Transcript

Trump LOSES IT in AM and has GHISLAINE GO SILENT!!!

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Trump LOSES IT in AM and has GHISLAINE GO SILENT!!!", an episode of MeidasTouch published February 9, 2026 (17 min, about 2,875 words). It mentions 43 people, works and ideas, including Donald Trump, Department of Justice, Epstein file, Ghislain Maxwell, Gileain Maxwell.

What this episode is about

Donald Trump's tumultuous Monday morning is marked by both his misguided attempts to portray strength on social media and Ghislaine Maxwell's refusal to testify during a House oversight deposition, invoking her Fifth Amendment rights in light of her previous deceptive statements. This reflects a broader sense of desperation as both figures face significant public scrutiny and legal challenges.

Key takeaways

  • Trump's tough-guy photos can't mask a Monday hangover from public disgrace and looming legal woes.
  • Maxwell’s Fifth Amendment invocation is less of a legal shield and more of a silent scream for clemency.
  • Every prisoner can file a habeas petition, but Ghislaine’s claims are as shaky as her credibility.
  • Maxwell's selective silence raises eyebrows—avoiding Congressman’s questions while cozying up to Epstein's network?
  • Clemency auditions in Congress? It’s the most bizarre talent show the political stage has seen!

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 3:00: Donald Trump, David Oscar Marcus, Fifth Amendment, The United States of America
  2. – 6:00: Donald Trump, clemency, Fifth Amendment, Ro K Connor
  3. – 9:00: Donald Trump, Department of Justice, Armor Colostrum, Epstein file
  4. – 12:00: Walen Shaw, Donald Trump, Ghislain Maxwell, clemency
  5. – 15:00: Kevin Hasset, Donald Trump, AI replacing jobs, job losses
  6. – 16:55: ICE, Congress, midasplus.com, body cameras

Notable quotes from "Trump LOSES IT in AM and has GHISLAINE GO SILENT!!!"

