The MeidasTouch Podcast - Terrified White House Holds Disaster Presser on Live TV

Episode Date: June 4, 2025

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Chief Propagandist or Press Secretary Caroline Levitt was asked about all of the fraudulent citations on a recent MAHA, Make American Healthy Again, a report by RFK Jr., which makes it appear that the report was pretty much created using AI with fake citations and fake articles and fake authors. Here's what Caroline Levitt had to say, play the clip. Just wanted to follow up on your statement last week regarding the Maha report. Sure. You said that there was, you said,

I understand there were some formatting issues with the Maha report that are being addressed and that report will be updated. We also understand that since that, there have been some citations that came about, there's citations of studies that either did not exist or did not back up the report's conclusions. So when you were referring to formatting errors, is that what you were talking about or was it...

So could you just explain that? Yeah, that's what I was talking about. There were formatting errors and those errors were updated by the proper policy components here at the White House and a new report was issued so exactly what I said took place. Sure. Next, Caroline Levitt is asked about when are these deals happening and now we hear that instead of doing deals Donald Trump's just gonna write a letter to countries saying here's your tariff number play the clip. Writers was reporting that there is a letter that is meant to be sent to other countries, which would give these countries a deadline of Wednesday to produce their best offer on

the trade matter. Why does the administration feel the need to send this letter? And I have one more follow up on trade. Sure. I can confirm the merits in the content of the letter. USTR sent this letter to all of our trading partners just to give them a friendly reminder that the deadline is coming up. And they are in talks, Ambassador Greer, Secretary Bessen, Secretary Lutnick are in talks with

many of our key trading partners around the globe. As you know, Brian, I know the Wall Street Journal has covered this quite heavily. And they continue to be engaged in those discussions. And this letter was simply to remind these countries that the deadline is approaching and the president expects good deals and we are on track for that, I will emphasize. On the trade side though.

Next up, Peter Doocy from Fox asks Caroline Levitt, how mad do you think Trump's gonna be when he finds out that Elon Musk has come out against the budget bill. Play this clip. Just cross, Caroline. How mad do you think President Trump is going to be when he finds out that Elon Musk said,

I'm sorry, but I just can't stand it anymore. This massive outrageous port filled congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it. You know you did wrong. You know it. Look, the president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill. It doesn't change the president's opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill and he's sticking to it.

Thank you. And by the way, Elon Musk says, I'm sorry, I just can't stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork filled congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. I'm going to make a whole other video on just Elon Musk tanking the budget bill. Next up, a reporter asks Caroline Levitt, so what are you going to do with the fact that 40% of crop farm workers are undocumented? Are you going to deport them and just kill the entire agriculture industry to which Caroline Levitt says yes play the clip. Thanks a lot Caroline. I want to bring it back to the way you began your briefing talking about the president's mass deportation program and his priorities. 40 percent of crop farm workers in the

U.S. are undocumented and that's according to the Agriculture Department. Do they have a carve-out in terms of the President's mass deportation program? The President and the Trump administration have been very clear. If you are in the country illegally, you are subject to deportation. Is there any concern that, given that large number, if that number is correct, 40 percent of crop farmworkers

being undocumented, that that could impact the food supply here in America if those individuals that obviously help pick crops all across the country are deported en masse. Again, this administration is focused on deporting individuals who are in our country illegally. It's something we have to do. We cannot allow the previous administration's invasion of our country illegally. It's something we have to do. We cannot allow the previous administration's invasion of our country of illegal immigrants to continue. We just can't

have it. And this is a law and order president. As for our farmers and their concerns, they have a president who has their backs and listens to their concerns and hears them. But we also have a legal pathway to come to this country and work specifically for agricultural work. So, there's a legal way to do it and we encourage that legal pathway and we're currently working on strengthening our legal immigration system for that reason. Next up, you have a reporter asking Caroline Levitt that business leaders are begging for certainty in the markets, to which Caroline Levitt responds, actually, business leaders are begging to meet Donald Trump. They're begging to meet him. Okay, really weird. Play the clip. Thanks, Caroline. You're welcome. You've got US business leaders begging for certainty. So,

why did the president suddenly decide to hike tariffs on steel and aluminum again. You also have US business linkers begging to meet with this president and begging to come to the White House to talk to him because they know that he is a negotiator in chief, that he's making good deals on behalf of the American worker and the steel worker, in particular when it comes to the steel and aluminum tariffs, which he discussed in his speech

