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5 min readA Military in Crisis, a President in Denial
The USS Abraham Lincoln had been at sea for 240-plus days without a port call—a Navy record. Sailors and Marines aboard were running low on food, living with broken toilets and rotten showers, and watching their deployment stretch far beyond what they were promised. The Trump administration, according to the MeidasTouch hosts, was trying to keep the extent of the crisis quiet, attacking reporters who covered it while family members of service members grew increasingly vocal. Meanwhile, the president was threatening to "bomb the shit out of Oman"—one of the last places where American ships could still refuel—and praising Kim Jong-un on social media.
The Collapsing Strategic Position
The hosts argue that Iran, China, Russia, and North Korea all recognize that the United States has depleted its weapons and interceptors in the war Trump started against Iran. Iran issued a public deadline: if the U.S. did not comply with the memorandum of understanding signed earlier, Tehran would go on the offensive—cutting fiber optic cables under the Strait of Hormuz and potentially occupying military bases in Kuwait. The hosts note that Iran pre-empted Trump's usual pattern of market manipulation through leaked stories, putting out its own statement before Trump could spin the narrative.
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What you'll learn
- 1 MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 8/18/26
- 2 (00:00) **Opening: Trump's Military Crisis and Iran War** - The hosts frame the episode around Trump's failures as Commander-in-Chief, including praising Kim Jong-un, attacking allies, and depriving troops of basic supplies
- 3 (02:00) **Trump's Weakness Exposed** - The hosts argue Trump's bluster reveals desperation rather than strength in the Iran conflict
- 4 (05:10) **The Felon-in-Chief's Pattern** - The hosts connect Trump's business failures to his military leadership
- 5 (08:02) **Iran's Deadline and Trump's Fake Back-Channel** - Iran pre-empted Trump's market manipulation by announcing their own offensive plans
- 6 (13:07) **The Information War and Regional Fallout** - The Iran war is playing out on social media in real time, and Trump's actions are unifying Iranian factions against the U.S.
- 7 (17:12) **America's Shrinking Power and Allies' Distrust** - The hosts worry about irreversible damage to U.S. standing in the world
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Show Notes
On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett and Jordy tear into Trump's Kim Jong Un flattery, his attacks on South Korea and NATO, and a chilling admission from a NORTHCOM deputy commander that the U.S. has no real defense against drone swarms at home. They dig into Iran's new offensive posture and threats to cut Gulf internet cables, Trump's threat to "bomb the sh*t out" of Oman, plunging approval numbers, skyrocketing Treasury yields and gas prices, and the ongoing crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. Plus: the Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case, the Mecca Pact forms without the U.S., and Jon Ossoff's viral takedown of Trump, Natalie Harp and the ballroom obsession has the White House rattled.
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