Trump BREAKS SILENCE as HOLIDAY SPEECH GOES WRONG

What this episode is about

Donald Trump's recent holiday speech at the White House went awry as he mistakenly complimented a woman by comparing her to Ivanka Trump and continued to perpetuate unfounded claims about the rigged 2020 election. The speech took a bizarre turn when he began discussing snakes, seemingly unrelated to his earlier comments, leaving attendees bewildered by his erratic delivery.

Key takeaways

• Ivanka Doppelgänger: Trump's bizarre compliment blurs family resemblance with political confusion. Is flattery the new policy?
• Snake Tales: Trump spins venomous yarns with no context, proving truth is slipperier than a Peruvian viper.
• Inflation Deflation: Claiming victory over inflation, Trump rewrites economic history in his own fantastical figures.
• Arc de Trump: Ambitious monument plans suggest legacy-building through architecture, but can 'gold-plated' rewrite history?
• California Dreamin': Rigged election claims meet Hispanic fan fiction, merging fantasy with political fables.

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Ivanka, 2020 election, black mamba, brown mamba
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Arlington Bridge, Arlington Cemetery, deflation, Jefferson
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Hispanic vote, Aura Frames, mail-in voting, Texas border
4. 9:00 – 12:00: Aura app, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Paris, France, Wire Cutter
5. 12:00 – 15:00: Hispanic vote, Melania
6. 15:00 – 18:00: AI plants, Bryson de Shambo, car plants, Pro Democracy sticker packs

Notable quotes from "Trump BREAKS SILENCE as HOLIDAY SPEECH GOES WRONG"

• Abruptly stopped his speech and looked at a woman who was in front of him and said, You look like Ivanka, and that's a good thing. He goes, I thought you were Ivanka. He says…

  about Ivanka · at 0:06

• Then Donald Trump starts talking about snakes randomly. Just starts saying, Have you heard about the black mamba or the brown mamba and the viper from Peru?

  about black mamba · at 1:31

• Neutralized. We may get it a little bit lower. You don't want to get it to you don't want deflation. Deflation is in many ways worse than inflation. But we have a record…

  about deflation · at 3:13

• Ark. We're building an arc like the Ark to triumph. And we're building it by the Arlington Bridge, the Arlington Cemetery, opposite the Lincoln Memorial. You could say Jefferson, Washington, everything because they're all right there. And.

  about Arlington Bridge · at 4:01

• Blow them all away. The one that people know mostly is the ark to triumph in Paris, France. And we're going to top it by I think a lot. The only Donald Trump's talking about…

  about Paris, France · at 4:49

• Other place is so rigged. It's such a rigged election. we won the Hispanic vote. So, a lot of people say Republican wouldn't win California, but I won the Hispanic vote. I won in Miami.

  about Hispanic vote · at 6:25

• There's never been any country China wonderful. I have a great relationship with President Xi. China's never seen it. Nobody's ever seen it. And by the way we're Look, last minute shopping during the holidays is the worst. You're probably.

  about Zu Jong Xi · at 8:08

• Letting you sleep. And setup is ridiculously fast. It only takes about 2 minutes using the Aura app. You just download the app, connect to Wi-Fi, preload your photos before it…

  about Aura app · at 9:09

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Ivanka — Person · 3 mentions · first at 0:10
• Zu Jong Xi — Person · 1 mention · first at 8:14
• Melania — Person · 1 mention · first at 14:36
  Because I won Hispanic vote. So we are we did something that was amazing. We made a comeback and then Melania I try to tell me if you even know what she's talking about here. She says that Santa is I'm not going to do a Melania accent.
• Bryson de Shambo — Person · 1 mention · first at 15:18
  Then Donald Trump brings up Bryson de Shambo, the a golfer who likes Trump and Trump says this guy is the current US champion. He's Bryson is not the current US Open champion. It's just.
• Michael De Santa — Person · 1 mention
• Ryan Vince — Person · 1 mention

Companies & orgs

• Wire Cutter — Company · 1 mention · first at 9:39
• National Trust for Historic Preservation — Company · 1 mention · first at 11:03
  With the National Trust for Historic Preservation. They like me. They like me. The National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington DC just sued Donald Trump on Friday to…

