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That right there is the sound of a Shahid drone that keeps Donald Trump up at night. Donald Trump is fearing for his life as Iran is threatening him. And Iran is simply saying, if you invade, if you go after us, we will unleash hell and fury upon you and upon you directly. And you should be worried. Don't think that you're just going to get away with it and stay safe. Are you afraid, Donald? Are you too afraid to show up to your own son's wedding? You have Iran's parliament leader, M.B. golubov through his key advisor mocking Donald, Donald Trump for being too scared to even show up to his own son's wedding. And MB Gallo Bafaran, parliament leaders key advisor, is saying the following. If Donald Trump and Israel execute its plan to target Iranian energy facilities, the retaliation promised by Tehran commanders will be activated. The Strait of Hormuz and the Bab El Mandab Strait will be closed by fire. Submarine cables will be disabled. And regional bases and energy infrastructure, including Ben Gurion Airport and any and all bases that facilitated the attack will be rained down upon with hundreds of missiles daily. America and Israel are playing, quote, Russian roulette. And the outcome will be the collapse of the global economy alongside unprecedented gas prices in America and a radical shift in the map of power across the Middle East. And Galloba adviser is using the term Russian roulette very intentionally because this week Russia did nuclear drills in Belarus to scare Donald Trump and to intimidate Donald Trump that if you go after Iran, if you try to engage in further escalation, there could be nuclear retaliation. And this is getting into Donald Trump's head. Donald Trump, the last 48 hours has now just been repeating over and over again that his golden ballroom is a shield against drones. He's worried that Iran is going to attack him with their drones. The shahid drone I showed you at the beginning with their ballistic missiles. I mean, all day yesterday, he was posting things like this golden dome for the White House. And it's this like AI image of a golden dome surrounding the White House. And he's been saying over and over again. Now, look, look, the ballroom, the ballroom, it's gonna protect me from the drones, man. It's these Iranian drones are gonna get me and I need the ballroom to stop the drones and their missiles. It's a military thing is what I need. So now he's saying that, you know, when you think about this golden ballroom, it was all about the hospital underneath and the, and a dome to block Iranian drones is what he's scared about. This is what he said on the tarmac. Here, play this clip.
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We're building a great ballroom. It's been needed. It's a very military complex. The roof is actually a drone port. The roof of the ballroom is a drone port and it gives great safety to everything below. We're building a really great ballroom, but it's also a military, a strong military position for our people.
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Then even before that, a day before, he said the following about unlimited drones. Drone. Drones are what's happening now. Here, play this clip.
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But again, we have a drone proof roof. We have all, it's all sealed and all of this that you see is totally sealed and we use it as a drone port. You can have unlimited drones up there and drones are what's happening right now. Thank you. Thank you very much. Don't eat too much.
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By the way, Iran just came out with another one of those Lego videos mocking Donald Trump for being so afraid and canceling the wedding. Iran is really letting Donald Trump have it. Here, play this clip.
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Trump canceled the golf, skipped his own son's wedding. Locked in the White House ball. Tulsi just quit Mossad warden, I ran my strike first blockade on Iran. They got every right to hit back hard. Something is cooking. Feel the panic in the air. Trump glued to the situation room. Something heavy in the air. No, no golf, no wedding, no time for the fam. Something is cooking and Iran ain't playing.
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More from Iran's parliament leader MB Golubov, Advisor put out a strategic assessment bulletin as well. While the exchange of diplomatic messages continue, Iran forces and the resistance are prepared to execute, quote, the final phase of operations against the United States and its allies in the region. The operations will be extensive and carried out using next generation missiles and drones. Donald. The target bank has been reviewed with a historic punishment of the aggressors approach. The strategic goal of the next operations will be to break the enemy's will for repeated aggressions against Iran. For over a week, Iran's armed forces have assessed a US attack as inevitable and are prepared to respond to it. Also, Israel estimates that ultimately no agreement will be reached with Iran and as such, the IDF is now preparing as if an attack is set to take place in the coming days. That's according to Israel's News 12. And we know this weekend CBS reported that US military and intelligence officials canceled Memorial Day weekend plans in anticipation of possible strikes against Iran. Most people believe those strikes were coming Friday night. You had Iran issue the notice to airmen the notam or the notice to air missions clearing the Iranian sky eyes. People believe that was going to happen. But Donald Trump, after receiving these threats, apparently backed down yet again. You had earlier in the day yesterday, Qatar's diplomats showing up in Iran and then they swiftly left. You have, you have Pakistan's field marshal was actually there right now. You see a photo of him right now. Seem Munir, who's basically the leader of Pakistan with Iran's foreign minister Iraqi in Tehran during an official visit as well. Meanwhile, you have Iranian social media accounts like this one over here posting an X ray image of Netanyahu controlling Donald Trump's mind right there. More warnings from Iran's Ministry of Defense last night. Failure to yield to Iran's rights will bring more failures for Trump. Trump has no choice but to accept the demands of the Iranian nation and acknowledge our country's rights in such a way that even new extra regional fronts will make them regret it more. Of course, America knows that the path to any military superiority is closed. If America is engaged in excess demands, pretext making and potential military actions, it will experience the third major punishment in less than a year, this time in a more specific and novel form. Specific, and I'm just letting you know what the key words are that they're saying to Donald Trump. They're not going to say just overtly, but in more specific and novel form is sending a message to Donald Trump directly. In my opinion, Donald Trump, again talking about the roof is going to protect him and it's needed to protect all of Washington. Listen to how utterly deranged this is. Let's play this clip right here.