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Does the White House have a reaction to the results of the election? Yes, we do. In fact, let me find it here for you. It should be somewhere in here. Thank you. We do not, but I will get you on Jeff. Go ahead. Thanks, guys. Two questions on trade.

So today, Laura Loomer, the right-wing conspiracy theorist, like 9-11 conspiracy theorist, like total wacko. Laura Loomer was meeting with JD Vance today, the vice president, and Caroline Levitt was asked about that. Play this clip. On domestic, there is a report that Laura Loomer met with the vice president today. Can you speak to her relationship with the administration and if she's informally advising in any way she is not I do know she met with the vice president as for what was discussed in that meeting. I would defer you to his team

Next up a reporter asked Caroline Levitt. When are we gonna see the text to this supposed deal with the United Kingdom? People in the UK Parliament are saying okay., well, where is this deal that was supposedly made? You said there was this deal, but we don't see a deal anywhere. There was a memorandum of understanding which said this is not an actual deal. But here, play this clip. Thank you, Caroline. You're welcome. It's been just about a month since President and Prime Minister Starmer announced... I can't see you all the way back there.

Sorry. There you go. So it's been just about a month since Prime Minister Starmer and President Trump announced that the U.S. and UK had reached a trade deal, at least a framework for the deal. Now there are at least some conservative MPs in London who are complaining that Parliament has not yet seen the text of any deal. So I'd like to ask you from this side of the pond, is there a text for the deal ready to be

released, submitted, and if not when can we expect it? And then I have one more. There is most definitely text with this deal. There is language that this side has seen. You'll have to ask the UK parliament why they haven't seen it from their own government. I obviously can't answer that question. And on you, Caroline, one more on Ukraine, please. Next up, Caitlin Collins from CNN asks Caroline Levitt what her thoughts are about other MAGA Republicans like Ron Johnson and Rand Paul saying that this budget bill will substantially increase the deficit. Play this clip. Kaitlin.

Two questions for you as well. On the big beautiful bill, you said recently that it is, quote, blatantly wrong to say that it adds to the deficit. You essentially said that an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office and other scorekeepers you believe are wrong. But Republicans like Ron Johnson and Rand Paul disagree. They are saying that it will add to the deficit. That is their concern. Is the White House's position that those two Republican senators are, quote, blatantly wrong? It is. Those senators, it's not news that they disagree with this president on policy and the president has

vocally called them out for it and for them not having their facts together. Then Caroline Levitt attacks the Congressional Budget Office, the CBO, a nonpartisan group which is inside Congress. And she goes, oh, you know, they've never donated to Republicans since 2000. They're a leftist organization. No, no, no, they're not. The head of the CBO was appointed by the Republicans in the Senate, but go ahead, play the clip. So point out, I don't think many people know this. There hasn't been a single staffer

in the entire Congressional Budget Office that has contributed to a Republican since the year 2000. But guess what? There have been many staffers within the Congressional Budget Office who have contributed to Democrat candidates and politicians every single cycle since. So, unfortunately, this is an institution in our country that has become partisan and political, and we are very confident in our own economic analyses of this bill. There is $1.6 trillion in savings, and our Office of Management and Budget Director, Russ Fott, is a fiscal hawk.

