Trump Loses It as MeidasTouch Humiliates Him!!

Summary

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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode: Trump Loses It as MeidasTouch Humiliates Him!!
Date: February 25, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas (MeidasTouch Network)
Special Guests/Clips: Adam Mockler, Chris Cuomo, Joy Reid, Geraldo Rivera
Main Theme: A critical, humorous blow-by-blow of the dueling "People’s State of the Union" (led by MeidasTouch) versus the traditional State of the Union address delivered by Donald Trump, highlighting the profound viewership upset, moments of political confrontation, sharp banter, and unapologetic support for democracy.

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Episode Overview

This episode centers on the Meiselas brothers’ celebratory and biting recap of their alternative “People’s State of the Union,” which decisively outperformed the traditional State of the Union address in digital reach and engagement. The brothers revel in humiliating Donald Trump and corporate media rivals, showcase viral confrontations with right-wing pundits, and spotlight impassioned clips from progressive leaders and activists. The atmosphere is jubilant, mocking, and combative—embodying both the sharply political and comedic style that has become the MeidasTouch hallmark.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. MeidasTouch’s Viewership Triumph

• MeidasTouch’s “People’s State of the Union” not only matched but far surpassed Fox News and other corporate outlets in digital engagement, hitting 2+ million views (00:45).
• The hosts mock Fox’s Jesse Watters, noting their “obliteration” of Fox’s numbers and enjoying that even Watters’ mother is a MeidasTouch fan (01:20).
• Clip replay: Watters doubting anyone would tune in to MeidasTouch’s event, followed by real-time evidence that “we beat you big, Jesse” (02:05).

2. Viral Media Clashes

• Adam Mockler vs. Geraldo Rivera and Chris Cuomo (NewsNation): Mockler, representing MeidasTouch’s Gen Z voice, is lauded for “destroying” Geraldo Rivera in a panel debate about Democrats boycotting the State of the Union (03:35—08:30).
  • Geraldo Rivera defends the ceremony’s sanctity:
    “There are two days a year when we support the president, regardless of his party... The other is during the State of the Union address... it is rude and violates the pluribus unum...” (05:14)
  • Chris Cuomo directly pushes back:
    “Give me a break. You're going to cite the Constitution and the peaceful transfer of power... when we're about to listen to the president who was the first person to break that peaceful transfer of power after people were chanting hang Mike Pence…” (06:17)
  • Adam Mockler holds firm:
    “Unprecedented moments demand unprecedented responses... shining a light on Epstein victims or people who lost their health care is a good use of time.” (04:24)

3. People’s State of the Union Highlights

• MAGA Heckler Takedown: Joy Reid doesn’t hold back against hecklers, channeling Robert De Niro:
  “Attention all mag trolls... your bullshit is not welcome here... To paraphrase Robert De Niro: fuck y'.” (09:45)
• Progressive Politicians Speak:
  • Congresswoman Summer Lee:
    “Where corporations get more say in our democracy than the people we elect... we have one reality for everyday people and another for the rich and the well connected... That's why earlier today I announced that I'll be introducing articles of impeachment against Pam Bondi.” (11:26)
  • Senator Ruben Gallego:
    “What's happening there? They want to call that the State of the Union. It is the state of denial... Donald Trump Republicans have made this country sicker, poorer, and less secure.” (13:16)
  • Congressmember Garcia:
    “The single most powerful moment tonight is going to be when Donald Trump has to look up at the gallery... and see the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein looking straight back at him...” (14:34)
  • Congressmember Casar:
    “He steals from working Americans to give to the rich. Donald Trump doesn't owe us a two hour rambling speech. He owes the American people their money back.” (15:11)

4. Governor Abigail Spanberger’s Rebuttal

• Spanberger gets major plaudits for her pointed questions to Americans:
  • “Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? Is the president working to keep Americans safe both at home and abroad? Is the president working for you?” (15:38)
• She dissects Trump’s trade policies and outlines the economic fallout, contrasting the reality for everyday Americans with the priorities of Trump and Congressional Republicans (16:11, 16:15).

