Trump Flees to NJ as US Abandons Bases

August 15, 2026

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Trump Flees to NJ as US Abandons Bases

The USS George Washington, America's last supercarrier in the Pacific, has been pulled from that region and redirected to the Middle East—not because of a strategic shift, but because the Trump administration has so badly mismanaged logistics and morale on the carriers already stationed there that it needs to rotate in fresh ships. This is one of several developments in a week where the United States appears to be retreating from its forward positions across the Middle East while Donald Trump posts AI-generated memes of himself as a pirate seizing Iranian oil tankers.

Iran's Early War Strikes Crippled US Logistics

The New York Times reported that Iran's initial attack on the US naval base in Bahrain—part of the opening phase of what the hosts call "Netanyahu's catastrophic invasion of Iran"—successfully crippled key logistical hubs there and at other bases in Kuwait, Qatar, Al-Udeid, Iraq, Jordan, and the UAE. Those bases functioned as mini supply depots for the supercarriers operating in the region, providing food, mail, and other essentials. With those hubs destroyed or degraded, the Navy has been forced to shift its main logistics base to Diego Garcia, a British Indian Ocean Territory island about 2,200 miles from the carriers operating near Iran.

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1 (00:15) **Trump Hides in NJ, Posts Bizarre AI Memes** - Donald Trump is at his Bedminster golf course while sharing AI-generated images of himself as a pirate seizing an Iranian ship and a photo with Kim Jong-un, claiming they get along great.
2 (01:50) **US Pulls Last Supercarrier from Pacific, Bases Crippled** - The USS George Washington has been removed from the Pacific, leaving no supercarriers in that region, because the Persian Gulf carriers are suffering horrid conditions exposed by families of sailors.
3 (02:30) **Diego Garcia Becomes New Main Logistics Hub After Iranian Strikes** - The Trump regime is now relying on Diego Garcia, a base 2,200 miles from carrier operations, because Iran successfully struck US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan, and the UAE.
4 (03:54) **Shortages and Strain on USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush** - The longer supply route from Diego Garcia has contributed to shortages and strain on the USS Abraham Lincoln and the USS George H.W. Bush.
5 (04:58) **Trump's Foreign Policy: The Opposite of Chess** - Editor in Chief Ron Philipkowski is quoted saying Trump's foreign policy plows forward assuming opponents will be incapable of resistance, rather than anticipating and countering their moves.
6 (06:19) **Trump Orders Navy to Redesign Carriers to Look Like Battleships** - Trump has issued an executive order to replace electromagnetic launch pads on supercarriers with steam catapults, and is ordering the Navy to redesign Ford-class carriers to look like World War II battleships because he likes the aesthetic.
7 (07:56) **Iran Quotes Dostoevsky, Mocks US Governance** - Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson posted a passage from Dostoevsky's *The Brothers Karamazov* about a man who lies to himself and loses all respect, describing the current US system of governance and foreign policy.

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Show Notes

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump hiding at his golf course in New Jersey while his mismanagement of our military has led to the US military shutting down bases and moving its logistical operations to Diego Garcia.

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