OMG! Murdoch PARTS WAYS with Trump after DISASTER LOSS

What this episode is about

The article discusses a significant political shift highlighted by a recent Texas Senate special election, where Democrats flipped a district from a 17-point Trump victory in 2024 to a 14-point win, marking a 31-point swing. Additionally, Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal criticized Trump's administration and policies, signaling fractures within traditional Republican support and raising concerns about the party's future.

Key takeaways

• Texas 9's 31-point swing shows Trump can't count on once-reliable Republicans; changing tides reveal independents' disillusionment.
• Even Murdoch's Wall Street Journal is throwing Trump under the bus; a sign that loyalty is fading in conservative circles.
• Democrats winning in Tarant County—almost 50 years of red? That's not just a flip; it’s a political earthquake.
• A 20-to-1 spending advantage and still lost? Money can't buy love—or political seats in shifting landscapes.
• Voter compassion trumps hardline policies; public outcry puts a spotlight on the limits of Trump's immigration strategy.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Steven Miller (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Ron DeSantis (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Katie (Guest) · 1 min speaking
• Carl (Guest) · 1 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Donald Trump, Texas, Steven Little Miller, Wall Street Journal
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Wall Street Journal, Minnesota, Donald Trump, Steven Little Miller
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Wall Street Journal, California, Steven Little Miller, Bruce Milman
4. 9:00 – 11:28: ICE

Notable quotes from "OMG! Murdoch PARTS WAYS with Trump after DISASTER LOSS"

• Trump is trying to run away from the fact that his choice candidate last night in a special senate race in Texas lost. Now claiming that he had quote nothing to do with it. He said, I'm not involved with it. That's a local race. I.

  about Donald Trump · at 1:51

• Well, because a Democrat flipped the seat. The first time a Democrat won in Tarant County in almost 50 years. It's not a place Democrats typically win. And while the president, he's running from his prior endorsements. Spread the word.

  about Tarant County · at 2:37

• ICE efforts to deport illegal immigrants. If we ask folks out there, too aggressive, 59%, not aggressive enough, 17 about right, 24%.

  about ICE · at 4:08

• Criminal illegals rounded up. but they see, they see these scenes in the street, particularly the two killings in Minnesota and they see, people who seem otherwise innocent, although they may be here illegally rounded up. they don't like.

  about Minnesota · at 4:59

• Question. The top 20% of the of the American population is responsible for 75% of the GDP. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board has warned Trump that the melladriven…

  about Wall Street Journal · at 6:50

• Didn't think that we were going to respond. California responds decisively and we will pick up five seats as a result of Prop 50 in California.

  about California · at 7:58

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Donald Trump — Person · Primary referenced political figure · 4 mentions · first at 0:37
  Central figure blamed/credited for GOP special-election losses and for an immigration enforcement strategy criticized by conservative outlets.
• Steven Little Miller — Person · Referenced senior aide / policy architect · 3 mentions · first at 0:45
  Presented as the key driver of the administration’s hardline immigration approach that the Wall Street Journal ties to political backlash and GOP losses.
  Question. The top 20% of the of the American population is responsible for 75% of the GDP. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board has warned Trump that the melladriven…
• Rupert Murdoch — Person · Referenced media owner / power broker · 2 mentions · first at 0:30
  Mentioned to underscore that criticism of Trump is coming from establishment conservative media (WSJ), not liberal outlets.
  Tactics that have sparked nationwide protests and outrage. An issue that Murdoch's other media outlet, Fox News, have been discussing also, considering the fact that polls taken from Fox's own viewers seem to share the same sentiment.
• Bruce Milman — Person · Referenced analyst / prognosticator · 1 mention · first at 6:43
  Invoked as an external authority providing data (blue-collar consumer confidence) used to critique claims about economic performance.
  Great deck put out today by the Washington consultant and prognosticator Bruce Milman. Bluecollar consumer confidence is at a record low since 1976 when they began asking the…

Companies & orgs

• Wall Street Journal — Company · Case study · 5 mentions · first at 0:33
  Key conservative outlet criticizing Trump's policies, influencing public opinion.
• ICE — Company · Business focus · 2 mentions · first at 4:08
  Immigration enforcement agency whose actions are central to the political backlash discussed.

Places & events

• Texas — Place · Setting · 2 mentions · first at 1:06
  Central location discussed in the context of a significant political shift and election results.
  Democrat, resulting in a shocking 31 point swing in barely over a year. Yeah, that's how bad of a job he's doing.
• Tarant County — Place · Setting · 1 mention · first at 2:40
  Specific county in Texas where a significant political shift occurred.
• Minnesota — Place · Setting · 2 mentions · first at 4:42
  Mentioned in the context of immigration enforcement actions and public reaction.
• California — Place · Setting · 2 mentions · first at 7:37
  Mentioned in the context of political strategies and redistricting efforts.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 So this 30point flip should really scare Republicans and really start to take notice here that Democrats are not it's not just Democrats voting for these people. It's independents and Republicans that are turning for these special elections. And like I just mentioned, Democrats have flipped 26 seats since the election IN 2024.

