The MeidasTouch Podcast - World Leaders Put Screws in Trump for Disaster in DC

Episode Date: August 24, 2025

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on just how angry and fed up world leaders like President Zelenskyy and others are at Trump and especially Trump’s behavior toward Putin. Go to https://NakedWines.com/MEIDAS and use code: MEIDAS for both the code AND PASSWORD 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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you do realize donald that an american factory in western ukraine right next to the border where the u is was just hit and destroyed by russia intentionally targeted what was your response going to be the world wanted to know How are you going to respond when an American factory was hit by a ballistic Russian missile? Here's how Donald Trump responded. Trump proudly shows a photo with Putin and says to the head of FIFA who's there from Italy and says, hey, look at this beautiful photo that Putin sent me of me and Putin in Alaska. I'm going to have Putin show up here for the World Cup. and Putin says he'll sign this for you.

How great is that going to be? Also, you have Victor Orban, the dictator in Hungary right now, sending Donald Trump a letter complaining that Ukraine is striking oil refineries in Russia, which supply oil to Hungary and other Soviet satellite areas. And by the way, Orban's likely going to be losing the other. upcoming election next year or so when that election takes place in Hungary. But Hungary media, they posted Donald Trump's response to Orban whining about the U.S. striking, or whining about the Ukraine striking Russian oil refineries.

And Trump wrote, Victor, I do not like hearing. I am very angry about it. Tell Slovakia also, you're a great friend, Donald. And then you have the rest of Europe and the rest of the world, the group calling themselves the coalition of the willing saying, what the hell is this guy doing? As Alex Cole writes, so Putin bombs an American factory in Ukraine and Trump shows everyone a picture of him and his buddy Putin and brags about wanting to invite him to the World Cup, this is sick. This is absolutely sick stuff right here. And he's right. Here's what President Zelensky posted.

Today marks the 1,276 day of full-scale war. Ukraine has been standing in the war against Russia for its independence longer than anyone in the world expected. This is the result of patriotism and effectiveness of our people, the result of our warriors who heroically fought for our state and destroy the occupier. I am grateful to each and every one of you in all our defense and security forces for the the strength you give Ukraine and for every result you deliver. Undoubtedly, a strong and capable Ukrainian army is the most reliable security for our people. But we also need strong security guarantees from all those who seek peace. Every day together with the United States, Europe and all our partners, we work to guarantee security.

Ukraine must achieve its goals and these goals are just to protect lives, to defend independence, and to secure a dignified peace for Ukraine. And I previously reported on this the day before. In Mukachevo, which, again, is in the Zakarpata region or Oblast in Ukraine. In Mukachevo, the Russians practically burned down the American company, Flex, producing electronics, home appliances, nothing military. The Russians knew what they were doing. They lob the missiles at the American factory to give Donald.

Trump, the middle finger. Essentially, we believe this was a deliberate attack against the American property and investments in Ukraine. And here's how Donald Trump responds. He goes, I was just sent a picture from somebody who wants to come to FIFA's World Cup in the United States very badly. Here, play this clip. And I just sent a picture from somebody that wants to be there very badly. He's been very respectful of me and of our country, but not so respectful of others. But he'll I'm going to sign this for him, but I was sent to one and I thought you'd all like to see

that's a man named Vladimir Putin who I believe will be coming depending on what happens. He may be coming and he may not depending on what happens. We have a lot of things happening over the next couple of weeks. But I thought it was a nice picture of him.

Okay, of me, but nice of him. So that was very nice that it was sent to me. And what the hell are we watching here? Let me show. you just because American media doesn't really cover this. Here is what Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister for Russia, Putin's right hand. This was the guy who showed up in Alaska wearing the SSSR, the USSR shirt to make a statement about imperial Russia as they stood on the United States

territory in Alaska, which Russia still considers theirs in a lot of circles. And here he says he's pressed here and he basically says no ceasefire no security guarantees are they allowed and they don't want to even have a bilateral or trilateral conversation Russia's never agreed to have Putin meet with Zelensky. Zelensky's always agreed to ceasefire. Zelensky's always agreed to meet bilateral, trilateral. Putin's never agreed to that. And Zelensky says, okay, look, we should have some security guarantees and Putin's never been agreeable. But for the the whole week, our corporate news here was saying, oh, they're, you know, Donald Trump secured a deal. He's secured a deal in Alaska. It's like, no, he didn't. He's made things a hundred

times worse. But here's Sergei Lavrov play this clip. President Putin said clearly that he is ready to meet, provided. This meeting is really going to have an agenda, presidential agenda. So that's a big if. There's no meeting planned, Mr. Foreign Minister. That's a big if. You're saying there's no meeting plans right now. Kristen, Kristen, I'm awfully sorry. You're not listening. There is no meeting planned, and I'm not challenging this. But you, you cannot, I think, understand what I am saying.

Putin is ready to meet with Zelensky. When the agenda would be ready for a summit? And this agenda is not ready at all. President Trump suggested, after Anchorage, several points which we shear. And on some of them, we agreed to show some flexibility. Okay. When President Trump brought those issues to the meeting in Washington, with Zelensky present together with his European sponsors,

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That's $100 off your first six bottles at Nakedwines.com slash Midas and use the code and password Midas for six bottles of wine for $39.99. Now, I also previously reported what the United States Chamber of Commerce president for Ukraine had to say, he was there in Zaparadia, in the Oblast, right by Mukachevo, and he says, I am at the site of a truly horrendous Russian missile attack. Overnight, one of the largest American investments in Ukraine, Flex, an active member of the American Chamber of Commerce, was hit by Russian missiles. This was not only an attack on Ukraine, it was an attack on American business. Two missiles struck the factory where 600 employees were working the nightship. Thanks to strict safety protocols, every life was saved. Russia is not only devastating Ukraine, it's humiliating American business. It's humiliating American business.

