The MeidasTouch Podcast - Panicked WH Holds Disaster Presser After Resignations

Episode Date: August 30, 2025

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the disastrous White House press conferences where Trump’s Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tried to desperately spin the administration entering total crisis mode. Everyday Dose: Visit https://EverydayDose.com/mtbogo for more details! 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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A completely disastrous presser just now by Caroline Levitt, Donald Trump's chief propagandist. Watch what goes down here, play this clip. And as we commemorate Labor Day this year, we finally have a president who fights and delivers for the American worker every single day. day. President Trump believes that American workers are the heart and soul of our economy and our national identity, which is why he's championed an agenda that puts them first always. For decades, the hardworking men and women of our country who built the greatest nation in world history were sold out by selfish, greedy, short-sided globalists who put our country on a path to economic and cultural ruin. They hollowed out our factories in towns and betrayed the American working class

by shipping jobs overseas and importing millions of low-wage migrants to replace American workers. Under President Trump, this national disgrace is over. American workers are, once again, being put at the center of national trade policy and the dignity of American labor is being defended. And it gets worse from there. I mean, does she actually think that we, the people, are buying any of this? This is entirely humiliating. Here, watch this.

The first question is associated with the shooting that, occur the other day. And I want to ask the question of, we know that it's not a gun thing. Any rational person knows it's not a gun thing. We know it's a mental health issue. So I want to know from you, what is President Trump and the White House going to do to address mental health issues around the country associated with these shootings. And the second thing is Chicago. You know, anybody would, and I say, with a connected brainstem knows that Chicago's crime is out of control. And young black men are getting killed, laying dead in the middle of the streets every single day in Chicago. No president has addressed any of these issues. And so what is the White

House going to do to address issues in their capacity to deal with the conflict and violence in Chicago? Sure. Well, to your first question about this shooting in Minnesota right now, the administration is focused on helping the people of Minnesota. It's been less than a day, of course, since this tragedy happened. We have a federal law enforcement on the ground assisting local law enforcement. This investigation is ongoing. There's still a lot of facts to understand about these circumstances. Another disastrous moment. Oh, geez to play this clip. To Brandon's question, 1,300 short in Chicago, 3,000 short in New York, 500 short here in Washington, D.C. What can the White House, what can the president do to help recruitment of police officers?

You've done well with the military and border patrol. What can we've done to be more police? police officers on the streets of America? Well, the president has certainly been very successful in recruiting a federal law enforcement. If you look at the ICE recruitment campaign that was led by he and our Secretary of Homeland Security, we've seen more than, I believe, 130,000 applicants to join ICE, which is just amazing. There's more applicants now than there are jobs to fill, and we're very grateful for that. Clearly, Americans want to serve their communities. They just need a leader who encourages them to do so.

So maybe Governor Pritzer should spend less time demonizing the police more time, trying to recruit more police and more time trying to call the president of the United States to get crime in his city under control. The president wants to allow law enforcement, whether it's state, local, federal to do their jobs, to arrest criminals, to put them behind bars, and to remove public safety threats from American communities. He'll continue to do that. Thank you guys. And it continues on this path. Sure, Caroline, we believe you here play this clip. I wonder if you could answer why the president hasn't acknowledged the shooting at CDC headquarters that took place earlier in August, where a police officer was killed.

And it was reported that the motivation for the shooting was somebody who was really unhappy with the effects of the COVID vaccine. We absolutely were very much aware of that shooting. The Secretary of Health and Human Services put out a statement immediately. He was in touch with the CDC, and he actually traveled to Georgia. to assess the situation and to mourn with the people who work in that building there. Okay. And then what in the Kim Jong-un is this? Let's play it. As a result, President Trump has already brought in nearly $10 trillion in new private and foreign investments so that the top businesses in the world can create high-paying jobs in America

and hire American workers to fill them. And if you're wondering, Ben, is it going to get worse or what's the point of all of this? this is what it means to be Trump regime 2025 strange stuff your play of this globe on the Intel deal

where the U.S. got a stake in that company there's two things I want to ask about that the first is what did the U.S. get back in return for that deal

and the second thing is what are the future plans for giving any form of money to another company it could be through the Chips Act like this deal or some other form of funds what are the plans

there by this widest administration. Well, as you know, Brian, very well, because you cover it often. The Intel deal is still being ironed out by the Department of Commerce. The T's are still being crossed. The eyes are still being dotted. It's very much still under discussion. But the president's thinking, I can share with you, is certainly to ensure that the United States government is making our country wealthy again and is benefiting from some of these

deals. And it's a creative solution. I know it's outside the box thinking, which is unconsored. common in this city. But it's something that he proposed and something that the Secretary of Commerce is working on putting into action. Mary. It goes on and on and on. Let's play it. I've seen a lot of calls for action, you know, among these lawmakers saying that we should have to be praying. One that I've seen on the right, actually, is calls for the FBI to institute a new class of domestic terrorism that involves trans ideology. Is that something that the administration would support? I would have to

check with the appropriate people on that. Carolina. More from Caroline Leavitt right here. Let's play this one. I have two questions for you. Democrats, including former White House press secretary, Jen Saki, and Minneapolis, Mayor, Jacob Bray, attacked Bray and pushed gut control in the aftermath of yesterday's shooting. What's the White House's response to their comments?

