Transcript
Trump TOP AIDE makes FATAL PREDICTION on MIDTERM WIPEOUT!!
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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Trump TOP AIDE makes FATAL PREDICTION on MIDTERM WIPEOUT!!", an episode of MeidasTouch published February 9, 2026 (26 min, about 4,406 words). It mentions 10 people, works and ideas, including Donald Trump, United States (states), Adrien Fontes, Arizona, Mick Mulvaney.
What this episode is about
Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, predicts a significant electoral loss for Trump and the MAGA movement in the upcoming midterms, largely due to backlash from a controversial racist meme and recent policies affecting American cattle ranchers. He emphasizes that these factors are eroding Trump's support and will become key issues in the midterm elections.
Key takeaways
- Even Trump’s former chief of staff thinks the midterm clock is running out for MAGA.
- Racist memes from Trump are not just bad taste—they could be political suicide when replayed ad infinitum.
- Trump’s beef imports are a ‘slap in the face’ to American farmers—watch the cash cattle grab unfold.
- Farm income relies on government bailouts, showcasing a dependency that Trump’s narrative can’t disguise.
- Trump insists his base is thriving, but discontent among former supporters suggests they're quietly looking for the exit.
Who speaks in this episode?
- Mick Mulvaney (Host) · 4 min speaking
- Adrien Fontes (Guest) · 8 min speaking
What is discussed, and when
- – 5:00: Donald Trump, United States (states), Mick Mulvaney, Michelle Obama
- – 10:00: Donald Trump, Adrien Fontes, Arizona, United States (states)
- – 15:00: Arizona
- – 20:00: Arizona, Adrien Fontes, Midas Touch, Big George
- – 25:00: United States (states), Arizona
- – 26:02: Arizona, Adrien Fontes, Midas Touch
Notable quotes from "Trump TOP AIDE makes FATAL PREDICTION on MIDTERM WIPEOUT!!"
Even Donald Trump's former chief of staff is saying that Trump and MAGA is about to get wiped out in the midterms.
about Donald Trump · atDonald Trump signed an executive action on beef. And you know what it said? It said the United States is going to now bring in far more beef from outside countries and screw…
about United States (states) · atArtificially suppress the price of American cattle ranchers. And American cattle ranchers are absolutely pissed as Senator Tammy Baldwin says, This is a slap in the face to farmers in Wisconsin and across the country.
about Tammy Baldwin · atCivilians? And why is this why is the training different when it comes to physically using the weapon of war? I want to bring in Adrien Fontes though to really talk about these…
about Adrien Fontes · atA voters first act here in Arizona. You can do azvotersfirst.com to find out what we're doing to try to reinstill a voter centric sort of election protocol here in Arizona…
about Arizona · atFor those who subscribed to Midas Touch in the past, 2 3 years, they may not remember, but Adrien Fontes was one of our first guests. And one of the moments that went mega…
about Midas Touch · at
Who and what is mentioned in this episode?
People
- Donald Trump — Person · Primary referenced political figure · 8 mentions · first at
Central subject of criticism: alleged racist meme posting, midterm-election rhetoric, and policies affecting farmers/ranchers; also tied to claims about ICE near polls and election-related conspiracies. - Adrien Fontes — Person · Main guest (interviewee) · 5 mentions · first at
As Arizona Secretary of State, he addresses fears about election interference/intimidation and explains why U.S. elections are not canceled; promotes civic participation and Arizona election reforms. - Mick Mulvaney — Person · Referenced critic (former Trump chief of staff) · 2 mentions · first at
Quoted warning that Trump's actions (including the racist meme) will damage Republicans in midterms; presented as insider validation of political fallout.Former Trump chief of staff during his first administration, Mick Mulaney, said, Kiss the midterms goodbye, Donald. Especially after you post that racist meme of former President Obama.
- Michelle Obama — Person · Referenced public figure (target of racist meme mentioned) · 2 mentions · first at
Mentioned as one of the Obamas depicted in a racist meme attributed to Trump; used to illustrate racism and political backlash.Donald. Especially after you post that racist meme of former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama with their faces photoshopped over apes. Yeah, you're done, Donald.
