Trump Loses It on Christmas Eve as His Past Haunts Him

Summary

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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode: Trump Loses It on Christmas Eve as His Past Haunts Him
Date: December 24, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
Podcast Theme: Political analysis with a blend of humor and brotherly banter, defending democracy and exposing authoritarian abuses.

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Episode Overview

This episode revolves around a tumultuous Christmas Eve for Donald Trump, examining his plummeting approval, troubling revelations around the Epstein files, and the administration's contentious public messaging, particularly in response to mounting criticism. The brothers unpack significant recent events, the Trump regime’s responses, and how these reflect broader issues facing American democracy and society.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Catastrophic Christmas Eve for Trump & His Administration

• Opening Analysis:
  • The hosts establish that Trump is facing growing scandals and negative polling, particularly linked to mishandling and potential covering-up of Jeffrey Epstein files.
  • Trump’s approval sits at a notably low 38%, with a net negative of 18 (00:59).
  • The White House and DOJ are accused of pushing cruel messaging on Christmas Eve, such as an official meme: “self deport before Christmas and avoid the nightmare before Christmas" (01:10).

2. Epstein Files Controversy & DOJ Credibility Crisis

• Shift in DOJ Tone:
  • Discussion on the DOJ’s new confrontational posture, particularly on social media, dismissing journalists’ questions, and allegedly releasing fabricated documents instead of prioritizing survivor testimony or draft indictments.
  • Example: DOJ Twitter account calls a journalist a “dope” for questioning the release of suspect Epstein-related docs (02:00).
  • Notable exchange:
    • Jamie Dupree asks why fake Epstein evidence was released.
    • DOJ responds: “Because the law requires us to release all documents from relating to Jeffrey Epstein in our possession. So that's what we are doing, you dope. Are you suggesting we break the law?” (03:15)
• Criticism from Both Sides:
  • Even Republicans like Thomas Massie criticize the administration for their tone and apparent violation of the “Epstein Transparency Act” (03:50).
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene also weighs in, drawing attention to failures in both transparency and healthcare policy.

3. Failures on Domestic Policy & Healthcare

• The hosts highlight a contradiction in the narrative of economic growth:
  • Despite statistics suggesting higher GDP, the spike is attributed almost entirely to surging health insurance costs (04:15).
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Republicans, warning: “Republican failure to fix this is going to cost them big in the midterms.” (04:41)
• Trump’s Broken Promises:
  • Hosts ridicule Trump’s oft-made promise that he’d fix issues like healthcare and Ukraine “in 24 hours,” contrasting with ongoing crises (05:10).

4. Foreign Policy Blunders and Eroding Global Alliances

• The U.S. Labeled an Adversary:
  • Top French military officials now consider the U.S. a strategic adversary, with sanctions on European allies and meetings with Russian officials (05:38).
  • Trump regime undermines alliances, instead favoring Russian and anti-EU interests.

5. AI, Employment, and False Economic Narratives

• Peter Navarro Interview Clip (08:12):
  • Navarro claims “in an age of AI where all the white collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick, I think maybe it’s a good time for people to think about having good blue collar jobs… it can come again in a new package with all this good technology and productivity.”
    • Hosts rebut: manufacturing jobs had boomed under Biden, but under Trump, over a million jobs lost and unemployment up by 54%.
• Howard Lutnick’s “ShamWow Pitch” (10:13):
  • LUTNICK (Imitation): “Donald Trump is going to bring lower energy prices everywhere… build a big data center, they're going to lower the price of energy in the entire area around it.”
  • Hosts debunk this, pointing to actual data showing electricity prices up 15%.

6. Immigration Policy & Inhumane Practices

• ICE & Border Patrol Revelations (10:53):
  • Reports surface that ICE plans to treat human beings ‘like Amazon Prime packages,’ aiming to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses.
  • Quoting acting director Todd Lyon: “We need to get better at treating this like a business like Amazon prime. But with human beings.” (10:53)
• Moral Clarity & the Christmas Message:
  • The Meiselas brothers frame the regime’s actions as fundamentally “evil,” especially in contrast to values of uplifting and protection on Christmas Eve (12:00).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Ben Meiselas on media manipulation:
  “You have the official White House account posting memes like this... 'self deport before Christmas and avoid the nightmare before Christmas.'” (01:10)

• DOJ’s public retort:
  “Because the law requires us to release all documents from relating to Jeffrey Epstein in our possession. So that's what we are doing, you dope.” (03:15)

• Thomas Massie (R) clapping back:
  “You’re calling people a dope on Christmas Eve and you violated the Epstein Transparency Act. So what the heck are you even doing here?” (03:50)

• Marjorie Taylor Greene via Twitter:
  “Republican failure to fix this is going to cost them big in the midterms… Republicans can't blame Democrats when they do nothing to fix it. And the American people suffer from the failure of both sides of the aisle.” (04:41)

• Peter Navarro:
  “In an age of AI where all the white collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick… maybe it's a good time for people to think about having good blue collar jobs... It can come again in a new package with all this good technology and productivity.” (08:12)

