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5 min readDonald Trump spent a morning lashing out on social media, attacking pollsters, journalists, and the premise that his policies might be unpopular. On the same day, his administration’s top officials defended sending legal Haitian residents back to a country the State Department itself described as a war zone, military commanders formally disagreed with the Secretary of Defense’s orders to extend operations in Iran, and the price of gasoline had risen 25% in a year. The episode is a compressed tour of a presidency in a defensive crouch, where the gap between official messaging and measurable reality is wide enough to drive a truck through — and where the administration’s response to that gap is to attack the messenger.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:25) **Trump's Deranged Morning Rant and FCC Threats** - The episode opens with host Ben Meiselas detailing Donald Trump's string of unhinged social media posts, including threats to report Kristen Welker to the FCC and claims of "fake polls" by a "crooked media."
- 2 (02:57) **Tom Emmer's Media Conspiracy Defense** - MAGA Congressman Tom Emmer goes on Fox News to argue that negative economic coverage is a left-wing media conspiracy, despite official data showing rising costs.
- 3 (05:29) **Kristen Welker's Tough Questioning of Ted Cruz on Iran** - The host contrasts Trump's attacks with actual footage of Welker pressing Ted Cruz on whether military objectives in Iran have been met and why troops can't come home.
- 4 (07:38) **Doug Ford Calls Out Trump's "Saturday Night Live" Behavior** - Ontario Premier Doug Ford publicly ridicules Trump's idea to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America," calling it embarrassing and disappointing.
- 5 (08:35) **The Venezuela Oil Scam: Trump's Fraudulent Deal Exposed** - The host delivers a deep dive into Trump's claim that a Venezuelan oil deal will refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, revealing it to be a phony, illegal scheme.
- 6 (13:30) **John Cornyn Poll Shows Tariffs Unpopular in Texas** - Republican Senator John Cornyn releases a poll showing Trump's tariffs are deeply unpopular, especially among Hispanic voters in Texas.
- 7 (16:08) **Military Leaders Revolt Against Hegseth's Iran War Orders** - A Washington Post blockbuster report reveals that top military commanders filed a rare "non-concur" against Secretary of Defense Hegseth's orders to extend Iran war operations.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump finally resurfacing on Sunday as his behavior gets even more unhinged and his attacks on America grow more desperate, while his attempts to distract from his growing problems continue to backfire.
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