The MeidasTouch Podcast - Trump Crumbles in Disaster Press Brief with UK PM

Episode Date: July 28, 2025

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Trump’s disaster press conference with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer which took place on Monday in Turnberry, Scotland. Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at https://trueclassic.com/MEIDAS! #trueclassicpod 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

I've never had the privilege of going to his island. You heard that right. Donald Trump just said he never had the privilege of attending Epstein Island This was a disaster press conference between donald trump and the prime minister of the united kingdom kierra starmer Donald trump was asked lots of questions about jeffrey epstein and oh Donald trump made it worse even worse than saying that he didn't have the privilege of going to Epstein Island Let me just show you the full response to the question He was asked where he talks about not having the privilege here play this clip. That was it I'm glad I did if you want another truth, and by the way, I never went to the island and Bill Clinton went there supposedly 28 times. I never went to the island but Larry

Summers I hear went there. He was the head of Harvard and many other people that are very big people. Nobody ever talks about them. I've never had the privilege of going to his island and I did turn it down but a lot of people in Palm Beach were invited to his island. In one of my very good moments, I turned it down. I didn't want to go to his island. Yeah. Then Donald Trump was asked if his if he was briefed that his name appeared in the Epstein files by the attorney general and didn't bylaw the attorney general have to tell him and isn't a true that attorney general

Pam Bondi told him in May. And then Donald Trump's like, yeah, well, it's all a hoax. And the prior administration, they put things in files. So you can't trust them anyway. Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia. You replay this clip. Mr. President, you have said that you have not been briefed on the Epstein files. Or your name has not appeared in the Epstein files.

But doesn't the AG have to tell you if your name is in there? Well, I haven't been overly interested in it. You know, it's something — it's a hoax that's been built up way beyond proportion. I can say this. Those files were run by the worst scum on Earth. They were run by Comey. They were run by Garland. They were run by Biden and all of the people that actually ran the government, including the auto pen.

Those piles were run for four years by those people. If they had anything, I assume they would have released it. The whole thing is a hoax. They ran the files. I was running against somebody that ran the files. If they had something, they would have released. Now, they can easily put something in the files that's a phony, like as an example, Christopher Steele, a person you know well, happens to be from your country. But Christopher Steele, as an example, wrote a book, a dossier. We call it the Fake News dossier.

And the whole thing was a fake. The whole thing was a fake. They could put things in the file that are fake. But those files were run by bad, sick people. If they had anything, why didn't they use it when I was killing Joe and then he gave out because he was 25 points down and then I got somebody new. Nobody even knew anything about it. She was a horrible vice president.

She was a border czar but she never went to the border. She never once called the border patrol agent to find out how we're doing but she was the border czar and then was Kamala. Nobody knows her last name. It was Harris but nobody. And it got even worse than that Donald Trump was asked. Are you considering pardoning? Elaine Maxwell and before he said, you know, I really don't know and you know now he's really just leaning into it He's like well, I am allowed to give her a pardon This is what he's saying next to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer here play this clip. ...different maybe it's not I don't know but maybe it's slightly different. Mr. President, you've completely ruled out a pardon for Elaine Maxwell when you landed. Is that something you would ever consider?

Pardon for who? For Elaine Maxwell. Well I'm allowed to give her a pardon, but nobody's approached me with it. Nobody's asked me about it. It's in the news about that, that aspect of it. But right now it would be inappropriate to talk about it. Then Donald Trump says that actually the coverup of the Epstein files is a winning issue for him He says he says this is a great issue and Epstein

Helps his poll numbers. He says he goes he's doing much better Because of all of his Epstein connections here. Listen to what he says here play this clip I just don't when you you know when you talk about files. I Just keep going back and other people too, even the enemy says this thing is not correct because if we had it, we would have used it on the guy. It's a bad issue. They say it's a good issue for Trump. Do you know that my poll numbers are up four and a half points

since this ridiculous Epstein stuff? My poll numbers have gone up four and a half points because people don't buy it, okay? People don't buy it. And he's gone, and we want to focus on trade deals. I want to focus on the deal we just made with the European Union, which is the biggest trade deal in history.

It's the biggest deal, I think, in history, not just trade deal. So if they would have had something, they would have used something, they would have used it. Then Donald Trump claims that the reason he was no longer friends with Jeffrey Epstein is because Jeffrey Epstein took the quote help that Donald Trump had hired, that Epstein stole Trump's help. Now this contradicts the story that Trump and MAGA had told where they were like Trump got rid of Epstein because he realized Epstein was a

pervert and kicked him out. Well now Trump's saying that Epstein took his help whatever that means and that's what really upset Donald Trump and that's why they stopped talking? Here play this clip. Epstein. I wouldn't talk because he did something that was inappropriate. He hired help and I said don't ever do that again. He stole people that work for me. I said don't ever do that again. He did it again and I threw him out of the place. Persona non grata. I threw him out and that was it. I'm glad I did if you want to know the truth. Then Donald Trump says that Epstein was a very controversial guy. So if Epstein was controversial, then why would Trump draw controversial drawings? Also calling a sex trafficker controversial?

