The MeidasTouch Podcast - All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump’s ICE Joins With…US Army?!!!

Episode Date: January 19, 2026

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s ICE forces getting possible reinforcement from the United States Army with 1500 paratroopers as ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE in Minnesota . Get 20% off all IQBAR products. Text TRUTH to 64000. (Message and data rates may apply) Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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shout out to our friends over at Status Koo News. They do an incredible job documenting what's taking place on the ground. It's been an honor to work with them. Make sure you subscribe to the Status Koo YouTube, the Status Koo Substack, become a member of what they're doing because it ultimately helps our on the ground reporting with them. Also, subscribe to our YouTube channel, help us get to 6 million subscribers. Most of the videos I'm going to show you are from status Koo. This first one I'm going to show you is not, but it's an important one. Here I'm going to show you how the United States government, how the SS Gestapo, the paramilitary forces of the Trump regime are planting individuals on the street to pretend that they are protesters, but they are actually agitators who are trying to cause problems and then force the border patrol and ICE Gestapo to arrive in order to terrorize people.

So these are actually Border Patrol and ICE, the Gestapo, pretending to be protesters who then get unpeaceful or not peaceful. And then they use that as a pretext for further attacks and invasion by ICE and the Border Patrol. Watch what happens right here as an individual kind of falls to the ground. And you think that it's a protester. And then he's like, I'm with you guys. I'm with you guys. And then all of a sudden, watch who swoops in, the ICE and Border Patrol Gestapo. You play this clip.

Move back! Move back right now! Back up! Back up! Yeah, save your Nazi. Put him in your Nazi van. Go get him some help. He needs a little bit of fucking middle health there. Donie!

Nobody got guns! You're going to look me in the eye when you're spraying? You're going to look me in the island you're screaming? You're going to be just like the fucking guy. You're going to be just like the fucking guy. You're going to be right? Everybody got cameras! Everybody got cameras!

You got cameras! You got guns! Now this next video I'm going to show you is from status coup as mostly all the remaining videos are. Here you'll see with arms linked and snow falling, Minneapolis peaceful ice protesters are dancing as ice agents retreat back. Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na. Hey, hey, hey, hey, goodbye. Here, play this clip. Now, this was from this past weekend. Status Koonooze was on the ground as a right-wing agitator who was confronted by the Minneapolis ICE protesters ran to his car and then barreled his car over people, people with the car and continued to drive off from a parking garage. Let's play this clip.

They just ran into somebody as they drove away. Now, a lot of these hateful pro-ice people who were out there. There was a lot of people who were there, right-wing extremists who were trying to be provocateurs to rile up people using slurs and white nationalist type of stuff. And the peaceful protesters really asserted themselves and stood up to them. Let me show you as Minneapolis protesters shut down the hate march, led by right-wing agitator Jake Lang. You see Lang right there getting water poured on him, it appears. And here's as the protesters break up the hate rally, play this clip.

Are you running in fear? Did this turn out the way you wanted it to? No. There you go. He's already said. It did not turn out the way he wanted it to. wanted it to. Well, he heard it from one of the guys himself. He tried to get into this crowd and I don't know why. It starts some shit. And I asked him, I asked him if it turned out the way he thought he wanted

it to and he said, no. So then went through status cool. We were able to hear from some voices on the ground. Like here you have a Minneapolis ice protester talking about how really just wanted to be here to show support to the people who are really scared play this. Clint. People are being respectful of each other and respectful of the cause that we're here for and recognize that it's a bigger, it's a bigger goal than the moment. Yes, I just want to be out here supporting people who are really scared right now and just it's very dangerous for them. And so I'm standing in solidarity with the people who are afraid. I won't mention the guys' names. The live extremers try to disart shit in this most recent kind of turn where it's like trying to open doors at the

at the daycare centers and shocker random guy is not a adult is not allowed into a daycare center and acting like it's some big thing and then getting like you know the okay you know getting the thumbs up from the president of the United States it's just over the top it's just like there's no words for it it's just I can't believe it's happening and I feel like we're being threatened like okay you don't agree with me this is what I'm going to do to you it's baffling I don't know what it is um that he's like picking out on us I don't know why I I'm disgusted by it I'm frightened by it but I'm not going to sit home and you know not do anything if I can do anything give money you know show up for my neighbors that's what I'm going to do

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our neighborhoods and kidnapping our people. Let's play this clip right here. What brings you out here today? That fucking ICE is terrorizing our neighbors. They're kidnapped. having people, they're gassing schools, they're shooting people. And they, like, we see ICE agents commit crimes on a daily basis. And one of the fucking cops just said to me that they can't do shit.

