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Trump has CATASTROPHIC AM as World FREEZES HIM OUT

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Trump has CATASTROPHIC AM as World FREEZES HIM OUT", an episode of MeidasTouch published January 18, 2026 (17 min, about 2,972 words). It mentions 4 people, works and ideas, including Donald Trump, Friedrich Mayors, Google LLC.

What this episode is about

Donald Trump faces a tumultuous day as he prepares to deploy 1,500 active duty paratroopers amid criticism of ICE's impact on safety, while polls show a significant Democratic advantage in the upcoming midterms. Additionally, French and other European intelligence services have severed communication with the U.S. due to concerns over Trump potentially leaking sensitive information to Russia regarding Ukraine, further isolating his administration on the global stage.

Key takeaways

  • When your national emergency is avoiding a national emergency, maybe it’s time for a strategy reboot.
  • Polls show ICE is viewed as a menace; perhaps paratroopers should invade public opinion, not cities.
  • Cut off from European intelligence? Welcome to the geopolitical 'no-fly zone' in diplomatic relations.
  • Invading Greenland? Let’s hope they maintain their icy cool; America’s not ready for a Frozen sequel.
  • When military action becomes an option for real estate acquisition, it’s a dystopian plot twist come to life.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 3:00: Donald Trump
  2. – 6:00: Donald Trump, Friedrich Mayors
  3. – 9:00: Donald Trump, Google LLC
  4. – 12:00: Ground News, Donald Trump

Notable quotes from "Trump has CATASTROPHIC AM as World FREEZES HIM OUT"

  • Donald Trump is having a catastrophic Sunday and he is preparing 1,500 active duty army paratroopers off the joint base Elmanorf Richardson in Alaska to potentially invade Minneapolis and St.
    about Donald Trump · at
  • Well, in terms of the cost, Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Mayors just posted, We stand resolutely and united by the side of Denmark and the people of Greenland. As a NATO member, we are committed to.
    about Friedrich Mayors · at
  • Parliament called this economic warfare and called to sanction quote Trump's oligarchs. If the EU sanctions American firms like banks or tech firms Microsoft, Google X, what…
    about Google LLC · at
  • Stay up to date on the news to make these videos? I stay up todate on the news in order to do this podcast. My biggest go-to news source is Ground News. You guys, this is a…
    about Ground News · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Donald Trump — Person · Primary referenced political figure · 11 mentions · first at
    Central figure in the episode’s claims about domestic escalation (Minnesota/ICE) and international tensions (Greenland, Ukraine intelligence).
  • Friedrich Mayors — Person · Referenced foreign leader (quoted statement) · 1 mention · first at
    Quoted as Germany’s chancellor condemning tariff threats and supporting Denmark/Greenland; functions as international pushback within the narrative.

Companies & orgs

  • Google LLC — Company · Referenced entity · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned alongside Microsoft in the context of potential EU sanctions against American tech firms

Sponsors

  • Ground News — Company · Sponsor · 3 mentions · first at
    Promoted as a primary news source for staying informed about media bias and factuality

Full transcript with timestamps

Donald Trump is having a catastrophic Sunday and he is preparing 1,500 active duty army paratroopers off the joint base Elmanorf Richardson in Alaska to potentially invade Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota any moment now further escalating the ICE and Border Patrol Gustapo SS invasion of those cities and throughout the state of Minnesota. Donald Trump waking up to catastrophic news like this. Per the latest CBS News poll, the majority of respondents in America by far say ICE is making our country less safe. You go to the generic congressional polling. Yes, Democrats are pulling ahead significantly in the generic congressional polling for the midterms, but amongst those who are deeply motivated to vote, the Democratic advantage has now expanded to a massive 16point lead heading into the midterm.