• Ben Meiselas’ moral close:
  “There’s evil in the world, and these Trump people are evil. They cover up child sex trafficking in front of our eyes. They cover it up, and then they say that the perpetrators are the real victims.” (12:00) “...We all need to direct a moral compass and speak with moral clarity and do our best. I think this is an important Christmas Eve message. To uplift others, not beat down on marginalized communities.” (12:43)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:59: Trump’s polling and the Christmas Eve crisis theme begins
• 01:10–03:50: DOJ’s social media meltdown and Epstein files controversy
• 04:15–04:41: Healthcare cost crisis and GOP inaction
• 05:10–05:38: Broken Trump promises and foreign policy failures
• 08:12: Peter Navarro on white collar job loss and AI (with clip)
• 10:13: Howard Lutnick and the “data centers save everything” myth (with clip)
• 10:53: ICE Amazon warehouse analogy and moral critique
• 12:00–12:43: Ben’s Christmas Eve message on morality, democracy, and hope

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Tone & Language

• Direct, impassioned, and sarcastic: The brothers use sharp, critical humor and analogies (“the sham wow guy,” “evil people”) to underscore their points.
• Unapologetically pro-democracy: The language is urgent, sometimes hyperbolic, but always aimed at rousing their audience to vigilance and action.
• Broader Appeal: Despite the partisanship, there’s a call for all listeners to engage in moral clarity and support democracy.

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Conclusion

The episode serves as a blistering critique of the Trump administration's actions during a crucial holiday, exposing contrasts between claimed achievements and reality, shining a light on administrative antagonism and transparency failures, and ending with a rousing call for morality and empathy in the fight for democracy. The MeidasTouch brothers urge listeners to stay informed, active, and hopeful—even (and especially) on Christmas Eve.

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Transcript

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Visit t mobile.com this has been a catastrophic Christmas Eve for Donald Trump. His dark past is surfacing. People are uncovering that there may be millions of more Epstein files out there that are being concealed after the Midas Touch Networks expose that we did. Donald Trump's approval is absolutely tanking. Let's go through this catastrophic Christmas Eve for Donald Trump and his collapsing regime. As a reminder, make sure you hit subscribe right now. As you know, the Trump DOJ is attacking the Midas Touch network. We're under assault by them and by state regime media known as Fox. Make sure you're subscribed to this YouTube channel. You may think you're subscribed, but you may not actually be subscribed. So double check and go to midasplus.com while you're at it as well. That's our substack and you can gift presents to people before Christmas. Take a look at some of the latest national polling. Trump's approval at 38%. Net negative 18. Disapproval at 56%. If you ask voters, what's the most important thing to you going into the midterms right now? Basically, people want to vote for someone who will be a check and a balance on Donald Trump's authoritarianism. And just think about the horrific messages, the cruel and unusual messages that are being sent by this regime on Christmas Eve. You have the official White House account posting memes like this self deport before Christmas and avoid the nightmare before Christmas. You also have the Trump White House communications director now taking over the Department of Justice social media accounts and calling journalists dopes for asking, why would you be putting in fake and fabricated documents into the Epstein files if you're claiming the letter from Epstein to Nasser is not real, why would you prioritize the production of that then instead of all the FBI interviews, instead of the survivor statements, instead of the draft indictments, why would you be producing fabricated documents? And where is the handwriting analysis that was put out by the FBI for a screening Back in 2020? Where's that? Oh, you just, in two hours are going to make a social media post and call people dopes instead of actually give people information. It was, it's why this regime has zero credibility. So a reporter, Jamie Dupree, says, okay, why would you publicly release something that's fake? We'd love to hear your answer, please. To which the Department of Justice, the DOJ account, which was once viewed as a place of like, you know, providing, you know, authentic and accurate and sober info, goes, because the law requires us to release all documents from relating to Jeffrey Epstein in our possession. So that's what we are doing, you dope. Are you suggesting we break the law? Right. And then you had a Republican Congress member, Thomas Massie, respond, you're calling people a dope on Christmas Eve and you violated the Epstein Transparency Act. So what the heck are you even doing here? Marjorie Taylor Green was posting similar messages as well, that the DOJ and the Trump regime is involved in a horrific, horrific cover up before our eyes. Also, Marjorie Taylor Greene is posting the following. So when people were saying, ah, you know, the GDP looked like it was up this last quarter, what's going on there? Well, if you also look at the surge in personal consumption, it's all health insurance costs, as health insurance is skyrocketing and bankrupting people. And, and it's why so many people are going into debt right now and other aspects of their life. Marjorie Taylor Green goes. I've warned for months now of the financial crisis for Americans regarding healthcare. And here it is on one chart. Republican failure to fix this is going to cost them big in the midterms. Republicans can't blame Democrats when they do nothing to fix it. And the American people suffer from the failure of both sides of the aisles. And it's gross. And ultimately it's the Republicans who are controlling government. And it was Donald Trump's promise that he alone would fix it within 24 hours. He would fix anything. Right? 24 hours, the war in Ukraine would be over. How is that gone, Donald? In 24 hours, things would become more affordable. How is that gone, Donald? Things are less affordable. In fact, when you think about Donald Trump saying he would end the war In Ukraine in 24 hours, I did a report on it this morning. A French general, a top military officer in France, says that the United States must now be, need may now must be deemed a strategic adversary against France and Europe. The United States has removed sanctions against top Russian officials and top Russian companies. Heck, the US Was meeting with K. Demitriv and Yuri Ushakov in Miami this past weekend. On the other hand, the Trump regime and its secretary of state has just sanctioned key European officials who have been fighters against discrimination, the former head of the European Union Commission and others, because they support Europe's sovereignty and its digital prohibitions against disinformation and consumer fraud. So you have Europe saying, you know what, the U. S is actually an adversary right now while all of this is taking place, what else is the Trump regime doing? Just saying horrific stuff. During these interviews you had Peter Navarro, right? Peter Navarro was recently in prison for his role regarding the January 6th insurrection. He, he's now a top advisor in the Trump regime. Just listen to his own words right here about what he's saying. He goes with all the white collar jobs going the way pretty quick, we need to give tariffs a chance to help the blue collar jobs because all the white collar jobs are about to be lost due to AI you know, also AI and these data centers are going to harm manufacturing jobs as well. Under former president Biden, we were in a manufacturing BOOM Just objectively, 16 million jobs created. Now under the Trump regime, a million plus jobs have been lost. Unemployment is at 4.6%, an increase in 54% of job loss. And here they are just saying AI is going to be great for the blue collar worker but will eliminate the white collar jobs. This is what he's saying here. Play this clip.

