictions on the agenda.
• 08:57 – Trump’s explicit threats to Iran aired on Fox News.
• 09:30–10:06 – Trump threatens further violence and admits focus on destroying Iranian targets after 60 days.
• 12:29–14:13 – Lindsey Graham details the administration’s hardline strategy and fantasy of expanding the Abraham Accords.
• 15:15–16:14 – Energy Secretary Chris Wright struggles to respond to economic depression fears on ABC.
• 16:36 – Ben mocks the US negotiation team’s failed photo-ops and lack of gravitas.
• 19:46–23:05 – JD Vance’s “word salad” and misrepresentations about negotiations and Lebanon.
• 23:05 – Ben highlights Trump’s bizarre social media distraction during the geopolitical crisis.

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Tone, Language, and Style

• The Meiselas brothers maintain their trademark mix of acute political criticism, legal analysis, real-time fact checking, and biting humor.
• The tone is outraged, incredulous, and at times deeply satirical, especially regarding administration figures' competence and priorities.
• Attribution is meticulous, with Ben quoting directly from Trump, Iranian officials, US allies, and media commentators, while inserting context and analysis.

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Summary Takeaways

• Trump’s belligerence derailed potentially significant peace talks, shutting down diplomacy through personal insults, explicit threats, and American brinkmanship.
• US allies and surrogates amplified the aggression, further isolating the US and undermining its diplomatic leverage.
• The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon escalates unchecked, contrary to the spirit and letter of the peace efforts.
• Economic fallout looms, with even Trump allies acknowledging the risk of global depression, while the administration appears focused on showmanship and posturing.
• The US is portrayed as increasingly weak and isolated, both on the ground in Switzerland and across international media.

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For listeners, this episode offers a rich, up-to-the-minute dissection of one of the most consequential diplomatic breakdowns of the year, with pointed criticism of Trump-era foreign policy and the real-world dangers of incendiary leadership.

Transcript

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[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Donald Trump just blew up the peace talks taking place in Switzerland before they even began. He's destroyed any chance of these negotiations succeeding. He started to attack the Iranian leadership who was there to negotiate by saying he was going to kill them before they return to Iran. He then said that the United States would take over the Strait of Hormuz and start charging a toll. This caused the Iranian leadership that was in Switzerland to lodge a formal protest against the United States. Iran made it very clear they will not be talking about the nuclear file at all. And at these discussions in Switzerland, Iran will only be discussing how the United States intends to restrain Israel to implement a full ceasefire in Lebanon as required by Article 1 of the Memorandum of Understanding and to release all sanctions and provide all necessary waivers to Iran. The head of the IAEA wasn't even attending these talks in Switzerland. Then Donald Trump had Lindsey Graham and other MAGA stooges go on the various networks this morning to also threaten Iran and say that the United States would take over the Strait of Hormuz and start charging tolls. Lindsey Graham also told the people of Lebanon, don't you worry, help is on the way. The same message that Donald Trump told the Iranian people in January, which again I interpret as yet another threat by this Trump regime. The status of the Strait of Hormuz right now is that it is closed. Iran has shut down the Strait of Hormuz. Iran is able to move its oil tankers out from Carg island and it has been able to move out somewhere in the range of 20 to 30 millions of barrels. Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to the United States and to other countries at this time. The Iranians also refused to pose for the photo op that J.D. vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who were in Switzerland on behalf of the United States, wanted. I've never seen the United States look so weak and pathetic the international stage before. So what happened was there was a press conference that was taking place before the negotiations were set to take place in earnest. And at the same time, Donald Trump started threatening to kill and destroy Iran and kill the negotiators who were there in Switzerland. The United States was there in the room first, which is always a sign of weakness in the negotiation, waiting for Iran to show up. And then Iran's like, we're not going to take photos with JD Vance and wit cough and them so they can do it on their own. And so just the level of weakness to see the US on the international stage. We're also getting a statement from MB Golubov that was just released in response to Donald Trump's threats to kill him and to kill the entire Iranian negotiating team. Gala Baf just wrote, don't they think to themselves that if their threats had any result, they wouldn't have reached today's desperation? We do not take the Americans threats into account at all. It would be better, better for them to watch their statements carefully. Our armed forces are ready to respond to them in a different way. No matter how much they talk, it is we who act. This is what the United States has become on the world stage under the Trump regime. Incredibly weak. And the Strait of Hormuz remains closed right now as a result of Israel continuing to strike inside of Lebanon and killing over 100 people in Lebanon. And it was innocent women, children and people who were a lot of the casualties that have been there, by the way, in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Netanyahu says that he has no interest in ever leaving Lebanon. Israel's Defense minister, Israel Katz, says, nope, we're gonna keep on blowing up Lebanon right now. And so Israel saying, we don't care about your memorandum of understanding. Donald Trump. Uh, we're going to continue to move forward and continue our invasion of Lebanon. And here's what Donald Trump posted. Let's just go bring out the receipts. Trump writes, iran must immediately stop their highly paid proxies in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we will hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder. Donald J. Trump. This again has the Strait of Hormuz is closed right now because of Israel strikes inside of Lebanon. And Donald Trump posted that, that right as the negotiations were supposed to take place in Switzerland. I mean, Donald Trump seems intent on causing a global depression, right, and destroying these negotiations. Donald Trump then called up state regime media, which calls itself Fox. And then Donald Trump told one of the Fox correspondents the following. He said, you closed the Strait of Hormuz, you ain't gonna have a fucking country Iran, you hear me? I mean, Donald Trump is so unhinged. Here's what he said. Let's play it.

