The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode: Trump’s Health Takes Turn for Worse and He Can’t Hide It

Date: November 20, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas

Overview

In this episode, the Meiselas brothers scrutinize Donald Trump’s rapidly declining health, highlighting physical and cognitive symptoms that are increasingly visible in public appearances. Integrating firsthand observations, medical commentary, and signature witty banter, they examine evidence suggesting Trump’s condition may go beyond publicly stated ailments, explore the possibility of dementia, and criticize both the media’s lack of coverage and ongoing attempts at secrecy by Trump’s team. Throughout, the brothers reinforce their unapologetic pro-democracy stance while using a combination of humor and concern to bring attention to the issue.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Visible Signs of Trump’s Health Decline

• Physical symptoms:

  • “Look at Donald Trump at the event he was at yesterday with the Saudi royal family and these oligarchs. Zoom in on Donald Trump's hand right there. His hand is basically being eaten by what looks like this kind of flesh eating thing...it almost looks like it was put in a piranha tank.” (Ben, 02:18)
  • Balloon-like ankles (described as “basketballs”), trouble walking in straight lines.
  • Reference to Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Hosts speculate the condition is potentially at stage six or seven due to severe visible symptoms.

• Motor and gait symptoms:

  • Instances where Trump cannot walk straight; notable mention of the zig-zag walk while rolling out the red carpet for Putin and difficulty during a visit to Japan.

2. Increased Disinhibition and Cognitive Deterioration

• Disinhibition as a dementia symptom:

  • Ben links Trump’s impulsive and socially inappropriate outbursts (“be quiet, piggy”; “eggs, eggs, eggs”) to classic signs of advancing dementia.
    • “[Disinhibition is] a sign and symptom of dementia...one of the things that accompanies dementia often is disinhibition, where someone will just blurt out and say things.” (Ben, 03:23)
  • Notable quote/sound clip:
    • Trump at event: “They started screaming at me. Eggs, eggs. Eggs, eggs, eggs.” (Trump, 04:44)
  • Ben reiterates: “So that’s called disinhibition, where you just blurt it out... Eggs, eggs.”

• Further examples:

  • Ben mentions Trump’s infamous “be quiet, piggy” remark to a female reporter as further evidence of lost social filters.

Medical Perspective on Disinhibition:

• Clip from a medical professional (Dementia Support Australia):
  • “If [the frontal lobe] is affected by dementia, as it often is, then you lose that filter and you lose that ability to know what is a normal social behaviour.” (Medical Professional, 06:19)

3. Bizarre Behaviors and Staff Responses

• Perfume spraying and sniffing guests:

  • Trump reportedly sprays perfume/cologne on world leaders and sniffs them, described by Chief Propagandist Caroline Levitt as a common occurrence.
  • Levitt: “He sprays a cologne and a perfume...I’ve seen it with members of our cabinet myself.” (Caroline Levitt, 07:53)
  • Ben’s take: “World leaders show up in the Oval Office, he starts yelling at the reporters, piggy, piggy, piggy, you piggy. And then he comes here and let me sniff you...” (Ben, 07:25)

• Association with Jeffrey Epstein:

  • Ben references old footage of Trump with Epstein, highlighting erratic behavior reminiscent of what is happening now, suggesting a pattern of loss of inhibition.

4. Speculation, Secrecy, and Medical Oversight

• MRIs and secrecy about Trump’s condition:

  • Ben discusses recent reporting (Daily Beast) about alleged secret MRIs and skepticism from physicians.
  • Interview with Dr. Gupta provides a thorough medical perspective:
    • Dr. Gupta:
      • “He has clearly declined...wakefulness...he slept through part of the last HHS Secretary’s announcement on weight loss drugs...He seemed altered.” (12:10)
      • Discusses advanced aging, stress factors, physical decline, and potential reasons for frequent MRIs, including “evidence of cognitive dysfunction...neurological issue...monitoring it.”
      • Highlights medical secrecy: “I don’t have his medical records here...But all to say there’s a reason why somebody like him might be getting semi regular MRIs, one of which is to look for evidence of cognitive dysfunction.” (Dr. Gupta, 13:16)

• Ben’s caution:

  • Stresses not to excuse Trump’s behavior due to potential illness (“I don’t want to let him off the hook for the cruelty and the behavior...by saying ‘oh well, he’s just mentally ill’”), but to recognize both cruelty and declining cognition. (Ben, 11:17)

5. Compilation of Symptoms and Final Warning

• Custom video segment:

  • Mash-up highlighting Trump’s language failures, slurring, confusion, and physical abnormalities as signs of frontotemporal dementia.
  • Voice-over:
    • “If someone you know is demonstrating several or all of these symptoms, they are seriously unwell. As a matter of safety, they must be relieved of critical responsibilities and disqualified from any position of authority.” (15:37)

• List of observed symptoms:

  • Slurring words, word-finding difficulties (“oranges of the investigation”), incoherent ideas (commentary on sharks and electrocution), inability to complete sentences, impaired motor function (“signature lean or arched stance”).

Memorable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• Ben (02:18):

  • “His hand is basically being eaten by what looks like this kind of flesh eating thing...It almost looks like it was put in a piranha tank.”

• Trump at event (04:44):

  • “They started screaming at me. Eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs.”

• Ben (06:23):

  • “That’s classic disinhibition of what a doctor would tell you.”

• Medical Professional, Dementia Support Australia (06:19):

  • “…the frontal lobe of the brain is our social filter...if that is affected by dementia, as it often is, you lose that filter and you lose that ability to know what is a normal social behaviour.”

• Caroline Levitt (07:53):

  • “He sprays a cologne and a perfume...I’ve seen it with members of our cabinet myself.”

• Dr. Gupta (13:12-15:01):

  • “He has clearly declined...wakefulness...He seemed…altered and not really interested in helping out. When that person collapsed, he was sort of dissociated from that entire melee there...”
  • “There’s a reason why somebody like him might be getting semi regular MRIs, one of which is to look for evidence of cognitive dysfunction.”

• Video Compilation Voice-Over (15:37):

  • “If someone you know is demonstrating several or all of these symptoms, they are seriously unwell...they must be relieved of critical responsibilities…”

Important Segment Timestamps

• Trump physical health and hand symptoms: 02:18–03:23
• Discussion of disinhibition and “eggs” speech: 03:23–05:10
• Medical definition of disinhibition: 06:19
• Trump’s perfume-spraying behavior explained: 07:25–08:08
• Dr. Gupta’s medical insights: 12:10–15:01
• Mash-up of symptoms and dementia warnings: 15:19–17:36

Tone & Style

The brothers maintain their trademark mix of comedic banter, sharp legal insight, and unapologetic critique of Trump, using both humor and genuine concern to underscore the seriousness of the observed decline. They carefully balance speculation with expert commentary and avoid excusing Trump’s actions as purely medical, instead emphasizing both accountability and the need for transparency regarding a leader's health.

Final Thoughts

• The episode paints a vivid picture of Trump’s public decline, interweaving anecdotal evidence, video/audio clips, and expert medical opinion to raise urgent questions about fitness for leadership.
• The brothers call for the public and media to recognize and address the signs, warning of the dangers of allowing secrecy and denial to continue.