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a psychotic meltdown at 12:15am in the morning. He was attacking members of his own political party and accusing them of engaging in treason. For some Republicans joining forces with Democrats to pass a concurrent war powers resolution to block Donald Trump from restarting the war in Iran. Donald Trump said, I have Iran on the ropes. I I'm about to finish the job and now you've undercut me, you treasonous traitors with this war powers resolution. He was posting that at around 12:15am in the morning, also at 12:15am in the morning, he was accusing gas companies of engaging in price gouging. And he was saying if we look at the futures price of crude, it is now decreasing since the straight of Hormuz has I guess been partially opened. And he said, why is that not being reflected in the gas prices already? Also, Donald Trump's been lying and saying 19 million barrels of oil have traversed the Strait of Hormuz. This is a record. That wouldn't be a record. Last year the average was 20 million barrels a day. And also you're lying about what's actually happening in the Strait of Hormuz. Yes, it is more open now than it was during the war. But it does seem that Iran is prioritizing its tankers, Chinese tankers, and its allies over the other ships. It seems like there's a lot of confusion among the other tankers and the other cargo ships about where they are supposed to go. Do they need certain permits? Are they supposed to go through the Iranian lane, the Oman lane? And so you're actually not seeing anywhere near the quantity of of tankers leaving these straight over moves. We have a graph showing that it's eking up a little bit, but it's not anywhere near where it was pre war. So here's what Donald Trump posted at around 12:15am in the morning. He says the following. The big oil companies are not dropping their price at the pump commensurate with the sharply lower prices they are paying for oil. Those prices are dropping like a rock. In other words, they customers are being gouged. I have instructed the DOJ to immediately start looking into this. Gasoline prices better start going down a lot faster than what I'm seeing. Djt, I think we'd all like for gasoline prices to start going down. The reason they went up is because you and Netanyahu launched this catastrophic and unlawful war in Iran. I do believe that there's price gouging going on. But you posting on social media, you've already demonstrated that you're a paper tiger. Nobody's afraid of you. They know that you'll just get distracted and you'll start ranting and raving like a lunatic about the reflecting pool and you'll forget about that social media post. No one takes you seriously. Everybody views you as a pathetic clown. No offense to real clowns, by the way. And did you see yesterday, Donald Trump was having all of this fencing go up around the reflecting pool. He put in like this, like AI detection, infrastructure to see if people were tampering with the reflecting pool. If you dare touch the water, all of a sudden these, like, plainclothes officers and other deputized officers from other states would come, like, running to grab you. I mean, it's like a truly, like, it's like a lunatic scene over there by the reflecting pool. Donald Trump posted this late at night as well. So I have Iran on the ropes ready to go down for the fall, willing to give us practically anything and for the first time in decades, respecting the hell out of the US and its president.
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Me.
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And the United States Senate decides to have a poorly timed meaningless War Powers act vote telling the number one sponsor of terror in the world that the United States doesn't like what I'm doing to them and I must stop. And by so doing has provided aid and comfort to the enemy for Republicans. Republican losers voted with Democrats. And Iran asked my people, what does that all mean? These senators have just made my job more difficult. But I will get it done one way or another because I always get it done. DJT Here are the four Republican senators Trump just effectively accused of treason. Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski. Of course, Donald Trump doesn't have Iran ready to go down for the fall. Donald Trump and the United States lost the war to Iran. That's why the MOU reflects what happens when you lose and when you lose big. And when the global Strategic Petroleum Reserves are about to hit tank bottom, where the strategic reserves in the United States, in Oklahoma, where it's mostly kept, is about to hit tank bottom and may actually already be at the tank bottom point where we're about to head into a global economic depression that you admitted to. And so of course, the MoU reflect billions and billions of dollars to Iran because they won. And when you break things, you need to fix it. And we should never have been involved in this unlawful and catastrophic war in the first place. And then Donald Trump just posting away many communists running in badly failing blue states. The