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5 min readThe White House went dark to the press for two consecutive days as Donald Trump told Sean Hannity he wants to make the upcoming midterms "all about me." In the same interview, Trump asked voters to "pretend I'm on the ballot" and turn out for Republican candidates, even though he is not on the ballot himself. The episode covers a cascade of bizarre, alarming, and revealing events from that 24-hour window, including a Department of Education post that appeared to compare Trump to Adolf Hitler, a White House video of an eagle attacking a Canada goose that ends with the goose winning, and a MAGA congressman banning the musician Jelly Roll from his district over a fat joke about Trump.
A White House in Chaos and a GOP in Disarray
The hosts catalog a series of incidents that unfolded while Trump sealed off the White House from the press. The U.S. Department of Education posted a message reading "no one like us" with a tiger emoji, which the hosts identify as a reference to a clip from The Darkest Hour where the tiger represents Adolf Hitler, and the post was apparently comparing Hitler to Trump. The White House itself shared footage meant to show an eagle dominating a Canada goose, but as commentator Carl Shemota pointed out, the goose actually wins the fight — a metaphor the hosts apply to U.S. trade policy under Trump.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:03) **Episode Open: Trump Wants Midterms About Him** - The host kicks off by reacting to Donald Trump closing the White House to the press and his interview with Sean Hannity where Trump says he wants to make the midterms all about him.
- 2 (01:31) **Recap of a Bizarre 24 Hours in MAGA World** - Editor-in-Chief Ron Filipkowski recaps a string of absurd and embarrassing incidents from the previous day.
- 3 (02:14) **MAGA Republicans Lash Out at Jelly Roll** - The host details the MAGA backlash against musician Jelly Roll for making a fat joke about Trump on Jimmy Kimmel.
- 4 (04:54) **MAGA Rep. Pete Sessions Gets Fact-Checked on CNN** - The host highlights a cringe-worthy CNN interview where Rep. Pete Sessions falsely claims Trump lowered inflation.
- 5 (07:02) **Mayor Adams Plays Tennis While MAGA Rants** - The host contrasts MAGA attacks on NYC Mayor Eric Adams with Adams actually doing constituent service.
- 6 (08:18) **CIA Director Ratcliffe’s Secret Moscow Meeting** - The host reports on a meeting at the White House between Trump, Hegseth, General Caine, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe after Ratcliffe returned from Russia.
- 7 (09:45) **Russia Plans Massive Winter Attack on Ukraine** - The host relays intelligence that Russia is planning a major offensive, potentially using tactical nuclear weapons, and may open a northern front through Belarus.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump locking down the White House from the press as midterms approach and he poised to suffer the biggest election loss in modern presidential history and each day he makes it even worse for the GOP.
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