The MeidasTouch Podcast Episode Summary

Title: Trump Suffers on Disaster Saturday Over Bad News
Date: November 29, 2025
Hosted by: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas

Episode Overview

This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast, hosted by the Meiselas brothers, dives into what they describe as “Disaster Saturday” for Donald Trump. The brothers dissect Trump’s recent erratic behavior online, plummeting poll numbers, mounting evidence of war crimes, internal Republican opposition, and international embarrassments—all while maintaining their signature blend of righteous indignation, humor, and pro-democracy commentary.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Trump’s Social Media Meltdown and Lies

[01:29–05:30]

• Trump’s weekend began with a bizarre social media outburst demanding airlines, pilots, and law enforcement avoid Venezuelan airspace, paired with threats of violent action and claims of seeking regime change:

  • Quote (Ben, 01:32): “The mad wannabe king is out there ranting and raving like a lunatic on social media... saying that he will shoot down commercial airliners that are near Venezuela, as he continues to threaten war against that country.”

• Broader context: Trump exercises no authority to issue such edicts and seems obsessed with disrupting the global order.

• Trump’s claim he dropped drug prices by “500%, 600%, 700%” is debunked as mathematically impossible and utterly false ("That would mean the pharmaceutical companies are paying us to buy their drugs.").

• Trump highlights tariffs and “mission accomplished” rhetoric, insisting that trade wars made America wealthy, though in reality, inflation and economic struggles persist.

  • Quote (Ben, 03:58): “Your trade war against the world has crippled the American economy. American businesses are struggling. American consumers can’t afford anything. You are psychologically torturing people who live paycheck to paycheck, who can’t pay their rent.”

• Trump’s poll numbers in the latest Gallup poll have sunk to near historic lows, yet he posts favorable, fake polls to boost his own morale.

  • Quote (Ben, 05:03): “Every single poll has you as the worst in modern presidential history, or presidential history period, at this time. But go on, just go and lie. This makes you feel good. I mean, it is weird, strange, weak behavior.”

2. Economic Illiteracy and Housing Affordability

[05:31–06:45]

• Trump proposes a 50-year mortgage solution, which the brothers ridicule as a way to doom families to lifelong debt, rather than address root problems.
• The real issue: corporate giants and private equity firms buying up homes, making housing unattainable for regular families.
• Trump social media platforms now running ads for “Buy one, get one free Ivermectin,” featuring Matt Gaetz—a sign of the ecosystem’s ghoulish commercialization.

3. Trump’s “Mental Spiral” and Health Concerns

[06:46–07:45]

• National outlets and even sites like Drudge highlight Trump's derogatory misogynistic attacks and wild mood swings.
• Midas Health’s Dr. Vin Gupta’s reporting on Trump's apparent mental and physical decline gets a nod; the show reminds listeners this coverage first appeared on their network.

4. Reporting on War Crimes and Congressional Response

[07:46–09:57]

• Ben details revelations that Trump’s acting defense official, Pete Hegseth, purportedly ordered Navy SEAL Team 6 to “kill everyone who survived” military boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela and Colombia—allegedly resulting in extrajudicial killings.

  • Quote (Ben, 08:51): “I want to see Hegseth at that committee hearing, frankly. I want to see Hegseth charged with war crimes because he’s a war criminal, and everybody who carried out those orders are war criminals.”

• Bipartisan Senate Armed Services Committee members Roger Wicker (R) and Jack Reed (D) vow vigorous oversight of the Hegseth allegations, pushing back against the Trump regime’s attempts to suppress the story as “fake news.”

• Discussion about the White House simultaneously hinting at pardoning the notorious Honduran drug trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández—convicted for working with cartels and facilitating the import of billions in narcotics.

  • Right-wing media’s lack of coverage underscores a propaganda double standard.

5. Right Wing Harassment, Swatting, and Hatch Act Violations

[09:58–12:34]

• Trump White House targets not just Democrats but fellow Republicans, particularly in Indiana, with threats and swatting if they do not comply with gerrymandered redistricting plans.