And by the way, when Trump was asked, have you asked Putin about him striking a U.S. factory? What does Donald Trump want to talk about? Donald Trump wants to lie about stopping seven wars or ten wars. I stopped ten wars. I stopped ten wars, everybody. You didn't stop ten wars. What are you talking about? Here, play this clip right here.

Mr. President, please. Have you talked to Vladimir Putin about the fact that yesterday a big U.S. factory was hit in a Russian a strike in Ukraine? What's your reaction to that? I'm not happy about it. And I'm not happy about anything having to do with that war. I said, I settled not seven wars. And actually, if you think about pre wars, add three more.

So it would be 10. I thought this would be in the middle of the pack in terms of difficulty. Now, I'm not happy about anything about that war. Nothing. Not happy at all. We'll see what happens. I think over the next two weeks, we're going to find out which way it's going to go. Now, let me show you what's going on on Russian TV, because this is very telling.

I'm going to show it to you. We've translated it from Russia. into AI so it's English, but I want you to hear specifically what they say on Russian TV because you don't really hear this at all in America. Julia Davis runs Russian media monitor. She does a great job on it. And one of the things we have here is they're one of these Russian expert, military experts, one of their hosts, a guy named Igor Kortichenko, said it was his idea that he was

telling Trump for the FBI to go after Bolton. which he voiced months ago. He's also praised Trump, Vance, and Hegsef for not criticizing Russian strikes against Ukraine. You have Russian tanks right now rolling around Ukraine with American flags on it. And Russian propaganda has never been happier. Russian TV, state regime media has never been happier because they were handed this huge PR victory. And they've been handed the fact that Donald Trump's not pushing for it. ceasefire, not sanctioning Russia, allowing Russia to do as it pleases, and putting, and instead,

Trump's using all Putin's talking points to attack Ukraine. Here's Russian media monitor showing what's going on on Russian state TV. And again, we've translated this via AI. Here, play this clip. Right now, U.S. federal agents are searching the home of former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton. The operation is connected to a criminal investigation, where the main piece of evidence is Bolton's memoir. The memoir allegedly contains top secret information. The book, The Room Where It Happened, was published in 2020

and contains criticism of the Trump administration's work. At the time, Trump tried to block the publication, claiming that state secrets would become available to America's enemies, and even called Bolton a scumbag. Bolton himself has not been arrested, and no charges have been filed against him yet, but as they say in the U.S., nothing lasts forever. What else would I draw your attention to?

Look, for several weeks now we've been carrying out massive strikes on Zelensky's infrastructure. At the same time, not a single critical word has been said against us from the White House. Personally, I believe that Trump understands

it's necessary to allow Russia by military means to make Zelensky accept the current realities. And this will work in favor of Trump's peace plan. That's why the Americans are now extremely interested

in Russian military successes. At the very least, Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hexted, these are the conservative politicians in the United States who understand that our military successes bring a peace agreement on Ukraine closer and make Zelensky more willing to compromise

and accept the realities on the ground. This is a very good sign. As for Bolton, the former national security advisor to President Trump during his first term, I want to remind you that right here, in the studio of the 60 Minutes program, about two and a half months ago, I clearly stated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation should carry out a comprehensive set of operational measures regarding Bolton. A dangerous man. And I urged President Trump to listen to these recommendations.

Maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's intentional, so to speak. But the fact is, Bolton is someone who is privy to the White House's key secrets, and he committed treason. It's quite obvious that the Federal Bureau of Investigation will indeed charge him specifically under this particular article, The Serious Crime of Treason. Now, it should be noted, as John Bolton was, his home was raided, his business was rated based on a book that he wrote in 2020 about the Trump regime, which now in 2025, they're saying he used classified information to write the book. It's the definition of weaponization.

But John Bolton wrote right before his house was raided, he wrote, Russia has not changed its goal. Drag Ukraine into a new Russian empire. Moscow has demanded that Ukraine's seed territory. It already holds in the remainder of Donetsk, which it has been unable to conquer. Zelensky will never do so. Meanwhile, meetings will continue because Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize, but I don't see these talks making any progress. Just true facts. And then also yesterday, Zelensky met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutt. Today, NATO Secretary General Mark is in Ukraine. During our meeting, we discussed first and foremost, what next joint steps of ours can provide Ukraine and all of Europe with a greater security.

and bring the real end of the war closer. Most importantly, this includes our diplomacy, security guarantees, and weapons for our warriors, it goes on to say. And it says the PURL program is already operating, enabling the purchase of American weapons with partner funding. We already have $1.5 billion from European countries. This is significant.

I'm grateful to every partner. We're working to raise more. I think the important thing, though, is that they have to raise money to potentially buy military weapons from the United States, which the United States may not even be turning over to them at all. But the United States will hold them hostage for it. It's why they're looking elsewhere. And I know that you, that Zelensky has to say that, you know, in order to just like kind of make it feel transactional with Donald. But it's obvious what's taking place here and how pissed off. these world leaders are like you're holding this photo of Putin like dude what the hell are you doing what

how upside down is that and by the way Putin said he would be able to take over keve in three days he did it now we're in 2025 Putin was pushed back significantly from what he from the land he had in 2022 he's picked up a little bit more land but not much it'll take years and years and years and years and two million casualties in Russia for them to even make any slight progress from where they are now based on all intelligence out there. Ukraine's defending itself valiantly as long as it just gets the support it needs. But again, you have Trump shown utter weakness. Anyway, let me know what you think.

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