votes seem to have them doing well against each other. You know, the way Trump and these magas throw out the word communism and socialism. I mean, the Trump regime, they are socialism for the billionaires. They are. They are what you see in all of the kind of nightmare, dystopian, authoritarian, oligarchical countries. I mean, they're giving all the benefits to the oligarchs and the rich people while screwing over everybody else right now. I mean, Donald Trump taking over companies and doing the 3,700 stock trades and the Proximity to Donald Trump lets you manipulate the markets. That's what's going on behind the scenes. Then he makes these weird posts about. And then again, like, you know, with all of the problems that the American people are facing right now, please wake up. I mean, really, you know, the. James Talarigo, Alfred E. Newman. You look like Alfred E. Newman. John Alsop. Oh, you look like Pee Wee Herman. You're Pee Wee Herman. You're Alfred E. Newman. Maga. Maga. I mean, grow the hell up. I mean, this is a movement of like, no offense to like 3 year olds or 4 year olds because they're far more mature than this, but like a group of like psychotic and demented three year olds who behaves this way. There are so many issues confronting the American people. Can we be a serious nation, damn it, and confront the fact that American people can't afford anything right now? They can't afford rent, they certainly can't buy homes. They can't afford gas, they can't afford groceries. They can't do anything right now. They're getting their healthcare ripped away from them. Data centers are going up in their communities and causing massive harm. AI is replacing their jobs. We just got the data, by the way, while Donald Trump was out there in Pennsylvania saying, look at the factory boom, look at the manufacturing boom. There was a manufacturing boom at the end of former President Biden's term. We had a Goldilocks economy when it came to manufacturing. And all you had to do was nothing. But you tariff the entire world, you engage in other reckless market manip regulation policies. You've promoted AI in a way without regulation that's led to massive job cuts. And now we got the latest data. Factory job cuts in June neared financial crisis and Covid levels. Let me repeat that. Factory job cuts in June neared financial crisis and Covid levels. As bad as it was in 2009 and during COVID 19, that's the Trump economy for you, screwing all over the workers. But while he puts up fences around the reflecting pool. Oh, and then by the way, you know the musical act for America's 250th birthday, cash Patel's girlfriend Alexis Wilkins announces. What a great honor to be a part of the 250th birthday of this great nation. She's the featured performer now. As everybody else canceled on the Trump regime, they got Alexis Wilkins. Kash Patel's girlfriend will now be the performer. Performance, as we said, on the Midas Touch Network, a star studded event. Way to go, Donald. And meanwhile, you have JD Vance going on a podcast to show what an alpha bro he is. You know, get ready for the midterms. Let's show what alphas they are. And J.D. vance goes, you know, I wasn't a good boyfriend. I had a bad temper because I have what they would call attachment problems. This is what JD Saying on a podcast. Let's play it.
J.D. Vance
And the woman who is now the second lady, she and I were dating. I was not a very good boyfriend. I had a terrible temper. I had in, in hindsight, what people would have called attachment problems. And so we'd have an argument and I'd be like, all right, see you later. You know, call me in a few days.
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Then J.D. van says, but it's easy to have babies when you're the vp, because that's what you do when you're the vp. Babies, everybody. Who are these people? This is what Jade. Some of the strangest human beings in general. Let's play this clip.
J.D. Vance
The thing about this job is there are certainly sacrifices for the family, but it's also just in some ways, the easiest possible situation in which to have a baby because there's so much support. Like, we have amazing staff. We have people who help us with everything. You know, this house, which is, I liken to the nicest public housing anywhere in the world, but, like, you know, is largely taken care of by the Navy and the people who work here. And so while having a baby is always a bit of a challenge, especially in a job like this, I actually think that, you know, knock on wood, this is going to be the. The best way or like, the easiest way, at least on the family, to bring a new life into the world.
Political Commentator
And then when Donald Trump was heading to Pennsylvania, he said, you know, we have. So there's so many jobs that were being created that you can get a job. We have the highest job numbers ever. And we're doing so good with jobs that. That there's just none available. You can't get that. That's how good. We're doing so good employing people that nobody can be employed right now. That's what he said. I mean, how ridiculous does this play?
J.D. Vance
This clue?
