The MeidasTouch Podcast - Trump Holds Presser in AM and It Quickly Goes Off the Rails

Episode Date: March 22, 2025

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous press conference this morning where he talked about invading Canada and naming the new fighter jet the F-47. Head to https://manukora.com/meidas or use code MEIDAS to automatically get a free pack of honey sticks with your order — a $15 value! 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 press conference in the Oval Office where he and his Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, announced that they were going to be having a successor to the F-35 jet, which they were going to call, surprise, surprise, the F-47. So as they're gutting Medicaid, as they're calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme, they say they're putting a lot of money into an F-47. But then Donald Trump started talking about his favorite topic which is conquering canada he talked about how it was an artificial line that separates the united states and canada and he wants it and he wants to take it now play this clip very very close now there might be but uh it would you know you have that artificial line that goes that straight artifact that looked like it was drawn by a ruler somebody with a I

don't mean a ruler like a king I mean like a ruler like a ruler this way and uh it's just an artificial line that was drawn in the sand or in the ice can I tell you Peter just you you add that to this country what a beautiful landmass the most beautiful landmass anywhere in the world. And it was just cut off for whatever reason. It would be great. Now, Donald Trump continues and says, look, no, no, I really mean it. I want Canada to become a state. I'm not joking. I want to take it over. Play this clip. Nobody knows that. They have up to 400%. They have a couple of tariffs at 400%. Nobody knows that. Nobody talks about that. And remember with Canada, we don't need their cars. We don't need their lumber. We don't need their energy. We don't need anything from Canada. And yet it costs us $200 billion a year in subsidy to keep Canada afloat. So when I say they should be a state, I mean that. I really

mean that because we can't be expected to carry a country that is right next to us on our border. It would be a great state. It would be a cherished state. Look, he couldn't be more clear about what he's saying. And as I've reported before, Canada's responding in kind. They are boycotting America. They are boycotting tourism, boycotting American products. And they are now doing military deals with Australia and Europe to start building up its defenses against the United States. I mean, it's a horrifying thing that I even have to say that, but that's what the Trump regime has done to the United States.

Also, bizarrely, Donald Trump posted this this morning. He goes, I love King Charles. This sounds good to me. This is a real post from Donald Trump. This is an AI. And he's posting an article from The Sun, which says King Charles makes secret offer to Donald Trump. And the secret offer is to make the United States of America part of the Commonwealth and to make King Charles the king of the United States. I mean, I don't think this is like even like a real article in terms of

sure that the veracity of the claim that that's actually the secret offer. But Donald Trump says he loves this idea. So I guess make America first or make America great means make America a monarchy again. Hey, Donald Trump always loves kings. And I guess that's what he I don't know. How bizarre is that? That's what he's posted this morning. Then Donald Trump is asked, you know, Russia continues to attack Ukraine. You claim that there was going to be a ceasefire over energy infrastructure. That's not happening. Putin's not doing anything that you said he was going to do. And so what's your response to that? And of course, Donald

Trump's like, no, no, there's a ceasefire. He goes, there's a ceasefire over a lot of areas. Here, play this clip. Russia continues to attack Ukraine. are you planning to impose any sort of thing fighting against each other uh yeah i think we're gonna have we have a ceasefire on a lot of areas and so far that's all held very well and you know donald the people living in odessa and other cities throughout ukraine would. You're being played by Putin, but you know that you are Putin's puppet. You are Putin's pawn. And it's just so obvious. Donald Trump is then asked about whether or not he's extorting law firms and basically attacking

law firms in executive orders like Paul Weiss and then making them do deals to give him free legal services or pro bono services. And Donald Trump says law firms like to make deals. So yeah, they want to do deals. Play this clip. Up the lands, et cetera, et cetera. It's being negotiated as we speak. What do you say to critics who say that your actions towards law firms are amount to coercion? Well, the law firms all amount to coercion. Well, the law firms don't want to make deals. By the way, shame on Paul Weiss, that horrific law firm and any associate or partner who works at this law firm. And I know a lot of people there may be watching this or people who work

at big law watch this. I used to be a lawyer at a boutique law firm. I used to do cases though a lot with big law people. I went to Georgetown Law. I have a lot of people in my class who work at big law. The conduct by Paul Weiss, in my view, is absolutely pathetic and it is embarrassing that they made a deal with Donald Trump because he put them in an executive order where they attack their own partner who worked for them and said they would do $40 million of pro bono legal services. Shame on Paul Weiss. I had to say that. What a despicable law firm. And anybody who works there shares that shame right now.

