Trump Makes Everything Worse as His Plans Continue to Backfire
August 30, 2026
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5 min readTrump Makes Everything Worse as His Plans Continue to Backfire
The MeidasTouch Podcast dissects a cascade of Trump administration failures that are compounding rather than solving the crises his policies created. The core argument is that Trump's response to his self-inflicted catastrophes—a war with Iran that closed the Strait of Hormuz, a trade war with Canada, and a collapsing domestic energy situation—consists of fraudulent market manipulation schemes that enrich insiders while hurting Americans and provoking backlash from allies, adversaries, and even his own political base.
The Venezuela Oil Deal as Market Manipulation
The host focuses on Trump's announcement of a deal with Venezuela's Delcy Rodriguez, claiming access to 65 billion barrels of oil that would bring down gas prices. The deal is presented as a joint venture between a U.S. entity and Alejandro Betancourt, a figure accused of stealing billions from the Venezuelan state while tasked with fixing the country's electricity grid.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Podcast Introduction & Advertisements** - Podcast opens with ads for Corona, Cummins Diesel recall, and Goya coconut water before the host begins the main segment.
- 2 (00:45) **Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal as a Market Manipulation Scheme** - The host argues Trump’s announced deal with Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez is a fraudulent attempt to manipulate oil prices and cover up the catastrophic closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- 3 (04:29) **Republican Senator Susan Collins’s Weak Response to Trump’s Trade War** - The host covers Senator Collins’s letter to the Trump regime asking for renewed trade negotiations with Canada as Maine suffers from retaliatory tariffs.
- 4 (06:14) **Trump’s Deranged Lake America Video & Ontario’s Response** - The host plays clips of Trump’s "Lake America" propaganda video and Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s defiant response affirming the lake will remain Lake Ontario.
- 5 (09:01) **Governor Pritzker’s Speech: "Team Fight vs. Team Cave"** - The host highlights Illinois Governor Pritzker’s powerful speech blaming Trump’s war in Iran and Venezuela for high gas prices and his trade war for crushing farms and businesses.
- 6 (12:23) **Elvira Salazar’s Flip-Flop on the Venezuela Deal** - The host exposes Representative Elvira Salazar’s reversal on the Venezuela oil deal after receiving a phone call from Donald Trump.
- 7 (14:17) **The Fraudulent Economics of the Venezuela Deal** - The host breaks down the math of the deal, arguing it is an imperialistic exploitation scheme that gives Venezuela only 3-4% of the oil revenue.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump making things so much worse for himself as his plans continue to backfire, his problems pile up, and his bizarre behavior and attacks on Canada expose just how badly things are unraveling around him. Meiselas also reports on Trump's Venezuela plan already being despised by everyone in Venezuela as well as here in the United States.
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