Trump’s Ireland Trip Gets Worse as Protests Grow and Crises Mount

September 13, 2026

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Trump arrived in Ireland for a diplomatic visit, and within hours, tens of thousands of protesters filled the streets of Dublin. The host of the MeidasTouch Podcast notes that when reporters asked Trump about the demonstrations, he claimed he hadn't seen any protests at all — a denial that the host calls emblematic of a leader disconnected from the reality around him.

But the Ireland trip is just one scene in a much wider story. The episode weaves together several crises unfolding simultaneously: a diplomatic extraction of a U.S. diplomat accused of child sex offenses from London, escalating protests in Albania tied to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's business deals, a costly Iranian missile strike on a U.S. base in Jordan, and a sudden coordinated slowdown by major AI companies. Beneath all of this, the host argues, is a deeper structural unraveling of the post-World War II international order — one that Donald Trump, through incompetence and self-dealing, is accelerating.

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1 (02:31) **Trump Golfs in Ireland as Protests Erupt Worldwide** - The host opens with Trump posting golf videos while global protests against him escalate, contrasting his self-promotion with the scale of opposition.
2 (08:02) **Trump Provokes UK, Extracts a Pedophile Diplomat** - The host details Trump’s antagonism toward the UK, including encouraging Argentina to invade the Falklands and a covert operation to smuggle a pedophile diplomat out of Britain.
3 (12:23) **Iran Strikes US Base in Jordan; Interceptors Run Out** - New footage reveals the extent of damage from Iranian ballistic missiles on a US base in Jordan, with the US using nearly a billion dollars in interceptors.
4 (15:14) **AI Industry Abruptly Slows Development After Possible Rogue Incident** - Top AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and X AI, suddenly agree to slow AI development, sparking rumors of a dangerous breakthrough or rogue model.
5 (17:44) **Trump Bankrupts Saudi Arabia; Petrodollar System Collapses** - Saudi oil production hits a three-decade low as the Houthis advance, pipelines are shut, and the petrodollar recycling system that enriched the US is destroyed.
6 (22:27) **Xi Jinping Threatens to Cancel State Visit Over Taiwan Funding** - China’s president leverages Trump’s desperation for a state visit, demanding no US funding for Taiwan’s defense or he will cancel the trip.
7 (24:46) **Xi Warns Trump of the Thucydides Trap; A New Hegemon Rises** - The host reflects on Xi’s warning to Trump not to fall into the Thucydides trap, as China becomes the new global hegemon while the US declines.

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Show Notes

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump's disastrous trip to Ireland as protests against him continue to spread, while Trump posts photos of himself golfing amid major crises facing the United States. Meiselas contrasts Trump's behavior abroad with the growing coordination among BRICS nations and other world powers as America's global standing faces new challenges.

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