So if ICE fucking goes to your home and rapes your mother, apparently the cops can't do shit about that. There's the fucking Jake Lang and his like three other fucking Nazis who showed up. And then we fucking scared them off, chase them right back into this fucking hotel, show them that they're not fucking well, they're not fucking welcome in Minnesota. There were actually three different events organized today to protect our neighbors in Cedar Riverside. They didn't get past the first line of defense. So many people showed up that we scared those Nazis back home.

Minnesota shows up for our neighbors. ICE is not welcome here. Our neighbors, immigrants, or legal or whatever. Everyone is welcome here except for fucking ice. And we are going to make that clear every fucking day until they get the fuck out. I've been pushed to the ground. ground for standing still. We've seen them literally drive by, drop a gas tank and then drive off.

They're not fucking doing shit. And especially if they're not going to send the cops or any type of law enforcement to actually protect and enforce that, nothing's going to fucking happen. The vice president said they have absolute fucking immunity. Do you think they're not going to act with absolute immunity? We need to fucking do something. And right now the only people doing something is our community, not law enforcement, not Minnesota, not Minneapolis, but our community and each other. Next, you have a Minneapolis ice protester talking about what I discussed at the beginning of this video that Donald Trump is readying 1,500 military troops, these paratroopers from the

army who are going to be potentially what, just like being deployed to further terrorize the communities. And these peaceful protesters are like, do you think we need the tensions to be any higher right now? We already have ICE and Border Patrol terrorizing us. Here, play this clip. I mean, I was born and raised in Minnesota and just the spirit of the city. And after everything that happened in 2020, I just felt everyone came together in such a special and amazing way.

And I think Minnesota really stands out among other states for that. And I just want to be part of that. And I believe in that. And now the next thing is he's prepared 1,500 troops. He's called up 1,500 army troops from Alaska to potentially the cold weather, you know, cold weather guys, you know, to be prepared to come in here. I mean, I don't think tensions need to be any higher, and that will only make things more tense. And also, what's the point? Like, we're out here peacefully protesting.

What would they be here for? And I think we've also proven that we can stay peaceful and that we will stay peaceful. and the police are the agitators, the police are the escalators, not us. What's, uh, there's an amazing crowd out here today, like I keep saying, like, I think it's, it's like with windshield, it's like negative four or something like that. It feels like it's already dropped a little bit since we got out of the car. Um, but, um, what do you say about like all the number of people who are out here, like actually coming out a day after day, but this is a huge crowd, even just the last couple days

that I've been out here. Yeah, I mean, I think it's amazing. Again, it fills my heart. It really, like, it's a light in this, in this dark time. And yeah, it's truly, it's truly amazing. Next, you have an Ohio woman talks about how she came to Minneapolis just to show solidarity here, play this clip. I'm from Ohio. I drove up here to be supportive and do my duty and be out here.

And they're just amazing here. There's food. There's things to warm your hands. They care. And they support each other. And it's fantastic. want to be here for my neighbors and they're here for me and it's it's great how do you feel that the president seems to really have really love sending troops to this city i feel like he's a treasonous

traitor and he doesn't know anything about our constitution and he doesn't know anything about our rights or anything about our country i mean that is not what our country is that's not what we're about and everything he says is complete nonsense he's an absolute moron he's a criminal he's a pedophile and he's a pedophile protector and I really don't care about anything he says but I'm up for any fight he wants to bring it's time now white people need to stand up I thought when you know maybe I guess it's going to take a white life to die I thought that would be enough for people to understand where we're at now and I guess it's going to take more I don't I hope not but I mean this is wrong It's wrong. We can't do this. This is a police state. You can't do this.

Next, we have another Minneapolis ICE protester talking about how she believes, and I believe this as well, that Donald Trump's plan here is really just to declare martial law, shut down the midterms, and try to declare himself the furor, which is what he's masquerading or trying to be right now. But that's where this is ultimately heading here, play this clip. Already pissed off, but we're ready to stand up and fight, obviously. I think, though, at the end of the day, Donald Trump is going to do whatever he can to declare martial law before November so that there won't be any midterms. I really think that's what this is all about. This is his plan, whether it's a civil war or war with other countries.

