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Trump regime is dying quick before our eyes, collapsing under the weight of its corruption, its incompetence, its it's hate that the American people are sick and tired of. Donald Trump can post away ranting and raving all night and into the morning he can send his deranged email saying I love you, please don't leave me. But Americans are sick and tired of this crap. Americans who for reasons that are unclear to me still voted for this fraud before are turning against him. American Americans are saying this is not who we are. I mean, just take a look at Donald Trump's behavior and like the last 12 hours and compare it to what's going on in these United States of America. By the way, please hit subscribe to the Midas Touch YouTube channel. We're on our way to 6 million subscribers. I'd love to try to hit that number before the New Year's. You know we're under attack from the Trump regime and by state regime media known as Fox. We're leading all independent media. You may think you're subscribed to this channel, but double check that you are. Hit subscribe and maybe tell a few friends about it today. It would mean a lot to me. So yesterday, Donald Trump attacks Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock. And Donald Trump says, Raphael Warnock, he's out there Talking about religion. And he's using religion to divide the country. If I ever did that, it would be front page news. Whatever happened to the separation of church and state? That's these 1984 dystopian tactics. Donald Trump has literally used religion to divide. Donald Trump, who probably has never even stepped foot, doesn't even matter if he does or he doesn't. But I was gonna say never really stepped foot in a church intentionally with the intentionality, I should say. But regardless, I mean, he stands for everything that just being a good person and having basic morals, you know, Donald Trump is against all of that. While Warnock brings people together. But just take a look what Donald. I could show you so many more of his posts, post this post that, you know, just the deranged stuff. But now he's attaching his social media posts to the White House. So it wasn't enough to destroy the east wing of the White House to build a golden ballroom, which he now claims is gonna cost $400 million. He says no taxpayer money is going to that. But we know he lies about everything because you've seen the expose and reports we've done here about what it's really about. That secret bunker underneath where the east wing of the White House used. The same way Hitler built a bunker for himself under a golden ballroom. I think Trump is following, in my opinion, that playbook. You know, it's not enough to just deface the White House that way. Right. He's literally posting truth socials onto the walls of the White House. And again, I don't care what political party you're from. Democrat, Republican, independent. This right here should just disgust you. I went over this yesterday, but I'll just show you again. You know, you know that he's posted a photo of like an auto pen and said, this is what Joe Biden look like. But then underneath it again, attached to the White House wall, it says Sleepy. Joe Biden was by far the worst president in America history. Taking office as a result of the most corrupt election ever seen in the United States, Biden oversaw a series of unprecedented disasters that brought the nation to the brink of destruction. Nicknamed Sleepy and Crooked, Joe Biden was dominated by his radical left handlers. And again, anybody who supports this or normalizes this, I'm sorry, it's not okay. That behavior is not normal. There's something wrong with you. If you're okay about this. Regarding former President Clinton, Donald Trump goes, In 2016, Clinton's wife Hillary lost the presidency to Donald J. Trump. Then you had former President Obama, he writes, Barack Hussein Obama was the first black president and one of the most divisive political figures in American history. As president, he passed the highly ineffective Unaffordable Care Act. That's what you're doing Right now, while 20 million Americans are about to lose their health care, in addition to the fact that you've ripped away Medicaid from tens of millions of Americans already under the disastrous budget bill, while you and Maga Mike have refused to extend the Affordable Care act subsidies, forcing actually for Republicans to join with Democrats in a discharge petition to force a vote in the House floor. And now that a vote is forced on the House floor to allow an extension of the Affordable Care act subsidies for three years, thanks to Democratic maneuvering here and getting those four Republicans to join, Maga Mike and Donald Trump shut down Congress and tell everybody, go on vacation, go home. We don't want you to vote on this. So now the subsidies, the Affordable Care act subsidies are going to expire and people