Now, Donald Trump is raging this morning. He's making posts like a lunatic, attacking the governor of Minnesota, attacking Mayor Fry. Let's talk about though what's going on internationally right now. One of the things that we've learned this morning and it's something that we obviously all expected, but French intelligence services and most other European intelligence services have completely cut off the United States from any of their information regarding Ukraine and most of their intelligence generally. You see what happened with France was they came up with a plan with Ukraine to test if Donald Trump and Trump's regime was giving classified information to Vladimir Putin. So uh the French intelligence service and Ukraine shared false information regarding uh high priority intelligence issues to Donald Trump's regime and then that fake information found its way to Russia. So it was very clear to both France and

Ukraine that it was coming from the Trump regime who was providing the intelligence from the European services to Russia in order to kill Ukrainians. And of course this is at a time where the Trump regime continues to talk about its invasion of Greenland. Donald Trump sent his sickopants all morning to do the various Sunday shows where they were talking about invading Greenland, taking it over, um tariffing any country, uh in Europe that doesn't support the invasion of Greenland. You had Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary over here, uh, Scott Bessant. He was asked on Meet the Press.

So, what's the national emergency regarding why you will tariff these European nations if they don't support your invasion of Greenland? Watch what Besson says right out of the dystopian 1984 novel. Play this clip.

Waiting the [snorts] high court's decision. What is the national emergency that justifies these new slate of tariffs? uh that the national emergency is avoiding a national emergency that it it it is a strategic decision by the president. This is a geopolitical decision and he is able to use the economic might of the US to avoid a hot water. So why wouldn't why wouldn't we do that? You know same thing.

Oh yes. So the national emergency is avoiding a national emergency. Are you listening to yourself? And when this guy Scott Besson speaks, the arrogance that comes from the way he just has his chin up and he's like, "Well, I think it's this way." This guy's one of the biggest scumbags of the entire regime in my opinion. And I'll give you another data point why I think that. Welker then asks him, "So, is military action on the table? Still on the table when it comes to Greenland?" And then Bessant is like, "Well, I believe the Europeans are going to hand it over to us. They're going to let us just acquire it is what they're going to do. That's my that's my best impression here. Play this clip.

Have heard has not taken military force off the table. If the United States were to take Greenland by force, how would that be different than Russia's annexation of Crimea?

Uh look, I I I believe that the Europeans will understand that this is best for Greenland, best for Europe, and best for the United States.

So, but you're but military action is still on the table. Uh I I haven't spoken with the president on that. And again, I I believe that the Europeans will understand that the best outcome is for the US to maintain or receive control of Greenland. More from Welker and Bessant over here where she goes, "Is Greenland or NATO more essential to US national security?" Let's play this clip.

So let me just put this to you bluntly. Is Greenland or NATO more essential to the United States national security?

Well, Chris, that's obviously a false choice. That that's that's a from the perspective of European leaders.

Uh the European leaders will come around and they will understand that they need to be under the US security umbrella. What what would happen in Ukraine? That if the US pulled its support out, the whole thing would collapse. that the US Kristen to be clear since 1980 the US has spent US military spending versus NATO military spending we have spent 22 trillion more dollars than the Europeans have that we are peace through strength and the Europeans now are only trying to play catchup and that is only through President Trump. President Trump believes in NATO but he does not believe in the American people being dragged in.

Well, in terms of the cost, Chancellor of Germany, uh, Friedrich Mayors just posted, "We stand resolutely and united by the side of Denmark and the people of Greenland. As a NATO member, we are committed to strengthening security in the Arctic. Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and carry the risk of escalation." Then Donald Trump sent out Ted Cruz. Remember, Donald Trump said that Cruz's wife was ugly, that Cruz's dad was killed JFK. He said all these things about Ted Cruz. But Ted Cruz is out there and says, "Well, I think that uh it's definitely American first to invade Greenland." Of course it is.

Here, play this clip of Ted Cruz. It's why you can't have though a normal conversation with these people. Sorry. Here, play this clip. When it comes to Greenland, I I want to commend President Trump for being single-mindedly focused on America first, on US economic interest and US national security interest. I believe it is overwhelmingly in America's national interest to acquire Greenland. A year ago was also a joint statement from Denmark, Finland, France Germany Netherlands Norway Sweden, and the United Kingdom also condemning uh the United States. Kevin Hasset, Donald Trump's national economic adviser, had the following to say about Greenland. Here, play this clip.