  • Saw what went down this morning as the mightest touch had predicted where Gileain Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker, invoked her fifth amendment right against…
    about Gileain Maxwell · at
  • Technically has the right to petition for the writ of habius corpus, although Donald Trump may disagree that there's actually such thing as a writ of habius corpus. So that's…
    about Donald Trump · at
  • Want to hear the unfiltered truth about what happened, there is a straightforward path. Miss Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly, if granted clemency by President…
    about Ghislain Maxwell · at
  • Here's what Democratic Congress member Ro Connor had to say regarding the deposition this morning. Play this clip.
    about Ro K Connor · at
  • Weeks ago alone. And we know that only represents half of the files that the Department of Justice has in its possession, including files that were used for direct…
    about Department of Justice · at
  • And here's Democratic Congress member Walen Shaw. Let's play it.
    about Walen Shaw · at
  • Most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a white house. But I am here to tell you that House Democrats, specifically on the oversight committee and the judiciary…
    about House Oversight Committee · at
  • What's going to happen to jobs as productivity goes up. and I think that there's a chance that job creation lags. productivity skyrockets, profit skyrocket, GDP skyrocket. but then all of a sudden, like you're making 20 widgets and.
    about Kevin Hasset · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Donald Trump — Person · Primary referenced political figure / target of criticism · 15 mentions · first at
    Central figure in claims about clemency/pardon dynamics around Maxwell and broader allegations tied to Epstein-related files; also referenced in polling and public messaging.
  • Ghislain Maxwell — Person · Primary referenced witness/subject (canonical spelling) · 3 mentions · first at
    Same individual as the 'Gileain Maxwell' mentions; referenced regarding Fifth Amendment invocation, habeas petition claims, and alleged pursuit of a pardon/clemency.
  • Gileain Maxwell — Person · Primary referenced witness/subject (name variant) · 2 mentions · first at
    Discussed as the convicted sex trafficker who invoked the Fifth in a House Oversight deposition; the transcript frames her silence as tied to seeking clemency from Trump.
  • David Oscar Marcus — Person · Referenced attorney / spokesperson for Maxwell · 4 mentions · first at
    Identified as Maxwell's lawyer who issued a statement explaining her Fifth Amendment invocation and explicitly floated clemency as the condition for testimony.
    Her lawyer, David Oscar Marcus, used this opportunity to, audition for clemency to Donald Trump. how utterly pathetic can you get? Here's what David Oscar Marcus posted. Gilain.
  • Kate Blanch — Person · Referenced DOJ official / former Trump defense attorney · 3 mentions · first at
    Used as a contrast point: Maxwell allegedly answered questions for him previously but invoked the Fifth before Congress; framed as connected to Trump and DOJ.
    Several months ago. She didn't invoke the Fifth Amendment when Donald Trump's former criminal defense attorney turned number two at the Department of Justice, who's close friends with David Oscar Marcus was asking her questions and she.
  • Walen Shaw — Person · Referenced member of Congress (as named in episode) · 3 mentions · first at
    Quoted condemning Maxwell and emphasizing the investigation's goal of identifying other perpetrators; questions why Trump won't rule out clemency.
  • Kevin Hasset — Person · Referenced administration economic advisor (canonical spelling) · 3 mentions · first at
    Same person as 'Kevin Hasset' variant; discussed for remarks about productivity, AI, and job creation potentially lagging.
  • Ro K Connor — Person · Referenced member of Congress (as named in episode) · 2 mentions · first at
    Quoted describing submitted questions and highlighting inconsistency in Maxwell's Fifth Amendment posture.
  • Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett — Person · Referenced member of Congress (quoted clip) · 2 mentions · first at
    Quoted criticizing Maxwell's Fifth Amendment invocation and stating Democrats will continue oversight efforts; mentions Pam Bondi appearing before committees.
    Here's Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. Here's what she had to say.
  • James Comer — Person · Referenced committee chair/member (House Oversight) · 3 mentions · first at
    Named in the lawyer statement and in a quote about submitting questions; tied to the House Oversight deposition context.
    I submitted to COMR a letter with six or seven questions. Things who were the other co-conspirators?
  • Elon Musk — Person · Referenced administration-associated figure · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned by Stansberry as among administration officials/associates named in files; framed as connected to 'Doge efforts' in the White House.
    There are multiple administration officials including Howard Lutnik, Elon Musk who served as the appointee for the Doge efforts in the White House. We know that the Secretary…
  • Joe Biden — Person · Political figure · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of comparisons to Donald Trump's policies.
    Illegals leaving the country and so the break even job number is quite a bit lower than it was under Joe Biden when there were people you know basically coming across the…
  • Howard Lutnick — Person · Referenced administration-associated figure · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned by Stansberry as an administration official named in files; used to support the claim of broad Trump-associate involvement.
    That there are more than three dozen associates, family members, and individuals directly associated with Donald Trump named in those files. Now, there are now at least nine or…
  • Brian Anton — Person · Media commentator · 1 mention · first at
    Provided analysis on polling data regarding Donald Trump's support.
    Like this. This was from CNN this morning as Harry Anton describes that Trump's base with non-ol voters is absolutely collapsing. Let's play it through this.
  • Ron Phipcowski — Person · Media contributor · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as a contributor to the podcast's Substack.
    Midasplus.com. You'll get daily recaps from Ron Phipcowski, add free episodes of our podcast, and more exclusive content only available at midasplus.com.

Companies & orgs

  • Department of Justice — Company · Government agency · 3 mentions · first at
    Central to discussions about legal actions and investigations related to Epstein files and child sex trafficking.
  • House Oversight Committee — Company · Congressional committee · 3 mentions · first at
    Conducted the deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell and is investigating the Epstein case.
  • ICE — Company · Government agency · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned in the context of discussions about law enforcement policies and body cameras.
    Demands. I think some of the other Democratic demands put at risk and jeopardize the safety of the members of law enforcement who are out there doing an incredibly difficult…
  • House Judiciary Committee — Company · Congressional committee · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as part of the broader investigation into the Epstein case.
    Come out of a white house. But I am here to tell you that House Democrats, specifically on the oversight committee and the judiciary committee, as we do have Pam Bondi coming…
  • Midas Touch — Company · Media company · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as the producer of the podcast and related content.
    Become a subscriber to our Substack at midasplus.com. You'll get daily recaps from Ron Phipcowski, add free episodes of our podcast, and more exclusive content only available at midasplus.com.

Products & tech

  • midasplus.com — Product · Host-owned subscription/broadcast offering (CTA) · 1 mention · first at
    End-of-episode call-to-action directing viewers to subscribe for recaps and ad-free podcast episodes; positioned as the creator's Substack destination.
    Become a subscriber to our Substack at midasplus.com. You'll get daily recaps from Ron Phipcowski, add free episodes of our podcast, and more exclusive content only available at midasplus.com.

