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Trump Falls Apart at Navy Yard Speech

October 7, 2026

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Trump Falls Apart at Navy Yard Speech

During a speech at a new naval shipyard in Baltimore, Donald Trump told the United States Navy that he lacks the courage to ever enter a submarine. "I'm not sure that I would have the courage to go into submarines," he said, before pitching autonomous submarines as an alternative. The admission came while the administration is spending hundreds of billions of dollars on Trump-class battleships and nuclear submarines—ships that the podcast host argues are already obsolete against cheap drones Russia is building for $75,000 to $100,000 each.

Contradictions on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz

Trump told the Navy that the war with Iran "really ended" in 2025 when B-2 bombers hit their targets, claiming the strikes "obliterated their nuclear capabilities." The host points out a glaring contradiction: if Iran's nuclear program was destroyed in 2025, why did Trump and Netanyahu invade in February 2026? The host suggests the real motives were war crimes, covering up Epstein files, and a miscalculation that they would be greeted as conquering heroes.

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  • 1 Trump Falls Apart at Navy Yard Speech
  • 2 The MeidasTouch Podcast
  • 3 (00:00) **Trump's Submarine Confession** - Trump tells the Navy he lacks the courage to enter a submarine, proposing autonomous AI submarines instead
  • 4 (01:11) **Contradictory Iran War Claims** - Trump claims the Iran war ended in 2025 with B-2 bomber strikes, contradicting the actual 2026 invasion
  • 5 (02:14) **Strait of Hormuz Ownership Claim** - Trump declares the Strait of Hormuz "owned by the United States," describing a blockade that contradicts reality
  • 6 (03:38) **Venezuela Resource Theft Brag** - Trump boasts about stealing Venezuela's resources while a major refinery explodes
  • 7 (04:15) **Demeaning Mexico President Impression** - Trump mocks President Claudia Scheinbaum in front of the Navy with a childish impersonation

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Show Notes

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous speech in front of the Navy in Maryland, where he admitted he was scared of submarines, falsely claimed the United States is winning the war, and delivered a series of bizarre and offensive remarks.

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