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Talkspace works with most major insurers and most insured members have a $0 copay. No insurance, no problem. Now get $80 off your first promo code space80 when you go to talkspace.com match with a licensed therapist today at talkspace.com save $80 with code space80@talkspace.com it's not looking good for Donald Trump. His health, both his physical and cognitive health. It's rapidly deteriorating. We saw this on full display last night as the ceasefire negotiations utterly failed and Donald Trump essentially refused to get involved in those Islamabad talks, sending JD Vance, Steve Whit cough and Jared Kushner. Donald Trump instead was hanging out at a UFC fight in Miami along with Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, who you would think would be at a very important negotiation in Islamabad, but significant to Donald Trump's health. Physically cognitively deteriorating. And our observation there too, you had Dana White Having to hold Donald Trump's hand as Donald Trump was was walking outside. Donald Trump was not getting a lot of applause. It seemed the crowd was going very mild and not really applauding him at all. And you had him wobbling. He really couldn't walk straight. And I'll show you a little bit of this B roll clip right here. And we could kind of do a little bit of a slow motion as well. And you can see the still images also of Dana White having to hold Donald Trump's hand so that Donald Trump could walk straight. We've been reporting before how Donald Trump really can't walk in strai straight lines anymore. He zigzags all around. We saw this on full display last August when Putin arrived and Donald Trump was zigzagging on the red carpet. We saw this a few months thereafter when Donald Trump met with Prime Minister Takeshi in Japan. He couldn't walk straight. She had to hold him because he wobbles now. And when he was walking down Air Force One, by the way, when he was going to Miami to go to this UFC fight and essentially ignore the negotiations that were taking place in Pakistan that were and absolute failure. Watch right now. I'll show you the B roll here. Donald Trump holding on for dear life to the stairs as he's struggling to get down the stairs of Air Force One. And I want you to pay. Guys, can we zoom in on those ankles right there? Take a look. Very swollen ankles. The hand also has that bluish kind of color to it, the hand. Deteriorating marks on the neck. And of course, he can't, you know, put forward any type coherent thought or sentences. And, you know, what was he saying throughout the day yesterday before he went to ufc, he made up this lie that we were cleaning out the mines in the Strait of Hormuz. And that don't worry everybody. Even though Donald Trump said that NATO has let us down and Europe has let us down and all these countries have let us down. He said, we have sent destroyers to the Strait of Hormuz. They're right there, everybody right now, and they're cleaning up all of the mines. And then he had CENTCOM make a social media post and post a press release that we had two naval destroyers going through the Strait of Hormuz while these negotiations were taking place then in Islamabad, Pakistan, saying that we were doing this great mission and restoring safety to the Strait of Hormuz. And it was like, yeah, that was not happening. Like, you just made that up. I mean, delusional. And what's Deeply, deeply problematic is that those delusions don't just see, but they engulf our policies in the Gulf and throughout the entire world. Where you have CENTCOM making posts based on Donald Trump's, you know, delusions of destroyers cleaning the mines. What actually happening was far more embarrassing. We sent two destroyers to start going into the Strait of Hormuz while these negotiations were taking place in Pakistan. And then Iran said, excuse me, turn around. You don't have permission to be here. And then the United States naval destroyers just turned around. It didn't do an east, west mission in the Strait of her moves. It wasn't cleaning out any mines. It got caught by Iran's navy. Because Iran still has a navy, despite Donald Trump saying, we've killed their leaders. They don't have a navy. There's nobody anymore who's even affiliated with Iran. They don't even exist anymore. We've already obliterated them and we want. No, they have leaders. They have a big group of leaders, by the way, and they sent some of their top leaders to Pakistan to make a statement. Most of their leaders are PhD and very well experienced negotiators and diplomats in the United States. And Steve Witkoff, some like, real estate guy that Donald Trump knew, who for some reasons and like being treated like he's some high level, US you know, person right now. Jared Kushner. Why the hell is he involved in anything? Donald Trump's son in law and JD Vance, we sent the loser squad. Frankly, this whole regime is the loser squad. But anyway, Donald Trump's like, the Iranian leadership is dead. They don't even exist anymore. Delusions, delusion. So he can't really walk down steps. He can't walk in straight lines. Dana White has to hold his hand because he can't walk straight. You know, and then before he. I still can't get over the fact that the fricking Secretary of State Marco Rubio, by the way, was at this fight while you had these critical existential negotiations taking place based on an unlawful and catastrophic war that Donald Trump started with Netanyahu in the Middle east, in Iran, you have, you have Marco Rubio, who also looks a little bit off, if you know what I mean. You know, just take a look at the way Rubio looks. And he's at the ufc. I mean, these people are the most freaking deranged human beings in the world. While there's such suffering here in the United States and while they've launched this catastrophic war, they're doing this UFC fight and party. What a Bunch of sickos, but literally sickos as. As well. Here was Donald Trump outside the White House before he took this TR to go watch the UFC fight where he said, we're sweeping the Strait of Hormuz. You're not sweeping the straight. That's not true. They lie about everything. It's deranged. Here, play this clip.