- Tammy Baldwin — Person · Referenced elected official (policy critic) · 1 mention · first at
Quoted criticizing Trump's beef import action as harmful to farmers; supports the episode’s argument that Trump policies hurt his rural base. - Big George — Person · Historical reference · 1 mention · first at
Invoked as the oligarchic monarch from whom American independence was declared, reinforcing the guest’s theme of consent of the governed and electoral legitimacy.Had a revolution because consent of the governed is a critical piece of why 250 years ago we got a declaration of independence from an oligarch in the form of King George. It…
Companies & orgs
- Midas Touch — Company · Business focus · 2 mentions · first at
Midas Touch is mentioned as the platform hosting the discussion and previously featuring Adrien Fontes, indicating its role in political commentary. - Farm Policy News — Company · Referenced expert · 1 mention · first at
Farm Policy News is cited as a source for information on the state of farm income and government subsidies, highlighting its role in agricultural policy analysis.Shouldn't we be putting America farmers first? Also, this latest bulletin from Farm Policy News says, Without government bailouts, net farm income this year would have fallen…
Places & events
- United States (states) — Place · Headquarters · 4 mentions · first at
The United States is the primary location discussed, with focus on national politics, elections, and policies affecting the country. - Arizona — Place · Setting · 9 mentions · first at
Arizona is discussed as a key state in the upcoming midterms, with its Secretary of State providing insights on election safeguards.
Full transcript with timestamps
Even Donald Trump's former chief of staff is saying that Trump and MAGA is about to get wiped out in the midterms. Former Trump chief of staff during his first administration, Mick Mulaney, said, "Kiss the midterms goodbye, Donald." Especially after you post that racist meme of former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama with their faces uh photoshopped over uh apes. Yeah, you you're done, Donald. This is from Donald Trump's former chief of staff here. Play this clip.
The point is this is that we won't show it and I I I respect that and I agree with that decision, but people are going to see it. This ad is going to be replayed in every single one of the of the House and Senate races going into these midterms. First thing that came to my mind after I got over the shock of this is, oh my goodness, you can kiss the midterms goodbye. This is going to be something that is going to be seen again and again and again. I know, you know, and Donald Trump is rapidly losing his base as well. This is getting under reported, but like in the middle of the night when nobody was paying attention, Donald Trump signed an executive action on beef. And you know what it said? It said the United States is going to now bring in far more beef from outside countries and screw over the cattle ranchers here in the United States. As president of the United States, I have a responsibility to ensure that
hardworking Americans can afford to feed themselves and their families. After considering the information provided to me by the Secretary of Agriculture, among other relevant information, I'm taking action to temporarily increase the quantity of inqu
beef for United States consumers. You know what that means? It means we're bringing in all that beef now from Argentina, which is going to also artificially suppress the price of American cattle ranchers. And American cattle ranchers are absolutely pissed as Senator Tammy Baldwin uh says, "This is a slap in the face to farmers in Wisconsin and across the country. Shouldn't we be putting America farmers first?" Also, this latest bulletin from Farm Policy News says, "Without government bailouts, net farm income this year would have fallen nearly 12% to 109.1 billion. Government payments are doing the work to basically keep this industry alive and farmers are now dependent on federal subsidies for their very existence." But Donald Trump goes out and says uh in a speech this week, the farmers are doing so well they don't even I gave them 12 billion.
You screwed them over with your tariffs against the world and now you're making them dependent on the government for subsidies to exist. You give them 12 billion. You bankrupted them and you bailed them out. That's what you did here. Play this clip. Iowa last week with the farmers who were doing very well. We just handed them $12 billion out of tariff money because they were taken advantage of by foreign countries, various foreign countries. And I said, "How much was it that they got hurt for? 12 billion." I said, "Good. Let's write them a check. I gave the farmers $12 billion." And they don't even want it.
They just want to be treated fairly. But then on Air Force One, Donald Trump was asked, "So what do you say to a lot of people who uh who are just upset about you? What do you say about your base in general? And Donald Trump's like, "You don't know my base. Don't talk about my base. My base loves me." Here, play this clip right here.
