The MeidasTouch Podcast - Trump Loses it as World Calls his Bluff…Finally!!!

Episode Date: January 18, 2026

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the entire world uniting against Trump after his recent threats to tariff any nation that prevents his invasion of Greenland and Meiselas shares how the world is done appeasing him. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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that he will be tariffing European countries 10 to 25 percent additional tariffs if they don't support the United States invading Greenland. We're also learning that European Union lawmakers are now saying. set to halt the approval of the European Union's trade deal with the United States since Donald Trump has stated that he will be imposing 15 or 10 or 25 percent or even more tariffs on certain European countries that are defending Greenland or have sent special forces to protect Greenland. We're also hearing from European leaders. Let's take a look at what the Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Christerson just said after Donald Trump is now threatening these additional sanctions for any European country that does not allow the U.S. to invade Greenland. Prime Minister

Christerson says the following, we will not let ourselves be blackmailed. Only Denmark and Greenland decide on issues concerning Denmark and Greenland. I will always stand up for my country and for our ally neighbors. This is an EU issue. that affects many more countries than those now being singled out. Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom, for a coordinated response. French President Emmanuel Macron says the following

in response to the threats by Donald Trump to tariff France and other nations that are protecting Greenland from a United States invasion. France is committed to the sovereignty and independence of national, nations. In Europe as elsewhere, this guides our choices. It underpins our attachments to the United Nations and to our charter. It is on this basis that we support and will continue to support Ukraine and that we have built a coalition of the willing for a robust and lasting peace to defend these

principles and our security. It is also on that basis that we have decided to join the exercises decided by Denmark and Greenland. We stand by this decision. especially because it concerns security in the Arctic and at the frontiers of our Europe. No intimidation nor threat will influence us, neither in Ukraine nor in Greenland nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations. Get the message that Macron is sending right there. Russia, you won't intimidate us in Ukraine and Trump, you won't intimidate us in Ukraine and you won't intimidate us in Greenland, knowing that Trump and Putin are allied in both of those threats. Macron goes on to say, tariff threats are unacceptable and have no place in this context.

Europeans will respond to them in a united and coordinated manner if they are to be confirmed. We will know how to uphold European sovereignty. It is in this spirit that I will speak with our European partners. And I'll just show you right here what the Polish leader, Prime Minister Tusk, had to say. Let's play this clip right here where he talks about how. how if Donald Trump actually goes through with what he's threatening to do with these tariffs and also the threat of invasion of Greenland, that he will literally be destroying the entire world as we know it.

But Europe will be ready. Here, play this clip. Today, this is perhaps not the place of time for a detailed analysis of the geopolitical and military consequences of a potential armed intervention by the United States in Greenland. It would be in a political sense one way or another, and from our perspective, a desire. What I mean is, is it a conflict or an attempt to seize control of territory? A country that is a member of NATO, attacked by another country that is also a NATO member, and if that happens to be the United States, well, that would truly be the end of the world, the world as we know it.

Let me play you this next clip right here from the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Here's what she has to say about that as well. Let's play this clip right here. We are creating a market of 700 million people and a GDP of almost 20% of the global GDP is being traded here. This is phenomenal. And this agreement sends a very strong message to the world. It reflects a clear and deliberate choice. We choose fair trade over tariffs. we choose a productive, long-term partnership over isolation.

And above all, we intend to deliver real and tangible benefits to our people and our businesses. Now, while that's taking place as well, one of the things that we are learning is, you know, Donald Trump talked about this peace board that he's doing. Remember we talked about it two days ago, he posted about a, Peace Board? Well, Bloomberg's got a scoop right here with Alberto Nardelli. This is what they've learned. Donald Trump has told countries that want to serve on his Board of Peace. They will have to pay him $1 billion to be permanent members. You heard me right. Pay him. Not the United States of America. Regardless, this whole idea would be crazy anyway and dangerous, but pay Donald Trump a billion dollars. Bloomberg has obtained the draft charter.

It appears to suggest that Donald Trump himself controls the money. The charter would be considered unacceptable to most countries who could have potentially join the board sources say. Even Netanyahu has rejected the terms. When Netanyahu is rejecting the terms, that tells you something. Several nations strongly oppose the draft of Trump's charter and are working on collectively pushing back against the proposals. They are concerned that Trump is trying to.

to build a rival to the United Nations, that's about more than Gaza, and that he would totally control it. It means that despite Trump's advertising of the Board of Peace, it does not have the support of key regional and global players. Now, it should be noted

that the White House has confirmed the story, and the White House says, though, that the billion dollar payment to Donald Trump is not obligatory, but if you want to become a permanent member, you have to give Donald Trump a billion dollars, but you could join for less money that you pay him if you just want to become a temporary member.