Products & tech

• Aura app — Product · 1 mention · first at 9:14
• Pro Democracy sticker packs — Product · 1 mention · first at 17:56
  New Midas merch drop. Check out the latest Pro Democracy sticker packs, t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, and more.
• sweatshirts — Product · 1 mention · first at 17:58
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• t-shirts — Product · 1 mention · first at 17:58
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• Carver matte frame — Product · 1 mention
• hats — Product · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

• Hispanic vote — Concept · 4 mentions · first at 6:29
• 2020 election — Concept · 2 mentions · first at 0:13
  Said, You look like Ivanka, and that's a good thing. He goes, I thought you were Ivanka. He says, The 2020 election was rigged. He continued to spread other lies, saying the…
• black mamba — Concept · 2 mentions · first at 1:35
• brown mamba — Concept · 2 mentions · first at 1:37
  Snakes randomly. Just starts saying, Have you heard about the black mamba or the brown mamba and the viper from Peru?
• viper from Peru — Concept · 2 mentions · first at 1:37
  Snakes randomly. Just starts saying, Have you heard about the black mamba or the brown mamba and the viper from Peru?
• deflation — Concept · 1 mention · first at 3:17
• mail-in voting — Concept · 1 mention · first at 6:58
  The vote in California was legitimate, which it's not, they have 38 million ballots. Everything is mail-in voting.
• AI plants — Concept · 1 mention · first at 16:47
  Trillion dollars coming in. And they're coming in. That's all. They're building car plants. They're building AI plants.
• car plants — Concept · 1 mention · first at 16:47
  Trillion dollars coming in. And they're coming in. That's all. They're building car plants. They're building AI plants.
• 2016 — Concept · 1 mention
• 2024 — Concept · 1 mention
• Arc de Triomphe — Concept · 1 mention
• triumphal arch — Concept · 1 mention
• venom — Concept · 1 mention

Places & events

• Paris, France — Place · 2 mentions · first at 4:54
• Arlington Bridge — Place · 1 mention · first at 4:06
• Arlington Cemetery — Place · 1 mention · first at 4:06
  Ark. We're building an arc like the Ark to triumph. And we're building it by the Arlington Bridge, the Arlington Cemetery, opposite the Lincoln Memorial. You could say Jefferson, Washington, everything because they're all right there. And.
• Lincoln Memorial — Place · 1 mention · first at 4:10
  Arlington Bridge, the Arlington Cemetery, opposite the Lincoln Memorial. You could say Jefferson, Washington, everything because they're all right there. And it's something that is so special. it will be like the one in Paris, but to.
• Jefferson — Place · 1 mention · first at 4:13
  Cemetery, opposite the Lincoln Memorial. You could say Jefferson, Washington, everything because they're all right there. And it's something that is so special. it will be like the one in Paris, but to be honest with you, it blows it away.
• Texas border — Place · 1 mention · first at 6:38
  The think of that in Miami, I won the Hispanic vote along the Texas border. I won every single city or town touching the Texas border, and they're 85 to 90% Hispanic. We won the Hispanic vote. If the vote in California was legitimate,.

Sponsors

• Aura Frames — Sponsor · 1 mention · first at 8:43
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• Midas — Sponsor · 1 mention

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Donald Trump just wrapped up a truly disastrous speech at the White House for a Christmas party they were hosting. He abruptly stopped his speech and looked at a woman who was in front of him and said, "You look like Ivanka, and that's a good thing." He goes, "I thought you were Ivanka." He says, "The 2020 election was rigged." He continued to spread other lies, saying the California elections are always rigged. This was truly deranged. Let me show you what went down. A reminder, hit subscribe. Help us get to 6 million subscribers.

0:29 Donald Trump here says that the 2020 election is rigged and he's going to be coming out with truckloads of evidence soon to prove the 2020 election is rigged. Here, play this clip.

0:38 Very good at cheating. They're professionals at cheating because we won in 2016 by a lot. The election was rigged in 2020. We have all the ammunition, all the stuff, and you'll see it come out. It's coming out in in truckloads. But then we won again in 2024. Then Donald Trump looks at a woman in the crowd and says, "You look like Ivanka." That's a good thing. It's a great compliment. I thought you were her. Here, play this clip.

