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Complete and utter weakness. Complete and utter lunacy. The Trump regime is an utter mess. As protests continued today, the 5,051 protests spreading once again across the nation. Donald Trump began yesterday by posting memes and posting altered images of the New York Times cover that talks about Abrego Garcia. And Donald Trump's like, we're never going to return him. Despite a 9 to 0 ruling from the Supreme Court saying facilitate the return of the migrant who you kidnapped and threw in an extermination camp in El Salvador without due process. And as the day progressed, Donald Trump continued to try to project the image of a strong man cuz he knows deep down inside how weak he is and how the whole world views him as a pathetic fool. Donald Trump posted this yesterday. It's a interview of him on Fox and this is Trump's recap of it. TRUMP ON FOX we didn't need legislation, we need a president. In other words, what he's saying is we don't need due process, we need a dictator. We don't need laws. We need a dictator. If you look at this and you're okay with him posting this, then let's just face it. You hate America. You don't like democracy, you don't like law and order. You don't like our system. Perhaps you'd like to live in Russia. More on that in a moment. And as the day winded down yesterday, Donald Trump started posting torture videos, ISIS style torture torture videos of Americans handing off migrants to the government of of El Salvador to be tortured in extermination camps. And Trump posted video after video of that. Again, Donald Trump giving the middle finger to the federal courts and to the United States Supreme Court. But, Donald, you're not fooling people. If you want to take a look at the latest Atlas intel poll, they were one of the, if not the best, pollster in 2024 on all of the issues. Donald Trump's underwater in the Atlas intel poll, meaning Americans disapprove of him. On immigration, negative six. And as you start asking questions not just about deportation and strong borders in general, which most people support as an abstract theory, but taking people without due process, sending them to prisons or concentration camps in other countries, those are not favored at all by wide margins by the American people. But Trump's negative 6. On immigration, negative 14. On the economy, negative 12. On democracy, negative 17. On healthcare, negative 8. When it comes to dealing with China, China is just making a total buffoon of Donald Trump. But that's not that hard because that's who Donald Trump is. Remember Donald Trump's promises, though. I said I would talk about Russia on day one, that there would be peace in Ukraine in 24 hours. He said it would be so easy that he knows Zelinsky and he knows Putin, and it would be very easy to bring peace to Ukraine in 24 hours. Well, yesterday, we learned a few things. First, the US Basically proposed a plan that gives all of the territory that Russia's taken over in Ukraine to Russia. A total capitulation would be part of Donald Trump's plan. And to have the United States recognize Crimea as being part of Russia, in other word, rewarding Russia for its genocide of Ukrainians and its unlawful invasion. We knew that was Trump's plan all along. And Trump quickly lost patience in the negotiation. And in fact, he and Marco Rubio said, look, if the parties don't accept this, we're done. We're done with this. We're not going to stick around to do peace. It's too challenging. It's too difficult to do. I thought, Donald, it was going to be easy. So yesterday, Donald Trump looked like Big Bird in the Oval Office. This big yellow tie. Donald Trump speaking about peace negotiations. And let me show you what he said. Play this clip.
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Being killed in battle. It's a vicious battle with the best equipment, the best everything, and it is brutal. 2,500 young people a week, some of them not so young, actually. They're getting older. They're getting older by the month, but 2,500 a week, and we're going to get it stopped. Ideally. Now, if for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we're just going to say you're foolish, you're fools, you're horrible people. And we're going to just take a pass. But hopefully we won't have to do that. And Marco is right in saying that we're getting. We want to see it end. Think of it.
Political Commentator
So the Midas Touch network, we made this video of Trump's promises versus what Trump and his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio are saying right now here. Play this clip.
News Anchor
End the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. Yes, I do. How would you do that? I know Zelensky very well. I'll end that war between those two countries in 24 hours. It won't even take that long.
Political Analyst
No one's saying it's going to be done in 12 hours, but we want to see how far apart it is and whether those differences can even be narrowed. So we came here yesterday to sort of begin to talk about more specific outlines of what it might take to end the war, to try to figure out very soon, And I'm talking about a matter of days, not a matter of weeks, whether or not this is the war that can be ended.