He is well known in this city for being a well-respected fiscal hawk. He has tools at his disposal to produce even more savings. And as you know, the White House will be sending our rescissions package to Capitol Hill today. Next up, Caroline Levitt is asked about, was there anything in particular that caused Donald Trump to Withdraw the nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

remember Isaacman was Elon Musk's guy hand-picked guy to run NASA and You see kind of this war going on between Trump and Musk as soon as Musk left the White House Trump gets rid of Isaacman as kind of an FU to Elon. Elon then does an FU to Trump and attacks the budget bill. Watch this playlist clip. Thanks. You're welcome. Brett. Thanks Caroline. I wanted to ask, a couple of days ago, the president announced that he was withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, citing a thorough review

of prior associations. I wondered why did this review happen just now, after the nominee was so far into the process? And can you explain the president's thinking on who he might choose? The president reserves the right to nominate individuals to key administration posts. He also reserves the right to remove those individuals

if he chooses, just like he reserves the right to fire anybody in the executive branch that he wants. And so a new replacement for NASA will be announced very soon, as the president himself said. Was there something in particular that came up that caused the president concern with this nomination? The president wants to ensure that all of his nominees are aligned fully with the America First mission of this administration. And again, he will be announcing a replacement very soon. Caroline Levitt is next asked by a reporter that the new head of FEMA said that he doesn't know what hurricane season is,

to which Caroline Levitt says that was a joke. He was just being funny. Of course he knows what hurricane season is. That's just how we do jokes in the Trump White House. Here, play this clip. Kelly. Good afternoon. We're now in hurricane

season and obviously there is great concern every year about the potential for that. Can you speak to how the president is planning to have the level of support should it be needed to be as it has been with a reduction in the workforce and is he still comfortable with Administrator Richardson who had talked whether joking or not about not being aware of a hurricane season for this country what is the president's level of briefings on what may be required if you could give us kind of an overall update on that sure well of course we know that we are into hurricane season now, and I know FEMA

is taking this seriously, contrary to some of the reporting we have seen based on jokes that were made and leaks from meetings. But Secretary Kristi Noem and the FEMA leadership are all over this. They are committed to ensuring that federal resources and tax dollars are there for Americans in need. And the president continues to review requests for emergency aid and carefully considering them. However, this president has made it clear, we're not going to enable states to make bad decisions with federal tax dollars

and then have the federal government later have to bail these states out. We want to see states be responsible with their tax dollars to do as much as they possibly can. And then the president will deeply and thoughtfully consider any requests for federal aid that come to his desk. And I think some of the media reporting we've seen on this is frankly sloppy and irresponsible. There are serious people who are taking this issue seriously, starting with the president himself who, as you know, on his first domestic trip back in office, visited both North Carolina

and California, both of which were, of course, hit on his first domestic trip back in office, visited both North Carolina and California, both of which were, of course, hit by natural disasters when he wasn't even president, but he took ownership of that and visited those places and those people immediately. Is it true about hurricane season appropriate, though, now that we're... this is serious business, is what you're talking about? It's serious business, Kelly, and I'm not going to engage in such fodder with a question like that.

Brian. Thank you, Caroline. So then, Kelly, and I'm not going to engage in such fodder with a question like that. Brian. Thank you, Caroline. So then naturally the reporter said, so you think jokes about hurricane season from the head of FEMA's supposed to be funny? Play the clip. I think about hurricane season appropriate though now that we're, this is serious business as you talked about. It's serious business, Kelly, and I'm not going to engage in such fodder with a question like that. Brian. engage in such fodder with a question like that. Then Caroline Levitt is asked if Donald Trump approves of Ukraine striking Russia in that incredible drone strike that got rid of about 31% of Russia's strategic Air Force fleet.

Here play this clip. Thank you. Same topic, just to put a finer point on it. Does President Trump approve of Ukraine's decision to strike nuclear-capable bombers in Russia? I would like to let the president speak on that himself. And just a follow-up, has the president... I would just add to that. The president does not want to see this war prolonged.

He wants the fighting to stop. He wants people to stop dying, and he wants this to be solved at the negotiating table. The reason he is so deeply involved and has spent so much time and effort on this war is because he hates to see people dying. There you have it. One of the most disastrous press conferences

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