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Troops Lash Out at Trump on Catastrophic Sunday

August 16, 2026

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On a catastrophic Sunday for the Trump administration, U.S. service members deployed to the Persian Gulf are openly scrawling contempt for their own mission onto military aircraft. An image sent from the field and posted by independent journalist Trey Yingst shows an aircraft flap covered in dust graffiti reading messages like “Bibby Cucks,” “sucks wieners and balls,” “Be a good guy and do what Israel tells you to do,” “Operation Epstein Fury,” and “Peace Deal number 64 incoming.” The service member who sent the image told Yingst that what people in the media do not understand when comparing this conflict to past ones is that “this operation has no morale behind it.” That, he said, “makes a world of difference to service members deployed to undesirable locations indefinitely.”

The White House Communications Breakdown

Caroline Leavitt, Donald Trump’s chief propagandist who recently announced she is resigning from the White House, posted videos of Trump from a visit to Nassau County at the end of last week. In the clips, Trump appears to be wearing what the host describes as “an adult diaper or something of that nature.” The host argues that while Trump is “cognitively and physically rotting before our eyes,” the administration is simultaneously dealing with a Russian Shahed drone striking a shot and injuring two people.

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  • 1 Troops Lash Out at Trump on Catastrophic Sunday
  • 2 (02:30) **Service Members Deface Aircraft with Anti-Trump Messages** - Independent journalist Treta Parcy shares images from the Persian Gulf showing U.S. servicemen writing "Bibby Cucks," "Sucks wieners and balls," "Be a good guy and do what Israel tells you to do," and "Operation Epstein Fury" on an aircraft flap.
  • 3 (04:01) **Trump Appears Unwell in Nassau County Video** - Caroline Levitt posts footage of Trump where he appears to be wearing an adult diaper, with the host describing him as "cognitively and physically rotting before our eyes."
  • 4 (04:55) **Russian Shahed Drone Strikes Ukraine, Injuring Two** - New video emerges of a Russian drone attack as the war continues under Trump's watch.
  • 5 (05:20) **Axios Reports Secret Trump Backchannel to Iran's IRGC** - The Trump administration established a secret backchannel in mid-May through the president of the Kurdistan region in Iraq, with Axios claiming the key problem is that Washington "isn't sure who is exactly in charge" in Iran.
  • 6 (06:17) **US Navy Attacks MeidasTouch Reporting on USS Boxer Conditions** - Naval Forces Central Command pushes back against MeidasTouch's reporting that conditions aboard the USS Boxer mirror the dire situations on the USS Abraham Lincoln, USS George H.W. Bush, and USS Gerald Ford.
  • 7 (07:45) **Trump Posts Weird Late-Night Memes of Himself as George Washington** - At 1 a.m., Trump shares AI-generated content of himself as George Washington frolicking in a golden ballroom, with the host questioning whether the mediators and IRGC are "talking to you in your head, Donald."

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s catastrophic Sunday as our brave troops are making it very clear what they really thinking about his war and his erratic behavior. Go to https://Ground.News/MTN to cut through misinformation, critically analyze the news shaping our lives and hold the media accountable. Save 40% off unlimited access to Ground News with my link or scan the QR code on screen. Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com

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