Trump Loses Control as Bad News Buries Him

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Why does the episode open with inflation, interest rates, and a looming Iran‑Israel war?

Ben Meiselas 0:00
Our editor-in-chief Ron Philipkowski puts it best. Inflation is up, prices are rising, interest rates are up, GDP is down, we are going to war with Iran. But the good news is Donald Trump had two new flag poles put up at the White House yesterday, and that's what he was bragging about. Have you seen these gigantic poles on the north and south lawn of the White House. Donald Trump held a press conference where he used construction workers as props to talk about the gigantic flagpoles he's putting in front and the back of the White House, which looks like a total eyesore. And as one commentator puts it, whether there is a new Mideast war or not is based on the whims of an attention situation. Seeking toddler.
Ben Meiselas 0:51
So Donald Trump is asked while he has these construction workers behind him about war with Iran. And Donald Trump's response is, Maybe I do it. Maybe I don't do it. Maybe I don't even know. Maybe I'm gonna do it. Maybe I don't. I w no I don't even know. Here, play this clip.
Donald J. Trump 1:11
Will you strike the Iranian nuclear component? And what time exactly, sir? Sir, would you strike it? Would you please inform us so we can be there and watch? I mean, you don't know that I'm gonna even do it. You d you don't know. I may do it, I may not do it.

What was the reaction to Trump’s bizarre White House flag‑pole press conference?

Donald J. Trump 1:25
I mean nobody knows what I'm gonna do.
Ben Meiselas 1:27
I can't even believe that is a real clip that I am showing you. Donald Trump then posts great poll numbers for Trump, and then m maybe he thinks poll numbers Are polls like actual physical polls going up? My polls are going up, and he's talking about the gigantic flag polls because all of his polls are going down. Down down. The worst polling in American presidential history, essentially. Whether it's Quinnipiac, whether it's Ugov, whether it's AP Nork or even Fox, Donald Trump's polling is like the worst ever. While he's putting flag poles up. We also learn that the U.S. is moving its military assets into the Middle East, making them vulnerable to Iranian attack. The U.S. military has moved some aircraft and ships from bases in the Middle East that may be vulnerable to any potential Iranian attacks, two sources say, as Trump is quote, getting comfortable with.
Ben Meiselas 2:31
With strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities sources, say And they say that he's approved these strikes, but he's still waiting to give the order. But he's approved, in theory, the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities using American planes. Now, Donald Trump was talking about war with Iran at a bizarre press conference he held yesterday with the Juventus Italian Football Club, who was there for the The FIFA games. That's why they were in the United States. I'm not sure why they were in the Oval Office while Donald Trump was talking about war with Iran, with the Juventus Football Club behind him, because he's an attention-seeking toddler, no offense to attention-seeking toddlers. Then Donald Trump lies and claims that the Iranians were begging to take a visit to the White House, which Iran then denied.
Ben Meiselas 3:26
And said, we definitely do not want to be at the White House.

How did Trump respond when asked if he would strike Iran’s nuclear facilities?

Ben Meiselas 3:29
Donald Trump is an absolute liar. Here's Donald Trump saying that Iran wants to be at the White House with the Juventus behind and play this clip.
Donald J. Trump 3:37
In the end they decided not to do it and now they wish they did it. And they wanna meet, but it's you know it's a little late to meet, but they wanna meet. And they wanna come to the White House. They'll even come to the White House. So we'll see. I may I may do that. But it's uh Yeah.
Ben Meiselas 3:53
Shame it wasn't could have been done the easy way. Now, as you know by now, Donald Trump fled the G7 on Monday. He was not there for the working session on Tuesday. He missed key meetings with President Zelensky of Ukraine, Prime Minister Modi of India, President Claudia Scheinbaum of Mexico. After I release this video that you're watching, I'm gonna do another video on how furious India is. Is with Donald Trump because he keeps lying and making up that he negotiated the ceasefire and mediated it between India and Pakistan. But let me show you here Prime Minister Modi speaking with French President Emmanuel Macron, mocking Donald Trump for doing social media posts about war and things like that.

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