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Trump's Ponzi Scheme Presidency Is Falling Apart

Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Apr 16

By Ben Meiselas

Let’s talk about what’s really going on behind Trump’s late-night social media tantrums—because the media won’t say it plainly, but I will: he’s frantic, desperate, and completely unhinged.

Last night, right around midnight, Trump was rage-posting like a lunatic. Attacks on MSNBC, random “Make America Great Again” exclamations, outright lies about inflation and jobs. He’s just making things up. According to him, everything is amazing. But try buying a cup of coffee. In some places, prices are projected to rise 59% because of his reckless tariffs. Mortgage rates are creeping past 7%—maybe even 8%. And leading economists are warning that we’re heading straight for a recession—or worse. But Trump? He’s pretending it’s “Morning in America.”

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And let me tell you what image the Trump White House proudly posted to promote their “vision” of America: a group of coal miners, faces covered in soot after a grueling day of labor. No plan to create better, higher-paying jobs. Just performative nostalgia for an economy that grinds down the working class. Let me be clear: I have nothing but respect for our miners. But we should be lifting them up, not using them as props while we ship factories overseas and cut their benefits.

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And it gets worse. Scroll through Trump’s failing social media app—yes, the one that lost nearly $400 million last year—and you’ll find ivermectin ads with Matt Gaetz and Trump praising Elise Stefanik like he’s casting a reboot of The Apprentice. Meanwhile, Trump’s still lying about immigration, slandering President Biden as “soft,” when in fact Biden has deported more people with criminal records than Trump ever did. The difference? Biden did it legally and with due process. Trump wants to play fascist dictator, rounding up immigrants like it's a game show for psychopaths.

And let’s not forget Trump’s authoritarian obsession with controlling higher education. He’s throwing a fit because Harvard wouldn’t let him gut diversity or audit the political views of students and faculty like some dystopian madman. This isn’t just creepy—it’s fascist. And yes, I said it.

Then there’s Elon Musk. Even Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal couldn’t ignore the bizarre cult Musk is building. Multiple women, silenced with millions, raising children he calls his “legions” in a private compound—while he and Trump push family values propaganda. These are the guys who want to run the country.

And as factories close and prices rise, what’s the Trump regime’s top priority today? Suing the state of Maine. Why? Because two transgender student-athletes exist. That’s it. Two. So Trump’s DOJ is trying to pull all federal funding from public schools in Maine and strip lunch from 172,000 kids—just to bully two trans teens. This is the cruelty-is-the-point playbook in action.

It’s all falling apart. The tariffs are tanking the economy. Governors like Gavin Newsom are suing Trump for abusing war powers to slap tariffs on allies. The data doesn’t lie—Trump’s trade policies are gutting supply chains and raising costs across the board. He’s not protecting America. He’s dismantling it.

Trump is unraveling. Let’s keep the pressure on.

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