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You can't get a job right now. We have the highest job numbers we've ever had in the country, in the history of the country. And I'm just with a couple of the great senators and congressmen we're talking. It's actually hard to build a job. You know, nobody's ever seen a time like this. We have right now so many jobs. That are going to be available. And the biggest problem we have is getting the people. So we're really doing spectacular.
Political Commentator
Then when a reporter asked him yesterday, so your Department of Defense, which y' all called the Department of War unlawfully, you're asking for another $80 billion for the Iran war when you said the whole thing cost $29 billion, but you need it urgently right now because you've run out of munitions. So what do you say about that? Then, of course, Donald Trump just attacks the reporter. Here's what he says. Let's play this clip.
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The Department of War is asking for 80 billion more dollars for the Iran war. Do you think Americans support this at a time when so many are financially struggling?
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Who you with?
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I'm with East Jason, sir.
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Not a very good group. Not doing very well. Not only do they support it, not only do they support it, they demand it. Because they won't allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. You want to see trouble? Let them have a nuclear weapon. We're doing very well with Iran. They've been decimated and we're making a deal with them. And we'll see how that all goes.
Political Commentator
And that's the Trump regime in a nutshell for you. No wonder a new Pew Research center survey finds negative, overwhelmingly negative views about the United States president in regions around the globe. 65% of Canadians say the U.S. is no longer a reliable partner. 79% of Canadians have zero confidence in Donald Trump to do the right thing. I want to know who the other people are who say that they have confidence in him. I guess Maple Magus still exists a little bit. 66% of Canadians now have an unfavorable view of the United States right now. Way to, way to go. And also in other news, in a stunning upset, the Mamdani backed candidates, all three won in New York in those congressional primaries right there. A new era rising over there. And I think people are making their voices heard louder than ever. And we're seeing that in New York with Imam Donnie backed candidates. Everybody hit subscribe. Thanks for watching. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. We appreciate you want to stay plugged in. Become a subscriber to our substack@midasplus.com you'll get daily recaps from Ron Filipkowski ad free episodes of our podcast and more exclusive content only available@midasplus.com.
Episode: Trump's Life Collapses during 12:15 AM Meltdown
Date: June 24, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas (MeidasTouch Network)
This episode explores Donald Trump’s late-night social media meltdown at 12:15 AM amid escalating crises: a mismanaged Iran war, runaway gas prices, infighting within the Republican Party, and new Pew data showcasing American global unpopularity. The Meiselas brothers dissect Trump's behaviors, the dire economic and geopolitical consequences, and the broader implications for American democracy. The episode is laced with the brothers’ signature banter, pointed criticism, and fearlessness in confronting Trump’s cult of personality, policy failures, and overt misinformation.
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On Trump’s Loneliness Online:
“You posting on social media, you've already demonstrated that you're a paper tiger. Nobody's afraid of you.”
— Political Commentator (05:35)
On Administration Paranoia:
“He put in like this AI detection, infrastructure... it's like a lunatic scene over there by the reflecting pool.”
— Political Commentator (06:02)
On Real Clowns:
“Everybody views you as a pathetic clown. No offense to real clowns, by the way.”
— Political Commentator (05:38)
On Trump’s Childishness:
“Grow the hell up. I mean, this is a movement of like, no offense to like 3 year olds or 4 year olds because they're far more mature than this... a group of psychotic and demented three year olds.”
— Political Commentator (10:31)
On Manufacturing Collapse:
“Factory job cuts in June neared financial crisis and Covid levels... that's the Trump economy for you, screwing all over the workers.”
— Political Commentator (12:18)
The episode is relentless, spirited, and unapologetic in exposing Trump’s nightmarish leadership while mixing substantive policy critique with sharply comedic, sibling-infused commentary. The brothers oscillate seamlessly between serious analysis, biting satire, and calls for democratic engagement, keeping the tone both urgent and accessible.
This episode documents a pivotal, chaotic moment for Trump and the nation—his credibility, policy, and image unraveling amid late-night rants, economic hardship, and a global loss of faith in American leadership. The MeidasTouch brothers lay out the facts, call out the absurdities, and offer moments of hope in grassroots victories, making the case for accountability and better leadership with humor, clarity, and righteous indignation.
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