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5 min readTrump Returns to Washington as His Plans Unravel
On the tarmac in Washington D.C. after flying back from an event in Ohio, Donald Trump told reporters he doesn't worry about anything. "Whatever it is, you know, my attitude, whatever," he said. Then he claimed the United States "owns" the Strait of Hormuz and suggested that at some point, "maybe we'll just blow them away." The segment that follows is a running commentary on these statements and the broader state of Trump's presidency, focused on a single theme: the gap between what Trump says and what is actually happening.
The Strait of Hormuz and the Reality Gap
Trump's claim about owning the Strait of Hormuz is factually wrong. The United States does not control the strait, and as the commentary notes, the U.S. has effectively lost its military edge against Iran in that region. The assertion that "we beat Iran" and "we dominate them" does not match observable realities—satellite footage shows tanker movements, strategic petroleum reserves have dropped below 300 million barrels, and munitions have been depleted through the conflict. The argument is that Trump's statements are not just exaggerations but outright inversions of the situation: Iran has no interest in negotiating with the U.S. unless all terms under a previous memorandum of understanding are met, and the administration's posture has actually strengthened Am
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Trump’s Deranged Tarmac Arrival in DC** - The host sets the scene of Trump’s disastrous return to Washington after a creepy event in Ohio, framing him as delusional and lying.
- 2 (01:58) **Host Debunks Trump’s Iran Claims** - The host directly counters Trump’s assertion of US control over the Strait of Hormuz, arguing the US has actually lost the war with Iran.
- 3 (02:42) **Trump’s Cowardly Escape in a Catering Cart** - The host reveals the truth behind Trump’s secret flight switch, where he hid in a cafeteria container to avoid danger, contradicting his false narrative.
- 4 (04:10) **Trump’s Delusional Claims of Victory** - The host highlights Trump’s continued lies about beating Iran and controlling the economy, playing a clip where he boasts of records and falling prices.
- 5 (05:13) **Trump’s Psychotic Lies About Safety** - The host analyzes Trump’s shifting excuse that he took the more dangerous plane to help the press, calling him a “psychotic, demented gremlin.”
- 6 (06:32) **Iranian Mockery and Fox News Spin** - The host shows how Iran is mocking Trump with a Lego video, while Fox News’ Sean Hannity frames the hiding incident as a “daring escape.”
- 7 (08:04) **Fox News Deflects to Hillary Clinton** - The host criticizes Fox News for pivoting to attacks on Hillary Clinton when asked about Trump’s failures, ignoring the suffering of the American people.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump's disaster landing to Washington DC from Ohio as all his plans blow up and Meiselas meticulously details Trump continuing to lose big across everything he does.
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