  • Indiana Senator Greg Walker details harassment and notes White House employees are “campaigning on company time,” a violation of the Hatch Act.

  • Trump refers to Democratic Governor Tim Walz, whose son has intellectual disabilities, using a slur—underscoring the cruelty and consequences of Trump's rhetoric.

  • Quote (Greg Walker, via Ben, 11:19): “How does Trump even have time to mess with someone like me, with all of the important matters to take his attention as Leader of the Executive Branch? There’s no way that he should have the time to have a conversation with me about Indiana map-making when that’s not his business for starters. But secondly, doesn’t he have anything better to do?”

6. Failed Foreign Policy Bragging, Global Shifts

[12:35–14:55]

• Trump’s repeated claims of brokering a Congo–Rwanda peace deal are revealed as “recycled headlines” with no substance—the violence never stopped, and true agreements remain elusive.
• The brothers contrast Trump’s failures with China’s Belt and Road initiative, which is filling the void left by America by financing infrastructure globally (e.g., Kenya’s $1.5 billion highway).
• Trump’s focus, meanwhile, is trivial and self-serving—bickering over expanding Mar-a-Lago’s golden ballroom with its architect.

Notable Quotes

• Ben Meiselas [01:32]:
  “The mad wannabe king is out there ranting and raving like a lunatic on social media… saying that he will shoot down commercial airliners that are near Venezuela, as he continues to threaten war against that country.”

• Ben Meiselas [03:58]:
  “Your trade war against the world has crippled the American economy. American businesses are struggling. American consumers can’t afford anything. You are psychologically torturing people who live paycheck to paycheck, who can’t pay their rent.”

• Ben Meiselas [05:03]:
  “Every single poll has you as the worst in modern presidential history, or presidential history period, at this time. But go on, just go and lie. This makes you feel good. I mean, it is weird, strange, weak behavior.”

• Ben Meiselas [08:51]:
  “I want to see Hegseth at that committee hearing, frankly. I want to see Hegseth charged with war crimes because he’s a war criminal, and everybody who carried out those orders are war criminals.”

• Greg Walker, via Ben Meiselas [11:19]:
  “How does Trump even have time to mess with someone like me, with all of the important matters to take his attention as Leader of the Executive Branch? There’s no way that he should have the time to have a conversation with me about Indiana map-making when that’s not his business for starters. But secondly, doesn’t he have anything better to do?”

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Bizarre Trump orders, Venezuela & Airspace: 01:29–02:30
• Drug price lies and ACA reality: 02:30–03:50
• Poll meltdown and fake numbers: 03:50–05:30
• 50-year mortgage “solution” for housing: 05:31–06:45
• Ad breakdown & right-wing commercialization: 06:45–07:00
• Mental spiral, misogyny in media: 07:00–07:45
• War crime allegations (Hegseth & SEAL Team 6): 07:45–09:57
• Juan Orlando Hernández pardon controversy: 09:57–10:50
• Swatting and targeting of Indiana GOP: 10:50–12:34
• Foreign policy failures, Mar-a-Lago excess: 12:35–14:55

Memorable/Striking Moments

• Trump’s nonsensical claims of lowering drug prices “700%” and advocating for 50-year mortgages became running jokes.
• The podcast’s matter-of-fact condemnation of the White House’s overt war crime allegations and explicit call for accountability.
• The brothers’ continued theme of “unapologetic support for democracy” surfaces in their analysis of both right and left-wing media coverage gaps, using Ground News’ nonpartisan tools to illustrate media bias.
• Description and ridicule of Trump’s obsession with a golden Mar-a-Lago ballroom—as symbolic of his escapism and detachment from American struggles.

Conclusion

In this episode, the Meiselas brothers paint a picture of a chaotic Trump presidency unraveling amid scandal, international embarrassment, economic hardship, and psychological decline. The trio’s incisive commentary, underpinned by humor and clear moral perspective, offers both information and a call to action for their pro-democracy audience.

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