5. Mocking GOP Social Media Tactics

• The hosts lampoon the GOP’s attempts at ridicule, particularly their use of AI-generated “blue hair” images to deride progressives—dismissing it as “three years old” behavior and urging the GOP to focus on adult issues like healthcare and housing instead (17:17).
• Quote:
  “While the American people are suffering, [the GOP] post images like that… Keep your weirdo talk about like penises and vaginas and bathrooms…” (17:17)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Adam Mockler (00:45):
"Your low energy fascist fest was the worst State of the Union in American history..."

Chris Cuomo (06:17):
“Give me a break. You're going to cite the Constitution... after people were chanting hang Mike Pence because of his election fraud lies?”

Joy Reid (09:45):
“Attention all mag trolls... your bullshit is not welcome here. And to paraphrase Robert De Niro: fuck y'.”

Congresswoman Summer Lee (11:25):
“Where corporations get more say in our democracy than the people we elect... Bundy must be held accountable for [withholding Epstein files]."

Senator Ruben Gallego (13:16):
"It is the state of denial... Donald Trump Republicans have made this country sicker, poorer and less secure."

Governor Abigail Spanberger (15:38):
"Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? Is the president working for you?"

Hosts, mocking GOP (17:17):
“Keep your weirdo talk about like penises and vaginas and bathrooms... let the adults talk about healthcare and housing..."

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Timestamps – Key Segments

• 00:45: MeidasTouch’s digital triumph over Fox, CNN, and corporate media.
• 01:20: Jesse Watters and Fox mocked for underestimating MeidasTouch.
• 04:24 – 08:30: Mockler, Cuomo, and Rivera panel—fierce debate on legitimacy of event boycott.
• 09:45: Joy Reid’s viral takedown of MAGA hecklers.
• 11:26: Congresswoman Summer Lee on systemic inequality and the Epstein files.
• 13:16: Senator Gallego’s sharp critique of GOP policy.
• 14:34: Congressmember Garcia on the symbolic confrontation with Epstein survivors.
• 15:11: Congressmember Casar: “Trump owes America their money back.”
• 15:38: Governor Spanberger’s three questions to America.
• 16:15: Spanberger eviscerates Trump’s economic record.
• 17:17: Hosts mercilessly mock GOP’s blue hair meme.

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Final Thoughts

The episode is a victory lap and a rallying call—equal parts comedic takedown and serious political analysis. The brothers blend celebratory snark with pointed criticism, using viral moments to underscore the stakes of the upcoming election and the need for a more participatory, democracy-driven media landscape. If you missed the broadcast, this episode delivers all the zingers, battles, and inspirational moments that animated the People’s State of the Union.

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Transcript

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[Joy Reid]

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[Adam Mockler]

Aww, where did everybody go? Donald? They weren't at the State of the Union. They were at the People State of the Union. Your low energy fascist fest was the worst State of the Union in American history. Oh, and it dragged along so long. What was it? An hour and 41 minutes? The longest in history. The most boring in history. Universally panned as just being absolutely horrible in every regards. Look at all those empty seats. Yeah, Donald Trump was panicking. So was the MAGA Republican establishment. So was State Regime media. When the Midas Touch Network led all news in terms of views yesterday with the counter programming People's State of the Union, we hit over 2 million views right after the People's State of the Union concluded. That number of course continued to rise thereafter after in addition to just the view count, there was a huge massive crowd that was there at the People State of the Union on the National Mall. You can see the Capitol building in the background. And you know, Midas Touch easily beat State Regime Media, which calls itself Fox and digital views. It wasn't even close. Throughout the entire night, Midas Touch destroyed State regime media known as Fox in View. So you had people like Jesse Watters before the State of the Union aired and the People's State of the Union aired and they were competing in Midas Touch easily destroyed Fox. You had Jesse Waters, who no doubt is jealous of the Midas Touch Network. Jesse Waters mom is a huge Midas Touch fan. She's probably watching this right now. How are you doing? And she warned Jesse Watters about going down this rabbit hole of being a fascist propagandist. But you know, sadly, you know, he's Jesse Waters. It is what it is. But here's what Jesse Watters said about the Midas Touch Network People State of the Union goes, no one's gonna watch them. Guess what? Let's look at the side by side comparison. Jesse, we beat you. We beat you big Jesse. Here, play this clip. The chamber starting to fill up. And the big question tonight, what's it going to be like in there? Given the fact that a record setting 73 congressional Democrats have decided to bail on this speech tonight, they won't be there. And a couple dozen of them having a competing event over on the National Mall tonight, they're dubbing the People's State of the Union. Jesse, we'll send it back to you. And no one's watching that. Absolutely no one's watching that. You're going to have people. Some of the members of Congress were falling asleep during Donald Trump's People's State of Union. Not only did the Midas Touch network beat Fox state regime media, we beat other corporate news. Every corporate news lost to Midas Touch then. So funny. I'm not sure if you caught this, but Midas Touch Network host Adam Mochler was then on the Chris Cuomo show News Nation, and Geraldo Rivera, who's also, I think still a Fox host, was on there as well. And Geraldo tried to like yell at Muckler and like say, well, why are you, why are you in Midas Touch Network boycotting? It's so disrespectful. Watch as Mockler just destroys Geraldo Rivera. I don't think I've ever thought I'd have to use that sentence. Watch as the Midas Touch Network Gen Z host destroys Raul Rivera. That's what I, that's what happened here. Watch, Watch this. Let's play it. I don't get Adam, what is the sell on. I don't even want you to listen to the President of the United States as he presents his concerns to the United States people and the Congress. How do you sell that to people?

