MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 2/25/25

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Why are Americans confronting their representatives?

Ben Meiselas 0:00
Donald Trump may be destroying our government, our economy. He may be taking away people's Medicaid. People are pissed. Democrats, Republicans, independents showing up at these town halls and letting the politicians know how livid they are at Elon Musk, getting access to their private data and destroying key federal government agencies. But folks, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are going on an adventure together. They're gonna search Fort Knox for some gold, everybody. It will be televised. Here, play this clip.
Donald Trump 0:35
We're actually going to Fort Knox to see if the gold is there, because maybe somebody stole the gold.
Ben Meiselas 0:42
For those listening on audio, you had Donald Trump seated in the Oval Office next to French President Emmanuel Macron, who's looking at Donald Trump like he's literally a crazy person, but a crazy evil person as well. French President Emmanuel Macron showed up to basically confront Donald Trump about everything that Trump is doing when it comes to attacking Europe and NATO and and Ukraine earlier in the day before that meeting took place. The United States officially joined, I think, the access of evil, you know, what we used to be against. Yes, the United States joined Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and Hungary in opposing a resolution condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Yeah, not only did they oppose it, I mean, they could have abstained.
Ben Meiselas 1:36
They opposed the resolution and they were in the group with North Korea, Russia, Belarus and Hungary. How insulting can you get? Then Donald Trump in the Oval Office with French President Emmanuel Macron has asked, what's your rationale for siding with an access of evil against your allies? Here, play this clip.
Reporter 1:56
Can you explain the rationale in having the U.S. vote against the U.N. resolution that Ukraine proposed and also the U.S. proposed?
Ben Meiselas 2:06
I would rather not explain it now, but it's sort of self-evident, I think. I would rather not explain it. It's rather self evident. Is it self evident because you support Vladimir Putin? That would seem to make some sense. And then Donald Trump tried to attack Europe and attack France. in front of French President Emmanuel Macron. But Macron was ready. And as Donald Trump spewed disinformation, I just want you to watch as Macron basically takes command and says, that's not true. Let me be very clear here and puts Trump in his place. Here, watch.
Emmanuel Macron 2:42
There was a month of rest.
Donald Trump 2:44
Again, just so you understand, Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine.
Emmanuel Macron 2:50
They get their money back. No, in fact, to be frank, we paid. We paid 60% of the total default. And it was through, like the U.S., loans, guarantee, grants, and we provided the real money, to be clear. We have 230 billion frozen assets in Europe. Russian assets, but this is not as a collateral of a loan because this is not our belonging. So they are frozen. If at the end of the day in the negotiation we will have with Russia, they're ready to give it to us, super. It will be loaned at the end of the day and Russia will have paid for that.
Donald Trump 3:24
If you believe that, it's okay with me. If they get their money back, we don't. And now we do. But, you know, that's only fair.
Ben Meiselas 3:32
Yeah, you had French President Emmanuel Macron basically putting Trump in his place and saying, you don't know what you're talking about. And 60 percent of the money came from us. Let's be very clear. Then later, Donald Trump held a press conference where he attacked what he said was a terrorist. terrible deal with Mexico and Canada. He says that's currently causing Mexico and Canada to take advantage of the United States because whoever negotiated this deal is a stupid person. Here, watch what Donald Trump says.
Donald Trump 4:03
I mean, you know, who can blame them if they made these great deals with the United States, took advantage of the United States on manufacturing, on just about everything, every aspect that you could imagine they took advantage of. I look at some of these agreements, I'd read them at night and I'd say, who would ever sign a thing like this?

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