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We're going to see what happens. We're in very deep negotiations with Iran. We win regardless. We've defeated them militarily. They've dropped a couple of water mines, you call them water mines in the boat. We've defeated all of their water boats, too. Their Navy has gone 158ships. They have 28 water droppers, mine droppers, they call them. All of them are sunk. They probably have a couple of mines in the water. We have mine sweepers out there. We're sweeping the strait. In addition to that, we're negotiating. Whether we make a deal or not makes no difference to me.
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And then Donald Trump was asked by a reporter, but, okay, you say that that's happening, but that's not happening. So then Donald Trump just starts yelling at the reporter, how do you know that? How do you know? Because we know that because it's a location in the world. There are things called facts that we can actually tell. Damn it. We don't all live in your deranged bending of reality world. We live in the real world, not your whatever. Here, play this clip.
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How do you know that? Why do you say that? Why do you say that you don't know anything? Who you with?
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NBC news.
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Silly story. NBC.
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Well, let's take two, Mr. President, let me just tell you, we win no matter what. We've defeated their military. They have no navy. 158 ships are underwater, undersea. All of their minesweepers and all of their. They call them mine droppers. Can you imagine? A country has 28 mine droppers. You think that's nice? With all of that being said, they're all defeated, by the way. They're all at the bottom of the sea now with all of that. They have no navy, they have no radar, they have no Air force force. Their leaders are all dead. With Khamedi is gone for many years. He ruled. He's gone with all of that. Let's see what happens. But from my standpoint, I don't care.
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And then Donald Trump, by the way, says even Fox, even state regime media had to comment. And they're like, so Donald Trump is saying that all the Iranian leaders are dead, but they're actually at the settlement discussions, at the mediation discussions over in Pakistan. So they're not dead. And anyway, moving on. Here, play this clip of what Fox was saying yesterday. President Trump there about to board Marine One. He'll head to Andrews Air Force Base and then down to Miami for a UFC fight this evening. The president there talking about the war, the progress of the war in Iran. He said their leaders are all dead, but a couple of their leaders are actually in Pakistan right now meeting with his vice president to talk about some kind of a deal to end the war. We'll see what happens. I mean, look, you have here just more images of Iran's negotiating team. And they sent a very big team to negotiate, by the way. And mind you, and then Donald Trump all day was posting, he's posting photos of UFC fights. Why are you posting? You either President of the United States, and it pains me, like deeply pains me for me to say that you're the President of the United States, but you're posting a UFC photos. Oh my gosh. There's going to be a UFC freedom fight at the 250th anniversary. No one cares. You know what people care about, you idiot? They care about their health care. They care about being able to afford a home. They care about grocery prices and the prices of things in general. They care about being able to provide a better future for their kids and grandkids. They care about health and stability and normalcy. They care about not having ice, border patrol, terrorize and torture people. They care about just being able to go about their, their day with peace of mind and love and empathy without this craziness. That's what they care about. Posting UFC stuff. And then the whole day, I mean, it was post after post after post. I mean, he's posting photos of an arch that he wants to build. Look, everybody, I'm pleased to announce that my administration officially presented the triumphal arch to the planning commission that I appoint all my people to. And then he posts this weird message. And very cool seeing the wave of empty tankers heading to the US to pick up some desperately needed crude for Hormuz starved markets. Very cool, dude. Dude, dude. Very