[Donald Trump]

President Trump tells Fox he spoke with Iranian officials overnight and said, you close it and you won't have a country. He went on to tell these officials, you won't even make it back to your effing country. Now.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Then Donald Trump told the Fox host, we're gonna bomb the shit out of you. I'm gonna blow the shit out of them. You understand? I mean, just think about Donald Trump. He's in Camp David right now, panicking around the room, the straight of Hormuza's clothes. We're about to hit tank bottom on oil and he's out there cursing to a Fox host. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

An important point here is what the President is leaving on the table as it relates to the Strait of Hormuz. He says, we may take over the strait if we have to. I'll blow the S out of them.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Then Donald Trump said, you know, this deal, this mou, it's not even a deal at all, you see, it's an option. And after 60 days I think I'm just going to go and return to blow the shit up out of them. This is what Donald Trump is saying this morning. And by the way, the optics of what's going on in Switzerland tells a very different story right now about the weakness of the United States. But let's play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

And also President Trump talked about the broader memorandum of understanding indicating this is just a ceasefire extension. This is not the final deal with the Iranian regime. And the President says he holds the car and maintains a variety of options if the Iranians don't make these serious commitments at the negotiating table. He said, I have a 60 day option and I can do whatever I want after that option. So again, President Trump then, pursuant to

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

the memorandum of understanding, Iran is not required to completely give up enriched uranium. The MoU, if you want to look at the provision specifically paragraph 8 talks about down blending, which by the way, was in the jcpoa, although the JCPOA had enforcement mechanisms. So naturally Iran's President Possesski and says we're not going to give up our right to enrichment. By the way, that's in the memorandum of understanding that they don't have to give up their right to enrichment. They said no nuclear weapons but they can enrich, they just have to downgrade. I don't know, Donald and Jared Kushner and J.D. vance. I don't. Maybe you want to know a little bit about the way nuclear material works before you go and you do these deals. Then Donald Trump says he better watch his mouth because we're going to take over the rest of the country here. Let's play this clip.

[Donald Trump]

Also reacting to that. Take a listen.

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We will not give up our right to enrichment and they too will be forced to accept it. You all know what the so called President of the United States was saying. He had made a complete 100 degree turn. He was saying that Iran must surrender unconditionally. Iran has no right to do this. It has no right to do that.

[Donald Trump]

President Trump during our call responded directly to those comments by Iranian President Masoud Possession. President Trump told Fox News he better watch his mouth. He better shape up or we'll take over the rest of the country. And so clearly the president reacting directly to these comments from Iran's president must,

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

as I noted before then Donald Trump had Lindsey Graham show up and Lindsey Graham said this deal's gonna fall apart and then we're gonna take over the Strait of Hormuz and we're going to invade Iran and then we're going to do this for Israel. That's what Americans want for Israel, everybody. No, we want for America right now not to be in these catastrophic and unlawful wars. Here, play this clip.

