Trump Faces Political Setbacks as Rising Costs and Midterm Pressure Mount
October 26, 2026
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5 min readTrump Faces Political Setbacks as Rising Costs and Midterm Pressure Mount
The MeidasTouch Podcast opens with a striking claim: Donald Trump's approval has dropped to record lows for any U.S. president in history, and his allies abroad are losing elections in rapid succession. "Donald Trump is getting the karma he deserves before the midterm elections," the host declares, pointing to a cascade of defeats for Trump-aligned figures—Vucic in Serbia, Bolsonaro in Brazil, and what the host predicts will be Netanyahu's loss in Israel's upcoming election. The episode weaves together domestic political pressure, global authoritarian networks, and rising economic pain for American families into a single argument: the Trump movement is unraveling, and the midterms are the moment to hold it accountable.
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What you'll learn
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- 2 (03:04) **Opening Thesis: Trump's Political Karma Arrives** - Host lays out the central argument that Trump is facing a cascade of political defeats globally and domestically
- 3 (04:16) **CENTCOM's Bizarre Milestone Post** - Trump administration's military command brags about oil extraction in the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tanker attacks
- 4 (05:08) **Trump's Deranged Social Media Rant About Bill Maher** - Host reads and analyzes Trump's 1,300-word attack on Bill Maher as evidence of his deteriorating mental state
- 5 (07:10) **Trump's "Men's Asses" Rant and Cognitive Decline** - Host connects Trump's bizarre public comments to broader questions about his fitness
- 6 (07:52) **Bolsonaro's Defeat and the Global Authoritarian Network** - Flavio Bolsonaro loses to Lula in Brazil, exposing the coordinated international MAGA movement
- 7 (08:39) **The MeidasTouch Global Pro-Democracy Mission** - Host explains the importance of international democratic coordination
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump facing major setbacks in Brazil and Serbia as he lashes out with a 1,300-word screed about Bill Maher ahead of the midterms. Meiselas also highlights Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's comments about Americans switching proteins amid rising costs, as Trump's approval sinks and the bad news piles up.
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