cool, man. Yeah, very cool. Who talks like this, you bunch of idiots? What are you. They're cool, dude. What do you mean very cool? The markets, the oil markets are impacted by the international markets. So when the Strait of Hormuz is being controlled by Iran the way it is, it impacts crude international prices. Do you know what WTI crude is, Donald? Do you know what Brent crude is. Donald, do you know the difference between crude and lng? Liquefied natural gas. Do you understand what also is impacted when you have LNG and you have crude being impacted this way? Do you understand the supply shock? Do you understand the fertilizer issues and the helium issues and the other? I mean, do you have any sense of this or is it just more important for you to like waddle around at the UFC? He post, post random photos of Washington D.C. then it's just post after post like the fake news media is crazy or just plain corrupt. Then this is a new message. The fake news media has lost all credibility because they have Trump derangement syndrome. And this is also another new message. The fake news media has also lost all credibility that they had any to begin with. Those are three different messages that they're posting over and over and over again. The fake news media. The fake news media to just be normal. Okay, and why is it that we did not send a single person to Islamabad who has experience with nuclear material and nuclear capabilities? You would think if you were going to be negotiating regarding uranium enrichment, maybe you want to have someone who knows a thing or two about uranium enrichment rather than your son in law and Steve Witkoff, some weirdo real estate guy from New York that you know, and J.D. vance who's adopted five different personalities in his entire life with different names. You know, maybe we want to have experienced people there. Maybe, just maybe. Oh my God. I have an idea. Maybe you would have wanted in a normal negotiation to bring on other countries who were once allied with the United States. Oh, I guess they're not allied with the US anymore. Maybe you would have wanted like France or the UK or you would have wanted the European Union or a NATO representative to be there because you know what, the Strait of Hormuzzi situation that you caused impacts the entire world. So you know, a bilateral US Iran, Pakistan conversation is one of the weirdest dynamics also to begin with and also when you post that you agree to Iran's 10 point negotiating framework and you post it publicly and then you say, oh, it's maybe the fact that Iran, they don't speak English well. So maybe they were mistaken when I agreed to their 10 point negotiating framework. Here's the deal. You agreed to their framework. You posted it publicly. I agreed to their negotiating framework and we'll negotiate within that. So when you showed up in Pakistan and you said what 10 point framework? I don't know what, you never even knew about a 10 point framework. It's deranged. It's unhinged. America has lost all credibility for generations as a result of your despicableness and we watch you rot. We watch you deteriorate before our very eyes. Anyway, everybody hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. Thanks everybody for watching new Midas merch. 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Episode Title: Trump’s Health Collapses as Negotiations Fail!!!
In this highly charged episode, the Meiselas brothers (Ben, Brett, and Jordy) bring their signature mix of sharp analysis, comedy, and pro-democracy advocacy to bear on the escalating crises surrounding the Trump administration. The focus: Donald Trump’s visible physical and cognitive decline amid international embarrassment, failed ceasefire negotiations in Pakistan, and the administration’s surreal decision-making process. The hosts break down how Trump’s behavior and unhinged statements are contributing to failed foreign policy and national instability, punctuated by memorable asides and fiery critiques of the current political landscape.
This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast is a scathing, rapid-fire critique of the Trump administration’s disastrous leadership amid crisis. The Meiselas brothers blend impassioned political analysis with biting humor, highlighting how Trump’s personal decline is intertwined with dangerous foreign policy missteps and the erosion of American credibility. For listeners, the episode functions as both exposé and cathartic roast, articulating the chaos with the hosts’ trademark candor and wit.