My base has never been stronger. My base is me and other very good people, people that love our country. And if you talk about my base, one of the MAGA base, you could call it a lot of America first base. Uh they couldn't be more thrilled. We have climbed down to the lowest level that has been in 125 years. We have a border that's totally closed. We have all the things that our base wanted and we have the best economy in history. Prices are down. We inherited very high prices and the highest inflation in the history of our country. Think of it. The highest or 48 years. Some people say 48 years, but I'll take either one. Uh so my base is very happy.
Would you would you I don't know. I think they're rapidly leaving. Mike, remember I showed this clip yesterday? This three-time Trump voter who I think is this is a three-time Trump voter who's summoning up a lot of I think the thoughts out there. Play this clip.
I am a registered Republican. My dad was the president of American Pipeliners Association. So, I came back rather naturally. Voted for the president, supported him. But I really want to apologize. I mean, I'm looking at this awful picture of the Obamas. What an embarrassment to our country. All this man does is tell lies. He is not worthy of the presidency. He takes bribes blatantly. And now he's being a racist blatantly. They were supposed to deport the dangerous criminals. They were not supposed to go after small children, storm schools, bring terror upon, you know, the little kids and the women and children, not just the immigrants in the school. All the children are scared. Um, this is not a decent man. This is not an honest man.
He openly takes bribes. He's pathetic as a president. And I just want to apologize to everybody in in the country for supporting this rotten rotten man.
John, did you did you vote for him in all three elections? I did. I was sucked into the stupidity of creating jobs. So, as Trump is tanking in the polls across the country right now, as he's absolutely flailing, as it appears like it's going to be a blue tsunami wipeout, like a blue tsunami wipeout that we've never seen before, what people are worried about is Donald Trump trying to block the midterms, stop the midterms, threaten people from voting by putting ICE and Border Patrol Gestapo around the polls. and Donald Trump's buddy, good friend, uh, Steve Bannon, who Donald Trump has been praising recently since the release of the Epstein files, where Bannon's like all over them, wants to rehabilitate Epstein's image and seems to be back channeling communications potentially with Epstein and others. Uh, Bannon said, and and Trump's like, I'm a big fan of Bannon. He posted that photo recently. Bannon's like, "We're gonna we
like we as though him and Trump. We're gonna have ICE surround the polls." Here, play this clip. You're damn right. We're gonna have ICE surround the polls come November. We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again. And you can th you can whine and cry and throw your toys out of the pram all you want, but we will never again allow an election to be stolen. And here's what Caroline Levid said when she was asked. So, are you going to have ICE around the polls? and intimidate people. And she's like, I can't guarantee you that ICE agents won't be around polling locations. You can't guar How about you do guarantee that because this is the United States of America, damn it. How about you do How about you stop lying about freaking everything, Caroline Lev?
Here's what she says here. Play this clip right here. Thank you, Caroline. Steve Bannon recently said, quote, "We're going to have ice around the polls come November." Is that something that the president is considering? That's not something I've ever heard the president consider.
Can you guarantee to the American public that ICE will not be around polling locations or voting locations in November?
I can't guarantee that uh an ICE agent won't be around a polling location in November. I mean, that's frankly a very silly hypothetical question. Um, but what I can tell you is I haven't heard the president discuss any formal plans to put ICE outside of polling locations. It's a disingenuous question. So, I I want to speak with Adrien Fontes, the Secretary of State in Arizona. Um, I've known Adrien Fontes for about 5 years now. He appeared on Midas in our very early days and he had a clip that went viral. He's a he was a marksman instructor in the Marines and he talked about how he trained uh lots of people in the Marines and how to use weapons and how we need common sense gun reform to have the similar types of training when it comes to civilians having the same weapons. Why is there a manual in the military but no manual for civilians? And and why is this why is the training different when it comes to
physically using the weapon of war? I want to bring in Adrien Fontes though to really talk about these elections, what he's doing to safeguard in Arizona. What he's seeing in Arizona shifts in this red state in this purple state. Once a red state, now blueish. Well, but purple. It's a purple state. Let's bring in Adrien Fontes. Adrien, this is an interview I did with Adrien Fontes yesterday. Now, I want to bring in Arizona's Secretary of State, Adrien Fontes, my good friend. Secretary of State Fontes. Good to see you. Um, you know, a lot of people are fearful right now seeing what Donald Trump and his regime is doing in Georgia and Fulton County. The director of national intelligence uh, taking the ballots from the 2020 election. We also learned from other reporting that Gabbard was in Puerto Rico to try to, I don't know, push Trump's conspiracies that Venezuela tried to overthrow the 2020 election.