Here, Donald Trump is asked about deporting people who tamper with Teslas to El Salvador. And Donald Trump says, I view you, if you do anything to Teslas, he goes, I view you as a terrorist. And yeah, maybe, maybe play this clip. You said this morning, 20 years in jail, and then maybe they'll go to one of these prisons in El Salvador. Do you think with the way that the judges have been issuing injunctions, it would be easier or harder to send these Tesla domestic terrorists to a jail in El Salvador than these MS-13 or Trendy Aragon guys?

Well, I view these people as terrorists just like others. When I looked at those showrooms burning and those cars, not one or two, like seven, eight, 10, burning, exploding all over the place. These are terrorists. You didn't have that on January 6th, I can tell you. You didn't have anything like that on January 6th, which is sort of amazing because on January 6th, the Democrats were talking. Nobody was killed other than a very beautiful

young woman, Ashley. By the way, Donald Trump also was making posts earlier in the day and last night, saying that if he goes, I look forward to watching these sick terrorist thugs get 20-year jail sentences for what they are doing to Elon Musk and Tesla. Perhaps they could serve them in the prisons of El Salvador,

which have become so recently famous for such lovely conditions. The Trump regime is now making ISIS-style videos where they're taking people who they call gang members because they fit the Trump regime's view of what a gang member is and throwing them into concentration camps in El Salvador. We've heard stories, for example, a professional soccer player who fled the Maduro regime as political exiles, asylum seekers who were here, who was here lawfully. He had a Real Madrid tattoo and he had given a hand signal that meant peace and love. And the Trump regime took him from his family, sent him into a concentration camp in El Salvador. And who knows if he's even alive anymore or what's happened to him. That is the state of the

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Hegseth just starts glazing Elon Musk. Elon Musk is an innovator. Elon Musk is the greatest. We love Elon Musk here. We love him. The hell? Play this clip. Elon Musk is a patriot. Elon Musk is an innovator. Elon Musk provides a lot of capabilities our government and our military rely on, and I'm grateful for that. We welcomed him today to the Pentagon to talk about Dogege to talk about efficiencies to talk about innovations it was a group donald trump is then asked if he believes he has the authority to round people up and deport them and not give them process and donald trump goes yeah that's the law i can do what i want play the clip it didn't happen mr president do you think you have the authority

the power to round up people deport them and then you're under no obligation to a court to show the evidence against them. Well, that's what the law says, and that's what our country needs, because we were, unfortunately, they allowed millions of people to come into our country, totally unvetted, totally unchecked. So you ought to ask, did he have the authority to allow millions of people?

Did Biden have the authority to do something that's unthinkable? Then Donald Trump calls Tim Walls, Governor Walls, a loser. I don't know if you saw this. Tim Walls is now saying about Trump supporters, and forgive me, I'm just reading a quote from Tim Walls. I think I can kick most of their ass. Boy, he'd be in trouble. Is there any way to know? Well, he's a loser. I mean, the guy's a loser. He lost an election. He played a part.