are going to be screwed when there actually is a bipartisan discharge petition. Mag and Mike just shut down Congress early. I'm going to do a whole other video about that in 90 minutes. So please check back and kind of show you some of these pathetic messages that Donald Trump is sending to his remaining cult followers. I unfortunately subscribe to it. I do it so I can share it with you so you don't have to. But just take a look at what Donald Trump sent yesterday. These were all from yesterday alone. So at 5:20am if you're in Trump's cult, you get an email like this. Hello? Is anyone there? This is a test from Trump. I want to make sure my emails are getting through before the midterms. It's a high priority. Please respond. Secure Trump submission portal. And you click it and it asks you for money. Then at 7:55am you get this one. Please conf. Please confirm receipt of this email. Ben, did I do something wrong? I need your help to make sure my messages are getting through to top patriots in your neighborhood before midnight. Please confirm recipient using this personal link. And when you click it, he asks for money. Then Donald Trump at 1104am okay, just so you're following. 5:20am, 7:55am now 1104am Ben, are you still with me? In just a short time, I will address the nation. The cameras will be rolling, the media will be watching, and what I'm about to say will not be business as usual. Yet it was one of the most deranged speeches ever. Probably the Most deranged presidential address in for sure. The most deranged presidential address ever. Think what was trending was like, hashtag Adderall, president was trending. People watched that. They were like, what the hell was that? Then at 2:28pm, Donald Trump goes alert, alert. Donald Trump just sent you an invite. The catch of the day. You must accept immediately and accept invitation here. You click it and guess what? It asks you for money. And then Donald Trump at 4:49pm says, I am thankful for Ben. I will always love you because come hell or high water, you never betrayed Trump. It's President Trump here. Read this before 2026. You click it and guess what? It asks for money. So these tactics, though, I want to be very clear with you, they are a form of brainwashing tactics. It's a combination of love bombing, manipulation, and it actually tries to be predatorial and fester in the minds of cult supports. I love you. I love you. You're not going to hurt me, are you? Please stay with me. That's what that's actually all about. And it's the personality of an abuser. If you've had abusers in your life, psychological abusers or other, you know this. But Donald Trump's a predator. He's a predator, right? I mean, he's been found liable for sexual abuse in a civil federal court case. He's a fraud. Separately, he's a convicted felon. He's a bankrupter. He's a bad guy. He's bankrupt at all. He's a bad, he's doing, he's doing bad person things because he's an evil bad person. Like, oh, that's, that's sometimes the simplest explanation is what it is. Occam's raver, bad guy, criminal felon. He's found civilly liable for sexual abuse. And folks, I bring this up, though, not to just say, oh, look at the crazy emails. I do want us to focus on. That's what he's doing. While we the people, while you, while the American people are suffering right now. I mean, just take a look what we're learning. Energy bills in US have increased 13% since Trump took office, new report finds, and prices are expected to spike even further, further, especially as rising energy demands are driven by data centers and extreme heat. We know about the jobs report. Unemployment's now at 4.6%, and I think it's headed to 5% in no time. I've been saying that now for what I've been saying, we're headed to 5%. Go back nine months, right? And everyone was being, ah, Ben, you're being conspiratorial. You're being hyperbolic. What's up with the hyperbolic ban, right? There's no such thing as bunkers under the White House. What are you talking about? You're not going to 5% unemployment, Ben. What do you mean? This inflation, okay, I'm just telling you. I mean, this is, this is what's going on right here. And again, you went from 48 consecutive months of job growth under former President Biden, 16 million jobs created, to right now we're losing jobs. Last three, six of those past six months. Three of those months had job losses. It ain't good. It ain't good. What I do like to see, and this is how I've described it. I'm not sure if I've described it to you this way. I said, as we approach the New Year, the country is far worse off. But I think there's a feeling of so much more hope. Although the country is far worse versus last year, at this exact time, the country was far better. Remember, this was the time where I interviewed former President Biden in the Roosevelt Room. Right. I mean, I remember how dark those days were. There was very little hope, but the country was doing so much better. So