Donald Trump was asked by NBC about when Trump would post about like secret satellites in China and Italy and Yugo Chavez. I don't even fully understand the conspira I don't who can understand the conspiracies anyway. People are getting worried as we approach the midterms that this is a plan in order to thwart the midterms, cancel the midterms, whatever. You're the secretary of state of Arizona in charge of the elections in a very important uh state. All states are important, but a critical state as well. So, what do you tell people though who are afraid of um Trump trying to cancel it or block it or send ICE around uh to intimidate people? What do we do?
Well, first, thanks for having me back and second, thanks for opening with that question. Here, here's what we do. we America our way through this as Americans and we always have. We've never canceled an election in this country. So, let's kind of get that one off the table. Uh whether it was uh the Spanish flu outbreak, CO 19, so sort of these medical emergencies, natural disasters, hurricane Helen, the fires in Lahina, in fact, in Hawaii, the officials actually actively went out to find voters to get them to cast their ballots, or even civil war. In fact, I don't know if you know this, but the first mail-in ballots were issued to soldiers in the field during the Civil War. We don't cancel our elections. It is the grit. It is the responsible predictability of our elections that are the golden thread that run through the entire fabric of our society. It's what business cycles are based on. It's what
academic cycles, medical cycles, technology, all of the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit of America understands the the predictable pace of our elections. That's at the foundation of everything. So, first and foremost, A, we don't cancel our elections. B, we have never seen the chief executive of this nation so wrapped up in personal grievance uh that they would abuse power this extensively. Now, we have seen chief executives do some abuse of power over time, but not in a way that is so egregious, so obvious, and so out in the open. At least we can see it coming. And what's happening in Georgia, uh, folks should be very, very concerned, but not scared. Take that concern and turn it into action is what I would say. Go out to your local elections officials, volunteer to be a pole worker, to work in the warehouse, to help them out.
There are all kinds of opportunities for regular American citizens who are concerned to get engaged and get involved. Turn that angst, that sort of pearl clutching that we have into action either on the official side by participating in the system itself to preserve that system or by exercising your rights. Look, the public protests that are happening out there in the world aren't just happening because of ICE. They're happening because people are worried. They're frustrated and they want to get back to some regular order.
And that is your power. And oh, by the way, if the folks in charge were not afraid of your power, they would welcome free and fair elections the way we have always had them. They would understand that they're at the top, if they're so popular, of the possible outcomes here. But they are afraid of you. They are afraid of your electoral power. And so to the American people I say exercise that electoral power regardless of your politics. Let the winners win and the losers try harder next time. That is the American way.
Regular order normaly rules decency. What you're talking about what I just said there is actually not political at all. And when we see a lot of these results in these special elections that have been taking place and there's been a massive overperformance by Democrats, you're a Democrat. Yes. Should Democrats be saying, you know, it's good? But to me, there's a broader story that on the other side, this Trump and MAGO world has broken down those things that I just discussed,
values, principles, rules, order, normaly, decency, empathy, love. And especially now too with the constant barrage of lies and what Trump and Maggar are doing just benefiting these billionaires. To me, that also ties in to the release of the Epstein files or the partial release because when you look at them, you just see these oligarchs out there using sex trafficking as their currency to basically also torture these underage girls and traffic them and then also torture the world and think that they're above it all. So you have all of that kind of permeating and you know I wasn't going to get into it in this interview but what you said triggered that in my mind because it's just it's just order.
