"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇
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NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
Trump just had a massive meltdown over losing the Nobel Peace Prize to South African anti-apartheid jurist Navi Pillay. Trump attacked Pillay, admitted he knows nothing about her, claimed he deserves EIGHT Nobel Peace Prizes, took credit for preventing wars around the world,… 1/
Ben Meiselas: And here's a compilation of Trump saying many times that if any country bought oil from Russia, he would go after them...
12 killed. 309 injured. Including an American death. All while Trump claims the war is "over" and demands a Nobel Peace Prize.
Gov. Spanberger on Trump's executive order on dyed diesel: “Who pays that deferred tax and when? Is it the farmer? Is it the vendor?” “If the president and his supporters in Congress actually wanted to meaningfully impact the cost of diesel, they would end the Iran war.”
Sherrod Brown tells Scott MacFarlane about an Ohio farmer whose fertilizer costs jumped $100,000, wiping out his profit and threatening a fifth-generation family farm. “People feel betrayed.” Brown blasts Sen. Jon Husted for staying silent on tariffs, war, and soaring prices.
🚨 THEY’VE SEEN ENOUGH: Trump rallygoers in Syracuse start leaving early while he’s still speaking
Ben Meiselas: Donald Trump promised he would end the war in 24 hours after the election in 2024. Of course, he didn't do that. So now he's blaming Zelenskyy for all of his own failures.
🚨 THIS AGED HORRIBLY: Pete Hegseth attacked reports of additional American deaths in Trump's Iran war. Now the Pentagon has raised the official death toll to 21. Ben Meiselas zeroes in on Hegseth's choice of words: “They claim we're not in a war.”
Trump announced a diesel deal with Putin as Zelenskyy’s team met with Witkoff and Kushner in Miami. Ben explains why the deal won’t meaningfully lower prices, but could signal protection for Russian refineries as Trump pressures Ukraine to surrender territory.
I just received the first prints of WTF America, and my official unboxing assistant, and full-time princess, just gave it two very enthusiastic thumbs up. We dedicated the book to you, the Meidas Mighty, and all you’ve done to save democracy. bit.ly/wtfamericaso... – Ben
As we theorized on the MeidasTouch Podcast: "I'm pretty sure Trump is so dumb with a 'b' that he believes Los Angeles and San Diego are, like, the closest cities to Iran—and they're not. New York and D.C. are far closer than Los Angeles." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...