Yes, I saw the comments of my predecessor, Ms. Saki. And frankly, I think they're incredibly insensitive and disrespectful to, the tens of millions of Americans of faith across this country who believe in the power of prayer, who believe that prayer works and who believe that in a time of mourning like this when beautiful young children were killed

while praying in a church it's utterly disrespectful to deride the power of prayer in this country and it's disrespectful to the millions of Americans of faith. And I would encourage Ms. Saki

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if i may it has to do with the president's intention to remove lisa cook as a member of the federal reserve board he is going or acting upon allegation that have been made by Trump administration official, Bill Pulte. These are just allegations. She hasn't been convicted yet of any crime. Is the administration opposed to allowing Ms. Cook to have due process to challenge what has been alleged against her? I believe she is challenging it.

I believe she just filed a lawsuit today. And Mr. Pulte has deferred those allegations over to the Department of Justice to investigate them. What I will say is that you had these mortgage, receipts very clearly shown to the president. And he has the cause that he needs to fire this individual. He laid it out in the letter that he provided to her and to the public as well. And so we'll continue to fight this battle. Carrie. And again, I could keep on going on and on with this low light reel, but I'll just show you a few more so you can see how ridiculous this

is. Here, play this one. Thank you so much. First, on the firing of the CDC director. First, we'll replace her. And then also, overnight the White House said that, she did not align with the president's agenda. Dr. Monars' attorney say that she refused to rubber stamp unscientific reckless directives and fired dedicated health experts. What specifically did she do want? Look, what I will say about this individual is that her lawyer's statement made it abundantly clear themselves that she was not aligned with the president's mission to make America healthy again.

And the secretary asked her to resign. She said she would, and then she said she wouldn't. So the president fired her, which he has every right to do. It was President Trump, who was overwhelmingly reelected on November 5th. This woman has never received a vote in her life, and the president has the authority to fire those who are not aligned with his mission. A new replacement will be announced by either the president or the secretary very soon, and the president and secretary Kennedy are committed to restoring trust and transparency and credibility to the CDC by ensuring their leadership and their decisions are more public-facing, more accountable, strengthening our public health system, and restoring it to its core mission. of protecting Americans from communicable diseases, investing in innovation to prevent, detect, and respond to future threats.

That's the mission of the CDC, and we're going to make sure that folks that are in positions of leadership there are aligned with that mission. And, okay, Caroline Levitt, beyond embarrassing, play it. Brian. Thank you, Caroline. Two questions. Bouncing all of the CDC, situation of CDC,

I'm curious, if an administration of, officials are pushing back on president's agenda privately, publicly, however, should they fear to lose their jobs going forward? Look, I think if you're doing your job well, and if you are executing on the vision and the promises that the president made to the public who elected him back to this office, then you should have no fear about your job. Just do your job. That's what this president wants to see. He wants to see people solving problems. He wants to see the people who have the privilege of serving the American taxpayer and the federal government abiding by the wishes of the American taxpayers who overwhelmingly reelected him in this cabinet to make America

great again or in this case make America healthy again. On the Intel deal where the U.S. got one more from Caroline Levitt, play it. Iris, thank you, Caroline. Two questions on the shooting. What's the nutrition's message to some concerned parents across the country who might be now worried about their kids' safety in like the latest incident? We completely and totally understand the concerns of parents across the country. This tragedy is, it's heartbreaking. As a parent myself, there are no words to describe just the heartbreak that these families must be enduring,

which is why the president and the First Lady have encouraged everyone to continue to pray for these families and these victims. And it's why this administration is focused on removing public safety threats from our communities. And in fact, I can share with all of you that last night in Washington, D.C. when arrests were being made, there was an arrest of a juvenile right here in D.C. in Ward 7 for threats to kidnap and injure, receiving stolen property, possession of a large capacity feeding device, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. A search warrant was executed. Seven firearms were recovered and the juvenile was arrested after an investigation was initiated based on social media posts, allegedly threatening violence towards a school.

So this was a juvenile who was a risk to not just himself, but the community here in Washington. And he was removed from the community last night because of the law enforcement efforts of this administration. And I would also point to the statement of our wonderful first lady that she released yesterday. She wrote, the tragic mass killing in Minnesota illuminates the need for preemptive intervention and identifying school shooters. Early warning signs are often evident with many individuals exhibiting concerning behaviors and making violent threats online. prior to their actions. We encourage all Americans, as the old saying goes, if you see something, say something, if you see warning signs or threats, report it to law enforcement.

This administration, federal law enforcement will take those reports and those threats seriously. They will be treated as a law enforcement emergency, and we will act accordingly. And I guess here is kind of sums it all up. Caroline, the floor is yours. Let's play it. Mary. Thanks, Caroline.

I have a couple questions on the shooting yesterday. The first one, this is the second shooting involving a trans-identifying shooter who specifically targeted Christians and Catholic kids. What kind of consequences do the gender-affirming therapists, doctors, or even the parents of these shooters based after these types of shootings? Well, as for the parents and potential therapists in this case, again, all of that is still currently being investigated by the FBI. I know the Secretary of Health and Human Services this morning said that HHS is investigating. perhaps links between some of these drugs and these prescription drugs that some of these minors may be taking in an increase in violence. And obviously we have mental health problems in this country that this administration and Secretary Kennedy will continue to speak out

about and the work that we're doing to solve it. There you have it. Just a horrific presser from Caroline Levitt. Everybody hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million. Thanks for watching. Love this video? Support independent media and unlock exclusive content. Add free videos and custom emojis by becoming a paid member of our YouTube channel today. You can also gift memberships to others. Let's keep growing together.