I'm not really sure that that's the right word there, Donald. And I'm not sure how that's related to the birthday card that you sent him on his 50th birthday and a controversial drawing. What here? Play this clip. And also, you know, Epstein was always a very controversial guy. I was at a very high position, you know, pretty much all my life in all fairness. I've been, I've been doing this for a long time.

At the top show on television, I had the number one best sellers, I had everything, right? And I was a very successful business guy. He was very controversial. Who would do a controversial drawing? Now with that being said, they say there were many letters done by many people, and many big people, you know, big successful people. But I just don't, you know, when you talk about files, I just keep going back and other people too.

Even the enemy says this thing is not correct because if we had it, we would have used it on the guy. But then Donald Trump says he doesn't do drawings and he never draws women Play this clip for the election. Yeah I don't do drawings. I'm not a drawing person. I don't do drawings Sometimes he was here would you do a building and I'll do a four lines and a little roof, you know for a charity stuff But but I'm not a drawing person would you do a building and I'll draw four lines and a little roof, you know, for a charity stuff.

But I'm not a drawing person. I don't do drawings of women, that I can tell you. They say there's a drawing of a woman and I don't do drawings of women. We previously showed you all of the drawings that Donald Trump has made before. Donald Trump then continues to talk about how he never went to the island, but he believes Bill Clinton Was there 28 times? Play this clip. That was it. I'm glad I did if you want another truth And by the way, I never went to the island and Bill Clinton went there supposedly 28 times I never went to the island but Larry Summers I hear went there he was

the head of Harvard and many other people that are very big people nobody ever talks about them. I've never had the privilege of going to his island and I did turn it down but a lot of people in Palm Beach were invited to his island. In one of my very good moments I turned it down I didn't want to go to his island. Yeah. I guess where they get go to his island. Yeah. I guess where they get into some sort of substance in their conversation, if you want to call it that, actually, I don't call it that at all.

Donald Trump says that Keir Starmer will not be banning Truth Social, Donald Trump's failing social media platform. And Keir Starmer's like, we won't ban it, Donald. We won't. The whole thing is so freaking weird here. Here, play this clip. I don't like it.

I don't like it. So, if you have a successful social media site, there are new powers here to censor your site. States, my friends. To censor my site? To censor your site. You mean truth? I'm fake. Truth social?

I mean truth. Is that okay? Well, I don't think he's gonna censor my site because You mean truth? Truth, Sasha? Well, I don't think he's going to censor my side because I say only good things. Will you please uncensor my side? We're not censoring anyone. We've got some measures which are there to protect children, in particular from sites like suicide sites. We've had too many cases in the United Kingdom of young children taking their own lives. When you look through their social media, they've been accessing sites which talk about

suicide and encouraging, if you like, children down that road. And that is what we want to stop. Nothing about censoring free speech. This country is a proud, free speech in this country has been for a very long time. We're very, very proud of it. We will protect it forever. But at the same time, I personally feel very strongly that we should protect our young teenagers,

and that's what it usually is, from things like suicide sites. I don't see that as a free speech issue. I see that as a child protection issue. We actually passed a bill in Congress, headed up by my wife, actually, which was to pull bad stuff out having to do with children because it is a problem. But I cannot imagine... So you ever put on a shirt and instantly feel like you've got your whole life together? That's exactly what happened when I tried True Classic. These shirts fit, and I mean

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Like a tax cut? No, like a rate cut like interest rates Do you expect there to be an interest rate cut here play this clip? Yes A rate cut meaning a mini a tax cut I think he asked him You had 11 cuts, you know in Europe. They had 11 cuts in other places. They had 10 or 11 cuts, you know. In Europe, they had 11 cuts. In other places, they had 10 or 11 cuts. And we had none.

But I'm not going to say anything bad. You know, we're doing so well, even without the rate cut. With the rate cut, it would be better. It affects our housing a little bit. Look, we should be three points lower. Each point is $360 billion. Can you imagine that? That's big numbers.

Each point, one point of cut is the equivalent of $360 billion in savings. That's big stuff, you know. Those are big numbers in the U.S. Everything's big. He should cut. A smart person would cut. You know, he definitely looks pretty cognitively addled here as well. Then Donald Trump is asked about Vladimir Putin and what's happening there. You said you would bring peace to Ukraine in 24 hours. Are there going to be any more talks between the United States and Russia Donald.