Europe is pretty outraged over this. Um, these eight states deployed their militaries as a symbolic defense against a NATO ally. Um, the French president seemed to compare the US to Russia, even saying, quote, "No intimidation nor threat will influence us, neither in Ukraine nor in Greenland." uh a member of a Danish member of the European Parliament called this economic warfare and called to sanction quote Trump's oligarchs. If the EU sanctions American firms like banks or tech firms Microsoft, Google X, what kind of an impact could that have on the US economy? The the one thing I've learned, Jackie, is that when you are engaged in negotiation uh with any country and with President Trump, that you'll see both sides take very strong extreme positions, but in the end, the the president is the person who wrote the art of the deal because he's so good at dealmaking and and so I think right now

it's really a good time for uh you know, cooler heads to prevail and for us to disregard the rhetoric and get to the table and see if there can't be a deal that worked out that's best for everybody.

Okay. Now, uh, Mark Carney, prime minister of Canada, um, also has expressed really deep concerns about the escalation on Greenland after Trump's threatened all of these countries with tariffs. Uh, Carney also stated that article 5 of NATO would apply if the United States invaded Greenland and thus the rest of NATO would uh, therefore be going to war uh, with the United States uh, in the event that that uh, took place. Um, take a look at this article right here. You'll see that 0% right-wing media is covering what Prime Minister Carney said about uh uh potentially invoking Article 5 and that Carney's concerned about the US escalation on Greenland after uh tariffs. The only coverage that we've seen is from left-wing media and kind of center media. Um I I just want to let you know I get often asked um how do I stay up to date on the news to make these videos? Um, I stay up todate on the news in order to do this podcast. My

biggest go-to news source is Ground News. You guys, this is a subscriberfunded app and news site. And every day they pull in thousands of articles from around the world and organize them by story and then show you what the right is reporting, what the center is reporting, and what the left is reporting. It's a gamecher because as active, responsible citizens, we must get our news from reliable sources. In Trump's America, being informed about the facts and media bias is the most important thing you can do. But that's why we love ground news. For every article, they also tell you, did a media conglomerate put this news out or was it independent media? And they also list the degree of factuality, which is interesting as there are a lot of news sources from media conglomerates that have mixed or low factuality.

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Also, I noticed that a lot of right-wing accounts and Trumper accounts were posting this chart right here to show the massive drop in fentinol deaths. But when you look at the chart, it ends on September 2024. Um, you know, Biden did a great job in bringing down the fentinol deaths, and we've seen a continuation of that decreasing. Any fentinel death is tragic. There's still way too many fentinol deaths taking place right now. Let's be clear. But look at when the drop took place. It took place in 2023, 2024 under Biden.

And Eric Trump and other right-wingers were gushing over the fact that fentinol deaths in the US plummeted under Biden's presidency. and they didn't realize how to uh actually read a graph and see that it was September 2024. Um Donald Trump sent some of his other sickopants, his other SS leaders onto the various networks. Today you had uh Christy Gnome going on Face the Nation and the line that she uses and this is just total regime propaganda is you know ICE and Border Patrol. What they're doing in Minneapolis and St. Paul, they're there to stop the pedophiles. And we get praised all the time when we try to stop the pedophiles. Y'all are covering up the Epstein files, the biggest child sex trafficking ring there is. Here, play this clip.

I can't tell the people of Minnesota exactly how many dangerous criminals they have. I do know that they're extremely grateful every time we get a pedophile off the street. We end arrested an individual this week uh that was raping children. I I think those parents in Minnesota can sleep better at night knowing that that person isn't free.

Sure. But and then more over here from Christine Gnome talking about uh well, she was asked, "Are your agents going to comply with court orders saying that you can't use chemical weapons on people?" Here, play this clip.

And I'm hopeful that he does recognize that he needs to start working with us. I have

Are your agents going to comply with the White House has asked him to sorry with the federal order on Friday to to not use chemical agents?

That federal order was um a little ridiculous because that federal judge came down and told us we couldn't do what we already aren't doing. Um, we we are not chemical agents being used any

we only use those chemical agents when there's violence happening and perpetuating and you need to be able to established law in order to keep people safe. That's the only situation. So that judge's order didn't change anything for how we're operating on the ground because it's basically telling us to do what we've already been doing.