News Anchor
If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult. We're just going to say you're foolish, you're fools, you're horrible people, and we're going to just take a pass.
Political Commentator
Yeah. When you go into the cross tabs of some of these polls that show Donald Trump's approval plummeting to lowers to levels that are lower than his first term, and you poll certain groups. In month three of his second term, Trump's average approval rating is under 40% among the following groups. Among black people, 23%. Among people ages 18 to 29, his approvals, 34%. Independence, 37. Moderates, 37%. Women, 39%. Latinos, 39%. And so what's Donald Trump doing? As all of the data is bad, as it's obvious that his trade war is causing not just a recession, but a great recession or even something worse. What Donald Trump said he did in the first term, you gotta stop the testing, stop the data. ProPublica did a great report. I'll do a video today that goes into more detail about it. I'm going to interview Congressmember Pappas about it as well. Um, Donald Trump holds data collection on drug use, maternal mortality, climate change and more. Donald Trump's basically in gutting these agencies, by the way, federal spending's up. Just want to give you the objective data. There's more federal spending now under Trump than there was under former President Biden. Also, salaries for federal workers up right now more than it was under former President Biden. So it was never about cutting government waste. It was about stealing your data. It was about stealing your Social Security information, getting your medical records, getting all of the sensitive information, tax information for the Trump regime to hoard and to use against people. I mean, that's what this was about. Because if it was actually about government efficiency, the exact opposite, uh, took place. Let me be very clear about that. So a deadly E. Coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to report it. Donald Trump now claims that egg prices are way down. Right. At yesterday's press conference, Donald Trump said that the big issue with eggs right now is that they're too cheap and so many people have too many eggs. You don't know what to do with all of your eggs because you have so many eggs. And of course it's a lie. But there is this complete detachment from reality. This is what fascist authoritarian regimes do. Here, play this clip of Donald Trump saying eggs and everything is so, so cheap right now. Here, play this clip.
News Anchor
And the egg prices are down 87%. But nobody talks about that. You can have all the eggs you want. We have too many eggs. In fact, if anything, the prices are getting too low. So, so I just want to let you know, prices are down because what'.
Political Commentator
As Barron's reports, there's a global rebalancing underway as investors continue to sell off U.S. bonds. Yes, there'll be updates in the market, down days in the market, but the trend is now down. And unfortunately it's a trend that is seems to be here to stay. Persistently from this article, it explains the rest of the world has crossed a red line and they will try to reduce dependence on the US on trade, on defense, on everything. There just ain't going back. The US Is viewed as unreliable, capricious, arbitrary, vindictive, fascist. Under the Trump regime. It's going to take a lot of rebuilding, folks. And what does Donald Trump do? He aligns himself with people like Naive Bukele. That's who Donald Trump worships, or looks up to. $35 billion GDP in El Salvador. Trump loves Viktor Orban of Hungary. Huge inflation, failed state, essentially. Donald Trump loves Javier Malay of Argentina. Massive poverty. You know, he likes North Korea, Kim Jong Un. He looks up to failed dictators. And so perhaps the least surprising news of this all, though, Alex EISENSTADT. I think he's a good writer. He got the scoop. Scoop. Trump revamped Schedule F, making it easier to cut federal workers. And it talks about how. This is what we talked about, right, with Project 2025. They were going to recharacterize the workers so that they're all at will employees. That's what Schedule F is. But what. While that is serious at this point, Trump's gutted the federal government. I mean, he's fired so many people. He's destroyed the ability of agencies to function. From the National Oceanic Institute's work to the forest services, to NIH and CDC. You've got RFK Jr giving these speeches and saying the most horrific things about autistic people and saying that people who are older don't have autism, and it's only in younger people, and just spreading all of these medical lies and disinformation. You know, it's. It is a kakistocracy, which means a regime staffed by the worst of the worst. That's what it is now. But, folks, I do feel hope within all of this. I feel hope when I see senators like