1:04 The two of those guys the greatest. Then we have a man who to me, this is the most interesting story. Boy, do you look like Ivanka? Has anyone ever told you that? I'm looking. I'm saying, is that Could you just turn around for the camera? Does she look Does she look like Ivanka? It's the most unbelievable thing. I so I wouldn't I didn't want to take a chance. I say, "Is that Ivanka? You look just like Ivanka." Which is a great compliment actually.

1:31 Then Donald Trump starts talking about snakes randomly. Just starts saying, "Have you heard about the black mamba or the brown mamba and the viper from Peru? You don't want to play games with these snakes. These snakes have venom." You may be saying, "Well, what was that in relation to?" Nothing. He's just talking about snakes. Here, play this clip

1:50 in case. But the venom rarely works. It's so powerful. The stick said to be the most po that the black mamba, the brown mamba, and the viper from Peru. You do not want to play games. Okay. And I'm telling this story cuz my son Don, this is a hell of a You heard? Did you hear this story? And so then Donald Trump says we're doing great when it comes to affordability. He says prices are down. Of course, we all know prices are up and our economy is in the gutter because of Donald Trump and this regime. But here's what he's saying at his holiday party in the White House. Play this clip.

2:29 First time that's happened in many years. We are doing great and prices are coming down.

2:35 Then Donald Trump says that we've defeated inflation, which we know is false. He says it's totally neutralized. You don't want it to get any lower, he says, because this is the perfect spot for inflation right now. You'll hear it in his own words. You know what he's saying is a lie. But show this to your friends if they're supporters of this guy because here he is saying that this is great and this is what exactly where he wants it to be. And he doesn't want to bring the prices down lower. Here, let's play this clip. Country. The worst inflation in the history of our country.

3:05 Prices were the highest they ever were. And what we're doing is bringing them down. We now have inflation is totally neutralized. We may get it a little bit lower. You don't want to get it to you don't want deflation. Deflation is in many ways worse than inflation. But we have a record setting. We have more people on Friday. We had more people working on Friday than at any time in the history of our country. Think of that. But he does talk about what he believes his priorities are. He says we're going to build an Arc Day Trump, an Arcade Triumph in honor of Donald Trump. And that's a big initiative that he has. We need arcs. He says arcs in the circles. And that's what's been lacking in this country. He says here, play this clip.

3:49 Unbelievable on policy. And we have a policy thing that's gonna be unbelievable happening. Should I announce it or should I keep it quiet?

3:58 I put Vince in charge of the triumphal ark. We're building an arc like the Ark to triumph. And we're building it by the Arlington Bridge, the Arlington Cemetery, opposite the Lincoln Memorial. You could say Jefferson, Washington, everything because they're all right there. And it's something that is so special. Uh it will be like the one in in Paris, but to be honest with you, it blows it away. Blows it away in every way. And Vince came in one day and his eyes were teeming. I mean, he couldn't believe how beautiful it was. He saw it and he wanted to do that. That's your primary thing. There is nothing that can compete with that. It's the only city in the world that's of great importance that doesn't have a triumphal arc. You know what that is? And this one is going to blow them all away. The one that people know mostly is the ark to triumph in Paris, France. And uh we're going to top it by I think a lot. The only Donald

5:00 Trump's talking about arcs taking over golf courses uh building golden ballrooms. Then Donald Trump addresses the uh Americans who were killed in Syria uh by actually it's individuals who were affiliated with the current Syrian government. We know it's part of the Syrian transition government. Uh the the the person who was who's the killer was part of the government. Um but Trump says no no it was trust me it wasn't part of the government. Trump is lying here. We know the identity of the killer here. Play this clip. I must say in Syria also we had an attack in Syria and we had three great patriots terminated by bad people and not the Syrian government. It was ISIS. Syrian government fought by our side. The new president fought by our side. Then Donald Trump goes on a rant saying that the elections in California are rigged and that because Hispanics love Donald Trump, he would win California if it

6:03 wasn't a rigged election. Then he goes on to say, "I won Miami. I win I really won California." And again, this is just the rantings and ravings of an absolute lunatic. Here, play this clip.