You know, usually a vice president doesn't play a part, they say. I think Tim played a part. I think he was so bad that he hurt her. But she hurt herself, and Joe hurt them both. They didn't have a great group, but I would probably put him at the bottom of the group. The mayor of the body wants to get back involved for democratic politicians, fundraising, and campaigning against your policies? I hope so. I hope so. And then Pete Hegseth, after all of that, has the audacity to say, under the previous administration, we looked like fools,

but we don't look like fools anymore. I think you look like the biggest fools. The world is, our enemies are laughing at you. Our allies are horrified at you. Play this clip. Under the previous administration, we looked like fools. Not anymore. President Trump has reestablished American leadership. The F-47 is part of it. And Mr. President, thank you for having the courage to do it and leading the way for all our warfighters. Thank you. While this is going on, what else is going on throughout the nation? Just take a look. People get that these Trump tariffs and these Trump disastrous economic

policies are going to hurt them. For example, take a look at this Pennsylvania butcher. Play this clip. Here, this is all domestic. But as you know, you used to work at Costco the big chains they get a lot of their beef from Canada and Mexico if you get a 25% tariff on that what's that do that's what it's going to increase the price until they know the consumers gonna pay for it go on board with that well listen I mean you have no choice in the way I mean I mean my philosophy is to sell it as low as you can to show a savings of value to the customer. And hopefully you have more customers to generate your revenue. Also, Donald Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, billionaire Howard Lutnick, the guy who

was yesterday on the news saying people need to buy Tesla stock to pump up the stock. And he goes, everyone should also consider buying in the future $30,000 Tesla robots. Yes, Trump regime, as you're gutting people's Medicaid, as you're calling social security a Ponzi scheme, as you're firing veterans, as you're engaged in cruel and inhumane treatment of American citizens and of others in general, as you're throwing people in concentration camps as well. yes, buy $30,000 robots. But here, Howard Lutnick is asked on this podcast, this bro podcast on finances called All In, where they talk about how rich they are or like, well, how much money you make and you got millions of dollars. Whatever they're talking about. Howard Lutnick is asked, do you think that you should be more empathetic about how you talk about Doge and Doge destroying people's life? And Howard Lutnick goes, no, no, no. Why would I be more empathetic? This is what the American people want. They want to be treated

like this. Play this clip. Before we get there, I want to ask one last question on the cuts. Do we need to speak in a more empathetic way because that trillion dollars of spending flows into someone's pocket. Some percentage of that pays people a salary and they live on that income. And I think a lot of- No, no. Okay. I think this is important for you to highlight because a lot of people are reacting- Watching these oligarchs, watching these billionaires say, this is how people want to be treated and you shouldn't be more empathetic. These people are disgusting humans. These people are vile people. There's no other way to say it. Let's not mince words. These are disgusting people. Here, Howard Lutnick

talks about, yeah, if a social security check doesn't come, whatevs, my mom wouldn't care. My mother-in-law wouldn't care. Play this clip. Let's say Social Security didn't send out their checks this month. My mother-in-law, who's 94, she wouldn't call and complain. She just wouldn't. She'd think something got messed up and she'll get it next month. A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling, and complaining. Seriously? Seriously?

They're also doing things like this. This news broke. I'm sure you've heard about it. How a promising advance in the fight against Alzheimer's could be threatened by Doge cuts. Play this clip. A promising advance in the fight against Alzheimer's could be threatened by DogeCuts and funding delays. Researchers have developed an experimental drug that appears to delay symptoms in some people who are genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s. It is a first of its kind study, but early results have been encouraging. However, the NIH grant that researchers hoped would fund further

research to save lives has been delayed, an example of how spending cuts and confusion in Washington are affecting critical scientific research. And now our allies as well say that the United States is retreating from its push to enforce Russian sanctions. So these sanctions against Russia are not being enforced by the Trump regime right now. Horrific, horrific stuff, or a lot of them are not being enforced, allowing Russia to move its money into due deals, which it wasn't allowed to do

under the Biden administration based on the sanctions regime that is in place. What else was Donald Trump doing? Oh, I'm not even going to read this one. Attacking judges. Oh, these injunctions are unlawful. It's unfair that judges are saying that we can't kidnap people and then send them to concentration camps and that they're delaying it.

And it's just him whining over and that they're delaying it. And it's just him whining over and over and over again about it. It's all caps. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 5 million subscribers. Thanks for watching. Can't get enough Midas? Check out the Midas Plus sub stack for ad-free articles, reports, podcasts, daily recaps from Ron Filipkowski, and more. Sign up for free now at MidasPlus.com.