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They're very high. They're higher than just about anything else. They have a 360 degree vision of white supremacy. Washington, D.C. they have a massive drone capacity. Not only is it drone proof, if a drone hits it, it bounces off, it won't have any impact. But it's also meant as a drone, for it protects all of Washington.
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Now, I think it also should be noted that I'm going to do a whole other video on this as well. Donald Trump is now claiming, and the Trump regime is now claiming that there is an Iranian terrorist who they just found in Turkey who was planning on killing Ivanka and this person was arrested in Turkey, but was apparently from Iraq, but was sympathetic to the irgc. And they claim that they've just uncovered this plan to go and take out Ivanka and go after her home in Florida. And, I mean, I'm going to do a whole other video on this because, again, it just seems like beyond paranoia, but more than paranoia. In other words, word pretext of trying to come up with, oh, they're going after Ivanka, so maybe they don't have to go after you. I'm going to do a video where I referred to Donald Trump using Ivanka as bait, as he's used her as bait his entire life. It's also notable where Donald Trump saying he's not going to his own son's wedding. And you saw the Iranian video mocking him for that as well. Uh, Joe Biden, as Andrew Weinstein explained, literally wrote a memo telling his staff that he'd be disappointed in them if they missed family milestones because of work. This is what Biden wrote back In November of 2014, when he was the Vice President. To my wonderful staff. The subject was family obligations. From Vice President Biden. November 7, 2014. I'll leave you with this to my wonderful staff. I would like to take a moment and make something clear to everyone. I do not expect nor do I want any of you to miss or sacrifice important family obligations for work. Work family obligations include, but are not limited to family. Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, any religious ceremonies, such as the first communions and bar mitzvahs, graduation in times of need, such as an illness or a loss in the family. This is very important to me. In fact, I will go so far as to say that if I find out that you are working with me while missing important family responsibilities, it will disappoint me greatly. This has been an unwritten rule since my days in the Senate. Thank you for all of your hard work. So you had that on the one hand, and then you have Donald Trump posting images like this of himself. AI Images of himself leering over, peering over Greenland, saying, hello, Greenland. Like a serial killer, like a psycho, Like. I don't know how to describe it. He's a psychotic individual, like a malignant, narcissistic animal. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. Thanks for watching, everybody. Thanks for watching. Be sure to add the Midas Touch podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast for new updates every single day.
Date: May 23, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
In this episode, the Meiselas brothers dive headfirst into the deeply unsettling developments surrounding Donald Trump and mounting threats from Iran. The show dissects Trump’s erratic public statements, his apparent paranoia about Iranian drone attacks, and the escalating rhetoric coming from Iranian leaders. Interwoven with their trademark humor and sharp critique, the hosts examine not only Trump’s bizarre conduct but also the wider geopolitical tension, the impact on global stability, and sharply contrast Trump's behavior with that of President Joe Biden. The episode is replete with direct audio clips, analysis of international propaganda, and classic MeidasTouch irreverent banter.
The tone is irreverent, satirical, and acerbic throughout, as the Meiselas brothers blend direct audio evidence, personal analysis, international political context, and ample mockery of Trump’s public statements.
This episode offers a thorough—and often hilarious—takedown of Donald Trump’s recent public statements and behavior amidst serious threats from Iran. The brothers highlight Trump’s increasing paranoia and disconnect, contrasting it sharply with the more humane and grounded approach of Joe Biden. Against the backdrop of escalating Middle East tensions, the hosts illuminate Trump’s penchant for self-aggrandizement and victimization, while also underscoring how international actors are actively manipulating and mocking his fear for strategic and propagandistic purposes. This episode is a showcase of the inimitable MeidasTouch blend of analysis, humor, and unapologetic defense of democratic values.