Van Hollen going and speaking with Abrego Garcia standing up to the Trump regime. I feel hope when there's protests like the protests today. After this video, I'm going to do a whole other video on the protests where I'm just going to focus on the protest today. I know it's important that we cover that here. I feel that the Trump regime looks weaker. They're unable to implement a lot of their agenda. They're good at breaking things, they're bad at building things. And I think the rest of the world knows how to counter it and check it. I mean, I'll do a whole other video on Canada as well. I think Canada's cornered the Trump regime. Europe is, you know, and they recognize that Donald Trump's an extortionist and he's a felon, he's a sexual abuser, he's a predator. Right? I mean, and extortionists like him. If you give him an inch, he takes more. So they come back to you again, they hit you up more. Extortionists. So you just. You can't negotiate with extortionists. Anyway. That's where we're at today. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe and let's get to 5 million subscribers. We've got a lot of videos today, so check back every 90 minutes or so on the YouTube. Go to Midasplus.com, check out store.midas touch.com as well. We really appreciate you, Midas Mighty stay in the fight. We're in this together. We're grateful for you. Have a good day. New Midas Merch Drop Check out the latest Pro Democracy sticker packs, T shirts, hats, sweatshirts and more, all@store.midastouch.com Cascade Natural.
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The MeidasTouch Podcast: "Trump Loses Control as He Gets Very Bad News"
Release Date: April 19, 2025
In this episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast, hosts Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas delve into the tumultuous state of Donald Trump's presidency as he grapples with mounting challenges on multiple fronts. Combining sharp political analysis with their signature brotherly banter, the Meiselas brothers dissect Trump's recent actions, public perception, and the broader implications for American democracy.
The episode opens with a critical examination of Trump's latest maneuvers and public statements. The Political Commentator delivers a scathing assessment of Trump's strategies and their effectiveness.
Use of Social Media and Memes:
Defiance Against the Judiciary:
The hosts highlight Trump's persistent attempts to undermine democratic institutions and project an image of strength despite growing perceptions of weakness.
A significant portion of the discussion centers on Trump's declining approval ratings across various demographics, underscoring a widespread dissatisfaction with his leadership.
Approval Ratings:
Public Disapproval:
The hosts emphasize that Trump's policies and rhetoric are increasingly out of step with public sentiment, contributing to his waning support.
Trump's handling of international affairs, particularly his approach to the Ukraine conflict and relationships with authoritarian leaders, is critically analyzed.
Ukraine Peace Talks:
Alignment with Authoritarian Leaders:
The hosts argue that Trump's foreign policy decisions have alienated key allies and emboldened adversarial regimes, further isolating the United States on the global stage.
An exploration of Trump's impact on federal agencies and data management reveals a troubling trend of undermining governmental integrity.
Gutting Federal Agencies:
Data Collection and Privacy:
The discussion highlights how Trump's policies have weakened federal institutions and jeopardized citizens' privacy and data security.
Economic instability under Trump's administration is a focal point, with the hosts detailing the negative impacts of his policies on the national economy.
Economic Downturn:
Trade Wars and Inflation:
The brothers discuss how Trump's trade wars and economic mismanagement have led to inflation, decreased investor confidence, and a weakening of the U.S. economy.
Despite the grim outlook, the hosts express optimism fueled by grassroots movements, political resistance, and international support.
Senatorial Resistance:
Public Protests:
International Counteractions:
The Meiselas brothers emphasize that active civic engagement and international alliances are pivotal in countering Trump's authoritarian tendencies.
The MeidasTouch Podcast paints a comprehensive and critical picture of Donald Trump's deteriorating hold on power in 2025. Through incisive analysis and compelling evidence, the Meiselas brothers argue that Trump's actions are not only eroding his support base but also undermining the foundations of American democracy. However, they also highlight the resilience of democratic institutions and the potential for collective action to restore stability and integrity to the nation's governance.
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