Madam Secretary, thank you for your time this morning. Faith, just want to be clear. It's not normal to use chemical weapons on people in any situation. Police [snorts] departments don't use chemical gas on people. And these ICE agents regularly throw chemical weapons at people of unknown origin to choking people. You see it saw a six-month-old almost die from some of this from these chemical um agents. More from Christine right here. She's asked about the officer Jonathan Ross who killed Renee Nicole Good. As you know, Renee Nicole Good's widow is now under federal investigation. and Jonathan Ross. And Jonathan Ross is under no investigation at all. Brennan says, "Can you tell me about Jonathan Ross?" To which Christine goes, "Oh my god, you're doxing our officer. Don't say his name.

You've doxed him. You've said his name." Again, these people are sociopaths. These are sociopaths. Here, play this clip.

Well, you know that it is in dispute about weaponizing a car versus uh driving forward. But uh I'll put that aside. Everybody can watch the videos and see that.

Well, let me talk to you about the officer, Jonathan Ross. He was struck. He was hospitalized.

Don't say his name. I mean, for heaven's sakes, we we don't we shouldn't have people continue to dox uh law enforcement when they have an 8% increase in death threats against them. I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said. Uh his life, he got attacked with a car that was trying to take his life, and then people have attacked him and his family, and they are in jeopardy. And we have law enforcement officers every day who are getting death threats and getting attacked at their hotels.

Can you tell me about his status right now? Thrown at them and getting well of course no one against anyone. But more over here from uh uh on on on this week ABC uh you have uh Congress member McCcoll who used to act like he was you know this indepristminded Republican more moderate Republican not at all. Watch this interaction here. Play this clip. So you've seen all the videos that are constantly coming out of what's happening in Minneapolis. Let me just play one of them. This was an incident uh with with a woman who was uh you know in kind of driving into a situation. She was going to a doctor's appointment apparently um and is obviously confused about what's going on. But look at how the ICE officers uh deal with this this woman who says she is disabled and is telling them that she is disabled and is on her way to a doctor's appointment. I mean, what what what do you think when you see this kind of stuff?

No, the optics are, let's be honest, not not good. They go through federal law enforcement training on conflict resolution, how to deal with that type of, you know, situation. U they smash the window of her car. They cut her out. They throw her to the ground.

It it appears to be a little overzealous. But what about the the actions of the murderers and the drug traffickers and

those were horrible to our government into this country by Joe Biden and Morcus? What about what about what about the rights of average Americans from people, you know, like that? And finally on this doortodoor stop thing. You know there's fundamental constitutional criminal law 101 is a Terry stop. You cannot stop a person without reasonable suspicion a crime is being committed. So but if you're impeding a federal investigation,

you can't just stop somebody because you think they look like they're an undocumented immigrant. You have to have

that would not be uh that would not be count. So so uh yeah, it does appear to be bad because it's looks like it's out of Russia. I mean, this is an authoritarian regime that's taking place. This is an invasion that is taking place in our country. [gasps and sighs] Thanks everybody for watching. Hit subscribe. Help us get to 6 million subscribers. And we appreciate you all so much. New Midas merch drop. Check out the latest Prodemocracy sticker packs t-shirts hats sweatshirts and more. All at store.mitus.com.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Trump has CATASTROPHIC AM as World FREEZES HIM OUT"?

Unknown Host (Host), Scott Bessant (Guest), Christine Gnome (Guest), Ted Cruz (Guest), Mark Carney (Guest).

What is "Trump has CATASTROPHIC AM as World FREEZES HIM OUT" about?

Donald Trump faces a tumultuous day as he prepares to deploy 1,500 active duty paratroopers amid criticism of ICE's impact on safety, while polls show a significant Democratic advantage in the upcoming midterms. Additionally, French and other European intelligence services have severed communication with the U.S. due to concerns over Trump potentially leaking sensitive information to Russia…

What is mentioned in this MeidasTouch episode?

4 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Donald Trump, Friedrich Mayors, Google LLC. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Trump has CATASTROPHIC AM as World FREEZES HIM OUT"?

The episode runs 17 min; the transcript is about 2,972 words in 38 timestamped sections.

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