Concepts & topics

  • Epstein file — Concept · Key evidence · 3 mentions · first at
    Central to the investigation into child sex trafficking and influence peddling involving high-profile individuals.
    Us be clear that Donald Trump is not only named thousands of times in the latest release from the Department of Justice. He is named over 38,000 times in the files that were…
  • Child sex trafficking — Concept · Crime · 2 mentions · first at
    Central to the allegations against Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.
    Supreme Court. They rejected her appeal on the child sex trafficking case where she was convicted in the Southern District of New York. So didn't you say that you couldn't have…
  • clemency — Concept · Legal strategy · 7 mentions · first at
    Discussed as a potential outcome for Ghislaine Maxwell, influencing her testimony and legal strategy.
    Want to hear the unfiltered truth about what happened, there is a straightforward path. Miss Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly, if granted clemency by President…
  • Fifth Amendment — Concept · Legal right · 6 mentions · first at
    Invoked by Ghislaine Maxwell to avoid self-incrimination during her deposition.
    Mightest touch had predicted where Gileain Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker, invoked her fifth amendment right against self-inccrimination during the House oversight…
  • influence peddling — Concept · Crime · 1 mention · first at
    Part of the broader allegations involving Epstein and Maxwell, implicating powerful individuals.
    Perpetrators, people who committed crimes, people who were co-conspirators in those crimes, and individuals who knew of those crimes.
  • writ of habeas corpus — Concept · Legal mechanism · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned in the context of Ghislaine Maxwell's legal strategy to challenge her conviction.
    Her conviction rests on a fundamentally unfair trial. Pause. What are you talking about? Every prisoner technically has the right to petition for the writ of habius corpus…
  • money laundering — Concept · Crime · 2 mentions · first at
    Part of the allegations against Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein.
    Directly involved in the sex trafficking, money laundering, and influence pedalling scheme that she and Jeffrey Epstein were involved in, how Donald Trump was involved, and…
  • job losses — Concept · Economic concern · 2 mentions · first at
    Discussed in the context of AI and productivity growth impacting the job market.
    There's a good chance that job creation is going to be lagging. In other words, we should prepare for another horrible jobs report coming out this week. Play this clip.
  • AI replacing jobs — Concept · Economic concern · 2 mentions · first at
    Discussed as a potential consequence of rising productivity and technological advancement.
    The American people, he says that basically we should be expecting job losses because AI is going to replace American jobs. Let's play it. The other thing is that there's a…
  • Polls — Concept · Public opinion · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of Donald Trump's declining support among non-college voters.
    And so no wonder you're seeing polls like this. This was from CNN this morning as Harry Anton describes that Trump's base with non-ol voters is absolutely collapsing. Let's play it through this.
  • body cameras — Concept · Policy tool · 1 mention · first at
    Discussed as a potential area of agreement between Democrats and Republicans regarding law enforcement.
    I think there the area where we could reach agreement is things in place like body cameras. I think that's a spot where Democrats and Republicans can come to the table. one of…

Places & events

  • The United States of America — Place · Country · 4 mentions · first at
    Primary setting for the discussed legal and political events.
    Donald Trump is having a terrible Monday morning. Late last night, he posted an image of himself with the United States of America, Canada, and Greenland all having the…
  • Southern District of New York — Place · Legal jurisdiction · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the jurisdiction where Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted.
    Supreme Court. They rejected her appeal on the child sex trafficking case where she was convicted in the Southern District of New York. So didn't you say that you couldn't have…
  • Congress — Place · Government body · 6 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as the setting for legal and political discussions.
    Most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a white house. But I am here to tell you that House Democrats, specifically on the oversight committee and the judiciary…
  • Canada — Place · Country · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of Donald Trump's social media post.
    Morning. Late last night, he posted an image of himself with the United States of America, Canada, and Greenland all having the American flag in other parts of the Caribbean…
  • Greenland — Place · Territory · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of Donald Trump's social media post.
    Morning. Late last night, he posted an image of himself with the United States of America, Canada, and Greenland all having the American flag in other parts of the Caribbean…
  • Caribbean — Place · Region · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of Donald Trump's social media post.
    Image of himself with the United States of America, Canada, and Greenland all having the American flag in other parts of the Caribbean and South America as well. You see right…
  • South Africa — Place · Continent · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of Donald Trump's social media post.
    Image of himself with the United States of America, Canada, and Greenland all having the American flag in other parts of the Caribbean and South America as well. You see right…
  • Europe — Place · Continent · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned in the context of Donald Trump's social media post.
    Well. You see right there. And he has the photo of himself being surrounded by European leaders. If he thinks that's making him look tough, he's sadly mistaken. The American…

