Trump Runs Off Stage as Event Goes Sideways!

Summary

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The MeidasTouch Podcast: Trump Runs Off Stage as Event Goes Sideways!

Date: February 12, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas

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Episode Overview

This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast dives deep into a chaotic day in Trumpworld, after former President Donald Trump abruptly left a public event following damaging testimony by his former Attorney General Pam Bondi. The Meiselas brothers unpack Trump’s erratic public behavior, Bondi’s controversial House Judiciary appearance, fallout within the GOP, and a series of government blunders—from disaster PR to accidental military mishaps. True to their style, the brothers blend sharp political critique with their signature comedic flair and commitment to defending democratic values.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Trump Flees Press After Bondi Testimony (01:30–03:57)

• Immediate Reaction: Trump is visibly shaken following Pam Bondi's disastrous testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, especially as she faced scrutiny over the administration’s alleged cover-up related to Epstein.
• Quote (Political Commentator, 02:21):
  “He’s scared, he’s panicking and he was slurring his words throughout this press conference... People just give him fake trophies now, but watch as he slurs his words. He does not look well at all.”
• Trophy Farce: Trump receives a “Champion of Coal” trophy—a moment mocked not only for his slurred delivery, but also for the absurd mascot “Mr. Coley,” an anthropomorphic lump of coal.

Memorable Clip

[02:48] Trump: "Then me. And I'm proud to officially name the undisputed... just when did this come out, Mr. Speaker? The undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal. We have to proceed. Always I don't use the word coal. You know, it needs a PR job."

2. GOP Rebukes Trump on Tariffs, Trump Gives Disjointed Response (03:57–05:15)

• House Vote: The Republican-controlled House votes 219 to 211 to revoke Trump-imposed tariffs against Canada, a rare public GOP rebuke.
• Trump’s Bizarre Word List:
  [04:39] Trump: "Another one of my favorite words is the word tariff. You know, tariff is very... I know they want to hear that little story I used to say. It’s my favorite word. They said, what about God? What about religion? What about family and your wife, your children? So now I make it my fifth favorite word. Oh, you have no idea. I suffered. I was. Kayla, I was suffering from the fake news."
• Host Reaction: The brothers mock Trump’s priorities—conflating personal favorite words with core values, critiquing him as out-of-touch and disingenuous.

3. Trump Plays Favorites with States & Bashes Governors (05:15–09:12)

• Only Likes "Winning" States:
  [05:17] Trump: "Drives a haul truck at Bear Run Mine in Dugar, Indiana. Great state. We love Indiana. I only like states that I won so big, you know."

• Attacks on GOP Governor Kevin Stitt: Trump lashes out at Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt after Stitt cancels a governors’ meeting, allegedly because Trump refused to invite Democrats.

• Scathing Host Analysis: The hosts call out Trump’s personal insults against various governors—including jabs at Governor J.B. Pritzker (“slob”) and Governor Gavin Newsom (“new scum”). They highlight the childishness and hypocrisy of Trump’s approach, especially given his own record on honoring military service.

  Quote (Host, ~08:40):
  “And I mean, you’re coming calling him new scum and slob and really you’re talking about military service. Donald, when you dodge the draft five times and claimed you have bone spurs where you’ve attacked our military members who have made the ultimate sacrifice here...”

4. Pam Bondi’s Disastrous Testimony Montage (09:12–12:35)

• Flustered and Combative: Bondi stumbles under questioning, frequently invoking “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and lashing out at Democratic representatives.

• Stock Market Boasts: In a deflection, Bondi claims “the Dow is over 50,000... S&P at almost 7,000,” (09:38), disconnecting from the core issues under discussion.

• Notable Exchange with Rep. Jared Moskowitz:
  [10:23] Rep. Moskowitz: “Madam Attorney General, I have like 25 seconds left... Because I’m curious... I just want to see how—how good it is. So give me your best one.”
  [10:43] Bondi: “So, first of all, nothing is funny about mocking the Bible and holding up a Bible. That’s what you did. You made a joke, and I find it.”

• Testimony on Epstein/Maxwell: Bondi gives evasive answers when pressed about preferential treatment for Ghislaine Maxwell.

  [11:21] Bondi: “Let me be crystal clear on this. No and let me. Let me, let me keep going. No, let me keep going.”

  • Congressional questioners express frustration:
    [12:13] Rep: “This is pathetic, Mr. I am not asking trick questions here. The American people have a right to know the answers to this...”
  • Bondi attacks Rep. Ballant, further devolving into personal animosity over substance.

