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5 min readDonald Trump called off threatened strikes against Iran for what the hosts count as the 50th or 60th time, claiming Iran had begged him for a deal. The reality, they argue, is far more humiliating: the U.S. is running out of Patriot interceptors, Navy destroyers, and Aegis-equipped ships, while Middle Eastern countries have told Trump they will not do business with him if he proceeds. Iran, a civilization of a thousand years, is not playing along with Trump’s fake reality. The president’s pattern — threaten, set a deadline, then back down and invent a narrative where he won — has become a grinding, shameful loop.
The Midnight Scam on the Settlement Agreement
At the center of the episode is a detailed takedown of what the hosts call a fraud on the American people. Late last week, the Department of Justice dismissed the felony reflecting pool case against Janine Pierro, admitting the Interior Department gave her incorrect information. But the bigger story unfolded around midnight, when Attorney General Todd Blanche posted a document purporting to rescind the anti-weaponization fund order tied to the May 18th settlement agreement — the one that gave Donald Trump, Don Jr., Eric Trump, and all Trump entities tax immunity from the date of the agreement going back in time.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:00) **Trump Backs Down on Iran Strikes Again** - Trump calls off threatened strikes and falsely claims Iran begged him for a deal, as the U.S. runs out of Patriot interceptors and Middle Eastern allies warn Trump against any attack.
- 2 (01:38) **DOJ Dismisses Felony Case Against Janine Pirro** - The Department of Justice drops the reflecting pool vandalism case, admitting the Interior Department gave Pirro incorrect information, setting up her likely firing or resignation.
- 3 (02:31) **Todd Blanche’s Midnight Scam to Shield Trump’s Tax Immunity** - Blanche posts a fake “rescission” order that does not actually revoke Trump’s sweeping tax immunity from the May 18th settlement agreement, fooling Tillis and Cornyn.
- 4 (04:50) **Trump Refuses to Give Zelensky Patriot Interceptor Licenses** - Trump reneges on a promise made at the NATO summit, telling Zelensky he won’t allow Ukraine to manufacture its own interceptors because they “may use it against us one day.”
- 5 (06:11) **FIFA’s Infantino Begs Trump for Help After Failed Kushner Deal** - Gianni Infantino, Trump’s FIFA buddy, is now asking Trump and Marco Rubio to help him keep his job after a scheme to sell FIFA World Cup rights to Jared Kushner’s brother’s fund collapsed.
- 6 (06:37) **The Kabuki Theater of Tillis and Cornyn** - The hosts dissect how Senators Tillis and Cornyn pretended to stand up to Trump, only to accept a fake document that does nothing, proving they are more subservient than the Russian Duma.
- 7 (22:00) **Trump’s Pathetic Loser Persona Exposed by Iran and E. Jean Carroll** - The hosts argue that Trump is a lifelong loser who only knows how to bluff, and that people like Iran and E. Jean Carroll expose his weakness by simply saying “no.”
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On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast: More Trump claims about a possible U.S.-Iran deal and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran's military signals it won't back down. Plus, the DOJ pretends to kills Trump's controversial "anti-weaponization fund" slush fund after Senate pressure, but we actually read the document. Spoiler alert: they’re not being honest. Shocker, we know. The brothers also dig into Trump’s remarks in the Oval covering, Jeanine Pirro's future after making the fatal mistake of telling the truth, along with market fears over the Fed and much more. Ben, Brett, and Jordy break it all down.
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