[Chris Cuomo]

It's very charitable to say that Donald Trump would be listing his concerns to the American people and not just airing out his grievances and lying for two to three hours. Here's my response. Unprecedented moments demand unprecedented responses. The tariffs that Donald Trump put on those have been unprecedented. The way that ICE has deployed to cities across the country, unprecedented. Trump's war against the Supreme Court that he just started, very unprecedented. I mean, he called for the arrest of the governor of my state, JB Pritzker. So if you're going to argue that Democrats are doing something unprecedented, then that's just not convincing to me. I think that Democrats shining A light on people like the Epstein victims or people who lost their health care or some of the small businesses that were ruined by said tariffs is a good use of time. It's a good use of the attention of the American people.

[Adam Mockler]

Geraldo, how do you see it?

[Geraldo Rivera]

I think that that is disrespect disguised as being hip. I think that there are two days a year when we support the president, regardless of his party. One is when he is inaugurated. The other is during the State of the Union address when, as the Constitution requires, he gives you he, or hopefully one day she gives you what the state of the Republic is. And to suggest that because a president lies, you're going to boycott the State of the Union, Really? When the president lies? What president? The Republican? The Democrat? You know, don't politicians bend facts constantly, particularly when they are addressing big crowds? I think that it is rude and violates the pluribus unum. Out of many one, it is in the Constitution. We all should stand together and celebrate our institutions.

[Chris Cuomo]

Give me a break. You're going to cite the Constitution and the peaceful transfer of power, the inauguration, as something that we should respect when we're about to listen to the president who was the first person to break that peaceful transfer of power after people were chanting hang Mike Pence because of his election fraud lies. And about four years ago at the State of the Union, Marjorie Taylor Greene heckled Joe Biden when he was speaking about his deceased son, Beau Biden. So the Republicans have brought us down to new depths day by day by day.

[Geraldo Rivera]

Only the Republicans.

[Chris Cuomo]

Yes, Donald Trump has been.

[Geraldo Rivera]

President Clinton was in the photo when he delivered the State of the. Wait a second.

[Chris Cuomo]

Do you remember Obama as a guerrilla?

[Geraldo Rivera]

President Clinton, hold on, hold on. President Clinton, hold on.

[Adam Mockler]

I can't. I can't.

[Geraldo Rivera]

President Clinton. President Clinton was in the midst of impeachment when he delivered the State of the Union. So according to Midas Touch, why was President Clinton allowed to speak? What, what bigger anchor could he have around his neck than impeachment?

[Adam Mockler]

And then more of angry Chris Cuomo angry Geraldo Rivera getting absolutely destroyed again by Adam Mockler. Mockler destroyed Cuomo like he eviscerated Cuomo. He ripped Cuomo to shred. I just say that also because those, those words bother Cuomo so much. Like, why is everything destroyed? Why is everything eviscerated? He destroyed Cuomo. He be brutalized Cuomo. Here, watch. Watch this clip. You know, you probably won't see it anywhere other than on the Midas Touch network because I'm not Really? Sure. How many people are watching Cuomo and News Nation here? Play this clip.