5. Military Blunders: Airspace Closure & Balloon Shoot-Down (12:35–13:25)

• Laser Gate: The Department of Defense mistakenly identifies a birthday party balloon as a foreign drone and closes airspace over El Paso.
• Blame Game: DOD blames Mexican cartels, leading to further ridicule from the hosts and the online community.

6. House Rebukes Trump on Tariffs (again) (13:25–14:45)

• Political Aftershocks: Trump’s influence wanes as the House, including Republicans, rejects his tariff policy—a significant demonstration of GOP divisions.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Trump’s behavior:
  “He’s scared, he’s panicking and he was slurring his words throughout this press conference, which he was.”
  — Political Commentator (02:21)

• On Trump’s priorities:
  “Another one of my favorite words is the word tariff... So now I make it my fifth favorite word.”
  — Donald Trump (04:39)

• On childish name-calling:
  “Such a freaking baby. Don’t we need adults? Don’t we need grownups? Horrible, horrible stuff.”
  — Host (08:40)

• Pam Bondi unraveling:
  “You all should be apologizing. You sit here and you attack the president, and I am not going to have it. I’m not going to put up with it.”
  — Pam Bondi (09:38)

• On military blunders:
  “They then wanted to shoot it down with lasers, which they actually did shoot down a balloon, but it was a birthday party balloon.”
  — Political Commentator (12:49)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:30: Trump retreats from press after Bondi’s testimony
• 02:07–02:48: Trump’s slurred Champion of Coal moment
• 03:57: House revokes Trump tariffs; Trump responds incoherently
• 05:17: Trump jokes he only likes states he “won”
• 06:00–09:00: Trump attacks GOP governor Kevin Stitt and other governors
• 09:12–12:35: Pam Bondi’s combative testimony montage, Q&A with Reps Moskowitz and Ballant, Maxwell prison discussion
• 12:35: Dept. of Defense birthday balloon blunder, El Paso airspace shutdown
• 13:25: Recap of House rebuke on tariffs and Trump’s waning GOP support

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Summary Tone and Style

Consistent with the MeidasTouch brand, the episode is both biting and humorous—relentlessly critical of Trump and his inner circle but always laced with the brothers’ brotherly banter, sharp sarcasm, and calls for responsible, adult leadership.

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For listeners and political junkies, this episode provides a scathing and comedic dissection of Trumpian spectacle, GOP dysfunction, and surreal government mishaps—all tightly packed into one of the week’s most eventful news cycles.

Transcript

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[Political Commentator]

An hour after Donald Trump's Attorney general Pam Bondi was grilled and just did horrible in her testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Donald Trump was holding an event and then ran away from the press when he was asked questions about Epstein and Bondi. Watch Donald Trump run away after Bondi's disastrous performance as the extent of the regime's cover up of this child sex trafficking ring is now reverberating throughout the country and the world. Play this clip.

[Donald Trump (Audio Clips)]

Thank you very much. Good luck. Have a good time.

[Political Commentator]

Moments before, Donald Trump just ran away without taking any questions at all. I mean, he's scared, he's panicking and he was slurring his words throughout this press conference, which he was. He received a trophy, a Cole trophy. He got the trophy as Mr. Cole. People just give him fake trophies now, but watch as he slurs his words. He does not look well at all. Here, play this clip.

[Donald Trump (Audio Clips)]

Then me. And I'm proud to officially name the undisputed. Just when did this come out, Mr. Speaker? The undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal. We have to proceed. Always I don't use the word coal. You know, it needs a PR job.

[Political Commentator]

So this was a event where he receives a Champion of Coal award. You thought I was joking, right? You're like, what do you mean he got a Cole trophy? Yeah. This event was the Trump receives Champion of Cole Award event. By the way, did you see that they have a mascot called Mr. Coley. Yeah, the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior, they have a mascot. It's a coal. He's called Mr. Coley, and he goes around and pollutes the world. I kid you not to watch Donald Trump get this trophy. Here, play this clip to show our appreciation. The trophy says the undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal.

[Donald Trump (Audio Clips)]

Thank you, sir.

[Political Commentator]

Also, on a day where Donald Trump was rebuked by his own party in the House of representative, the vote 219 to 211 to revoke the tariffs that he imposed against Canada, Donald Trump starts again. He gets slurring the words and he's like, you know, tariffs are my favorite word. My other favorite word. Religion, God, family, wife. Okay, okay, Donald, I'm sure those words matter to you. Such a freaking fraud, right? This guy's the biggest con artist ever. Also demented. He's a demented human being. Here, watch this.

