The MeidasTouch Podcast - Fox News Crashes On Air as Trump Screws Them

Episode Date: April 20, 2025

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News losing it as Donald Trump’s failures make it impossible for their schemes to work and even they can’t help him. Get firearm security redesigned and save with BOGO the StopBox Pro AND 10% OFF @StopBoxUSA with code: MEIDAS at https://stopboxusa.com/MEIDAS #stopboxpod 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

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If you have questions or concerns about your gambling or someone close to you, please contact Connex Ontario at 1-866-531-2600 to speak to an advisor free of charge. BetMGM operates pursuant to an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario. State regime media known as Fox is really struggling as Donald Trump torpedoes our economy. You know, they're doing their best as state regime media trying to pump up Trump's lies, but it's just belied by the data. There's really nothing they can do. I mean, Fox is trapped right now. You know, they previously brought on Trump's top economic advisor, Kevin Hassett, who said things are great.

There's 100 percent guarantee he says no recession, but we'll show you what they're now saying. But here's Kevin Hassett. Let's play it real quick. Are you expecting a recession this year? 100 percent not. 100 percent not. If you look at the jobs numbers, they're very, very strong. When I talk anecdotally to CEOs, I say things like, well, geez, is the uncertainty over tariffs looking like it's going to be a big drag? And they're saying things like, no, in terms of production, we're getting as much onshore as we can. And in terms of sales of foreign goods, people are buying as many as they can because they're worried about future tariffs so everything's through the roof well now even the guests on fox are saying look there's a reason why donald trump is being viewed by the american people as being the worst on economy the economy ever here play

this clip i will say is she's talking about health care she's talking about medicaid she's talking about social security whether we think this is resonating or not, currently, President Trump is 10 points underwater in the economy, and she's out talking about it. Like I said, not where I stand, but I think she's resonating more than we're giving her credit for. Julian, very quick. So they try to pivot, and they try to act like Donald Trump sending migrants to El Salvador is this incredibly courageous thing. And they just, they spread all of these lies. It's so bizarre. I mean, take a look here. One of the Fox hosts is saying, so why are we having United States senators, you know, promote terrorists? Shouldn't he be fighting for his own constituents here? Watch this. Especially as someone who believes in

enforcing laws. Since when do we have elected officials like senators that are promoting and helping this individual to be in our country and wanting to bring him back? I wish that he would fight that hard for his own constituents. I mean, I just it is shocking that when the it shouldn't be shot. Nothing shocks me with the with Fox. But when the Supreme Court rules nine to zero facilitate the return of Abrego Garcia, when the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, being led by a right-wing Reagan-appointed judge, Judge Wilkinson, makes it very clear that, I mean, this is a threat on all American citizens and Fox is doing this. I mean, Kim Jong-un would be like, wow, here's that same Fox host saying, look, if I look at Bukele, the leader of El Salvador, and he goes,

Bukele seems to be more patriotic than the Democrats. And again, you have Fox promoting the authoritarian leader of El Salvador. Watch this. It's night and day. You think that you're in two different countries. I mean, I look at President Bukele and he is not even American and he seems to be our bigger proponent than the senator. And he's saying, look, we're not sending him back to the United States. El Salvador is like, we're not going to do that. And Attorney General Pam Bondi is like, look, if he's not sending him back, this is really a moot point. We don't need to worry. But it is that very stark contrast. And I find it very, very troubling, especially as someone who believes in enforcing laws.

You know, it's interesting to see Maria Bartiromo, who works so hard to help with the propaganda for the Trump regime. But even when she brings on these MAGA Republicans like Beth Van Dunn, it's like, come on, here, play this clip. And that's the state that they're willing to die on. If that's the hill they want to go on, God bless them. So, I mean, look, it was a mistake. The administration said it was a mistake. It might have been a mistake, but they're picking the one straw out of an entire barn full. And what we need to focus on is the 20 million that were allowed to enter here. People on the terrorist watch list, people from drug cartels. Yeah. And that's what this administration, you can pull one example out, but if that is literally the person that they're going

to, that they're going to hail as, as their, um're going to hail as their savior for this, I think it's a mistake. Yeah, it's incredible, actually. I mean, you've got a new bill, which you could tell there that even Maria Bartiromo, a major propagandist, is like what? Who she knows these people are idiots. Bartiromo knows. Fox Business anchor Cheryl Cassone then suggests, brings on this MAGA Republican Congress member. This is the guy who took, Congress member Moore, who took the photo with his thumbs up in front of the concentration cells in El Salvador.

Just, they suggest there's some big conspiracy theory behind Senator Van Hollen's meeting with garcia play this clip i want to call for senator chris van holland to meet with the family of rachel moran the murdered woman in maryland the mother of five children he has not met with her at all but he's meeting with an ms-13 gang member down in El Salvador. I am calling for Senator Chris Van Hollen to meet with Rachel Morin's family and give them at least the same amount of time that he is giving to an MS-13 gang member. Patty Morin, Rachel Morin's mother, is going to be joining our program later on this morning. I just want to let our viewers know,

and we're going to get her reaction to these pictures as well. It looks like they're sitting outside and he's got civilian clothing on and it appears to be a restaurant. So we're trying to understand, was this staged? Exactly what was the point? Did Van Hollen somehow stage the way that this appeared to be? The civilian clothing, I think, is the biggest question mark. So we'll get to the bottom of that one. So then Fox brings on the State Department spokesperson, Tammy Bruce. And again, as Michael Cohen, not Trump's Michael Cohen says, even Kim Jong-un thinks this is a bit much. Here, play this clip. President Trump is, as we know, the best dealmaker in the world. Everything he does is with a goal in mind. He is also a very pragmatic man because that's the only way you get deals done. He is focused on

one thing and one thing only, making America safe and strong and prosperous. And so every action he takes will lead us into that direction and moves us forward. So the fact is, China is engaging. China did effectively. They're not being silent. They've had their own approach. So the fact is, China is engaging. China did effectively. They're not being silent. They've had their own approach. But the president's making it clear that he is going to and has from the start with the tariffs issue that this was a negotiation framework. And our evening the playing field with tariffs has brought virtually everyone to the table, as we know. And in this case of course it appears including China so President Trump will make decisions that are best for this country