Media & podcasts

  • CNBC — Media · News outlet · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as the platform where Kevin Hassett discussed economic issues.
    Kevin, and then he also says this morning that there's a good chance that job creation is going to be lagging. In other words, we should prepare for another horrible.
  • CNN — Media · News outlet · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the source of polling data regarding Donald Trump's support.
    And so no wonder you're seeing polls like this. This was from CNN this morning as Harry Anton describes that Trump's base with non-ol voters is absolutely collapsing. Let's play it through this.

Sponsors

  • Armor Colostrum — Product · Sponsor product (ad read) · 3 mentions · first at
    Mid-episode sponsor segment promoting a colostrum supplement with a discount code and URL; positioned as supporting gut and immune health.
    True self-reliance starts with taking control of your own health. Armor colostrum is nature's original solution.

Full transcript with timestamps

Donald Trump is having a terrible Monday morning. Late last night, he posted an image of himself with the United States of America, Canada, and Greenland all having the American flag in other parts of the uh Caribbean and South America as well. You see right there. And he has the photo of himself being surrounded by European leaders. If he thinks that's making him look tough, he's sadly mistaken. The American people know how utterly pathetic he is. The world knows how utterly pathetic he is. And we all saw what went down this morning as the mightest touch had predicted where Gileain Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker, invoked her fifth amendment right against self-inccrimination during the House oversight deposition of her. We predicted this was going to happen. She refused to take any questions from members of Congress other than uh reading an opening statement.

her lawyer, David Oscar Marcus, uh, used this opportunity to, uh, audition for clemency to Donald Trump. I mean, how utterly pathetic can you get? Here's what David Oscar Marcus posted. Gilain Maxwell invoked her constitutional right to silence this morning before James Comr and the House Oversight Committee. Here is the statement I gave to the committee explaining why. Members of the committee, on my advice, Gila Maxwell will respectfully invoke her fifth amendment right to silence and declined to answer questions today, even though she would very much like to answer your questions. Can we pause there? She answered the questions for Todd Blanch.

several months ago. She didn't invoke the Fifth Amendment when Donald Trump's former criminal defense attorney turned number two at the Department of Justice, who's close friends with David Oscar Marcus was asking her questions and she lied to her teeth and actually further incriminated her. So now she has to invoke the fifth now that the Epstein files have come out and we see that she's lying yet again. Then he goes on to say she must remain silent because Mix Miss Maxwell has a habious petition currently pending that demonstrates that her conviction rests on a fundamentally unfair trial. Pause. What are you talking about? Every prisoner technically has the right to petition for the writ of habius corpus, although Donald Trump may disagree that there's actually such thing as a writ of habius corpus. So that's not something that any other prisoner in the United States doesn't have. And her appeals are done.

She lost in front of the United States Supreme Court. They rejected her appeal on the child sex trafficking case where she was convicted in the Southern District of New York. So didn't you say that you couldn't have her testify in August because you were waiting for this Supreme Court ruling? But you just made that up. So now you're just going to say habius petition. And technically every prisoner in the United States can potentially petition for habius corpus for the rest of their sentence. So in other words, she's never going to speak unless she's given clemency by Donald Trump. Let's keep on reading. And it goes on to say her conviction rests on a fundamentally unfair trial. The Supreme Court disagreed with that. The circuit court of appeal disagreed with that. The district court disagreed with that. But ah, you and Gileain hold all of the answers. goes on to say, for example, jurors lied during Badir to secure seats

on the jury, and the government promised immunity, then broke that promise. Newly disclosed documents now demonstrate these facts conclusively. If this committee and the American public truly want to hear the unfiltered truth about what happened, there is a straightforward path. Miss Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly, if granted clemency by President Trump, only she can provide the complete account. Some may not like what they hear, but the truth matters. For example, both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any wrongdoing. Miss Maxwell alone can explain why. And the public is entitled to that explanation. Thank you. Okay, so she refuses to speak. You're auditioning for clemency right now.

What questions did she not want to answer? Oh, here are the questions right here. On December 17th, 2025, you filed the habius petition stating that four named co-conspirators and 25 men who entered into secret settlements were not indicted as part of the investigation. Is that statement accurate? Two, who were the four co-conspirators and the 25 men other than Jeffrey Epstein who sexually abused minors at Epstein's Island and at his other places? Three, what information, evidence, or personal knowledge do you have regarding why these individuals were not charged?