[Chris Cuomo]

Nobody was. Trump isn't allowed. But we're saying that we don't have to listen to Trump when he's speaking. Nobody's saying he's not allowed to speak. We're just saying we don't have to listen. And it's a little bit different what Clinton did than Donald Trump deploying ice to cities, killing US Citizens, calling for the arrest of people. And again, spare me. Like the Constitution, when Donald Trump was the one who stepped all over it repeatedly five years ago.

[Geraldo Rivera]

So are you. Are you the. Oh, wait a second, buddy. Are you. Are you the one who gets to decide? You get to decide who we should listen to and who we should not listen to?

[Adam Mockler]

No.

[Chris Cuomo]

40. 40 senators. 50 senators.

[Geraldo Rivera]

What is your life experience?

[Joy Reid]

50.

[Geraldo Rivera]

I know you have a podcast. What is your life experience?

[Chris Cuomo]

Decide. I'm not the one deciding. The Democrats did. The Democrats decided. They're not.

[Geraldo Rivera]

You are deciding. You're having. You're having your party.

[Chris Cuomo]

You're having five minutes. Five minutes after the Midas Touch Stream started, there were 100,000 people watching the waiting screen. The waiting screen had 100,000 people watching. I mean, how many people watch your show? Not as many as that. People want to know the truth News.

[Geraldo Rivera]

Fox News dwarfs your audience. Does that mean we should all listen and agree to what's being said on Fox News?

[Chris Cuomo]

I'm just giving you the numbers, buddy. I'm just giving you the numbers.

[Geraldo Rivera]

Well, you're giving me your.

[Adam Mockler]

All right, going back to the People's State of the Union right here. We had some MAGA hecklers who were trying to go after our host, Joy Reid, and Katie Feng. Watch what Joy Reid did. She made minced meat out of. Out of the MAGA hecklers. Here, play this clip.

[Joy Reid]

All right, everybody, one note. We just want to do sort of one housekeeping note. Attention all mag trolls, and with apologies to the pastor who gave the invocation, your bullshit is not welcome here. And to paraphrase one of my favorite actors in the world, Robert De Niro, I'm gonna slightly paraphrase him. Fuck y'.

[Geraldo Rivera]

All.

[Joy Reid]

We're here to hear the truth and to hear from impacted people, not to see or hear from you. So go back and pay attention to your orange lying friend.

[Adam Mockler]

Okay, so you could have tuned into the People State of the Union, or if you wanted to see Donald Trump's Pet O Island cabinet in action, you could have watched the actual State of the Union. You had, like, Howard Lutnick big fan of Epstein's Peto island, right? He brings his children there after saying he never saw Epstein after 2005. He brought other kids children there. They talked about nannies together. Even though Epstein doesn't have. Didn't never had children. Not sure why he would need a nanny. I don't know if nanny's the, the code word that the Epstein class uses. They're nannies. But anyway, watch Howard Lutnick walk around and everyone's like, grossed out by this guy. Play this clip. All right, enough of that. Let's go back to the People State of the Union Congresswoman Summer Lee here. She was speaking at the People State of the Union Midas touch.

[Local Man / Direction Giver]

Move on.

[Adam Mockler]

Let's play it.

[Joy Reid]

Where corporations get more say in our democracy than the people we elect. Where the government would rather protect powerful people in the Epstein files than the women and the girls who were sexually abused. We live in a country where we have one reality for everyday people and another for the rich and the well connected and the well protected. We have to change that. We have to meet the moment with bold policies that level the playing field and deliver justice, no matter how much money you have to your name. That's why earlier today I announced that I'll be introducing articles of impeachment against Pam Bondi. Trump's DOJ continues to obstruct justice and refusing to comply with our subpoena to release the full unredacted Epstein fouls. Bundy must be held accountable for that. And let's not forget it was Trump who said it first. Release the fouls. So we'll keep that call up no matter what. Because where I come from in Western Pennsylvania, we know what it means to be abandoned by politicians who make big promises and lie and deliver nothing. We know what it's like when the factories close, when the hospitals cut services, when the schools can't afford to teach, when the corporations are given permission to poison our water, our air, and our communities without consequences. And we that no matter what language you speak, what zip code you live in, we all feel that pain. And we are all being squeezed by the same rigged system. So when Trump points the fingers at immigrants, our trans kids, our protesters, our journalists understand what he's doing. He's trying to make sure we never point the finger where it belongs, at the billionaires and the corporations looting our economy, robbing our people, and buying our democracy right from address. But here's the truth.

