MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 9/22/26

September 22, 2026

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Here is a summary of the MeidasTouch Podcast episode from September 22, 2026.

The episode opens with a surreal scene: Donald Trump, standing on a White House helipad, gesticulating silently. He had just banned CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House press pool, and the remaining outlets refused to cover his event in solidarity. The result was a propaganda event with no audio, a perfect metaphor for an administration the hosts describe as a mix of incompetence, malice, and self-inflicted chaos. The episode covers a collapsing approval rating, a catastrophic war in Iran, and a regime whose messaging has become a parody of itself.

The Bottom Falls Out: Record-Low Approval and Economic Pain

The central theme of the episode is the rapid erosion of support for Donald Trump. The hosts cite two major polls: the American Research Group puts his approval at 29%, while Reuters/Ipsos has it at 32%. They highlight a dramatic 40-point net negative swing in the Reuters poll since February 2025. The most telling number, they argue, is his approval rating on the cost of living, which sits at just 17%.

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1 (03:43) **Trump’s “Big News” and the Real Pain at the Pump** - The hosts open by mocking Trump’s announcement of a potash deal with Belarus and plans to militarize the Triumphal Arch and White House roof with drones, contrasting it with surging gas and diesel prices.
2 (10:08) **The Hollow Potash Deal and the Return of “Liquidation Day” Logic** - Benji dissects the absurdity of Trump bragging about a soybeans or potash deal with China/Belarus when volumes are half of Biden-era levels, and how the regime now tells Americans to eat chicken instead of beef.
3 (16:12) **MAGA Influencers Gaslight on Prices, Truth Social Turns on Trump** - The hosts expose the coordinated MAGA spin that high gas prices are fine because other liquids (wine, latte) cost more, and show that even on Truth Social, Trump’s own followers are calling him out.
4 (23:54) **Kelly Loeffler’s Reality Show and the Arsonist-in-Chief Pattern** - The hosts mock Kelly Loeffler’s SBA reality show with Nicki Minaj and detail how Trump creates problems (war, trade wars) then takes credit for mediocre fixes.
5 (32:09) **Pete Hegseth’s Holy War Rhetoric and the “Send Me” Propaganda** - The hosts analyze Hegseth’s use of Isaiah 6:8 to justify war, calling it a blasphemous crusade messaging that mirrors what MAGA once accused Arab nations of.
6 (36:06) **Trump Tells Fox News He’s in “Deciding Mode” on Wiping Out Iran** - The hosts play a clip of Trey Yingst reporting that Trump said he could “wipe Iran out, let them rot economically, or make a deal,” and detail the catastrophic war losses.
7 (42:00) **CENTCOM’s Adobe Stock Propaganda vs. Reality in the Strait of Hormuz** - The hosts mock Admiral Brad Cooper’s video boasting about one billion barrels of oil moving through the Strait, showing how the regime brags about fixing problems it created.

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Show Notes

On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett, and Jordy discuss Donald Trump’s plunging approval ratings as Americans face surging gas, diesel, and grocery prices and the regime struggles to defend its economic record. The brothers break down Trump’s escalating attacks on the free press, the major networks’ decision to boycott the White House press pool in solidarity with banned outlets, and the embarrassing result when Trump held an event with no usable audio. They also examine the ongoing war with Iran, developments in Yemen and the Gulf, and the major geopolitical shifts taking shape ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. Plus, the brothers cover massive East Coast flight disruptions, Trump’s bizarre “triumphal arch” plans, his much-hyped Belarus potash deal, and much more.

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