Four? It is well documented that you, Donald Trump, Mr. Epste had a social relationship and these are se and there are several photographs of you together. Did you or Mr. Epstein ever arrange, facilitate or provide access of underage girls to Donald Trump? But you wouldn't answer those questions this morning. Here's what Democratic Congress member Ro Connor had to say regarding the deposition this morning. Play this clip.

I submitted to COMR a letter with six or seven questions. Things like, who were the other co-conspirators? Who were the other men who raped these underage girls? Did she have any conversations about a deal with Donald Trump? Now, she's taken a blanket fifth amendment on any question. And my view is that many of my questions don't in any way incriminate her. So, we'll see what she does. But there's seven questions that I have specifically asked. And the assumption is she's pleading the fifth to each one of those. And the American people will see that there's an inconsistency. Why did she not plead the fifth when Blanch asked her questions? And now she's pleading the fifth about things that don't implicate her, but may implicate uh many of the other powerful people in the Epstein class that committed these crimes.

Here's what Congresswoman Stansberry, Democrat, had to say. Play this clip. The

United States government is engaged in an active cover up of the largest sex trafficking scandal and influence pedalling scandal in the history of the United States. and Donald Trump is right at the center of it. And the person who is living to provide the evidence who knows what is going on is trying to invoke the fifth to buy her clemency. So let's be clear on what we saw here today. This was an effort to essentially try to secure her pardon by keeping her mouth shut and we will not allow this silence to stand.

More from Democratic Congresswoman Stanberry. Let's play it. We know that there are multiple administration officials including Howard Lutnik, Elon Musk who served as the appointee for the Doge uh efforts in the White House. We know that the Secretary of Navy, we know that there that Steve Bannon, we know that there are more than three dozen associates, family members, and individuals directly associated with Donald Trump named in those files. Now, there are now at least nine or 10 other countries across the world that have opened investigations or forced their leaders to step down because of their mere association with Jeffrey Epstein.

And here is Congresswoman Stansberry again. Let's play this clip. Now, we have a lot of questions for Miss Maxwell with regards to what actually happened in Epstein's affairs. who was directly involved in the sex trafficking, money laundering, and influence pedalling scheme that she and Jeffrey Epstein were involved in, how Donald Trump was involved, and whether or not he committed any crimes himself, as did his many associates who are named in the Department of Justice files. Let us be clear that Donald Trump is not only named thousands of times in the latest release from the Department of Justice. He is named over 38,000 times in the files that were released two weeks ago alone. And we know that that only represents half of the files that the Department of Justice has in its possession, including files that were used for direct investigations of perpetrators, people who committed crimes, people who were co-conspirators

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Just to reiterate, Gain Maxwell should have no hope of ever getting out of prison. But today uh she through her lawyer explicitly stated that she wants to be out of prison through a clemency uh that this president would grant. And she's campaigning over and over again to get that pardon from President Trump. And this president has not ruled it out. And so that is why she's continuing to not cooperate with our investigation. The reality is she is a monster. She should be behind bars. She she should stay there. She should answer our questions, but she is not willing to do so because she is looking for that pardon and looking to absolve any people related to this administration. So we will continue to call for this president to completely rule out a pardon.

And here's Democratic Congress member Walen Shaw. Let's play it. Gain Maxwell is a monster. She facilitated, aided, and emedded Epstein's crimes, engaged in those crimes. She was the enforcer who threatened the victims and the survivors of those crimes. And today, we looked into the eyes of that monster in the deposition. What we did not get were any substantive answers to the questions that were asked that would advance our investigation to help us learn who were the other men involved in these crimes. To help us learn who were the others who knew about these crimes. to help us learn what exactly was said between Todd Blanch and Galain Maxwell that led her to be transferred to a minimum security prison. What we did get was another episode in her longunning campaign for clemency from President Trump.

And President Trump could end that today. He could rule out clemency for Glain Maxwell the monster. He could rule out a pardon for Glain Maxwell the monster. The question for all of us today is why hasn't he done that and why won't he do that?