[Donald Trump (Audio Clips)]

Another one of my favorite words is the word tariff. You know, tariff is very. I know they want to hear that little story I used to say. It's my favorite word. They said, what about God? What about religion? What about family and your wife, your children? So now I make it my fifth favorite word. Oh, you have no idea. I suffered. I was. Kayla, I was suffering from the fake news.

[Political Commentator]

Then Donald Trump starts to talk about how he only likes the states that he won. That's where he's going to put all the coal, right? Donald, play this clip. Coal.

[Interviewer/Host]

Let's listen in.

[Donald Trump (Audio Clips)]

Drives a haul truck at Bear Run Mine in Dugar, Indiana. Great state. We love Indiana. I only like states that I won so big, you know.

[Political Commentator]

So then Donald Trump attacks the governor of Oklahoma who serves as the president of the Governor's Association. Governor Stitt, Kevin Stitt was like a MAGA dude. He's the governor of Oklahoma. He's like a big Trumper. But Stitt had to cancel the Governor's association meeting at the White House cuz Trump refused to invite Democratic governors. And then Caroline Levitt said, we don't want them. We. This is what Trump is our house. We get to do what we want. So to his credit, Governor Stitt of Oklahoma's like, well, that's not that the event is supposed to be all governors. So he canceled the Governor's association event. And now Donald Trump is posting the following When Kevin Stitt, the very mediocre at best Rhino Governor of Oklahoma was losing his election to a Democrat primarily because he did a bad job job, he called for my help, I endorsed him and he won. Sorry my cherished Oklahoma to have done that to you. My cherished Oklahoma, right? Isn't that where that guy who used to run their education department in Oklahoma was trying to sell the Trump bibles? Then Donald Trump continues the Rhino Governor of the great state of Oklahoma in which I won all 77 counties three times. The only person to do so incorrectly stated my position on the very exclusive Governor's annual dinner and meeting at the White House. The White House intends to limit invitations to the annual business meeting scheduled for February 20th to Republican governors only. That is false. The invitations were sent to all governors other than two who I feel are not worthy of being there. I did not invite the Governor of Colorado who has unfairly incarcerated in solitary confinement a 73 year old cancer stricken woman a 9 year term term for attempting to fight Democrat voter flawed plus the foul mouth Governor of Maryland who fraudulently stated that he received military medal a lie is doing a terrible job on the rebuilding of Francis Scott Key Bridge and has allowed Baltimore to continue to be a crime disaster. I even invited the slob of a Governor J.B. pritzker and horrendous California Governor Gavin Newscomb to the dinner despite the terrible job they are doing. So as usual with him stick got it wrong. The invitations were sent to out. Everybody knows you didn't invite these other people and I mean you're coming calling him new scum and slob and really you're talking about military service. Donald, when you dodge the draft five times and claimed you have bone spurs where you've attacked our military members who have made the ultimate sacrifice here and you call them suckers and losers where you've called the military from our NATO allies also essentially suckers and losers and said they really didn't fight with us. That's what you're doing here and you're saying that Governor Stitt is lying and we need to trust you, the guy who lies about literally everything, the fraud, the felon, the sexual abuser that you are, the scumbag that you are and you're telling us you're the one telling the truth here. Really? When you use language like that. And again, isn't this behavior just so despicable Just set aside politics. New scum. Da, da, da. I mean, such a freaking baby. Don't we need adults? Don't we need grownups? Horrible, horrible stuff. Then, of course, you had Pam Bondi's deranged behavior yesterday. We made this montage of it. Here, play this clip.

[Pam Bondi]

There was one redaction where he's listed as a coconut. And we invited you in. This guy has Trump derangement Syndrome. He needs to. You're a failed politician. I find it interesting that she keeps going after President Trump, the greatest president in American history. And if they could maintain their composure. You don't tell me.

[Political Commentator]

Oh, I did tell you, because we saw what you did in the Senate.

[Pam Bondi]

Lawyer.

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[Pam Bondi]

Many will be in the dust with Donald Trump. Trump derangement Syndrome. All of you who participated in those impeachment hearings against Donald Trump, you all should be apologizing. You sit here and you attack the president, and I am not going to have it. I'm not going to put up with it. The dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000. And the NASDAQ smashing records. Americans, 401ks and retirement savings are booming. That's what we should be talking about.

[Interviewer/Host]

Trying to intimidate and punish these ladies.