It's like what is this? What's happening? And you know you know you winning that race back in in 2022 in a you know in a in in a in the state that you did you know in a purple state fairly reddish state you know talk to us about that. Well, you know, here's the deal. And and again, like I said, I I use this golden thread analogy because it's incredibly important for folks to realize as you mentioned all of these different pieces, you know, the use of sex trafficking notwithstanding the horrific impact on the victims. All right, let's never never forget that. But the way that it has potentially, you know, maybe captured some of these folks in power, that along with the misinformation and disinformation about our electoral systems that with the basically federal elect federalization, if you will, of some of our private industry, did you know that US Steel now has a controlling interest that's owned by the US
government and some major corporations like Intel uh and one of the biggest lithium companies in the world, the US has been purchasing ownership interest in very much not a free market thing that's happening. So, you go to a bunch of these different buckets and and the only way that we exercise our power over those who are in charge is through elections, whether it's criminal justice for victims, whether it's electoral processes, whether it is uh business and again, arts and sciences, law, medicine, the whole of our society is built around and woven through this one golden thread. and they're trying to pull it out because that disintegration allows for the rise of authoritarianism. Now, all of that having been said, these things will work themselves out in my view because the American people are resilient and we understand that this is a whole bunch of noise to distract us from this real notion of our power. Our
power not only out in the streets, but our power at the ballot box. And this is why it is all so important. It is why we had a revolution because consent of the governed is a critical piece of why 250 years ago we got a declaration of independence from an oligarch uh in the form of King George. It is why in Arizona we are choosing to again move forward beyond what we believe is going to be a good outcome because I believe in the American people. And so in that end, to that end, we're we've introduced a voters first act here in Arizona. You can do azvotersfirst.com to find out what we're doing to try to reinstill a voter centric sort of uh election protocol here in Arizona instead of just limiting and restricting the access that voters have because access and security are not mutually exclusive. And again, this is just the the way that we want to establish a framework so that the power of the
American people through our election systems is manifest. But we can't just totally lose our minds because of all of the stuff that you mentioned and so many other things. We have to stay focused on the prize. And the prize is maintenance of the power of the people. All of these other things can and will, in my view, work themselves out. I'm a man of faith and I believe in the American people. That's part of where my faith is anchored. But I also understand that the process by which that power becomes is through elections. And so that's why we're doing what we're doing in Arizona.
Uh and then that's why I think folks across the country ought to get much more involved in the day-to-day operation uh of how the elections work to help their fellow citizens make sure their voices are heard. You know, for those who subscribed to Midas Touch in the past, you know, 2 3 years, they may not remember, but Adrien Fontes was one of our first guests. And one of the moments that went uh mega viral is when you know you talked about how you were a marksmanship instructor in the Marines and you pulled out the manual to show our audience the types of training that individuals in our military have to go through in order to hold these weapons of war. And then there are the civilian versions of those weapons which are basically the same exact the same exact weapon. The AR-15 has its military corollary, but it's essentially the many ways very similar.
And so the point that you were making is if you have to train people in the military with this manual and they have to pass tests, why wouldn't we have responsible gun ownership and allow and and encourage responsible gun ownership for those similar types of weapons? Obviously, the importance of the Second Amendment, but let's just encourage resp and and you know, you and and people who own guns are generally okay with that. What what what what I found interesting though is and and and is the way that these Republicans have talked about the Second Amendment after the murder of Alex Prey. I've never heard any group of people talk more negatively about the Second Amendment where you had someone with a concealed carry permit of a handgun than I've heard these Republicans coming out of the Trump administration since then. So, you know, I I I know that's not the point of this interview. We weren't going to talk, but
but it reminded me when you brought out that manual and talking about responsible gun ownership and then contrasting it to concealed carry, following all the rules, permitted weapon, all the right things, and then MAGA saying, "Nope, you get killed for that." Just it's just a full circle moment.
