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5 min read“He's a 75-year-old man, and you talk so much about my president, Trump, being a humanitarian. You are a humanitarian also, sir, and I salute that, I commend you, and I thank you again.” That was Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s envoy, speaking directly to Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Wednesday morning. The meeting, which the MeidasTouch host describes as a catastrophic demonstration of Trump’s weakness, set the tone for a news roundup covering multiple developments: a new diesel deal with Russia, a denial of U.S. control over Elon Musk’s Starlink, a dangerous escalation in rhetoric from Israel’s Netanyahu, fresh tanker strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, and sinking approval numbers for Trump.
The Witkoff-Putin Meeting: A “Bootlicker” Performance
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:51) **Disastrous Morning for Trump’s Regime** - Overview of the day’s multiple political and geopolitical crises.
- 2 (01:51) **JD Vance’s Anti-Fraud Hypocrisy** - Vance claims Trump hates people enriching themselves through government access.
- 3 (02:43) **Witkoff’s Humiliating Putin Meeting** - Trump’s envoy praises Putin as a humanitarian and thanks him for diesel deals.
- 4 (07:21) **Rubio’s Starlink Denial** - The Secretary of State claims the US government has no control over Elon Musk’s decisions.
- 5 (08:33) **Zelensky Confirms Starlink Throttling** - Ukraine’s president says drone speeds are still limited due to the service restrictions.
- 6 (11:08) **Netanyahu’s Dangerous Iran Speech** - The Israeli PM calls for the overthrow of the Iranian regime.
- 7 (12:49) **New Tanker Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz** - Two to four more vessels are struck, escalating the crisis.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Trump envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting in Russia and his praise for Vladimir Putin as oil prices continue to surge. Meiselas also covers JD Vance’s claim that nobody hates government corruption more than Donald Trump as the administration’s messaging goes off the rails.
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