Whoa! Furious World Leaders Stick the Dagger in Trump

Summary

The MeidasTouch Podcast: "Whoa! Furious World Leaders Stick the Dagger in Trump"

Release Date: July 27, 2025

In the episode titled "Whoa! Furious World Leaders Stick the Dagger in Trump," the Meiselas brothers—Ben, Brett, and Jordy—delve deep into the tumultuous landscape of former President Donald Trump's international trade deals and the ensuing backlash from global leaders. Combining sharp political analysis with their signature brotherly banter and humor, the podcast offers listeners an insightful exploration of Trump's actions and their global repercussions.

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1. Unveiling Trump's Unfulfilled Trade Deals

Timestamp: [00:44] – [14:58]

The episode opens with Michael critiquing Trump's purported trade deals with major economies like Japan, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom. He highlights the absence of concrete agreements despite Trump's public proclamations.

• Japan: Michael states, "Donald Trump's like, I did a great deal with Japan, everyone. And back in Japan, they're saying there isn't a binding deal." He references Japanese Trade Minister Okie Zawa's comments from the Financial Times stating, "there was no deal."

• United Kingdom: Trump's claims of securing favorable terms are juxtaposed with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's assertion, "we just got preferential treatment for our auto manufacturers over American manufacturers."

• Australia: Michael mocks the inefficacy of Trump's promises, saying, "Trump selling American beef in Australia will go about as well as his sales of Trump Steaks."

Additionally, Emily addresses Trump's exaggerated claims about the Japan deal:

"[14:16] Emily: Well, it depends. Japan. What Japan did is they bought down tariffs. They gave us $550 billion because they didn't want to pay 20. They were 28% and they gave us $550 billion upfront... It’s a signing bonus, I call it."

This segment underscores the discrepancy between Trump's declarations and the actual outcomes, emphasizing the lack of tangible benefits from these so-called deals.

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2. Global Leaders' Mockery and Criticism

Timestamp: [10:05] – [13:43]

The podcast shifts focus to the international community's disdain for Trump's leadership style and ineffective diplomacy.

• France's Stance on Palestine: The discussion highlights French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to recognize Palestine, which Trump dismisses. Emily relays Trump's contempt:

"[12:07] Emily: ...I also, I mean, there's a couple of things I could say, but on immigration, you better get your act together or you're not going to have Europe anymore."

Trump's derogatory remarks extend to Europe at large, attacking their wind energy policies and immigration controls.

• Europe and Windmills: Emily quotes Trump saying, "Stop the windmills. You're ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds."

• Immigration Policies: Continuing, Trump warns Europe, "imagine you have to stop this horrible invasion that's happening to Europe."

These comments illustrate the strained relations between Trump and European nations, further isolating the U.S. on the global stage.

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3. The Australia Beef Trade Debacle

Timestamp: [12:07] – [13:27]

A significant portion of the episode critiques Trump's failed attempt to open Australian markets to American beef.

Michael sarcastically remarks:

"[13:27] Michael: And here's where Donald Trump talks about how he had this great deal with Japan... "

He further explains:

"America beef in Australia is like sending instant coffee to Italy or Brazil."

The analogy underscores the impracticality of the deal, noting that Australian consumers prefer their domestic beef, primarily Wagu, over the "worse quality and more expensive" American beef. This failure not only hampers U.S. beef exports but also damages Trump's credibility in negotiating international trade.

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4. Controversial Domestic Policies and Actions

Timestamp: [11:10] – [15:38]

The podcast delves into Trump's contentious domestic policies, particularly his handling of criminal cases and support for violent gangs.

• Ms. 13 Gang Members: Michael discusses Trump's decision to release top Ms. 13 gang members back to El Salvador:

"[00:44] Michael: ...Trump sending those Ms. 13 members back to El Salvador to cover up a deal that Bukele seems to have with Ms. 13 members in his corrupt regime..."