[Adam Mockler]

Ruben Gallego. Senator Gallego. Here's what he had to say at the People's State of the Union. Let's play it.

[Local Man / Direction Giver]

But let's be clear. What's happening there? They want to call that the State of the Union. It is the state of denial. Because what's going to happen under that Capitol is a bunch of lies, lies that Donald Trump, the Republicans are going to tell us about how great this country is doing right now. But what is true, what is happening right now is that Donald Trump Republicans have made this country sicker, poorer and less secure, sicker, poor and less secure. How did it start? As soon as they got in there, what did they do? They went. They cut Medicaid and they cut food stamps. Millions of Americans right now are without health care. The poorest of our country are trying to figure out how to make ends meet and how to pay for that grocery bill because they needed an extra billion dollars for their billionaire friends. And when they had whatever money they had left over, then they used it to hire the most amount of ICE agents to have the massive amount of deportation we have now that are also targeting US Citizens, racial profiling, Americans, arresting Latino veterans and tell them you are not part of this country and make them prove that they're Americans when nobody asked to prove our citizenship when they were sending us to war for this country.

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Sick.

[Adam Mockler]

Congressmember Garcia, let's play it. The single most powerful moment tonight is going to be when Donald Trump has to look up at the gallery of the US House and see the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein looking straight back at him, demanding justice, demanding truth and demanding accountability. Over here we have Congressmember Cassar. Let's play it right here.

[Geraldo Rivera]

He steals from working Americans to give to the rich. Donald Trump doesn't owe us a two hour rambling speech. He owes the American people their money back.

[Adam Mockler]

And by the way, wasn't Abigail Spanberger's rebuttal incredible? Governor Spanberger, Governor of Virginia, a rebuttal. Here are the three questions that she asked to the American people. Let's play it.

[Monday.com/T-Mobile Advertiser]

Tonight as we watched our nation's lawmakers gather for a joint session of Congress, we did not hear the truth from our president. So let's speak plainly and honestly. And let me ask you, the American people watching at home, three questions. Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? Is the president working to keep Americans safe both at home and abroad? Is the president working for you?

[Adam Mockler]

More from Governor Spanberger here. Let's play it.

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And I know these same conversations are being had all across this country because since this president took office last year, his reckless trade policies have forced American families to pay more than $1700 each in tariff costs. Small businesses have suffered, farmers have suffered, some losing entire markets. Everyday, Americans are paying the price. And even though the Supreme Court struck these tariffs down four days ago, the damage to us, the American people, has already been done. Meanwhile, the President is planning for new tariffs, another massive tax hike on you and your family. And Republicans in Congress, they remain unwilling to assert their constitutional authority to stop him. They're making your life harder. They're making your life more expensive. They're even making it more difficult to see a doctor.

[Adam Mockler]

And I guess this is how the GOP was trying to attack us this evening. Cool Flex gop. They do an AI image of someone with blue hair. I will be watching the progressive state of the union tonight. Yeah, gop. I mean, you find that funny? I don't know. I mean, more people watched us than you do you gop. While the American people are trying to find solutions to their life and as American people are suffering, post images like that, Keep it up. Keep your weirdo talk about like penises and vaginas and bathrooms. You know, you could keep talking about that and you could let the adults try to talk about healthcare and housing and treating people with dignity and equality and we could talk about affordability and health care and our alliances and we. And stopping masked ICE and border patrol agents terrorizing and torture people. Go for it gop. Cool, man. You guys are really cool guys. Like three years old. No offense to three year olds. Okay, you're doing AI images of people with blue hair. Stupid bunch of idiots. Anyway, hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million. 7 million. We're already past 6 million. I got a. Remember, 7 million. 7 million. Thanks everybody for watching new Midas merch. Head to store.midas touch.com today and get yourself the best pro democracy gear and show your support. That's store.midas touch.com. we're lost. I'm gonna pull over and ask that man for directions.

[Local Man / Direction Giver]

Hi there.

[Adam Mockler]

We're looking to get to the campground. Well, you're gonna take a left at the old o oak tree end of this here road. No, I'm just kidding. Let me get my phone out.

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Actually, can you point us in the

[Joy Reid]

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