Donald like I'm not interested in talking anymore he was mean to me he said he sounds so nice on the phone but then he kills people he was mean here play this clip every time I think it's good Andy he kills people. He kills people. Q Could a meeting help, and are you considering it? A. I don't know. I'm not, you know, I'm not so interested in talking anymore. He talks. We have such nice conversations, such respectful and nice conversations. And then people die the following night with a missile going into a town and hitting, I mean, recently I guess the nursing home, but they hit other things

Whatever they hit people die So that'll we'll see what so a reporter says but you told everybody during your campaign that Putin respects you So it sounds like you're saying he doesn't respect you here play this clip very bad clip. Very bad. Mr. President, what did you feel last night? You talked during the campaign about President Putin respecting you and not helping you have a relationship with him. Do you still feel that way that he respects you, considering the conversations you had that were really nice? Yeah, I've always gotten along with President Putin. I had a great relationship with him and he went through the Russia Russia Russia hugs too, you know. I mean, it was we used to talk about it. We used to say, you know, it's too bad.

We really can't do anything between our country because if we did, they'd say, oh, you know, so look, I was tough on Putin because I was the one that closed up Nord Stream and Biden came along and opened it up. I was very tough on Putin in one way, but we got along very well. And I never, you know, I never really thought this would happen. I thought we'd be able to negotiate something out. And maybe that'll still happen, but it's very late down the process. So I'm disappointed.

And, you know, the funny thing is that their economy isn't that big and it's having a hard time right now, but it's a relatively small economy, a strong military but strong economy. And it used to be a strong economy, now it's not. He's going through a lot economically, it's not easy, but it's pretty small, you know, compared to that magnificent size of that land. The land is massive. It's got, I guess, nine time zones or something.

It's a massive piece of land. The land is massive. It's got, I guess, nine time zones or something. It's a massive piece of land. Russia could be so rich. It could be so rich. It could be thriving like practically no other country. And they're holding that back because we can't, he wants to do trade deals with us. He talks about it all the time. He wanted to and I envision that a lot of trade with Russia. They have a lot of valuable things when you talk about rare earth they have Serious rare earth, right? They have just about every form you can have so You know Russia could be such so rich right now Instead they spend all their money on war They spend everything on war.

They spend everything on war and killing people. It doesn't make sense to me. I thought he would want to end this thing quickly. I really felt it was going to end. But every time I think it's going to end, he kills people. Are you considering the possibility of meeting health? I don't know. I'm not, you know... Next, Donald Trump says it's gonna He'll figure out what to do with Russia maybe in 10 to 12 days

So he went from two weeks to he needed 50 days and now he's saying 10 to 12 days He's just a fraud Trump's just a fraud. He's just a liar. He's making up numbers Play this clip. no reason awaiting. It's 50 days. I want to be generous, but we just don't see any progress being made. Then Donald Trump is asked why he doesn't like windmills, but King Charles likes windmills. And here's what Donald Trump says, play this clip. Mr. President, how King Charles, who you are a great friend of, is a big fan of deeper projects, windmills, as you call them. Is he wrong? I'm all for it. I think that's great. You know King Charles more than anything else loves the country But I got to know him very well. He truly is an environmentalist. He wants clean air clean water You know all of the things that we all want

And then Donald just Trump just starts ranting and raving about windmills and how they kill Eagles and how he says look if you look out my window they're in they're in Turnberry in Scotland he's like if you look out my window right now Donald Trump's like you see how ugly those those windmills are and you go to Aberdeen they're so ugly and they kill the birds here play this clip the most expensive form of energy and it destroys the beauty of your fields and your planes and your and your waterways and look look out there there's no windmills but if you look in another direction you see windmills if when we go to Aberdeen you'll see some of the ugliest windmills you've ever seen. They're the height of a 50-story building. And you can take a thousand times

more energy out of a hole in the ground this big. This big. It's called oil and gas. And you have it there, the North Sea. This big, that nobody would even see. You can take a thousand times more power because the wind is intermittent, it doesn't work, it's extremely expensive. All the windmills are made in China. They used to be Germany and China, now they're mostly in China. They all come out of China. They say that the blades, which are carbon fiber, you can't bury.

Oh, okay, you can't bury. What are you going to do? Dump them in the ocean someplace? Because they only last a certain period of time. And remember, a windmill has a life of eight years, especially when they're out in the salty sea and they start to rot and to rust. You're going to have to replace them. It's very hard to replace them.

Wind needs massive subsidy. And you are paying in Scotland and in UK and all over the place where they have them, massive subsidies to have these ugly monsters all over the place. So I've restricted windmills in the United States. Now, a couple we have, you know, the poor, stupid people at the beginning, they approved them. So they have their full approvals. But I restricted windmills in the United States because they also kill all your birds. You know, they wipe out. You know, it's interesting. If you shoot a bald eagle in the United States, they put you in jail for

five years. And yet windmills knock out hundreds of them. They don't do anything. You explain that. Completely embarrassing and utterly humiliating. Tell me what you think, folks. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers. I'm going to go take a shower or something. That was just gross. The truth is more important than ever. Check out our new Truth Over Lies collection at store.mitustouch.com. all 100% USA Union made.