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cause? Are we going to be able to reindustrialize at the same time as we collapse the Chinese system? I don't know. He's got to stick the landing perfectly. We have to get deals with Mexico and Canada. That is the most important. And I'm sure we'll get a deal with the Europeans. And then Jesse Waters disgustingly compares Abrego Garcia to George Floyd. I mean, just horrific stuff that they're saying here. Play this clip. If you are going to talk about the rule of law and due process. You have to have a victim that is pure. You can't have a Floyd. You can't have a Smollett. You can't have a Garcia. Your example of victimhood has to be a sympathetic victim, not someone who beats his wife and traffics humans.

But Jesse Waters wants to make it very clear that he's not looking in his investment account. He goes, things are great. I haven't looked at my bank account or my investment account here. Play this clip. The Europeans need our energy. We need to sell them cars. We're going to have them drop their tariffs. But mostly we need them for basing. They're basically one big, beautiful military base and we get it cheap, especially especially Italy you project power throughout the Mediterranean the Mideast North Africa you need it in Poland you need it in Great Britain and we love those Nordics yes we do we love those Nordics especially as global warming picks up and we're going to play some games in the Arctic I see this going well and again I have not looked at my investment account

good for you, Jesse. That's probably a smart move for your mental health. Okay, Jesse, just because you haven't looked doesn't mean the rest of us decide to cover our eyes and close our ears. The American people are hurting, Jesse. They don't have $20 million a year contracts like you do. Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck. And Donald Trump defrauded the American people. Because he is a fraud.

He's a sexual predator. He's a criminal. He's a felon. Donald Trump said that he was going to lower prices. Donald Trump said that everything would be great on day one. Housing would be more affordable. Mortgage rates are like at 7% right now. Housing is less affordable.

There's nothing about no tax on tips, no tax on social security, no tax on overtime. The price of eggs is much higher. Groceries are much higher. Trump can lie and say that that's not the case, but things are less affordable and the economy's tanking right now. Oh, then Fox brings on RFK Jr. RFK Jr. He's been saying the most, he always has, but again, the most horrific things about people with autism.

And here also RFK says that adults don't have autism. Again, he just spreads lies. He spreads medical lies and dangerous disinformation. This guy's leading the health department. Play this clip. Anybody with common sense, Sean, would notice that because the autism, this epidemic is only happening in our children it's not happening in people our age it was better recognition you'd see it in 70-year-old men and I'll say this I want to be very careful when I say it because I've never seen a person with full-blown autism I've seen many people with Asperger's and you know on the spectrum over my age I've never many people with Asperger's and, you know, on the spectrum who are my age.

I've never seen anybody with full blown autism. That means nonverbal, non-toilet trained. It's that you don't see these people walking around a mall because they don't exist in our age. And they're very, very rare. They do exist, but they're so rare that I've never seen one. And I've been around intellectual disabilities my entire life. Then Fox brings on the guy leading the transportation department who got famous off of the real world road rules challenge, Sean Duffy. Here's what he says. Or we want safety up in New York where Kathy Hochul wants to prioritize the homeless or the mentally ill over the riding public of New Yorkers.

Donald Trump says, no, we're going to actually prioritize safety, whether it's at the border, on subways, but across the country. And I think that's important. Again, we don't care about the green. We don't care about the social justice. We care about the projects and the safety of the American people. You're just doing stupid stuff. We don't care about green. We don't care. Dude, shut up. Right. With these people. And here's State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce. Here's what she has to say about NATO basically throwing Europe under the bus. Also to Tammy, I wanted to get your take on NATO in general. And you mentioned this is, do you feel confident that NATO is going to follow through and increase their defense spending, increase their contributions financially to NATO so that the United States doesn't continue to have to deal with an overarching burden financially for NATO. I mean, you know, President Trump has been very clear that this

is their continent and they need to be more responsible in protecting their territory. Yes. I mean, these are clearly stalwart allies. All of us love every place on the earth. At the same time, the United States is dealing with global issues. Our European partners are dealing with their neighborhood issues in this way. But this is one of the great things about the position that I have as a spokesperson for the State Department is I get to travel with the secretary. And I was in those meetings and listened to those leaders, our allies at NATO during that trip. And they do understand this. And they understand that our commitment to NATO is complete. But our commitment is in and the nature of wanting the NATO to be successful requires these nations to, in fact, increase the burden sharing their budgets they understand that

because look nato was is was and is meant to be a deterrent not a helper with wars or a negotiator with wars or helping to facilitate they are meant to stop them from starting and the only way you can do that is to be a deterrent so that in a nutshell is what's going on going on in fox right now it's a mess a utter mess in state regime media anyway we'll keep you posted every step of the way and subscribe let's get to 5 million subscribers new midas merch drop check out the latest pro democracy sticker packs t-shirts hats sweatshirts and more all at store.midastouch.com