The MeidasTouch Podcast

Chairman of Joint Chiefs Torches Trump for War Crimes!!!

05 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown torching Trump in public for his war crimes and dis...

Trump Panics as Millions Protest War in Middle East!!!

05 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on millions of people protesting Trump and Netanyahu in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and even Tel Aviv. Remember to sub...

Trump Kicks Out Press as War Utterly Backfires!!

05 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump kicking out the press for three days as his unlawful war in Iran backfires....

Jake Levine On Midterms and Fighting for American People

04 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas exposes the secrets of Trump’s $2.2 trillion budget scam and is joined by Jake Levine to discuss his plan for the midt...

Trump PANICS as HELL RAINS DOWN in WAR!!!

04 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump continuing to kick the press out of the White House while threatening to “rain hell down” on...

🚨Joint Chiefs Strikes Back at Trump in Middle of War!!!

04 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the Joint Chiefs starting to publicly dissent against Trump and Pete Hegseth for their purge of military lead...

Furious World Leaders Cut Out Trump from Deals in War!!!

04 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on furious world leaders have cut Trump outing deals and working on their own deals with Iran to get safe passag...

Trump Locks Down White House as Hell Breaks Loose in War!!

04 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump locking down the White House and kicking out the press and his war in Iran severely escalates. ...

Trump Crashes Out as 4 More US Aircraft Hit in War

04 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump crashing out as 4 US Aircraft have been hit by Iran in 24 hours including two helicopters and t...

Tim Greimel on MI House Race and GOP Attacks on State

03 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republicans losing control as Trump’s war continues to spiral and as a new poll for the midterms shows peop...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 4/3/26

03 Apr 2026

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In this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, we break down a cascading series of crises rocking the Trump administration—from the sudden firing of At...

Pam Bondi Fired After Begging to Keep Job

02 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Attorney General Pam Bondi being fired after begging to keep her job. Visit https://meidasplus.com for mo...

Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 4/2/26

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news from the day. Sundays for Dogs: Make the switch to Sundays. Go right now to https://sundays...

Fox News Collapses on Air as Trump’s Speech Bombs!!!

02 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News collapsing after Donald Trump’s disastrous address to the nation which many people are saying was ...

Trump’s Health Crashes in Front Of World on Prime Time TV!!!!

02 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas discusses his opinion about Donald Trump’s health crisis being broadcast on prime time television as the world watched...

Trump’s Dark Past Surfaces as He Prepares to Fire Bondi!!

02 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump preparing to fire Attorney General Pam Bondi as his dark past continues to surface and nothing —...

Trump Panics as War Retreat Blows Up in His Face!!!!

02 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Donald Trump’s attempt to retreat from his catastrophic war in Iran is backfiring in his face. Vis...

Trump Crashes Out Before Big Address...WH Deletes Video

02 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s crash out in the White House before his address to the nation. Visit https://meidasplus.co...

Trump Panics in War and Calls to End NATO

01 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking as he has lost all control of his disastrous war in Iran and he now saying the United ...

Furious Zelenskyy Strikes Back as Trump’s Plan Backfires!!!!

01 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Donald Trump’s plan to help Russia and force Zelenskyy into submission has backfired as Zelenskyy has h...

Furious World Leaders Finally Ditch Trump Over War!!!

01 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on world leaders who were once allied with the United States publicly ditching Trump as a result of the catastro...

Trump Panics over Sudden Escalation in War!!!

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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Trump Ballroom Blocked by Federal Judge...Permanently

01 Apr 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on a federal judge blocking Donald Trump’s ballroom for violating the law. Visit https://meidasplus.com for m...

Trump Panics and Gives up Hormuz in War

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump stating that no matter what happens the United States will end his war in Iran in two weeks at w...

Judge Chris Taylor on Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting devastating news from the latest Gallup Poll showing the GOP with the lowest voter ident...

Tuesday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 3/31/26

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news from the day. MarsMen: For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping,...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 3/31/26

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, we break down Donald Trump’s return to blatant market manipulation tactics as he falsely claims “produ...

Trump Panics as Arab Allies Threaten Him in War

31 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting threatened by his Arab allies in the region and panicking as they demand he send troops ...

Trump Loses it as Leaders Predict Doom in War

30 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on world leaders predicting grave consequences for the US and the entire world from Trump’s catastrophic war. ...

Wow! Trump Finally Suffers Full Collapse in Red States!!

30 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump suffering a full collapse in Red States and Meiselas interviews Iowa State Representative Josh T...

Trump’s Health Collapses as War Causes Full Paranoia!!!

30 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s health appearing to collapse as he experiences what appears to be full and debilitating para...

All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump’s Blockade Collapses!!!

30 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s purported  blockade against Cuba collapsing after he permitted Putin to send a Russian oil ...

Trump Panics as Special Forces Enter War!!!

30 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking as the war spirals of control and US special forces are now being sent to possibly inv...

Trump’s Health Collapses as War gets Out of Control!!!!

29 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s health crashing faster by the day and Meiselas interviews Democratic Congressman Suhas Subra...