6:13 Election. The entire map is red other than two little blue stripes along the outer edge. One is California, one's New York. And California's election, New York also, but California more than any other place is so rigged. It's such a rigged election. You know, we won the Hispanic vote. So, a lot of people say Republican wouldn't win California, but I won the Hispanic vote. I won in Miami. The think of that in Miami, I won the Hispanic vote along the Texas border. I won every single city or town touching the Texas border, and they're 85 to 90% Hispanic. We won the Hispanic vote. If the vote in California was legitimate, which it's not, they have 38 million ballots. Everything is mail-in voting.

7:00 They mail out 38 million ballots. And they come in, where the hell do they go and where do they come from? It's a rigged election in California because we would win California by a lot. And again, they feel feel they have the advantage with Hispanic. They don't because I won Hispanic vote. Then he says, "You're going to start to see the results of his economic policies 6 months, maybe a year from now." He says, "Well, so it went from day one during the election that prices would come down to now. Prices are exactly where they need to be." He's saying this is a victory and you'll start to see benefits in 6 months to a year from now. Here, play this clip.

7:40 To Europe, they went to Mexico, Japan, they went all over. They went to South uh South Korea. And now it's just the opposite. They're all coming back. We're going to We have an age that's coming up the likes of which I don't think this country has this country has never seen. And I just look so forward to the results. You're going to see results in 6 months to a year. I think you'll see results. Uh we've never had anything like it. Again, there's never been any country China wonderful. I have a great relationship with President Xi. China's never seen it. Nobody's ever seen it. And by the way we're

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10:03 Then Donald Trump continues to talk about snakes and he makes up a number and says 28,000 people die from snakes. You know them vipers. Those vipers are bad. Here, play this clip. Peru in uh Peru. And it's known for being a rather rough place in terms of physical creatures crawling around. 28,000 people die a year from a snake bite. A certain snake. It's a viper, right? It's said to be the most poisonous snake in the world. Then Donald Trump continues to talk about the ark that he wants to build. He goes, "Since the 1860s, hundreds of years ago, okay, it's 1860. We can count backwards." Okay, but Donald Trump says, "Americans have wanted one thing, an ark. An arc they triumph. An arch. An arc." He says, "And we're going to get we're going to make that happen." He says, and he goes, "I'm going to speak with the National uh Trust for Historic Preservation. They like me. They like me." The National Trust for Historic

11:05 Preservation in Washington DC just sued Donald Trump on Friday to block the ballroom. And they essentially accused him of fraud by saying that he said he would go to the trust about the dem before demolishing the east wing of the White House. He said that he would never actually demolish it. he wouldn't touch the physical structure and that he would get the approvals and he didn't. So Trump's actually been sued by the National Trust, but Donald Trump says they like him. Here, play this clip. And this one is going to blow them all away.

11:34 The one that people know mostly is the Ark to triumph in Paris, France. And uh we're going to top it by, I think, a lot. The only thing they have is history. You know, 1860 is something I always say the one thing you can't compete with, but eventually we'll have that history, too. But we're going to have something that the likes of which has has never been done before. And it's been waiting for 200 years, literally. Uh I think the Civil War got in the way of it. you know the uh opening they actually have the four they have four columns four small columns with the eagles on top and they have the circle you know before on the other side from the Lincoln and it's uh it's so unbelievable it's so unbelievable it's been waiting for hundreds of years and they were going to build on it a couple of times it never happened but it's a circle that's been waiting to have the ark built on it and I think we're very

12:33 far along I think you might want to show it to the National Trust if you'd like. You might want to show it to a couple of people. Take a look at it because I've always gotten really along well with the National Trust. So, take a look and show it to them and start and maybe they give you some good ideas, too. Okay. But then Donald Trump says that in Brown University at the horrific school shooting yesterday that in Rhode Island they now have a person of interest. But Donald Trump says, "I can't say much more otherwise I'm going to get in trouble." Okay. You're supposed to be the president of the United States and you're just supposed to give accurate information. Yesterday you provided false information and said the shooter was in custody when the shooter was not in custody. You said you've been briefed and the shooter was in custody. That could have resulted in people's lives being lost as a result of your

13:20 maliciousness. But here, play this clip. They got the person, the individual person, but there'll be big damage done. and uh the other supposedly they call him a person of interest so I'll keep it along those lines so we don't get ourselves in any trouble but they have a person of interest at Brown and in Australia you probably read they've uh it's been it's been a very very brave person actually who went and attacked frontally uh one of the shooters and saved a lot of lives so very brave person who's right now in the hospital pretty serious seriously wounded. So I great respect to that man that did that.

