Trumpers Attack and Defame MeidasTouch…FIGHT!! MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas May 16 By Ben Meiselas Hey Meidas Mighty. It’s Ben Meiselas, founder of the MeidasTouch Network. I will keep this short. I have some serious updates I want to share. But first, I just want to say thank you to all our subscribers here on this Substack. Please subscribe today to this Substack if you aren’t yet a subscriber to help support our independent reporting at MeidasTouch Network. I am headed back to Los Angeles now after an eventful week in New York City. This has been a rewarding and grueling trip, and I haven’t gotten much sleep. We won The Webby Award for Podcast of the Year, we did a defining interview with Katie Couric, we were named the top news podcast on all of YouTube at an event at YouTube Headquarters in New York City yesterday (remember to add the MeidasTouch Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify—a new episode is out now), and most importantly, we got to celebrate Mother’s Day and our mom’s birthday in New York City. This morning, as I was about to write this, I woke up to see Trump supporters swarming our accounts with vile and despicable defamatory statements and filth. Some things I don’t even want to share because they’re so gross and hateful, but here is a handful of the type of comments these Trumpers and MAGA cult members made: When Trump returns from his Middle East bribe trip, I feel he will ramp up the attacks on independent media like us. I believe his next move is trying to incite some incident where he can declare martial law and turn the military against the media and the people. I don’t say this to scare you—I say this so we can prepare. We have built out major hubs of support in other countries to continue our reporting if something happens to us. We have prepared for how we would immediately respond to any unlawful executive order or legal action brought against us by the Trump regime. We will not be deterred even slightly from our mission. Trump is getting more desperate by the day which, in many ways, makes him more dangerous—like the cornered rat that he is. We are heading into democracy summer, when the protests will pick up. Trump is already getting worried about the midterm, and he’s urging Republicans to try and run on the message that he will be impeached if Democrats take control of the House and Senate. If Democrats can become focused and disciplined over the coming months, we could see the largest blue wave in American history. Folks, we need your help. The MeidasTouch Network has had a historic week, and we need to keep expanding. We are building our affiliate channels and staff. We’ve been bringing on new editors and night shift editors. We remain lean and mean, but we need to build out additional infrastructure. We know that Trump and Fox want to shut us down and that MAGA will keep attacking and threatening us. If you aren’t subscribed to this Substack, please subscribe today. We are only 850 subscribers away from our monthly goal. We want to continue off the major momentum from this week. We appreciate you subscribing, sharing the word with others, and helping us grow and fight back. I am getting ready to get on the plane now, so I have to keep this short. We appreciate you so much. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.