Trump's Late-Night Obsession with a Reflecting Pool as Iran Talks Hit Emergency Mode

The MeidasTouch Podcast opens with a bizarre late-night social media post from Donald Trump, who spent hours ranting about vandals turning the National Mall's reflecting pool green with algae and a 250-foot gash in its facade. "It was perfect before the Vandal showed up," Trump wrote, claiming the pool "had nothing to do with Donald Trump" before insisting it was "never so beautiful as it was just one week ago." The host notes the algae is actually from the Potomac Basin, the water source, while Trump is now arresting people around the pool. This strange fixation comes as far more serious international negotiations are unraveling.

Emergency Session in Switzerland as Iran Talks Hit a Wall

An emergency session has been called in Switzerland, where technical discussions around a memorandum of understanding with Iran are taking place. The crisis point: Iran has made clear it will not address any issues in the MOU unless the United States first complies with its obligations — specifically the first point, which states the ceasefire applies to Lebanon and requires the U.S. to ensure all hostilities end there, including Israeli attacks.