[Lindsey Graham]

I spent four and a half hours with President Trump Friday. Here's what I think will happen next. If this deal fails, President Trump is going to take the Strait of Hormuz over by force. The United States will control the Strait of Hormuz. We'll charge a fee for all those who go three through to pay for the operation. And we're going to expand the Abraham Accords in calendar year 2026. We're going to get Saudi Arabia join the Abraham Accords which is the biggest change in 5,000 years in the Mid East. And if Iran contests control of the Strait of Hormuz by the United States will obliterate them.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Also Lindsey Graham keeps on fantasizing about Saudi Arabia and all of these countries joining the Abraham Accords with Israel. None of these countries want to engage in The Abraham Accords with Israel. While Israel's engaged in genocide in Gaza and while they're blowing up Lebanon, Lindsey Graham, and then Lindsey Graham's like, everybody join with Israel. Join with Israel, Arab nations. This catastrophic war that you and Netanyahu and Trump got us into pushed people further away from Israel is actually what's happened. Lindsey Graham, and then Lindsey Graham goes to the people of Lebanon. Help is on the way here. Let me show you what he said.

[Lindsey Graham]

Let's play this clip to the, to Saudi Arabia. Now's the time to open negotiations yet again for you to expand the Abraham Accords, for you to join. I think this is going to happen in 2026. And it can't happen until Iran's in a box. If we get a deal. If we get a deal, Iran will be in a box. If we don't get a deal, Iran will be in a box. To Lebanon, to the people in Lebanon. Help is on the way. Hezbollah has been terrorizing your country for, for a long time. That's about to end.

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[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

And then on ABC's this Week, you had Donald Trump's energy secretary, Chris Wright spewing regime propaganda to which Jonathan Karl of ABC said, yeah, but Donald Trump said that if this deal falls apart, and he seems to be making it fall apart right now, that we are days away from global economic depression. That's not my words. That's what Donald Trump said when he was in Versailles and when he was at the G7 in France. Listen to what Wright says as he just kind of stutters and mutters here. Let's play this clip.

[Chris Wright]

But let me. The other question is what happens if it falls apart? You just said if it falls apart, we'll still see declining prices. But I wanna play you something that President Trump said at the G7. He seems to have President Herbert Hoover on his mind. Take a listen. The one president I did not want to be was the late great Herbert Hoover. Rather than possibly going into a depression, rather than having your favorite president be Herbert Hoover, I was always the one I didn't want to be. I mean, what he's saying there, and he has said a few different times, is that if we go back to a state of war with Iran, we face the risk of global depression. Is that not true? Look, the president. No, I don't. Well, look, the president has been advised all along, despite the media proclamations, that there was enormous risk to energy flows to engage the Iran's, the Iranians, on their nuclear program in a military fashion. But he simply was unwilling to leave to his successor in nuclear armed Iran. That's just, there's just no greater risk to energy prices, to the economy of the world than a nuclear armed Iran. He knew he was gonna drive up energy prices in the short run. He had the courage to take the action.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

As I noted before, the Iranians said, we are not discussing anything of the nuclear file today. Today is just about Israel out of Lebanon. You remove sanctions from us. And also, how do we know that the head of the IAEA wasn't even there? So we could just factually observe what's taking place and we could factually observe what's going on in the room.

[Donald Trump]

J.D.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

vance and Witkoff and Kushner looked like the Three Stooges there. I mean, they look like the most incompetent and unqualified people, because they are. They were thirsty for a photo with MB Golubov Foreign Minister Iraqi and Iran's negotiating team. Iran's negotiating team was like, we're not taking these photos with you. And then the Trump regime wants to push out all this stuff to American regime media. Like we're somehow like, this is tough and this is America strong. No, this is America never being weaker. Objectively based on. I'm just giving you the receipts right here. It's why we need a healthy media diet. And I often get asked, Ben, where do you get your news from? To do these presentations, to provide these fact based news reports. And I tell people, you know this, that I use Ground News. Ground News is an app and a website that pulls in thousands of articles from around the world and organizes them to show you how it's being reported on the left, how it's being reported on the center, how it's being reported on the right, how it's being reported internationally, how different media outlets are framing stories differently. So I can distill it and give you some of the most objective reporting out there. You know, I'm watching the World cup, for example. I just find it fascinating that the right wing refuses to post about how Iran's been given a hero's welcome in Mexico and how poorly they're being treated the Iranian team here in the United States by the Trump government. The people are showing, and the people are showing respect, but how the Trump government is constantly attacking the Iranian soccer team or if you're internationally football team. Like no one on the right wing is reporting about it. And so I compare how the right wing's doing it, how the left wing's doing it, how the center's doing it so I can just give you objective facts. That's why Ground News has a dedicated blind spot feed. It's a personal favorite of mine, which highlights how different types of media are reporting on things. By the way, I believe in Ground News so much, I'm gonna offer you 40% off the same vantage plan I use for my research. So just go click the link in the description or go to Ground News MTN, or scan the QR code up here. It's one of the biggest discounts they've ever offered. If you want to support this channel and get a clearer understanding of the world, try out Ground News. I want to get back to the reporting here as well because I want to contrast what I showed you in the first half of this video to what J.D. vance has been saying right now. So J.D. vance, after the Iranian delegation naturally refused to shake his hand or take photo ops with him and Witkoff and Kushner as Donald Trump is threatening to kill them. JD Van says the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the ending of Iran's nuclear program, these things have already been accomplished, really? Because the Strait of Hormuz is closed right now. And Iran has also made clear its weapons grade nuclear program, they will phase out, which they claim. We never wanted that in the first place. But they are going to enrich. They're just gonna downgrade and blend. You should go and read the jcpoa. JD Here.