This move, criticized by judges, undermines the efforts of the Joint Task Force Vulcan, which had been successful in prosecuting key gang leaders.

• Immunity Deals: The episode also touches upon Trump's controversial offer of immunity to individuals like Ghislaine Maxwell, highlighting a perceived pattern of undermining law enforcement and judicial processes.

Furthermore, the podcast addresses Trump's criticisms of France's recognition of Palestine, portraying his dismissive attitude towards international diplomatic endeavors.

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5. Leadership Failures and Public Perception

Timestamp: [10:05] – [14:58]

The Meiselas brothers analyze how Trump's mismanagement of trade deals and domestic policies have eroded trust among both Americans and international allies.

• Economic Misrepresentation: Michael points out the flawed economics behind Trump's claims, stating, "America's then gonna make 90% profit from the 550 billion, 50 billion that Japan's going to invest. And Japan keeps 10%. And I'm thinking to myself, why the hell would Japan do that?"

• Political Strategy: The podcast criticizes Trump's approach, suggesting that his tactics are more about maintaining an image rather than achieving substantive policy outcomes.

• Public Trust: The brothers emphasize that Trump's inability to secure meaningful trade agreements and his erratic policy decisions have led to a loss of credibility, both domestically and internationally.

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Conclusion

In "Whoa! Furious World Leaders Stick the Dagger in Trump," the Meiselas brothers provide a comprehensive critique of Donald Trump's trade policies and their adverse effects on international relations. Through detailed analysis and engaging discussion, the podcast sheds light on the disconnect between Trump's rhetoric and reality, the backlash from global leaders, and the broader implications for U.S. democracy and global standing. This episode serves as a compelling examination of political maneuvering and its consequences in the modern geopolitical arena.

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Notable Quotes:

• "Donald Trump's like, I did a great deal with Japan, everyone. And back in Japan, they're saying there isn't a binding deal." — Michael [00:44]

• "America's then gonna make 90% profit from the 550 billion, 50 billion that Japan's going to invest. And Japan keeps 10%. And I'm thinking to myself, why the hell would Japan do that?" — Michael [13:43]

• "Stop the windmills. You're ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds." — Emily [12:07]

• "Immigration is killing Europe. And the other thing, stop the windmills, killing the beauty of your countries." — Emily [12:07]

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This structured and comprehensive summary encapsulates the key discussions and insights from the podcast episode, providing a clear and engaging overview for those who haven't listened to the full episode.

