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Trump's Saturday Morning is a Disaster

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Trump's Saturday Morning is a Disaster

The transcript offers a critical analysis of Donald Trump’s foreign policy and public behavior, portraying him as irrational, manipulative, and dangerously misinformed. It highlights his false claims about the Strait of Hormuz, asserting he single-handedly stopped Iran’s nuclear ambitions while ignoring U.S.-Israel involvement in the crisis. Trump repeatedly promotes unrealistic peace plans—like urging Ukraine’s Zelensky to surrender to Putin—contradicting his own promises and contributing to ongoing conflicts. His approach to diplomacy is framed as destructive, rejecting genuine negotiations in favor of coercion and personal power. He is accused of downplaying or distorting complex issues, such as Taiwan, AI, and Cuba, using vague or misleading statements. The narrative emphasizes how Trump’s actions align with an authoritarian playbook: creating chaos, destroying bipartisan agreements (like the Biden-era immigration deal), and promoting fear. In contrast, China’s diplomatic outreach—through figures like Han Zheng—is shown as constructive, advocating for peace, sovereignty, and multilateralism. The transcript condemns Trump’s influence on U.S. foreign policy, highlighting how his rhetoric and behavior undermine global stability. It concludes by criticizing media alignment, noting that right-wing outlets parrot his claims while left-wing media exposes them as lies. The overall message is that Trump’s leadership represents a dangerous regression from democratic, cooperative governance, and that vigilance is essential to counter his destabilizing influence.