I mean, what in the world are we talking about right here, folks? And while Donald Trump is making the United States weaker, while we see Europe making sure that they're asserting their authority and saying, we're ready to go to war with you, Donald. Also, yesterday, the European Union and the Mercurzer block of South American nations officially signed their landmark free trade agreement, bringing 700,000. million consumers together in a free trade deal. It was officially signed in Paraguay and the European Union. And what's called the Mercosier, with the Mercosier block of South American countries,

formerly signed this free trade agreement. And the Mercosur block includes Brazil, it includes Argentina, it includes Paraguay and Uruguay and Bolivia is the bloc's newest member, joining with the European Union. And you think about it as the Trump. regime is engaged in, you know, all these tariff threats. Who do you think is going to be screwed by this? I mean, American farmers, American business, you know who's going to thrive out of this? I mean, think about the ranchers in Brazil. Think about all the farmers in Brazil and Argentina.

Think about how Canada is going to thrive, even though not in this particular deal, but on other deals as Canada makes a free trade deal or not a free trade deal, but a $1 trillion new strategic partnership with China for LNG, liquefired. natural gas for China to send its EVs, China to start buying more canola. I mean, there's so much going on right there. I mean, listen to what the United, this is what Mike Walls, Donald Trump's ambassador to the UN, had to say about taking over Greenland. How utterly pathetic is this? Play this clip. And to the, you know, to the Democrats who say, well, you know, they're giving you full access. Look, everybody knows that if you are renting a place or a home, you treat it different.

than if you own it. Yeah. And from a standpoint of international law, President Trump is trying to make a deal. And here's what Maga Republican Senator Jim Banks had to say. He's like, I'm glad that Republican Congress member from Don, Republican Congress member from Nebraska, Don Bacon is quitting. He goes, I'm happy that Don Bacon is quitting because now we don't have to deal with rhinos.

And I'm glad that Donald Trump is out there trying to take over Greenland. Yeah, America taking over Greenland. play this clip. And I'm glad that Don Bacon is quitting Congress. He's going away. I'm glad that President Trump is showing the type of leadership on the world stage that puts America first that recognizes that Greenland is strategically very valuable and important. And we can't allow Greenland to fall in the hands of our biggest enemies like China and Russia. And that's why these, President Trump taking an economic approach and putting Western Europe on notice that we want to make a deal. We want we want to use Greenland in a strategic way that's good for Greenland. That's

really good for Europe, by the way, but at the end of the day, it's really good for America's national security interest. And I was glad to see President Trump's announcement this morning about tariffs and trying to bring these negotiations along and bring, bring Denmark to the table. That's exactly what President Trump should do. He's not the first president who's tried to do this, who's tried to acquire Greenland, but he's taking a, President Trump is taking a serious and strategic approach to negotiate a deal. That's what we hired President Trump to do, and I'm excited to see where this leads. Now, a few more things I want to discuss with you yesterday, a big day.

In Virginia, you had Abigail Spanberger, the new governor, officially was sworn in, major executive orders, major referendums were passed, including mid-decade redistricting referendum in April, women's reproductive. rights referendum in April, but also her first act as governor was to repeal Glenn Yonkin's executive order that mandated state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE. And then as a result, the Trump regime started sending ICE and Border Patrol Gestapo into Central Virginia and other areas to harass, threaten, and intimidate the population of Virginia. Watch as Governor Spanberger signs this first executive order revoking the mandatory requirement that Virginia

helps ICE abduct people and invade the Commonwealth. Here, play this clip. And this executive order rescinds executive order number 47. State and local law enforcement should not be required to divert their limited resources to enforce federal, civil immigration laws. It is a responsibility of federal law enforcement. Virginia state and local law enforcement officers must be able to focus on their rapport responsibilities, investigating crime, and community policing. Lastly, I want to point out the following.

Donald Trump late last night also announced that he would be throwing Bill Cassidy under the bus, Senator Cassidy from Louisiana, who tried to appease Donald Trump by supporting RFK Junior's nomination as the health secretary, Cassidy, Cassidy is a physician, and it was Cassidy's vote that led to RFK, and he leads the health committee, and it was Cassidy who pushed forward RFK Jr. through committee, and because he wanted

Donald Trump's endorsement, but Donald Trump's no longer endorsing him. Trump's endorsing somebody by the name of Julia Letlow, and Trump says, Julia Letlow has my full endorsement. If she decides to run, I will support her. Basically, I'll support her over Bill Cassidy. And, you know, Bill Cassidy, I hope it was worth it. Then now you've basically single-handedly are responsible for so much blood on your hands, Bill Cassidy. When you look in the mirror, just know that you violated your Hippocratic oath and you probably have killed tens of thousands of people by allowing RFK Jr. to remove the vaccine recommendations, which will result in so many kids dying of measles, mumps, rubella, plagues that have. been extinguished for a very long period of time great great work there great work

there and being sarcastic of course so there you have it folks we'll keep you posted on this emergency meeting that's taking place today we'll keep you posted as always every step of the way here on the Midas Touch Network hit subscribe help us get to six million we appreciate you all so much 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