Transcript

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So furious world leaders are laughing at Donald Trump behind his back. They are mocking him because Donald Trump has done zero deals. And Donald Trump is just running around the United States saying, I did this great deal with Japan, everyone. And back in Japan, they're saying there isn't a binding deal. There is no deal at all. Donald Trump's like, I did a great deal with Vietnam, everyone. And in Vietnam, they're like, there really isn't a deal at all. Same thing in the United Kingdom. Donald Trump's like, look what I did. And if anything, Keir Starmer and the parliament in UK is like, we just got preferential treatment for our auto manufacturers over American manufacturers. By the way, same thing with Japan. Their auto manufacturers are getting treated better than United States auto manufacturers and there is no deal. Then Donald Trump announced, hey, everybody, Australia, they're opening up their markets to American beef. Great. As Olga Nesterova puts it, what's next? Are we going to sell instant coffee to Brazil and Cup of Noodles to Italy? I mean, do you realize that like, Australian beef is like a versus American beef? Australians aren't going to buy any American beef at all. You know, just go through this one by one right over here. The United States has not released any actual paperwork of deals. So remember what we reported two days ago and now other media is picking it up. Because I was reading Japanese media and I was looking at it and I saw they said no binding deal. I saw Okie Zawa, the Japanese trade minister, say there was no deal. This is from the Financial Times. Earlier today, Japanese officials said there was no written agreement with Washington and No legally binding one would be drawn up. And as Justin Wolfer's economist from University of Michigan puts it, and surprise, surprise, they deny giving Donald Trump $550 billion to arbitrarily spend. However he wants. The headline from the Financial Times article, cracks Widen in Japan and US's interpretation of tariff Trade Deal. So Donald Trump's like, all right, here's the deal, everybody. So we're going to drop the tariffs on Japan from 28% to 15%. First of all, Donald, it was 25%. That's a tax on ourselves. So you're gonna drop it from 25%. It wasn't 28% to a 15% tax on ourselves. And then Donald Trump's like, here's what's gonna be great about it. Japan has agreed they will be investing $550 billion into America right now. It's like a signing bonus. Donald Trump says, and so America's then gonna make 90% profit from the 550 billion, 50 billion that Japan's going to invest. And Japan keeps 10%. And I'm thinking to myself, why the hell would Japan do that? They already have over $1 trillion of American treasury notes. Why would they basically do 20% of their GDP to America as a signing bonus? Who's going to do that? And sure enough, Donald Trump just made that up. That's not going. That's not something that's actually happening. I like this post right here. Trump selling American beef in Australia will go about as well as his sales of Trump Steaks, the world greatest steaks. Remember those? Neither does anybody else. And so here you have the US Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary Brooke Rollins. She goes, we're smiling with you, Donald. We're smiling with you. Thrilled to see Australia has opened its markets to US Beef. So grateful for Trump's leadership, resulting in the unprecedented breaking down of trade barriers and ensuring our ranchers will have the opportunity to feed the world. Let's go. As Greg Jericho says, this was a great decision by Australia, makes Trump think he gotta win because he's stupid. And absolutely no one in Australia has any desire to to buy U.S. beef. And it is, as it is, worse quality and more expensive. We export In Australia about $7.5 billion worth of beef, including frozen and import, about 26 million, mostly Wagu. America beef in Australia is like sending instant coffee to Italy or Brazil. And speaking about that, this is what the Financial Times is reporting as well on their opinion page. Are you sagging in the polls? Are you worried about your election chances? Well, that goes Canada's Mark Carney, Australia's Anthony Albanese, and now Brazil's President Lula de Silva have a fix for you. Get Donald Trump to launch a trade war on your country and your poll numbers will instantly skyrocket. On a more serious note, talking about world leaders, there were about 25 or 30 world leaders who wrote a powerful letter demanding that humanitarian aid be sent to Palestine, which America refused to sign off on as well. Also this past week, French President Emmanuel Macron said that France is officially recognizing the Palestinian state. He goes consistent with its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. I have decided that France will recognize the state of Palestine. 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And the Operation Vulcan actually was announced during Donald Trump's first, first term to go after the bad guys. I think it was a good program and it continued on over the past years. They captured a number of top Ms. 13 gang leaders. Well now what Donald Trump is doing is he cut a deal with Bukele to basically release the gang members to dismiss their charges. The, the most violent terrorists, people who are killing Americans. So rather than prosecute him, Trump sending those Ms. 13 members back to El Salvador to cover up a deal that Bukele seems to have with Ms. 13 members in his corrupt regime in El Salvador. A judge chastised the Trump regime for trying to secretly return an Ms. 13 leader to El Salvador rather than prosecute him. Evidently to help El Salvador President Bukele cover up a corrupt pact with some high ranking leaders in Ms. 13. So Trump is actually sending the most dangerous terrorists. He's dismissing the cases, sending them back. By the way, don't even get me started with Donald Trump offering and giving immunity. Use immunity to Ghislaine Maxwell. I've done many videos about that. But Donald Trump basically crippling the Vulcan Joint Task force. All right, let me go through some data points here as well. So here, Donald Trump attacks French President Emmanuel Macron and says in response to Macron recognizing the Palestinian state, Donald Trump says no one cares about him. No one even. He doesn't matter at all. Well, that's what you say about our ally here. Play this clip.