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Donald Trump rushed out of the White House to go to a Tennessee football game today and as he was leaving the White House he was ranting and raving like a lunatic. He was posting fake news should not be allowed in the White House. It has gone on far too long at a tremendous cost to our country. He hates the First Amendment. He hates the U.S. He hates the Constitution. Then he goes and says Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. DJT. He rushes out of the White House and then he starts again just like yelling and behaving like an absolute lunatic. And then he said Iran made a proposal to try to resolve the war but I rejected it. He said because what Donald? It's you want the gas prices and the diesel prices to be higher? Here's what he said. Here play this clip. They made a proposal but I rejected it. And then he goes Iran outsmarted themselves. You see they were like let's close the Strait of Hormuz and cause a problem for the world. But then I came along and we put a blockade of steel around them and now they're stuck. You kind of forgot the key part of that Donald where you and Netanyahu invaded their country and then they shut down the Strait of Hormuz which they still control right now. And now gas prices and diesel prices are surging. And now we're in a never-ending catastrophic war. But okay I guess in your version of events. Iran just shut down the Strait of Hormuz out of nowhere. And then in your version of events it's still open right now and everything's amazing and gas prices are down. And we're in a golden age. Listen to what he says here. He's like they outsmarted themselves. Here play this clip. They immediately opened the Hormuz Strait. You know why? Because they're dying. You know why they're dying? Because they have no money coming in. Because they get their money from the Hormuz Strait. So they outsmarted themselves. They said let's close it and cause a problem for the world. And then I came along and we put up the greatest blockade ever in military history. It's a wall of steel. I would put it up and guess what? They don't have any money now because they wanted to close the Strait. And I said that's fine. We're going to close it on you. But everybody else is able to use it. And then Donald Trump as he's leaving to go to the Tennessee football game he goes here's my message to Zelensky. Settle with Putin now. Oh were those the magic words that you promised in 2024 that you were going to resolve the war in 24 hours? That you would tell Zelensky the magic words and Putin the magic words and the war would magically end like you promised in 24 hours? Here listen to what he has to say. Let's play this clip. Long agreement. But you know what I want him to do? Make a deal. I want him to settle with Putin and I want Putin to settle with him. Last month. I mean it's what a lunatic. What Zelensky should just say. Just take all of eastern Ukraine. It's your were those the magic words Donald? I think that's what you thought the magic words were going to be. But now the war there is escalating. Wars in the Middle East are escalating. The Houthis on Sarala have taken over all of western Yemen and they're pushing east right now. The world has never been more volatile because of you and how weak and pathetic you are. And then you bring Xi Jinping over. Roll out the red carpet. Have our army and air force personnel get down on their knees and roll out the red carpet for him. It was sickening. And then Donald Trump says I had a major breakthrough with Xi when he visited. What was the breakthrough Donald? Did you talk about Taiwan? Did you talk about I don't know Iran? Did you talk about what would you talk about? Oh he's like Xi likes the idea of calling AI SI super intelligence. Here play this clip. Gone SI and he likes the idea of changing the name to SI. Because it's much more accurate. It's actually much more elegant but it's much more accurate. And this country is going to do it 100%. We had a lot of talk about it. The United States of America is not going to be putting on brakes. A reporter then asked Donald Trump will you strike Iran after the midterms or so? What's the plan with this catastrophic war that is destroying the lives of Americans here and destroying the lives of Americans in the United States? The people abroad are destroying the people's lives in Iran. Trump goes I'm rejecting their deal. They want to make a deal but I think that they're begging for it and I don't think any deal is acceptable right now. Here play this clip. While I'm rejecting their deal they want to make a deal where they open this trade immediately because they're losing so badly. You know you don't read that or you don't see that in the fake news. But we're winning tremendously. We have total control of the Harmo Strait. Massive amounts of oil are coming out of the Harmo Strait. Last night we had 29 ships come out. They want to make a deal and I think that's fine. I like making a deal too. But I'm not that deal would not be acceptable. And by the way this is why Donald Trump is incapable of making deals because he doesn't even recognize the existence or basic humanity of the people or the country he's doing the deal with. And so he views any overture of okay well why don't we go back to the memorandum of understanding that you previously agreed to when the Strait of Harmo was open in a short period of time. Some of the prices started going down. Like he's a sex predator. He's a disgusting vile piece of trash Donald Trump is. So he views that as ah I got you where I want you. Because Trump views negotiation not as a way to actually make a good faith deal. He looks at it as manipulation and deceit and how could I destroy somebody in the process which is why he's never made deals in his life. He's always been a destroyer of things. Then a reporter asks him so do you only support like news outlets or do you only want news outlets that support you? Is that the goal? Because Donald Trump also banned CNN from going on this trip today to Tennessee. And so is that what is that what the goal is? Here play this clip. I only want the real news he says that's it just give me real news. Again this guy hates the first amendment he hates the first amendment he hates the first amendment he hates the first amendment he hates our constitution he hates our country there's a reason in the White House the two big photos right as you're heading into the Oval Office it's Trump and Putin and Trump and Xi that's who he looks up to that's that's what he wants he wants the U.S. to be subservient and bend the knee to people like Putin and Xi that's who he wants. Then Donald Trump's asked about Taiwan so certainly you must have brought up Taiwan. America's owes Taiwan this military package there was a deal that was made 14 billion dollars in military what's the latest there here play this clip. It did it did we didn't talk about it too much right now it's you know fine it's just moving along but we didn't we didn't spend a lot of time talking about Taiwan he understands very much how I feel. Oh so you didn't talk about that at all no conversation about Taiwan? Then Donald Trump says to the reporters you're all supposed to be dead now all of you because of the climate hoax and you're not dead so therefore climate change is a hoax this is why this guy is an absolute lunatic and a moron we can see the impacts of climate change every day we can actually see it it doesn't mean everybody's gonna die all at once but it