[Political Commentator]

Got to give a hat tip to Democratic Congressmember Moskowitz with this exchange with Bondi. Let's play it now.

[Interviewer/Host]

Madam Attorney General, I have, like, 25 seconds left, so. Because I'm curious and I just. I'd like to see you flip to the Jared Moskowitz section of the binder. I'm interested to see what staff provided on the. On the oppo, on me. And because we're in the Olympics, I'm going to give it a grade. I just want to see how. How good it is. So give me your best one.

[Pam Bondi]

So, first of all, nothing is funny about mocking the Bible and holding up a Bible. That's what you did. You made a joke, and I find it.

[Interviewer/Host]

I want that.

[Pam Bondi]

That's all I have to say.

[Interviewer/Host]

I want it from the Burn book. I want it from the Bernberg, which is the best one. What you got has expired.

[Political Commentator]

The gentleman from Wisconsin's recognition. Thank you. First, then Pam Bondi claims she didn't even know that Ghislaine Maxwell was being transferred to the facility in Camp Bryant. Here, play this clip.

[Congressional Questioner]

Attorney General Bondi, does a convicted sex offender like Ghislaine Maxwell deserve special treatment and prison in. And privileges in prison, yes or no?

[Pam Bondi]

Let me be crystal clear on this. No and let me. Let me, Let me keep going. No, let me keep going.

[Congressional Questioner]

Perfect.

[Pam Bondi]

Well, I have not transferred.

[Congressional Questioner]

I asked you yesterday.

[Pam Bondi]

She was not transferred to a lower.

[Donald Trump (Audio Clips)]

Mr. Chairman, please stop the clock and.

[Political Commentator]

Remind the witness of the rules. One rule she needs to understand.

[Congressional Questioner]

I'm glad that we're agreeing. So when we're agreeing, we can move on to some other things.

[Political Commentator]

And then you had Bondi just attacking Congresswoman Ballant like this. Let's play this clip.

[Pam Bondi]

Who is Chris Mayle?

[Congressional Questioner]

Was the President aware. Please stop talking. It is not your time to ask questions. It is not your time. I'm reclaiming my time, Mr. Chair.

[Pam Bondi]

One second.

[Congressional Questioner]

Time belongs to the gentle A from Vermont. Was the President aware of Secretary Lutnick's ties to Epstein when he chose him to lead the Department of Commerce?

[Pam Bondi]

Was he aware Chris Malan was a border patrol agent?

[Congressional Questioner]

Okay, so I'm going to conclude that.

[Pam Bondi]

The President in fact did know about.

[Congressional Questioner]

His ties because he was the next door neighbor.

[Pam Bondi]

Shame on you.

[Congressional Questioner]

Oh, for goodness sakes.

[Pam Bondi]

You're from a pathetic.

[Congressional Questioner]

This is pathetic, Mr. I am not asking trick. Asking trick questions here. The American people have a right to know the answers to this. These are senior officials in the Trump administration.

[Political Commentator]

I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention how this maniac Trump regime just again, you know, any of these stories would be scandals that would bring down prior administrations. But just even think about this. Yesterday they shut down all the airspace over El Paso, Texas, and they said they were going to do it for 10 days. Why? Because there were disagreements over the drone related tests by the DoD using lasers where they believed birthday party balloons were drones. So they then wanted to shoot it down with lasers, which they actually did shoot down a balloon, but it was a birthday party balloon. And then they blamed all of this on Mexican cartels when it was the DOD shooting down a birthday balloon. A US Official confirms to Fox that earlier this week the military shot down a birthday party balloon near El Paso, thinking it was a foreign drone, leading to the unexpected air pace airspace closure, as we wrote on the Midas Touch network. So the DoD started laser testing because they believe party balloons were drones. So shut down all of El Paso airspace and blamed it on Mexico cartels. And then Ron Philip Kowski wrote that warrior ethos of hexith has instilled maximum lethality to intimidate, demoralize, hunt and kill the enemies of our country unhindered by politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement. I'll do a whole other video on this next but then you had Donald Trump attacking any Republican who dare vote with Democrats to overturn his tariffs against Canada and elsewhere. Trump lost that vote. Maga Mike lost that vote 2:19 to 2:11. Congress voted to rebuke and rebu revoke Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada. There you have it. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe let's get to 6 million subscribers. Thanks everybody for watching. Love this video. Support independent media and unlock exclusive content, ad, free videos and custom emojis by becoming a paid member of our YouTube YouTube channel today. You can also gift memberships to others.

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