it's paradoxical, right? In a way, and I hope, though in a small way, and this is why I hope you subscribe to this channel, that we weren't creating false hope. I hope that we were. I hope that we were showing the path of how we can fight. Keep our optimism while remaining realism while remaining realistic at the same time. And I'll just show you there are signs of fighting all around. I mean, like Donald Trump sues BBC for $10 billion or something stupid like that. Rather than capitulating, BBC says, you know what we're going to do with the Pulitzer Prize board did, and we're going to fight back. We're going to send massive, aggressive discovery at Donald Trump. We're going to, going to put him on the witness stand. We're going to ask everything about his cases. January 6th, insurrection, all of his involvement. We're putting him on the stand. We're not backing down. I hope BBC follows through with that. But people are fighting back, institutions are finally fighting back, and people are growing a spine. Not all. I mean, we still see a lot of people kissing the ring, but I think it is so much of a, of a better understanding that we can fight and we can win. I wanted to share this with you as well. I want to give a hat tip to that Washington, to the Vanity Fair reporter Christopher Anderson, the photojournalist who took those photos of the people in the White House, Caroline Levitt, where you can literally see the injections in the lips and everything. And here's how, Caroline. This is what it says. Vanity Fair. How is Caroline Levitt faring within the onslaught of questions about the Epstein files? Files? It's pretty clear he wants us to be aggressively offensive when it comes to this issue. That's what they say. And they have this photo of her right here. Every line, spot, blemish and blood vessel of Trump's inner circle was captured by Christopher Anderson's lens in Vanity Fair. The Post talked with the photographer about his reaction to the photos and the process behind them. Question Were there moments that you missed anything that happened that's on the cutting room floor? I don't think there's anything I missed that I wish I'd gotten. I'll give you a little anecdote. Stephen Miller was perhaps the most concerned about the portrait session. He asked me, should I smile or not smile? And I said, how would you want to be portrayed? We agreed that we would do a bit of both. And then when we were finished, he comes up to me to shake my hand and say goodbye. And he says to me, you know, you have a lot of power and the discretion you use to be kind to people. And I looked at him and I said, you know, you do, too. Powerful words. Or how about when the photographer said the following? I didn't put injection sites on her lips. People seem to be shocked that I didn't use Photoshop to retouch out blemishes and her injection marks. I find it shocking that someone would expect me to retouch out those things. Wow. Powerful, powerful stuff right there. Now, a few other points I want to mention. So while the Epstein files are supposed to be released on Friday, it's not a coincidence that MAGA Mike is sending all of Congress home. MAGA Mike wants a distraction. Maga Mike wants to create any possible distraction, deflection from Friday, when the Epstein files are supposed to be released and when we know Trump is going to obstruct, we know he's not going to turn over the full files. Number one. Number two, Donald Trump wants to start this war with Venezuela. Right? Donald Trump's been out there yesterday. He's dropped the pretext that this is about drugs, because let's face it, Venezuela is not sending drugs to the United States. It is not. It's not. You can argue and you can. And I think you'd be right to say Maduro is a tyrant. Maduro is an illegitimate dictator. Dictator who's lost the election and he's holding on to power as a dictator.
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But then you have to ask yourself, should we do regime change? And I think we shouldn't. Should you get congressional authorization if there's going to be a war? Abso freaking lutely. Are they bringing in drugs to the United States? They're not. No fentanyl, no cocaine. So stop making that up. But Trump's dropped that. So Trump's new thing is they stole our oil. That's what Trump wrote. Yes. They stole our oil, they stole our land, and we need it back. They stole our oil, they stole our land, we need it back. And here's what Donald Trump said as he was yesterday on the tarmac. Here's what he. This is what he said yesterday. They took all of our oil and they want it back. Here, let's play this clip right here.
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Just a blockade. Not going to let anybody going through that should be going through. You remember, they took all of our energy rights. They took all of our oil from not that long ago. And we want it back. But they took it. They illegally took it.