Trump Panics as Iran Gives Ominous Warning

29 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Iran delivering an ominous message to Donald Trump as his disastrous war rages on and Meiselas provides the l...

Trump gets Rude Awakening by Size Of No Kings Protest!!!

29 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s getting the  karma he deserves as the No Kings Protests were once against far bigger than h...

World Leaders give Final Warning to Trump on Catastrophic War!!

29 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on world leaders giving their final warning to Trump as his war in Iran spirals out of control and as he continu...

Trump Panics as Iran Destroys US Air Fleet!!!

29 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking as Iran destroys the US Air Fleet in Saudi Arabia, including the E-3G Sentry and numer...

Swalwell Calls Out Trump’s Unlawful War and Discusses Gov Race

29 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the growing calls across the country for Trump to be impeached and Meiselas interviews Congressman Eric Swalw...

Ben Debates Top Hostage Negotiator Chris Voss on Iran War

28 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s failed negotiations in the Iran War and Meiselas debates Trump’s negotiation tactics with ...

Trump Crashes Out on Saturday as War Takes Ugly Turn

28 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump crashing out on Saturday as the war takes another disaster turn with the Houthis joining the war...

Trump Loses It as Massive Protests Erupt!!!

28 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Trump being terrified as massive No Kings Protests are erupting across the country today. Remember to subsc...

Furious World Leaders Torch Trump for War at G7 Meeting!!

28 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump and Marco Rubio getting torched at the latest G7 meeting in France by world leaders and Meiselas...

Trump Panics as Houthis Enter War!!!

28 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking on the news that the Houthis of Yemen have officially joined the war and have started ...

Trump gives Disaster Speech on War to Tiny Ctowd

28 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the terrible speech on the war Trump just gave to a small crowd at a Miami financial conference. Visit http...

MAGA Mike Panics as GOP Senate Votes Against him...at 2 AM

28 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republican Senators turning against MAGA Mike Johnson and MAGA House Members and Meiselas shares the surprise...

All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Surrenders to Russia

27 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on hell breaking loose as Trump and the MAGA Republicans invite sanctioned Russian officials to get VIP treatmen...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 3/27/26

27 Mar 2026

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On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast: Trump once again delays his own deadline on Iran as the war escalates and Iran flatly rejects any negotiat...

Trump Panics as Iran Prepares 1 Million Soldiers

27 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump losing control as Iran prepares 1 million soldiers in the event of a US invasion and Trump lies ...

Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 3/26/26

26 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news from the day. Done with Debt: Visit https://DoneWithDebt.com and talk to a strategist for F...

Trump Crashes Out in Cabinet Meeting Over War

26 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump crashing out during a cabinet meeting on the war as things continue to escalate. Visit http...

Top Trump Official Falls Apart Under Cross-Exam on War!!

26 Mar 2026

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Trump’s Health Rapidly Collapses as He Suffers in Public!!!

26 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on his opinion on how Donald Trump’s health is rapidly deteriorating as the war in Iran spirals out of control...

All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Abandons Bases in War!!!

26 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on United States military bases in the Middle East being evacuated as Trump has left them exposed and defenseles...

Trump Loses It as Iran Taunts Him for Ground Invasion!!!

26 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump losing control as Iran is publicly taunting him and threatening him over the potential imminent ...

Trump Has Psychotic Meltdown over War in Disaster Speech

26 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas covers Donald Trump’s disaster speech at the annual NRCC event where he addressed his war in Iran and other topics. ...

Trump WH Crashes Out as Iran Declares Next Steps

25 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump, Karoline Leavitt, and all the goons in the White House crashing out as Iran is refusing to meet...

Trump Goes Mute as Iran Rejects Deal

25 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports Donald Trump going silent as Iran publicly rejects his attempt to enter into negotiations to end the war he star...

Trump’s Health Collapses in Front of World During War!!!

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas and Dr. Vin Gupta share their opinion on Donald Trump’s health collapsing in front of the entire world during the most...

All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Loses Control on World Stage

25 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump losing all control on the world stage as the war against Iran escalates. Go to https://Brodo.c...

Trump Panics as Iran Says No Negotiations!!!

25 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s attempts to negotiate with Iran being instantly rejected by the Islamic Republic which has s...

Tuesday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 3/24/26

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Popok is back at The Intersection commenting on breaking news from Wall Street, the Supreme Court, DC and NJ federal courts, and the White House. ...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 3/24/26

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, the brothers talk about Trump’s fake “deal” with Iran, which was quickly refuted by the Iranian regi...

Trump Loses it as Iran Ghosts him on Fake Deal

24 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting ghosted by Iran over this fake deal he announced this morning to manipulate the markets....

MeidasTouch Makes Major Announcement!

23 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas makes a major announcement and discusses breaking news… Subscribe to Scott's Youtube Channel:  https://www.youtube.c...

Trump Panics and Lies He Made Deal to End War

23 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking over Iran rejecting his ultimatum in the war and lying about making a deal with Iran t...