[J.D. Vance]

Play this clip of JD Diplomatic resolution to a host of issues that matter to the American people. But I think the world, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, the ending of the Iranian nuclear program, all of these things have already been accomplished. The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together? Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle east permanently? Or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but it's certainly very much something that can happen.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Then JD Vance said, what we're really trying to do here is transform the Middle East. Iran has been a driver of regional instability. You think this is a good way to negotiate JD to show up there begging, then say that Iran has been the main regional instability there. You think that's a good way? Now you wanna promot peace this way? Great work, J.D. off to a wonderful start here. Play this clip.

[J.D. Vance]

Diplomatic resolution to a host of issues that matter to the American people. But I think the world, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, the ending of the Iranian nuclear program, all of these things have already been accomplished. The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together? Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle east permanently? Or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can't happen?

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

And then JD Vance has the audacity to say, I actually feel great about where we are with Lebanon right now. You feel great about that, J.D.

[Donald Trump]

really?

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Because around 150 people have died since Friday. Israel has increased its offensive in Lebanon. Israel expands the area inside Lebanon, which it now claims as Israeli territory. Israel says, this is our security zone. And the memorandum of understanding you agree to says that that can't happen, says that there needs to be a ceasefire in Lebanon. That's point one. It's one for a reason. You know what's also in memorandum of understanding point one? Y' all can't threaten to engage in war with Iran, which you violated MOU.1 as well there, too. So now JD Van says what today really represents is the beginning of technical negotiations. The reason why we have some political leadership of the respective countries here is because we want to set a structure. You're just saying a bunch of word salads. JD the reason that these technical negotiations are taking place right now is Iran is cashing in on the fact that it won the war. Rightfully so. Right. It is saying remove our sanctions, give us the waivers, do all of these things, and we may allow some tankers to leave the Strait of Moose, but we control it because, as Trump said, you're on the verge of a global economic depression. Anyway, here's what JD Said. Let's play this clip right here.

[J.D. Vance]

Than it was 10 years ago. And what we're trying to accomplish here is very simple. Through diplomacy, through working together to transform the Middle east where Iran and the Gulf have been at war with each other or at least have had very unfriendly relations. Iran has been a driver of regional instability. Now we see a future where everybody can work together to promote peace and prosperity for everyone.

[Ben (Host/Commentator)]

Now, I also wanna point out you may have seen Donald Trump's bizarre post last night. And again, as we're engaged in serious matters of war and peace, Donald Trump posted last night, great daughter, my honor, djt. And so we've been looking into who he's been referring to here. Like, who's even in this photo. Who's in this photo is someone named Margo Castell, it seems, and she is a billionaire. She's married to John Castamitas. And when Trump said great daughter, my honor, this was his post in between attacking Iran and saying he was going to kill them, he said, great daughter. So I was thinking to myself, great daughter, what are you referring to? And then I said, oh, is that, is that who I think it is? Is that Margot Castamedas? Because her daughter is Andrea Castamedas, who's now been, who's now has this role in the Republican Party in New York City. She's maga. And I said, that's who it is. It's Andrea Castamitas who refers to herself as like the, like the bikini leader or something. Like she's like the bikini leader of the Republican New York City party or something like that. And this is who Donald Trump is referring to. So while, while you're all suffering out there, while American people are on the verge of bankruptcy and many are already are in bankruptcy, can't afford anything, this right now is what is going on in Switzerland. Donald threatening to kill everybody and then posting great daughter about the bikini lady. And that's, that's where we are as a country. It's absolutely ridiculous. We'll keep you posted every step of the way. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers and thanks for watching new Midas Merch Drop. Check out the latest pro democracy sticker packs, T shirts, hats, sweatshirts, and more, [e-mail] touch.com.