Watch now   Sunday Afternoon News Wrap-Up: Trump’s Midnight Breakdown, Vance's Terrible Morning, + More Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Oct 12 By Ben Meiselas It started at 12:37 a.m. Donald Trump, unable to sleep and clearly unraveling, took to social media to post one of his most unhinged conspiracy theories yet: “THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT” Let’s pause right there. On January 6, 2021, Donald Trump was president. The FBI worked for him. Biden wasn’t sworn in until two weeks later. So Trump, who orchestrated and incited the insurrection, is now trying to rewrite history by blaming Biden for the chaos that happened under his own watch. And that’s aside from the fact that FBI director Kash Patel already admitted the agents were sent in response to the insurrection. Because that’s what law enforcement is supposed to do during a violence insurrection. It’s not just deranged. It’s dangerous. And the meltdown didn’t stop there. Hours later, Trump claimed that the “Ukraine impeachment scam” was a bigger “illegal hoax” than Watergate and demanded that Congress investigate Adam Schiff. This from the same man whose own wife, Melania, recently revealed she has been privately communicating with Vladimir Putin about “returning Russian children from Ukraine to Russia,” parroting Kremlin propaganda about the war. Just months ago, Trump hosted Putin in Alaska, humiliating himself and the nation by rolling out the red carpet and forcing U.S. troops to kneel before the Russian dictator. And yet, Putin is still able to play Trump like a fiddle. All Putin has to do is tell Trump he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize, and Trump begins fawning over him all over again. Trump’s new slogan posted to social media says it all: “Don’t worry, we will survive.” So I guess gone is Make America Great Again. What remains is a message of resignation. And frankly, survival feels apt for a country that’s barely holding together under his leadership. Inflation has surged, the housing market is the worst since 1995, and the U.S. is suffering through a self-inflicted trade war that’s choking small businesses. Millions stand to lose healthcare as Trump and Republicans refuse to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, while Democrats fight to restore them amid the shutdown. Yet Trump’s surrogates, MAGA Mike Johnson and J.D. Vance, spent the morning gaslighting the American public, claiming Republicans are “fixing healthcare.” This, as rural hospitals shutter and premiums skyrocket. Vance was left stammering when NBC’s Kristen Welker reminded him that by Trump’s own standard, the shutdown chaos is his fault. And the lies don’t stop there. Trump has consistently claimed he secured $17 or $18 trillion in foreign investment for the U.S. this year, a number so absurd it dwarfs entire national economies. CNN’s Daniel Dale fact-checked it, noting the real number the White House has provided any sort of data for is roughly $8.8 trillion, and upon a basic inspection, that memo is full of fabricated pledges and misrepresented trade figures. For context, Qatar’s entire GDP is $166 billion, yet Trump claims it pledged $1.2 trillion. This is a Ponzi scheme in plain sight. Every day, we see the same pattern of delusion, deception, projection. As former President Obama once said, the presidency doesn’t change who you are, it magnifies who you are. And Donald Trump has shown us, in high definition, exactly who he is: a fraud amplified by power and politicians who refuse to stand up to him as he wrecks the country. America deserves better than to simply “survive.” We’ll keep bringing you the facts and the truth. I hope you find these mid-day news recaps helpful. Please let me know if you do! And for those who are able, consider joining as a paid subscriber or gifting subscriptions. It really helps us grow this network in a major way. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

TRUMP'S SHUTDOWN has forced FEDERAL EMPLOYEES to work without pay. 

While MAGA MAGGOTS spew LIES, HATE & DIVISION, let's remember WE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT CARES ABOUT OTHERS! 

Please make sure your local FOOD PANTRIES are well stocked! Maybe you don't have a lot to contribute, but many of the FOOD PANTRIES work hard to get discounts & contributions. 

LET'S MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS FOOD! 

THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS are coming. 

Let's make sure our COMMUNITIES are cared for! 

Maybe a local organization or FIRE STATION can accumulate TOYS FOR KIDS! 

Maybe you have some outgrown TOYS or unused TOYS that others can use. 

Years ago, there was a local fundraiser that had lots of kids' toys leftover that I took to a shelter. 

We all have usable 'stuff' we can contribute whether it's toys or outgrown clothes in good condition. 

Ask around your communities to see who can help - local churches, Councils on Aging. 

WE CAN DO THIS & CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES! 

We need to put a stop to this Madness! We can START BY SHOWING UP NEXT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th, AT ONE OF THE 2500+ NO KINGS RALLIES SCHEDULED AROUND THE COUNTRY! We need to show up in the Tens of Millions, flooding the streets with our righteous anger! If you truly can’t show up, endeavor to ensure that one or more friends or family are there in your stead. LET’s SHOW ORANGE JESUS AND HIS MALIGNANT HANDLERS JUST WHAT MULTI-MILLIONS OF TRUE ANTI-FASCISTS LOOK LIKE!

We will show up in the thousands to protest, you can call him orange, but don’t call him Jesus, that’s blasphemy!

And, if you live in California, be sure you vote YES on The Election Rigging Response Act, Proposition 50, on November 4! Very important to vote!! See you on the 18th!

OCT. 18th

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For What It's Worth, by Buffalo Springfield:

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Russian propaganda. My mom is from Ukraine and visited her sister, my aunt, in June. Ukrainian media claims there are approximately 60,000 kidnapped Ukrainian children sent to mostly remote regions like Siberia. Melania, like all the Trump's is full of layno (you won't have to look that up, it's what you think it is)

Yes, I think this report is wrong. I believe she is trying to return Ukrainian kids to Ukraine.

Nope--she's full of Koolaid. Nothing American about her. Just like Trump--an imposter who lies better than a rug

Lay odds, she has been a Russian threat to the democracy of this country all along after taking the name Mrs.Donald J Trump.

I agree with you. Since I have such a distrust of her , I wonder what the real intention is to do with the kids? Sex trafficking? Sorry like I said I have zero trust of any of that administration doing anything good for anyone but themselves.

She was a honey trap for Russia from the beginning.

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That's who we are!