Trump’s Health Crashes in War as 25th Amendment Demanded

23 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on a top Republican magazine calling on JD Vance to invoke the 25th Amendment and replace Trump as the war in Ir...

All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Is Threatened in War!!

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on hell breaking loose as Iran ignores Trump’s threats and Iran responds by threatening Trump as the war conti...

Trump Panics as Troops Turn Against Him in War!!!

23 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking as US troops are letting it be known they don’t want to die in the Iran war with no ...

Trump Has Psycho Meltdown on Sunday as War Gets Ugly

23 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s psychotic meltdown on Sunday as his war in Iran spirals out of control. Go to https://Groun...

Trump Loses Control of War as Markets Implode

22 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump blowing up markets in the United States and globally as a consequence of his disastrous war and ...

Furious World Leaders Freeze Out Trump as War Collapses

22 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting abandoned by the entire world as his failure is allowing Iran to make record profits dur...

Trump Panics as Iran Rejects Ultimatum in War

22 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump losing it at Iran rejects his ultimatum in the war and Iran strikes deep inside Israel as the wa...

Trump Crashes Out as Iran Threatens him with War

21 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump crashing out all morning as Iran threatens him during the war and Trump tries to distract from t...

Trump Gets Torched by Four-Star General Over War!!

21 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the powerful interview by retired Four Star General James Mattis who calls out and exposes Trump’s disastr...

Furious World Leaders Stick the Dagger in Trump as War Backfires

21 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on world leaders standing up to Trump and calling him out in public as his disastrous war in Iran continues to b...

Trump Panics as Ground Invasion Imminent in War!!!

21 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking and deploying US military forces capable of an imminent ground invasion in Iran while ...

Trump Crashes Out on WH Lawn over War...Abandons DC

21 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch cofounder Ben Meiselas reacts to Donald Trump's disastrous presser on the White House lawn as he flees DC to Mar-a-Lago in week 3 of his w...

Governor Cooper Discusses Iran War and NC Senate Race

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking as his war in Iran escalates and Putin delivers a grim ultimatum and Meiselas speaks w...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 3/20/26

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, we break down the dangerous escalation of Trump’s war after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes hit a major Irani...

Top Trump Officials Throw him Under the Bus at War Hearing

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the House Hearing featuring Trump’s top intelligence officials where they throw him under the bus and all b...

Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 3/19/26

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news from the day. Mack Weldon: Go to https://MackWeldon.com and get 20% OFF your first order of...

Trump Crashes Out in War Presser Conference with Japan PM

19 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump holding a disastrous Oval Office Press Conference on the Iran War with Japan’s PM Takaichi. ...

Trump Cracks in WH and Loses Control of War

19 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump cracking under the pressure of the war in the White House and offering to remove Iranian oil san...

MAGA Mike Visibly Cracks as War Escalates…Losing His Job!!!

19 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republican Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson visibly cracking under the pressure of Trump’s disastrous war and the ...

All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Gets Checkmated in War!!

19 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on all hell breaking loose as Trump’s terrible war against Iran rages on and Trump has no plan and is getting ...

Trump Panics as War Threatens His Life!!

19 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump being scared for his life as his disastrous war in Iran escalates. Visit https://meidasplus....

Trump Tries Shutting Down Bondi Epstein Deposition

19 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump trying to shut down the deposition of Attorney General Pam Bondi by pulling a stunt where AG Bon...

Top Trump Officials Collapse Under Cross-Exam on War

19 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s top officials like Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe getting cross-examined at the Senate Int...

GOP Gets Rude Awakening on House Floor as War Blows Up!!

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republicans losing all control in the House as they return from vacation whir Trump’s disastrous war is rag...

Trump Panics as War Suddenly Escalates

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the major escalation of Trump’s disastrous war in Iran that just took place this morning as Israel and the ...

🚨Trump Loses It and Attacks Meidas over War Coverage

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump attacking MeidasTouch for exposing his lies during the disastrous war against Iran. HomeChef is...

All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump is Fully Abandoned in War!!!

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting rejected by world leaders as his unlawful was in Iran is completely collapsing and Meise...

Trump Panics over Sneak Attack in War

18 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting outmaneuvered in his unlawful war against Iran as Russia is helping Iran and new weapons...

Trump Crashes Out in WH Press Conference over War

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump crashing out in the Oval Office as NATO is not joining his unlawful war against Iran and as the ...

Trump Panics as Top Official Quits Over War

17 Mar 2026

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking this morning as his Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent announce...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 3/17/26

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas break down the latest developments as Donald Trump’s war against Iran con...

Trump Makes Incriminating Admission on War...in Oval

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump having a meltdown in the Oval Office over his disastrous war in Iran and making an incriminating...

Trump Crashes Out at WH Presser as War Backfires

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump crashing out in the White House during a press conference today over his war in Iran as no coun...

Furious World Leaders Freeze Out Trump from Military Alliance!!!

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on world leaders forming new alliances like the Canadian-Nordic partnership which is designed to fight back agai...