[Emily]

Counterproductive to France for France to say that they would recognize the Palestinian state. Macron said that? Yes. Look, he's a different kind of a guy. He's okay. He's a team player pretty much. But here's the good news. What he says doesn't matter. It's not going to change. Well, he made a statement, France patron. The statement doesn't carry any weight. He's a very good guy, I like him. But that statement doesn't carry weight.

[Michael]

Then Donald Trump is asked about the UK trade deal and, and he's asked when he lands in Scotland. So is there anything missing in the deal? And Donald Trump's like, nothing. It's not even really a deal, it's a celebration. Here, play this clip.

[Emily]

What is kind of what is missing in the UK deal that you have to work out? Nothing. We just, I think it's more of a celebration than a workout. It's a great deal for Both. And we're going to have a meeting on other things other than the deal. The deal is concluded.

[Michael]

And just a reminder, here was when Donald Trump pretended that he had a deal and it was all blank pieces of paper, and one was signed with his name, and he was standing next to UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer. And Donald Trump drops it on the floor and claims he has a trade deal with the European Union. With the Prime Minister of the UK Standing by his side. He thinks that UK Was in the European Union. Here, play this clip.

[Emily]

We just signed a document. This is. Sorry about that. Very important document. Little windy out here. Give me that. We just sign it and it's done. And so we have our trade agreement with the European Union, and it's a fair deal for both.

[Michael]

And then Donald Trump attacks Europe and he says, europe, your big problem is your windmills. You need to stop your windmills. Here, play this clip.

[Emily]

Well, I say. I say two things to Europe. Stop the windmills. You're ruining your countries. I really mean it. It's so sad. You fly over and you see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds. And if they're stuck in the ocean, ruining your oceans, stop the windmills. And I also, I mean, there's a couple of things I could say, but on immigration, you better get your act together or you're not going to have Europe anymore. You got to get your act together. And we, you know, as you know, last month, we had nobody entering our country, Nobody shut it down. And we took out a lot of bad people that got there with Biden. Biden was a total stiff. And what he allowed to happen, but you're allowing it to happen to your countries. And you got to stop the. This horrible invasion that's happening to Europe. Many countries in Europe, some people, some leaders have not let it happen. And they're not getting the proper credit. They should. I could name them to you right now, but I'm not going to embarrass the other ones. But stop this. Immigration is killing Europe. And the other thing, stop the windmills, killing the beauty of your countries. Thank you very much, everybody.

[Michael]

And here's where Donald Trump talks about how he had this great deal with Japan and how America gets 90% and everything's going to be sent up front, and it's a signing bonus. Like, I don't even know what Donald Trump's talking about. Here. Here, play this clip.

[Emily]

Well, it depends. Japan. What Japan did is they bought down tariffs. They gave us 300. $550 billion because they didn't want to pay 20. They were 28% and they gave us $550 billion up front. 100%. 500. We get 90, they get 10. 90%, they get 10. And there's no payment. It's not a loan or anything. It's a, it's a signing bonus, I call it. But they gave us 550 billion and took down the tariffs a little bit. And then they agreed to open their economy to everybody. This was not easy.

[Michael]

Then Donald Trump claims that he's not even doing any negotiations with Canada. And he says, I think I'm just going to send them a letter. Here, play this clip right here.

[Emily]

We will have most of our deals finished, if not all. We haven't really had a lot of luck with Canada. I think Canada could be one where they'll just pay tariffs. Not really a negotiation. We're working very diligently with Europe, the eu, which covers a lot of, you know, a lot of territory, a lot of countries, and that's the big one. Right now we have the confines of a deal with China. We have it. We haven't really, we don't have a deal with Canada. We haven't been focused on it.

[Michael]

And again, now that you know that there is no binding trade deal with Japan, let me just also show you what Howard Nutlik had to say. DONALD Trump, SECRETARY OF COMMERCE let's play it. There you have it, folks. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers. The truth is more important than ever. Check out our new Truth over lies [e-mail] touch.com All 100% USA Union made big news.

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