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5 min readTrump's Sunday Goes Horribly Wrong
Donald Trump spent Sunday morning posting about a woman protesting his proposed triumphal arch at the reflecting pool, announcing a "Super Intelligence Force" to coordinate with religious organizations, and ranting on social media — all while diesel and gas prices surged, another tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, and North Korea bragged about test-firing a hypersonic missile. The episode tracks a cascade of developments across economics, foreign policy, and domestic governance that the host argues reveal a regime both malicious and incompetent.
The Economic Picture: Data Versus Messaging
The host spends considerable time dissecting the Trump administration's economic claims against available data. Energy Secretary Chris Wright went on Fox News Sunday and attributed the surge in diesel and gas prices to the Russia-Ukraine war, China's decision not to export diesel, two recently closed California refineries, and "fifteen years of Democratic policies that have been energy subtraction." The host counters that Trump promised to resolve the Ukraine war in 24 hours after the election and claimed Xi Jinping was his best friend — so if those relationships were real, why couldn't Trump negotiate a deal?
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:00) **Trump's Sunday Rant & The Super Intelligence Force** - Trump ramps up social media posts about forming a "Super Intelligence Force" and obsesses over a protester at the reflecting pool.
- 2 (03:07) **Global Crises Mount Under Trump's Watch** - A roundup of escalating international conflicts, including a tanker strike, North Korea's missile test, and a strike on a bridge in Kiev.
- 3 (05:59) **Trump Regime Lies on Sunday Shows About the Economy** - Energy Secretary Chris Wright and economic advisor Kevin Hassett blame Biden, China, and Ukraine for surging prices while claiming a "golden age."
- 4 (08:53) **Hassett's Economic Gaslighting on CNN** - Hassett tells Jake Tapper the economy is booming and that mortgage rates will come down, despite data showing the opposite.
- 5 (10:24) **MAGA Supreme Court Justice Alito's Hypocrisy** - Justice Alito claims the court does not base decisions on personal beliefs, a claim the host finds laughable.
- 6 (12:12) **Receipts vs. Rhetoric: The Real Economic Data** - The host contrasts the administration's claims with actual data showing record highs in diesel, gas, treasury yields, and mortgage rates.
- 7 (14:30) **Pneumonic Plague Outbreak in Siberia** - A lab technician dies from a plague outbreak in Siberia, leading to hospital quarantines and a mass regime at an aluminum plant.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous Sunday as he boasts about a new “super intelligence” force while global crises mount. Ben breaks down reports of strikes on Ukraine’s bridges, North Korean ballistic missile tests, another tanker struck by Iran, and surging diesel prices as Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other Trump officials insist everything is going great.
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