does mean over time you're going to create the conditions where things are going to be much worse for living it's basic everybody agrees with that but this lunatic and lunatics like him here's what he says here play this clip. Where they want to put on brakes it's just like everybody's going to be dead you're all supposed to be dead now because of global warming uh it's like Russia Russia Russia hoax all of these different hoaxes well what they want to do is they want to stop our progress. Notice he was also like Russia Russia Russia Russia Russia it's a hoax like Russia Russia Russia Russia you two minutes ago you were just saying that Zelensky just needs to settle that's all he needs to you have a picture of yourself and Putin outside the oval office you invited him to Alaska you made our service members get down on their knees for him you've you've invited him to the G20 what yes Russia Russia Russia Donald then a reporter asks Donald Trump says well you know Obama just did a did an interview he had a discussion at a at a university and he said that if you put women in charge of every government for two years things would be better and Trump the creepy sex predator disgusting vile piece of trash that he is he's like I love women but what a ridiculous thing to say here play this clip. Mr. President Barack Obama just said if you put women in charge of every government for two years things would be better do you buy that? It's ridiculous I love women I think they're great but what a ridiculous statement that is right. - A reporter then asks him, Do you have military action planned against Cuba? To which Trump says, he goes, I think Cuba wants to make a deal with us so badly. They want to make a deal. Here, let's play this clip and you can see what he says. Let's play it. I would say that Cuba and us will make a deal. I don't think we'll need the military. Cuba is failing very badly. We want to help Cuba. We want to open Cuba up to our people. We have great Cuban-Americans who want to go back. Then another reporter asks, so did you talk to Zelensky about Patriot interceptors? Because Russia stockpiled all of these ballistic missiles and Iskanders and these cruise missiles and they're preparing for a major winter offensive. And back in July in NATO in Ankara, you promised Zelensky interceptor licenses. We all saw it. You said it on live TV. So did you talk to him about Patriot missiles? And Trump's like, I did. I spoke to him a lot and he's going along and Putin's going along. Someday, hopefully, there'll be a deal. What words? You're just saying words. He's going along. Putin's going along where? What does it even mean? He's going along and Putin's going along and someday, hopefully, there will be a deal. You all see what Trump wants to do, right? You see what the plan was, right? In my opinion, when Putin called Donald Trump on July 4th on America's 2. 150th and they spoke for 90 minutes that we know about and the plan all along. It's Putin saying, I need more time. We're going to take over Donetsk. Just give me this. I need more time. You'll see. We'll be able to do it. Drag Zelensky along. Drag Zelensky along. And so this is what the plan is. Donald Trump thinks he's giving cover to Putin to be able to take over all of Ukraine. Zelensky has responded now by striking all that infrastructure as well in Russia as things are escalating. We saw the. Moscow refineries. We saw the Perm refineries that we've been reporting about. And so here was the. So you can see what Trump said. Did you talk to Zelensky about Patriot missiles? Here, play this clip. I spoke to him a lot and he's going along and Putin's going along and someday, hopefully, in the not too distant future, maybe before the heavy winter, they'll make a deal. Then Donald Trump is asked more questions about AI. You know, are. Are you talking about AI with Xi? He's like, no, we didn't really talk about it. I don't want to integrate anything. Here, play this clip China by a lot and we're going to keep it that way. We didn't spend that much time talking about it. I would rather not integrate because we're leading by a lot. When you're leading, you don't open it up to each other. We're leading by at least a year and maybe a year and a half. Some people say two years. I'm not looking to open it up and we really didn't talk much about it. We did talk about the name and then more from Donald Trump over here about, we need to call it super intelligence, AI, super intelligence. Here's what he has to say. Play this clip. Well, I, I say this, that super intelligence, SI, I don't call it AI anymore. I call it SI because it's a much better name. It's a much more accurate name because when you say the other, it means it's fake. Artificial means it's fake and it's not fake. It's just, it's very strong intelligence. So I think a lot. A lot of people are doing that. Now I call it SI. I found this notable as well. I wanted to see how press was covering what I just shared with you this morning. So I took a look at ground news over here. And so this is the story. Trump predicts Cuba and U.S. will make a deal. And I wanted to see like who was writing about that story. So you have like almost no so-called left-wing media reporting on it. You have the center and right-wing media was covering this. And this to me, shows you the problem right over here because they just parrot and they're Donald Trump's personal stenographers. If you're going to report on what Donald Trump is saying, oh, there's going to be a deal with Cuba. Trump lies about everything. And I think the reason why you don't see left-wing coverage of this is because everybody knows it's just a lie. It's just one massive lie. And all he wants to do is have the embargo on the people of Cuba, further torture the people of Cuba, then say it's a failed state and it's a failed country. And then hope, that it just that something just miraculously happens and then either take credit for it or blame people. That's his strategy. But right-wing media says, look, there's going to be a deal. Look how great of a deal maker is. And the so-called center media is just serving as his stenographer and just pushing that out. It's one of the reasons I partnered with Ground News for this episode, because they're the best tool for me to stay objective with my reporting. Ground News is an app and a website that pulls in thousands of articles from around the world and organizes them by story to show you how the left, the center and right are framing the story differently. Like I just showed you there. Also, you can sort through whether it's independently owned media is covering a story or whether it is a large media conglomerate or corporate media covering a story. And they have that layout that I just shared with you right there. And I could see, okay, the right and the center media is covering this. There's no left-wing coverage over there. And that's the dedicated blind spot feed that Ground News have. And it has, I believe in Ground News so much. We're going to be, we're going to be offering you 40% off the same vantage plan that I use for my research. So just go click the link in the description or go to ground.news.mtn or scan the QR code up here. It's one of the biggest discounts they've ever offered. If you want to support this channel and get a clearer understanding of the world, try out Ground News. One more time, go to ground.news.mtn. By the way, while Donald Trump was rolling out the red carpet for Xi and having our military personnel, get down on their