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They took our oil. Isn't the pretext very much like when Putin says the reason we invaded Ukraine is denazification? It's like de Nazification. I mean, Zelinsky is Jewish. What are you talking denotes? But that's the language that Russia uses. And Russia increasingly uses denazification now to talk about taking all over Europe. I'll do a video on this for Friday. I want to make it a little more comprehensive. But let me tease out the video right now. I showed you the clip of Donald Trump, right, on Venezuela saying they took all our oil and we want it back. If I didn't, let's just play that. But if I did. All right, now let's go to, to what Putin is saying, though. So what Putin's saying yesterday is basically he called European countries little swine and he said he's not interested in any peace deal with Ukraine. He wants total surrender. Putin said it. Okay? And I've showed you clips before of Lavrov. I showed you clips of Kirill Dmitriev. I showed you clips of Yuri Ushakov. I've showed you clips of the ambassador to the UK all the Russians are saying the same thing. They want complete surrender of Ukraine. And just like Trump, they lie about everything. They claim they've conquered territory Zelensky shows up there and goes, hello, I'm here. Our drone army just beat the Russians. It's the same mentality of deranged authoritarians. Putin and Trump are very similar. But it's just interesting as we look at Venezuela right now, as Donald Trump is saying, you know, we've got them surrounded with an armada. Like, do you know what Venezuela's response is? And I think this speaks to what they believe is the weakness of Donald Trump. Yesterday, the Venezuelan navy started escorting its vessels after Trump's blockade threat. The New York Times reports the Venezuelan government was said to have ordered the escort. According to two people familiar with the matter, it was not immediately clear whether the vessels were subject to U.S. sanctions. And so Venezuela's response to all that firepower out there by the United States is we're going to have our Venezuelan navy escort our container ships and our tankers to Asia. And they're standing up to Trump. So we'll see what happens. But they seem to be responding by saying, okay, let's, this is what you want, this is what you get. So that's where we're at right now, folks. I'm going to do a video, as I said, In 90 minutes or so on Maga Mike, shutting down Congress. Make sure you watch that. Just hit subscribe if you can. I want to, want to try to get this channel 6 million subscribers before, before Christmas and before the New Year's. Let's just do our best. Thank you for all your work. Thanks for everything you do. I really mean it. We appreciate you Love this video. Support independent media and unlock exclusive content ad free videos and custom emojis. By becoming a paid member of our YouTube channel today. You can also gift memberships to others. Let's keep growing together.
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Date: December 18, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
In this incisive episode, Ben Meiselas (with Brett and Jordy) breaks down what he sees as the self-destruction of Donald Trump's political regime. The conversation focuses on Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior, the fallout within the Republican party, and the effect on American political institutions and the public. The hosts dissect Trump’s manipulation tactics, track the latest policy disputes—including those affecting healthcare and foreign policy—and highlight growing resistance and institutional pushback against Trump and his allies. There is also analysis of Trump's communications strategy, his ongoing legal exposure, and the implications of looming document releases. The Meiselas brothers’ trademark candid, passionate style underpins a running theme: hope, resilience, and renewed fights for democracy.
“Donald Trump has literally used religion to divide... he stands for everything that just being a good person and having basic morals, you know, Donald Trump is against all of that. While Warnock brings people together” — Ben ([02:08])
“The same way Hitler built a bunker for himself under a golden ballroom. I think Trump is following, in my opinion, that playbook.” — Ben ([03:46])
Analysis of Trump Emails:
Ben gives a rundown of manipulative emails sent by Trump to supporters, filled with artificial urgency and appeals for money:
Interpreting the Tactics:
These are described as brainwashing and emotional manipulation—“love bombing, predatorial, fester in the minds of cult supports...the personality of an abuser.”
“Donald Trump’s a predator. He’s a predator...he’s a bankrupter. He’s doing bad person things because he’s an evil bad person.” — Ben ([10:15])
Broader Context:
Ben emphasizes that while Trump is focused on these manipulations, Americans face tangible hardships, including rising energy costs (13% since Trump took office) and growing unemployment (“Unemployment’s now at 4.6%, and I think it’s headed to 5% in no time.” — Ben [11:14]).
Job Losses & Policy Stagnation:
The hosts note that after “48 consecutive months of job growth under former President Biden”, the trend has now ominously reversed.
Congressional Disarray:
Republicans (specifically “Maga Mike”—Mike Johnson) are accused of “shutting down Congress” to avoid votes that would benefit ordinary Americans, such as the extension of ACA subsidies ([07:05]).
Signs of Hope & Resistance:
The tide is turning, the hosts argue:
“I didn’t put injection sites on her lips. People seem to be shocked that I didn’t use Photoshop to retouch out blemishes and her injection marks. I find it shocking that someone would expect me to retouch out those things.” — Christopher Anderson, Vanity Fair ([15:10])
“They took all of our oil and they want it back.” — Donald Trump ([16:09])
Echoing their “unapologetic support of democracy,” the brothers combine cutting analysis with anger, dark humor, and urgency. They frame Trump's current behavior as both a threat to institutions and a last gasp—one eliciting renewed resistance from the media, institutions, and public alike. Listeners are left with a call to vigilance, solidarity, and proactive engagement.
If you haven’t listened:
This episode offers a rapid-fire, emotionally charged rundown of current events, Trump’s unraveling strategy, and the broader battle for the soul of American democracy, all with the signature MeidasTouch blend of critique, optimism, and sibling camaraderie.