Trump Crashes Out Before Big Address...WH Deletes Video

April 2, 2026

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Trump's White House remarks ahead of his evening national address on the war drew attention for their erratic tone, prompting the administration to delete the YouTube video shortly after. The MeidasTouch Podcast highlighted preserved clips, alongside updates on the Iran conflict, Trump's polling slump, and NATO tensions.

Deleted Speech Lowlights

In the session, captured live before being made private, Trump previewed his address by boasting, "Tonight I'm making a little speech at nine o'clock, and basically I'm gonna tell everybody how great I am." He argued the federal government is too large to manage programs like daycare, Medicaid, or Medicare, insisting states must handle and fund them, even if it requires raising state taxes. "We have to take care of one thing: military protection," he said, while noting a potential small federal tax cut to offset state burdens.

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What you'll learn

1 (02:45) **Trump's Chaotic Pre-Address Rant** - Hosts introduce deleted White House video of Trump's erratic speech before his national address on the war
2 (03:20) **Boasts About Tonight's Speech** - Trump hypes his 9 PM address to tout his greatness
3 (03:37) **Rejects Federal Role in Social Programs** - Claims US gov can't handle daycare, Medicaid, Medicare; pushes to states with tax hikes
4 (04:28) **Attacks NATO Allies** - Calls NATO allies "bad," spent trillions, labels them paper tigers; hints at withdrawal
5 (05:24) **Distracted by Iran Regime Change** - Brags about unexpected regime change via personality; compliments audience member who "seduces" him
6 (06:25) **Mocks JD Vance's Weight Loss** - Spots VP Vance, notes he lost weight from "heavy set" to "perfect specimen"
7 (07:05) **Tells Aide to Sue Impersonator** - Urges Erica Kirk to "sue their ass off" over parody videos amid national crises

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Show Notes

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s crash out in the White House before his address to the nation. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more!

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