Obviously, I just feel like he's setting us up is what he's doing for his own plans. And it's disgusting. It's sad, you know. This feels like we're living in some kind of dystopian world, and I hope people in other states watch multiple news outlets to get the real story out, because obviously we know that this administration is lying. They're lying about everything, from Renee Good to what we're doing here today. It's all lies.

See it from all different angles and try to get the truth because it's chaos, right? And that's his plan. So to try and find the truth. So people like you who are out here every day talking to people, I think that's, that's, you know, a blessing. Next, you've seen this guy before. I'm sure you may have seen him on Instagram or his other socials on TikTok. He goes by the name DeWoke Farmer, and he tells status coup why he's there protesting.

And he says, our nation's falling. In fact, he says, I think our nation has already fell, but we need to stand up. We need to stand up to this ICE Gestapo. Here's what he has to say. Here, play this clip. I just want to thank you guys, man. I see you everywhere, every fucking day. Like, you are killing it, man.

You're fucking everywhere. Fucking badass, brother. Yeah. Come out. Do you mind talking to this for a second? Yeah, I want. What brother, you come out every single day. You've been arrested.

You've been pulled into there before. What, like, what keeps you going? Um, well, our nation's falling. In my opinion, the republic has already fallen. Congress has failed. No one is coming to save us. The midterms might not save us. I just want to stand up for humanity while we can.

I'm seeing the exact parallels of 1939 Nazi Germany. I thought Venezuela was going to be Poland. But, you know, I'm seeing this happening in my nation. I love this country. I love all people, no matter of the race, religion. None of that shit matters to me. And so I feel an obligation as having the privilege of having a VA disability check. So I can be out here.

And now I have a social platform. So my voice is getting out there. So I just can't stop. I just feel that it's my patriotic duty. I swore an oath to the Constitution. And I plan to fucking uphold it. Remind people who you are. I'm DeWoke Farmer.

Well, DeWoke Farmer, too, now because they keep banning my accounts because I'm a little vulgar. I'm a little loud. So, yeah. They know how to resist. They've been through this fire before with George Floyd and many other times. They know how to fight back. And I think that people are scared. People are seeing what's happening.

And they know it's the fucking same thing as Nazi Germany. They see that this city has been invaded by 4,000 fucking private troops, Donald Trump's private army. And so they know that if they're not out here, they're complicit. So if you're willing and able and physically able to get off your couch, it just takes you to be out here. You don't have to yell. You don't have to wave a flag. You can just stand here. You can wear a costume.

You even have Mark Hamill posting the following as. as well. Jonathan Ross, Jonathan Ross, because you may remember earlier in the day, you had Christie Gnome when she did the Sunday morning shows. One of the host was like, well, what do you say about Jonathan Ross who claims he has internal bleeding? But when you watch the video, it shows that nothing really had. And she's like, you're doxing Jonathan.

Do not dox him. Do not say his name here. Just play this clip of what Christie Nome said. Let's play this clip. Well, you know that it is in dispute about weaponizing a car versus driving forward. But I'll put that aside. It's really not. Everybody can watch the videos and see that. Well, let me talk to you about the officer, Jonathan Ross. He was struck. He was hospitalized.

Don't say his name. I mean, for heaven's sakes, we don't we shouldn't have people continue to docks law enforcement when they have an 8,000 percent increase in death threats against them. I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said. His life, he got attacked with a car that was trying to take his life, and then people have attacked him and his family, and they are in jeopardy, and we have law enforcement officers every day who are getting death threats

and getting attacked at their hotels. Well, can you tell me about his status right now? I was thrown at them and getting... Well, of course, no one condones violence against anyone. But here, CBS reported that he did have internal bleeding in the torso, but he was released that same day. So is he back at work? Did you give him the required three days of suspension?

We followed the exact same protocols that we always have for years as to investigations into these situations. Three days of administrative leave. I'm not going to talk about his medical records. I know that you know that in itself is his prerogative to discuss his health. But we're hopeful that all of our law enforcement officers know that they can go out and do their job, apply the law equally to everyone, and that they can do so safely, and that the media and people aren't going to attack them for standing up for what's right. And here's just another view of the Mexican restaurant. This is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities. We are open. Please wait for us to unlock the door. Thank you for our understanding.

That as the ICE Gestapo terrorize the community there. Horrific, horrific, horrific stuff. But we'll keep you posted every step of the way. Hat tip to our friends at Status Koo. Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel. But as I've said before, more importantly, Subscribe to the Status Koo YouTube, subscribe to the Status Koo Substack.

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