The MeidasTouch Podcast - Trump Makes Fatal Error Over Nuclear Arsenal

Episode Date: February 16, 2025

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I just want to read from you a little bit from this story. Then I want to talk about the classified information that's not supposed to be revealed to foreign sources that was just posted on the Doge website. We could talk about how hackers access the Doge website. We'll talk about all of this. So the Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration. Now, you would think if you were making cuts and firing people, I don't know, maybe that would raise a red flag, Nuclear Security Administration. I mean, it should all raise a red flag, but maybe that one was like, are these people

the people who oversee our nukes? This is the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile. And this was part of the broader energy department layoffs where they want to fire basically everybody in the agency. Now, if you believe this was mere negligence, that just means that you've also then said, Trump is this brilliant businessman and Elon Musk is so smart. These are the smartest people ever. Yet they fire the people who oversee the nukes.

You think that's what really happened, that it was just a mere mistake? What is it? Did they do it intentionally? Did they just fire everybody and not realize who these people were? So of course the Trump administration lies, but their lie is it was less than 50 people, which I think we know to be false because they lie about everything. Some of the fired employees, including NNSA staff who are on the ground at facilities where nuclear weapons are built, were pretty surprised when they got this news. You'd think there'd be some job security that you wouldn't be fired overnight when you're

the one overseeing the nuclear button. But then again, take a look at this guy, Pete Hegseth. Six questions, three scotches. This was him in Brussels, and then he was also in other places in Europe as well, where he was giving away all of America's bargaining power as it relates to Ukraine, saying that Ukraine should enjoy NATO and that Ukraine should never get the land pre-2014 back, basically giving Putin everything that he wants. But that's Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host, who Donald Trump and spineless Republicans gave our nuclear arsenal to. So do you sense a pattern here, picking the most unqualified person? By the way, I don't know what he was drinking there. It's a weird cut, by the way. And we all know Pete Hegseth's history when it comes to drinking, that he both redeemed himself and found Jesus Christ and became a

changed man after sexual assault allegations and allegations of rampant alcoholism. He found Jesus Christ and repented, but then also he never did anything wrong. So what are you repenting about? It doesn't make sense. So you have Hegseth. You have terminating the nuclear arsenal. You've got the people overseeing it. You've got Donald Trump appeasing Putin. Do you sense a pattern here as well? It goes on to talk about how after these Thursday night firings, bipartisan senators, members of Congress like, whoa, you fired these people. Quote, there's strong support on the Hill for the NNSA and its nuclear modernization writ large.

Clearly, the NNSA is a critical agency. Lawmakers are concerned. Oh, my gosh, I'm so concerned there, Donald. You are giving away our nuclear arsenal, aren't you? I mean, just think about these spineless MAGA Republican Congress members. Now, at the same time that's happening, Elon Musk is bemoaning, that's the headline, that news week. He's bemoaning too much information is being classified. That's what he's bemoaning about, interesting. Donald Trump, somebody who stole classified information after he left office the last time,

talked about it publicly. He's bemoaning things that are, there's just too much stuff classified. Meanwhile, the Doge website, which is supposed to post, I guess, information about what Musk is doing, I don't know, posted classified information worrying intelligence officials, fatal mistake, fatal error, or intentionally malicious. I'll let you decide. Elon Musk's much touted new website for the Department of Government Efficiency posted classified government information setting off alarm bells in the intelligence community.

The website, which launched in the middle of last week, published federal personnel data, including employee headcounts and budget details. Although there was a note at the bottom of the site that says the workforce data excluded information about certain agencies, military and intelligence organizations, that classified data was actually visible when you took a look at it. The site published data about the National Reconnaissance Office, the federal intelligence agency that builds and launches U.S. surveillance satellites. The NRO budget and headcount are classified, but continue to be accessible on the site. Quote, Doge just posted secret N-O-F-U-R-N, not releasable to foreign nationals, info on their website about intelligence community headcount.

So currently people are scrambling to check if their info has been accessed, according to defense intelligence officials. This is something that Elon Musk should know about because SpaceX has a contract with these types of agencies. Also, the Doge website was hacked. And then people, hackers were posting, this is a joke of a.gov website people are posting. Others were saying that this thing, quote, these experts left their database open, another hacker posted. 404, which is doing a good job covering all of these shenanigans, criminality, negligence, recklessness, maliciousness, you pick your word. Anyone can push updates to doge.gov website.

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I believe he wants peace. I believe that President Putin, when I spoke to him yesterday, I mean, I know him very well. Yeah, I think he wants peace. I think he would tell me if he didn't. I think I'd like to see peace. Do you trust President Putin? I believe that, yeah, I believe that he would like to see something happen. I trust him on this subject.

I think he'd like to see something happen. I think it could have happened a long time ago. I think Biden, number one, it shouldn't have started. While all of this is going on, China called for America to disarm itself because they smell utter incompetence and weakness. They chide him. They go, if you mean American first, then why don't you go first and get rid of all of your weapons?

Well, I think that's kind of, they're already screwing up classified information in our nuclear system. But play this clip. Since the U.S. calls for America first, they should take the lead in setting an example of cutting military spending. You know, but by the way, folks, Donald Trump doesn't even know that China is in the BRICS block. Trump believes that he destroyed that. This is what Trump believes for real, that he destroyed the BRICS block with his social media post.

He destroyed it. That's the alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. BRICS. The C is China. But Trump goes, are they even in the BRICS block? Yes, they are. And they are developing a currency and an alliance that's attracting lots of South American countries and African countries and countries across the world who no longer feel safe with America leading the world because America is no longer leading the world. America has become a pariah state viewed like North Korea right now. In three short weeks, Trump's destroyed all of America's alliances. But play this clip so we can see, does he even know what the BRICS block is? Play this clip.

BRICS, the BRICS nations, I think that's breaking up rapidly. We said that if they're going to go and do anything to undermine the dollar, that includes China. I don't even know that they're a member of BRICS, but they had a few nations get together to try and play cute. And I said, we're going to put 100% tariff on every one of those nations. And at the mere thought of saying that, I think that's all broken up. That idea has no longer sailed. Now, that would be a terrible thing for our country. It'd be bad for the world. They wanted to undermine the dollar. Folks, that's like not knowing how to spell your name on the SATs or an exam that you take.

If you're the president of the United States, you should know what the bricks block is. Anyway, hit subscribe. Help us get to 5 million subscribers. Let's get there quick. Thanks for watching. Hey, Midas Mighty. Love this report? Continue the conversation by following us on Instagram at Midas Touch million subscribers. Let's get there quick. Thanks for watching.