knees while Donald Trump was bringing Xi into this weird closet room that I shared with you yesterday and was saying, look at all the photos of you and me. Look how much I respect you. Let me show you what China's vice president, Han Zheng, was just doing at the United Nations. So China's vice president, Han Zheng on Cuba said, China urges the relevant country stop using threats of force. The relevant country. They don't even say the United States. China urges the relevant country. Here, play this clip of the crisis. China urges the relevant country to immediately stop using threat of force against Cuba and immediately and completely lift the blockade and sanctions against Cuba. So do you see what Xi was able to accomplish on his trip? He accomplished actual objectives for China. He's continuing to get the U.S. to delay giving military, aid and assistance and our military sales to Taiwan. This $14 billion military package that's supposed to go to Taiwan. Xi comes here, talks about the Thucydides trap on American soil while Trump has American military personnel bow down to him and get down on their knees for him. And Xi talks about the Thucydides trap. China's the rising power. America's the declining power. So China is asserting its hegemony. And Trump is reflecting the destruction and dissent of the United States into the abyss. And meanwhile, at the United Nations, China is out there calling out the Trump regime's destruction of a global world order. And China's projecting itself as a new protector of a multilateral world order. That's what's happening here. More from China's President Han Zheng says that China holds the sovereignty and security of countries. In the Middle East, including the Gulf should be respected. That's what China holds here. Play this clip. China holds that the sovereignty and security of countries in the Middle East, including the Gulf, should be respected. International industrial and supply chains should be kept stable and unimpeded and global trade should be safeguarded. China calls for advancing the governance of the West Bank and the post-conflict reconstruction of Gaza. In accordance with the principle of the Palestinians governing Palestine. It also calls for bringing the Palestinian question back onto the right track of this two-state solution at an early date. And then he goes on to say the China Vice President Han Zheng, that the world wants peace, not war. The world wants peace, not war. The international system centered on the U.N. and the international order underpinned by international law that emerged after World War Two must be upheld. We should turn into action the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security and reject the Cold War mindset and block confrontation. We should settle differences and disputes through dialogue and consultation and oppose unilateral military actions. That violate the U.N. Charter and circumvent Security Council authorization. You can see there again that this was part of a broader strategy while Donald Trump was out there behaving like an absolute lunatic. One more point I want to bring up. So Trump and Putin were working together at the United Nations in order to block regulation of lethal A.I. weapons. So the U.S. and Russia weakened a U.N. effort to to regulate lethal AI weapons by moving key safeguards, including requirements for predictable systems, ethical considerations, and human review before AI-assisted strikes. The talks at the United Nations marked the furthest progress yet toward a possible treaty on autonomous weapons, but Trump and Putin, Washington and Moscow, pushed to reduce restrictions during closed-door negotiations. U.S.-Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact that would have been a landmark UN effort. And you know what this also reminds me of as well in a different context? Remember under former President Biden when there was actually a bipartisan immigration deal between Republicans and MAGA people and liberal people and Democrats and Biden forged this great deal? Do you remember? It would have had tough border security, but it would have treated immigrants with respect and dignity. It would have had a pathway to citizenship. It would have made sure that there was ability to get out people who were actually engaged in crimes, but while putting a lot of investment into just the asylum process to ensure that the process gets expedited. So it was actually a great compromise that could have been reached. And what did Trump do? He destroyed he's a destroyer of deals. So Trump destroyed that deal because he said running on chaos is a winning issue for me. I don't want to solve the problem. I want to create the problem. And then the arsonist comes in and says, I alone can fix it. That's the authoritarian playbook. Go back to how we started this video. The way Donald Trump tells the story of the Strait of Hormuz, he leaves out the part that he and Netanyahu invaded, started the catastrophic war. That's why the Strait of Hormuz is closed. But in his telling, he's the savior and he's the loser. He's the bankrupt or he's the destroyer. That's what we've seen all along in his life. And we have to recognize this and stand up to it. That's what we're going to do every damn day here on the Midas Touch Network. Make sure you get your copy of WTF America as well. That's the book I wrote with my brothers. It comes out October 20th. We hope you'll get your copy, but pre-order it right now. The pre-orders are really helpful and important. So if you're thinking about getting it, do the pre-order now, if you can. There's audio. So check out the audio book. I read it and my brothers did the audio. And then there's an ebook and then there's a hardcover, but we spent a lot of time on the audio as well. All right. Thanks for watching. We appreciate you. We'll be reporting throughout the day here at the Midas Touch Network. Before you go, our book WTF America is available for pre-order now. It's the story of how we got here and how we fight our way back. To pre-order, scan the QR code or click the link in the description. Let's do this. We'll see you next time.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Donald Trump is portrayed as erratic and malicious, ranting about foreign policy and claiming he is the only one who can control global crises.
  2. He falsely claims to have blocked Iran's nuclear program by closing the Strait of Hormuz, while ignoring that Iran still controls the strait and that the U.S. and Israel initiated the crisis.
  3. Trump promotes a fantasy of quickly resolving wars—like with Ukraine—by urging Zelensky to settle with Putin, contradicting his earlier promises and escalating regional instability.
  4. He frames U.S. military actions and diplomacy as manipulative, rejecting negotiations and viewing international cooperation as a form of deceit rather than mutual benefit.
  5. Trump’s interactions with Xi Jinping are described as superficial, focusing on renaming AI as “super intelligence” while avoiding serious discussions on Taiwan or military alliances.
  6. He claims Cuba will soon make a deal with the U.S., but the narrative is dismissed as a lie designed to justify continued sanctions and oppression.
  7. The transcript criticizes right-wing media for uncritically promoting Trump’s falsehoods, while left-wing media consistently rejects them.
  8. It contrasts Trump’s chaotic, authoritarian approach with China’s diplomatic efforts promoting peace, multilateralism, and sovereignty in global conflicts.