0:18 OH, THAT'S GOT TO HURT. IT'S one thing suffering a devastating 31point swing in Texas. It's another when that devastating loss is compounded by the scathing indictment of a once trusted ally. The Rupert Murdoch owned Wall Street Journal, one of the most establishmental aligned conservative outlets, utterly lambasted Donald Trump and his top aids policies. That top aid being one of the worst people on earth, Steven Miller, stating that they are clearly backfiring and hurting the Republican party. This signaling the latest political disaster unfolding in real time for the Trump administration.

0:56 That's exactly right. Texas 9. Texas 9. Because what happened in Texas 9, it didn't just swing to the left. It took a rocket ship to the left. My goodness gracious. The Texas 9 Senate District election marches. This was a district that Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024. The Democratic candidate in the special election on Saturday, hello, won it by 14 points. That's an over 30 point shift to the left.

1:23 As you know now, a Texas state senate special election, a district that President Trump carried by 17 points in 2024, the GOP lost by 14 points to a Democrat, resulting in a shocking 31 point swing in barely over a year. Yeah, that's how bad of a job he's doing. While Trump tried to downplay the loss despite, you know, sending out a lengthy truth social post endorsing the GOP candidate. We have some news right now. Trump is trying to run away from the fact that his choice candidate last night in a special senate race in Texas lost. Now claiming that he had quote nothing to do with it. He said, "I'm not involved with it. That's a local race. I don't know anything about it. I had nothing to do with it." Only problem, he tweeted a bunch of times about it, urging his supporters to get out and vote for the Republican, the Republican who lost. Here's the day of the election. Quote, "Today is a day to all

2:14 voters in Texas's nine state senate district. Get out and vote for a phenomenal candidate, Lelay Wam Scans. She is a highly successful entrepreneur and an incredible supporter of our movement to make America great again. My very good friend needs a strong conservative in SD9 to keep Texas red." It's also not the only time he tweeted about this race put out multiple times and now he's saying he knows nothing about it was involved with it. Why? Well, because a Democrat flipped the seat. The first time a Democrat won in Tarant County in almost 50 years. It's not a place Democrats typically win. And while the president, he's running from his prior endorsements. Spread the word.

2:47 The internet is forever. The loss has rocked conservative airways seeing as we are talking about, you know, the kind of territory that Republicans had always assumed was a safe bet. Looking at Texas though, I mean, that should scare Republicans. That was the uh point that Ron DeSantis made in a post. You know, that seat, that state senate seat um flipped. It was a district that the president won by 17 points and the Republican had outspent the Democrat there 20 to1 um and still, you know, the Democrat took that seat. Rhonda Santis wrote, "Special elections are quirky, not necessarily projectable regarding a general election. That said, a swing of this magnitude is not something we that can be dismissed. Republicans should be cleared eye cleareyed about the political environment heading into the midterms. And the Wall Street Journal editorial, they didn't shy away from explaining why they thought this loss

3:39 happened. It tied this humiliation directly to voter backlash over the Trump administration's hardline immigration strategy, led, of course, by top aid Steven Miller. In particular, they pointed to federal enforcement tactics that have sparked nationwide protests and outrage. An issue that Murdoch's other media outlet, Fox News, have been discussing also, considering the fact that polls taken from Fox's own viewers seem to share the same sentiment.

4:08 ICE efforts to deport illegal immigrants. If we ask um folks out there, uh too aggressive, 59%, not aggressive enough, 17 about right, 24%. that tracks with other polls that we've seen in recent days surrounding a lot of this video u that obviously has come out and there's all kinds of people weighing in on all sides. Yeah, Brett, I think that's right. He does track with the other polls and it suggests that while the administration um is within its limits, its legal limits in this immigration crackdown and the drag net that's going on particularly out in Minnesota, uh it has hit its political limits and the republic's response to what it is seeing on its TV screens and reading about in publications and so forth suggests that people, you know, they they want they want the border closed. They want uh criminal illegals rounded up. Um but they see, you know, they see these scenes in the street, particularly the

5:04 two killings in Minnesota and they see, you know, people who seem otherwise innocent, although they may be here illegally rounded up. Uh they don't like that. It's a we have a compassionate people and uh and even illegal immigrants are not beyond the scope of that compassion. And I think the administration has uh is being seen as having gone too far on this and the poll certainly suggests that.

5:26 And this matters because well the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, they're not Democratic echo chambers. I mean they're flagship institutions of conservative commentary and often peddlers of the most deranged Trump propaganda.