Here's Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. Here's what she had to say. So the fact that this woman is continuing to invoke the fifth amendment tells us exactly what my colleagues have already stated. She is a monster. She does not care. She has no remorse. She is not seeking um to bring about some kind of closure for these women. She doesn't care. And frankly, it seems like this administration overall does not care. All they care about is protecting the powerful and protecting pedophiles. They will do anything to distract from that, including deciding to put up in the middle of Black History Month the most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a white house. But I am here to tell you that House Democrats, specifically on the oversight committee and the judiciary committee, as we do have Pam Bondi coming before us here in a minute, we will not be deterred. We will not be distracted. We know who it

is that needs to be held accountable and we will go in and we will make sure that we continue to dig. This will not stop us because his co-conspirator decided that she was going to try to play games with us this morning. I got news for you, Miss Maxwell. We're not done. We're going to continue to go.

Now, next you have Kevin Hasset, uh, Donald Trump's national economic advisor. Um, he wants to talk about, well, he's there to talk about the economy. So, he's going on CNBC this morning. And while he laughs and mocks the American people, he says that basically we should be expecting job losses because AI is going to replace American jobs. Let's play it. The other thing is that there's a pretty big decline in the labor force uh because uh illegals leaving the country and so the break even job number is quite a bit lower than it was uh under Joe Biden when there were people you know you know basically coming across the border uh willy-nilly and so I think that you should expect slightly smaller job numbers that are consistent with high GDP growth right now and uh that one shouldn't panic if you see a sequence of numbers that are lower than you're used to because again population growth is

going down uh and productivity growth is skyrocketing. It's an unusual set of circumstances.

Kevin, and then he also says this morning that there's a good chance that job creation is going to be lagging. In other words, we should prepare for another horrible jobs report coming out this week. Play this clip.

That the open question really is uh what's going to happen to jobs as productivity goes up. Uh and I think that there's a chance that that job creation lags. Uh productivity skyrockets, profit skyrocket, GDP skyrocket. Uh but then all of a sudden, like you're making 20 widgets and and you can make 20 widgets with a fewer person and then that person has to find a two new job. I I think that that kind of transition could happen.

And so no wonder you're seeing polls like this. This was from CNN this morning as Harry Anton describes that Trump's base with non-ol voters is absolutely collapsing. Let's play it

through this. Yeah. Okay. So, you know, if you know anything about Donald Trump, you know that he built his two presidential victories on winning voters without a college degree while Donald Trump's base with non-ol voters is absolutely collapsing. What are we talking about here? Well, why don't we just take a look? Voters without a college degree on Donald Trump. Look at this. Back in 2024, he won those voters over Kla Harris by 14 points. You come over to this side of the screen, what's his net approval rating with him? He is underwater by nine points. That's a 23 point switcheroo with his base of non-ol voters. He is absolutely collapsing with the group of voters that helped put him into the white. And finally, we have uh Congress member Steele, uh Republican Congress member who's saying that it is unfair to request that ICE remove their masks and actual actually issue judicial warrants instead of madeup

administrative warrants. Here, play it. I think there the area where we could reach agreement is things in place like body cameras. I think that's a spot where Democrats and Republicans can come to the table. one of the Democratic demands. I think some of the other Democratic demands uh put at risk and jeopardize uh the safety of the members of law enforcement who are out there doing an incredibly difficult job

like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows their who they are. Well, they're they're known obviously to their supervisors and I think if we look at what plays out in many South American countries when these individuals are doxed often they'll get a a video that'll say that'll show them or their their wife or their children um is a is a pretty clear threat. And so the environment that many of these uh men and women are in uh is an incredibly difficult.

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Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Trump LOSES IT in AM and has GHISLAINE GO SILENT!!!"?

Ghislaine Maxwell (Guest), David Oscar Marcus, Congressman Ro Khanna, Congresswoman Stansberry, Congressman Submanian, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (Guest), Kevin Hassett (Guest), Congressman Steele.

What is "Trump LOSES IT in AM and has GHISLAINE GO SILENT!!!" about?

Donald Trump's tumultuous Monday morning is marked by both his misguided attempts to portray strength on social media and Ghislaine Maxwell's refusal to testify during a House oversight deposition, invoking her Fifth Amendment rights in light of her previous deceptive statements. This reflects a broader sense of desperation as both figures face significant public scrutiny and legal challenges.

What is mentioned in this MeidasTouch episode?

43 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Donald Trump, Department of Justice, Epstein file, Ghislain Maxwell, Gileain Maxwell, Child sex trafficking. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Trump LOSES IT in AM and has GHISLAINE GO SILENT!!!"?

The episode runs 17 min; the transcript is about 2,875 words in 29 timestamped sections.

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