Summary:

The transcript offers a critical analysis of Donald Trump’s foreign policy and public behavior, portraying him as irrational, manipulative, and dangerously misinformed. -Israel involvement in the crisis. Trump repeatedly promotes unrealistic peace plans—like urging Ukraine’s Zelensky to surrender to Putin—contradicting his own promises and contributing to ongoing conflicts.

His approach to diplomacy is framed as destructive, rejecting genuine negotiations in favor of coercion and personal power. He is accused of downplaying or distorting complex issues, such as Taiwan, AI, and Cuba, using vague or misleading statements. The narrative emphasizes how Trump’s actions align with an authoritarian playbook: creating chaos, destroying bipartisan agreements (like the Biden-era immigration deal), and promoting fear.

In contrast, China’s diplomatic outreach—through figures like Han Zheng—is shown as constructive, advocating for peace, sovereignty, and multilateralism. S. foreign policy, highlighting how his rhetoric and behavior undermine global stability.

It concludes by criticizing media alignment, noting that right-wing outlets parrot his claims while left-wing media exposes them as lies. The overall message is that Trump’s leadership represents a dangerous regression from democratic, cooperative governance, and that vigilance is essential to counter his destabilizing influence.

FAQs

Trump claimed Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to cause global problems, saying he then imposed a 'wall of steel' blockade that forced Iran into financial collapse and stabilized global oil prices.

Yes, Trump claimed he would have told Zelensky to 'settle with Putin' and that the war would end quickly, but the war has since escalated and no such agreement has materialized.

Trump suggested the U.S. should rename AI as 'super intelligence' (SI), claimed he discussed it with Xi Jinping, and said China is not ready to integrate with U.S. AI advancements.

Yes, he claimed Cuba wanted to make a deal with the U.S. and that military action was unnecessary, stating he wanted to open Cuba to American citizens and help the Cuban people.

Trump dismissed climate change as a hoax, stating that people should have died from it by now and claiming the climate crisis is a 'hoax' that 'stops progress'.

Trump said he spoke to Zelensky and that both Ukraine and Russia were 'going along' and that a deal would happen 'someday,' but offered no details or timeline.

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