5:38 And he is the best messager than anybody else. And so I think that's going to start to resonate with people because this is the time that they're going to start to see it um in their tax returns next year, which is, you know, just less than a month away. They're talking about how they're working. He says, "With the help of tariffs, we have cut the federal budget deficit by a staggering 27% in a single year. And even more incredibly, we have slashed our monthly trade deficit by an astonishing 77%. All with virtually no inflation, which everyone said could not be done." Now, Carl, we wait for a tariff decision from the Supreme Court. Uh he does mention the court in this piece, too. It says he hopes they're paying attention, but he says for now, he's proving the haters wrong.

6:18 Yeah. Well, the problem is we need to go back to essentials. Olivia put her finger on it. Uh it he's making the same mistake Joe Biden made. Biden is working. Uh that piece in the Wall Street Journal is the economy is great. That's not what people feel. Last year, we lost 70,000 manufacturing jobs. We lost 145,000 blue collar jobs. There's a great uh deck put out today by the Washington consultant and uh prognosticator Bruce Milman. Bluecollar consumer confidence is at a record low since 1976 when they began asking the question. The top 20% of the of of the American population is responsible for 75% of the GDP. The Wall Street Journal's editorial board has warned Trump that the melladriven immigration strategy is politically toxic, saying in effect that this is hurting Republicans chances in crucial races and will be devastating for the midterms.

7:15 Ka Katie, one thing that we we should also see, Mark is right, the midterms right now look ugly unless the Republicans really get serious. And

7:26 are you feeling confident that Democrats could possibly win four out of the five redistricted uh seats in the blunt Republican effort redistrict?

7:36 Yes. The Republicans done effed up in Texas and they know it. We knew it months ago. And it's because of a variety of reasons. First of all, they were never going to get five seats. But they created a scenario where they tried to take five seats away from Democrats. Didn't think that we were going to respond. California responds decisively and we will pick up five seats as a result of Prop 50 in California. And it remains to be seen what happens in Texas. I can guarantee you they won't win five seats. They're going to struggle to win three based on 2024 performance, let alone what we've seen literally over the last year.

8:32 And let me congratulate Taylor Remmit, who ran an extraordinary campaign. It was a decisive victory. It was a shellacking for Republicans. The editorial specifically pointed to a wave of controversial federal enforcement actions, including high-profile shootings of US citizens by immigration agents in Minneapolis, and even more so, the administration's insistence on aggressive mass arrests and deportations. It's clear that these incidents are causing a seismic shift across the country politically, despite what the administration likes to have people believe. They continue to defend the tactics publicly and deny that it is having a massive effect. But in Texas, voters weren't just saying no to a candidate. They were saying no to a political movement and the strategy behind the candidate.

9:22 Taxpayer dollars should be used to address the affordability crisis here in the United States of America, which is very real. It's not a hoax. It's ongoing. By the way, taxpayer dollars should not be used to brutalize or kill American citizens or to violently target law-abiding immigrant families. So, there are a variety of reforms that need to be put into place that the American people are demanding. Your own poll has shown that everyday Americans have concluded that ICE has gone too far and that behavior needs to be reigned in.

9:57 And it's not like this is just an isolated case either. We noticed similar swings at the end of last year in local elections across the country. But when one of the most trusted conservative editorial boards are openly urging course correction because a core policy is alienating swing voters, it means that the underlying GOP narrative isn't working. And in fact, it's failing. I mean, think about this. Immigration, it was long considered a winning issue for Republicans, but not anymore. United States citizens, particularly those of color, live in fear. United States citizens are carrying papers to prove their citizenship. That's wrong.

10:37 And this will go down in history as a turning point for this. Greg Mavino wouldn't be leaving tomorrow if an innocent person wasn't killed. And the double standards that are being employed for how you have to behave versus how these agents have to behave is mindboggling to me. Kyle Writtenhouse was a conservative hero, right, for walking into a protest, actually brandishing a weapon. But this guy who had a legal permit to carry and already had had his gun removed to some people, I guess, is some sort of instigator when he was actually going to help a woman who had been pushed down and tear gas by I

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Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "OMG! Murdoch PARTS WAYS with Trump after DISASTER LOSS"?

Steven Miller (Guest), Ron DeSantis (Guest), Katie (Guest), Carl (Guest).

What is "OMG! Murdoch PARTS WAYS with Trump after DISASTER LOSS" about?

The article discusses a significant political shift highlighted by a recent Texas Senate special election, where Democrats flipped a district from a 17-point Trump victory in 2024 to a 14-point win, marking a 31-point swing. Additionally, Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal criticized Trump's administration and policies, signaling fractures within traditional Republican support and raising…

What is mentioned in this MeidasTouch episode?

10 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Donald Trump, Texas, Wall Street Journal, Steven Little Miller, ICE, Rupert Murdoch. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "OMG! Murdoch PARTS WAYS with Trump after DISASTER LOSS"?

The episode runs 11 min; the transcript is about 1,947 words in 20 timestamped sections.

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