Yeah. I you know, it's it's really ironic. Uh we were talking about that and it's you know, the I have my views on the Second Amendment. I think responsible gun ownership is just fine. Um, and I don't disagree with I think it was Charlie Kirk tweeted back out in February of 2018 uh you know the reasons why he believed uh that the second amendment works uh and and why it exists and and the backtracking from uh the political right has been absolutely astonishing. I mean it's a kind of it's a kind of political hypocrisy that is it's really breathtaking. But the bottom line is we know why they're saying what they're saying because they find themselves in control now. And that's not how this is supposed to work. We're supposed to have a government that answers to the people. And it doesn't matter who's in charge of the government. It's supposed to answer to the people. That's the general principle. The the the problem that we
have is that we're not having a sober conversation in this country. We're not having a an an ideasbased conversation in this country. We're having a shouting match. We're not going back to the values and the principles that our constitution was not just based in but was amended through to figure out how to move forward to the next phase. And and just let's bring it back to elections and voting. What's the one constant that we've seen in the United States of America when it pertains to voting and administering elections?
Throughout all of our 250 years of history, we've seen the expansion of the franchise. We've seen the inclusion of more people into the decision-making process. And it didn't just go from being, you know, only land owners and and and those folks who were paying property taxes because that's kind of the origination of who was allowed to vote. But it expanded all the way beyond that into folks because they were citizens had the right to that self-determination, the consent of the govern type of a thing. That American tradition has been squashed, right? And it's been squashed by folks who want to control outcomes.
They don't want to hear voices. And and and I think that the principle of our body politic has been lost. And what what and it's been lost by some people, right? Like a guy like me, I've won elections. I've lost elections. Whatever. It happens. You know, when I was playing basketball in high school, we won a ton of games my senior year and then we lost the state quarterfinals in 1988 to Cactus High School. Boy, I feel bad about that. But unlike some people, I'm not going to try to go relitigate and use the power of my office to try to kind of get at the referees. That's that's insane. And that's what's happening right now because we've forgotten the number one principle and that is that the American ethos, the American tradition is to expand the franchise into as many people as possible because only with the biggest number of voices talking through the ballot, do we find the true voice of
America, only when we include those voices, particularly the ones we disagree with, are we able to hear the real conversation. And that's what gives leaders their legitimacy because they won in free and fair elections and sometimes they lose in free and fair elections and that's okay. So I think we need to put back on our big boy pants. We need to bring back the question and the notion of maturity in our electoral processes and get to the place where we respect the voice of the voters more than the pull of power that's felt by the political class.
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that you've got an election coming up. So before we go, um, tell us where we can learn more about your election, re-election for Secretary of State in Arizona and any final message to our, uh, 6 million subscribers before you go. Well, thanks so much for the chance. I am up for re-election as Arizona Secretary of State. For more information and to help us spread the word, uh, you can go to electfontis.com. One word, electontis.com. Uh we are also gathering electronic petition signatures because in Arizona we have this thing called equal where registered voters can sign the petition electronically. Um and and and just the last word I'd like to share is this.
This country doesn't belong to the oligarchs. It doesn't belong to the political class. It doesn't belong to the leadership. It belongs to you the voters. It belongs to you the citizens. It belongs to you the people who are here contributing to the betterment of our society. Do not ever lose that sense of power, which ought to give you a sense of hope that no matter how dark it gets, we can make it better because it's our country.
Arizona Secretary of State Adrien Fontes, thanks for joining us. Thanks for having me again. Really love coming on with you guys.
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Questions about this episode
Who speaks in "Trump TOP AIDE makes FATAL PREDICTION on MIDTERM WIPEOUT!!"?
Mick Mulvaney (Host), Adrien Fontes (Guest).
What is "Trump TOP AIDE makes FATAL PREDICTION on MIDTERM WIPEOUT!!" about?
Mick Mulvaney, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, predicts a significant electoral loss for Trump and the MAGA movement in the upcoming midterms, largely due to backlash from a controversial racist meme and recent policies affecting American cattle ranchers. He emphasizes that these factors are eroding Trump's support and will become key issues in the midterm elections.
What is mentioned in this MeidasTouch episode?
10 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Donald Trump, United States (states), Adrien Fontes, Arizona, Mick Mulvaney, Midas Touch. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.
How long is "Trump TOP AIDE makes FATAL PREDICTION on MIDTERM WIPEOUT!!"?
The episode runs 26 min; the transcript is about 4,406 words in 39 timestamped sections.
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