14:02 Donald Trump continues to say prices are going down. Play this clip. First time that's happened in many years. We are doing great and prices are coming down.

14:10 He then brags that Hispanics love him, which they don't. He's actually at historic lows with the Hispanic population right now in terms of approval. But he goes, "We've got Hispanics vote me." He goes, "They they love me." Here, play this clip because we would win California by a lot. And again they feel feel they have the advantage with Hispanic. They don't because I won Hispanic vote. So we are we did something that was amazing. We made a comeback and then Melania I try to tell me if you even know what she's talking about here. She says that Santa is I'm not going to do a Melania accent.

14:46 She goes Santa is waiting for you. Play this clip. We have a Santa visiting today. I hope you saw him and if not go to visit him in the green room, the family's room, a game room. Uh he's waiting for you. You could take a pictures and maybe whisper to him what you would like to have uh as a present for Christmas. So enjoy the time. Wishing you a merry Christmas and a very happy new year and uh all the best to your families. Thank you.

15:16 Very good. Then Donald Trump brings up Bryson de Shambo, the um a golfer uh who likes Trump and Trump says this guy is the current US champion. He's Bryson is not the current US Open champion. It's just not true. So just another like why this is a ridiculous lie. Bryson's not the US Open champions. It's just another Everything this guy says is a lie. Play this clip.

15:41 He's a fantastic person. You know what he's got though better than all of his game? The head. He's got the head is better than anything. He knows how to win. Where's Bryson Dshambo? Is he here? Bryson, come. Come up here, Bryson. Come on. Come on, Bryson. I want to ask, why is he longer? Look at him. Now, if you rip off the jacket, you'll see the muscles are serious. But, but we don't have to rip off jackets. Come on up here. Say hello. Hi, Bryce. Great to see you Mr.

16:11 The current US Open champion. My goodness. Well, I I did not know I was going to be coming up here tonight today, but uh

16:21 then Donald Trump talks about bringing in $18 trillion of investments, which he goes, maybe they'll start coming in next year. It's a lie. Play this clip.

16:30 I just want to uh say this was an amazing period of time. Our country has been turned around much faster than I thought. If you would have told me that 10 months in we would have over 18 trillion with a T. Not billion, but $18 trillion dollars coming in. And they're coming in. That's all. They're building car plants. They're building AI plants. They're building everything at a level that we've never seen that no country has ever seen before. Now, I assume that's going to start. It's already showing up, but I assume that it's going to start showing up. I'll be picking a new head of the Fed soon. Our Fed person is absolutely, despite him, we have numbers that really nobody's ever seen. convince her despite him.

17:14 Then he brings up uh a lady who I think is one of the people who helped throw these events at the White House and Trump goes, "She's a great hostess. She's the best. But is she going to choke right now? Is she going to choke?" Play this clip.

17:28 How about you? Want to say a couple of words? Sure. Cuz she's a great hostess. She does She hosts professionally everything and she's the best. But now she's probably going to Let's see. Is she going to choke?

17:42 Is she going to be the opposite of Bryson? Go ahead. Say a couple. Great. Great.

17:47 Thank you, Mr. President. There you have it, folks. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Help us get to 6 million subscribers. Thanks for watching.

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Questions about this episode

What is "Trump BREAKS SILENCE as HOLIDAY SPEECH GOES WRONG" about?

Donald Trump's recent holiday speech at the White House went awry as he mistakenly complimented a woman by comparing her to Ivanka Trump and continued to perpetuate unfounded claims about the rigged 2020 election. The speech took a bizarre turn when he began discussing snakes, seemingly unrelated to his earlier comments, leaving attendees bewildered by his erratic delivery.

What is mentioned in this MeidasTouch episode?

36 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Hispanic vote, Ivanka, 2020 election, black mamba, brown mamba, viper from Peru. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Trump BREAKS SILENCE as HOLIDAY SPEECH GOES WRONG"?

The episode runs 18 min; the transcript is about 3,330 words in 37 timestamped sections.

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