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And you know, in an age of AI where all the white collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick, I think maybe it's a good time for people to, to think about having good blue collar jobs. I mean, that used to be how America prospered. The middle class, the blue collar middle class because they had good wages at the time, back in the days when Detroit was K. That was a beautiful age. It can come again in a new package with all this good technology and productivity.

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So we're going to know a lot, Peter, and by the end of next year, and it's coming, we're going to know a lot about, about how this, it wouldn't be, wouldn't be the first time that the consensus or the, you know, the conventional wisdom give tariffs a.

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All right, thank you, Peter.

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And then you have Howard Lutnick, who I basically call the sham wow guy at this point. And Howard Lutnick's out there earlier saying, you know what's really going to be great? The data centers. He goes, that's how he talks. As my Lutnick impression. The data centers. It's going to be fantastic. The data centers, you know, we make the companies, they pay for the grid. It's why your electricity prices are going down right now. No, that's my Lutna compression. No one's electricity prices are going down right now. Electricity prices are up like 15%. So look, may be a good thing that gas prices are down. That's always a good thing. 10 cents, 8 cents, depending on where you live. Maybe a little more, maybe a little less. Electricity prices are up 15%. Healthcare costs are up 100%, 200%. Right. But Lutnick is saying the data centers. Right. Data centers being built in communities has been a galvanizing, bipartisan force by the people to stop these horrible data centers that are killing the environment, harming jobs, harming communities. And Latinx like these are great. This is going to be amazing for you. Here, play this clip right here.

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Okay. The way President Trump is thinking about it is if you're building a data center, you're going to give G I V E power to the grid and drive the energy costs of everybody around that data center to lower. Donald Trump is going to bring lower energy prices everywhere. That a big company, one of these big tech companies, builds a big data center, they're going to lower the price of energy in the entire area around it. That's what makes us all one team. Win the air race, but drive down electricity costs in the area around those data centers. So the people who live near those data centers are winners.

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Just Washington Post actually did a good story this morning as again, as ICE and Border Patrol are posting those horrific memes on Christmas ICE documents reveal the following that it's Acting director Todd Lyon said the following. We need to get better at treating this like a business like Amazon prime. But with human beings. We need to put them into more warehouses. ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses and to treat human beings like products being sent by Amazon Prime. I'm not being hyperbolic. I'm reading you the words of what the Trump regime officials are saying. And on Christmas Eve, I go back to this theme, and I know it's a theme that's resonated with so many of you because you don't hear language like this on corporate news, but I know this is how you think of things. It's how I think of things. Good versus evil. And we need to frame things. Truth versus falsehoods. Right? This Trump regime, starting at the top with Trump and at all levels. They are evil people. They are bad human beings. Their goal is to inflict harm on others. They derive a bizarre satisfaction seeing pain in others, perhaps because it helps them with the pain they feel on their existence or for whatever reason. But there's evil in the world, and these Trump people are evil. They cover up child sex trafficking in front of our eyes. They cover it up, and then they say that the perpetrators are the real victims. Right? Evil people. And I'm not suggesting that on the other side, everybody is good, but I am suggesting that we all need to direct a moral compass and speak with moral clarity and do our best. I think this is an important Christmas Eve message. To uplift others, not beat down on marginalized communities. To respect fellow humans. To leave the world a better place based on our short existence on this planet. To be helpful, not hurtful, and to always work hard to create positivity in this world in all aspects and support democracy, of course. I'll leave you with that message. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million. Thank you so much.

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