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5 min readFox Scrambles on Air as Trump Faces New Fallout
The MeidasTouch Podcast opens with a striking image: the National Mall's reflecting pool, which Donald Trump repeatedly promised to make "amazing," has turned "a color of ninja turtle green" from algae. Fox News hosts, rather than acknowledging the obvious, blamed Democrats for even noticing. "Why are they so obsessed with this?" one host asked, calling it "pure Trump derangement syndrome." The segment sets the tone for an episode that catalogs what the hosts call "state regime media" — Fox News — in what they describe as "full collapse mode" as Trump's term rapidly deteriorates.
The Obama Library and the Mirror of Jealousy
A major thread of the episode centers on the successful opening of former President Barack Obama's presidential library. The hosts note that Fox News had predicted the library would be a "complete catastrophe" and "ugly." Instead, the event drew all living former presidents and was widely seen as dignified. Fox responded by sending out Lara Trump, Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, who said she "can't wait for Donald Trump's library" and dismissed the Obama library as "ugly to look at" and "over budget." The MeidasTouch hosts counter that if a Trump library is ever built, it will likely be "a stain in Miami" — a for-profit skyscraper disguised as a library for tax purposes, taking over community college sp
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Episode Introduction & Advertisements** - The episode opens with ads for Pepsi, Trusted House Sitters, and Ro weight loss medication before transitioning to the main content.
- 2 (01:15) **Fox in "Full Collapse Mode" Over Trump's Reflecting Pool** - The host introduces the segment on Fox's panicked coverage of the reflecting pool's green algae, blaming Democrats for "obsession" with the issue.
- 3 (02:34) **Fox's Jealousy Over Obama's Presidential Library** - The host contrasts Fox's negative coverage of Obama's library opening with the event's success, noting the presence of former presidents behaving with dignity.
- 4 (05:00) **Fox's Propaganda and Sean Duffy's Wife** - The host highlights Fox's propaganda, including Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's wife hosting an evening show and praising Trump as looking out for everyone.
- 5 (06:20) **Culture War Attacks on Transgender and Gay People** - The host notes Fox's pivot to culture wars ahead of midterms, attacking transgender and gay people despite Fox's own diversity policies.
- 6 (07:29) **Stephen Miller's Attack on James Talarico** - The host condemns Stephen Miller for calling Texas state representative James Talarico a "weirdo" and questioning his gender, while the host praises Talarico for addressing real issues.
- 7 (10:06) **Fox's Jealousy and Attacks on Obama and Talarico** - Fox hosts criticize Obama for seeking attention with his library, while Greg Gutfeld calls Talarico a "weirdo," which the host frames as scripted jealousy and hate.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox losing all control on live tv as Trump lost the war and Fox knows his term is rapidly collapsing.
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