MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 4/17/26

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4.9 • 56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 82 minutes

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The Trump regime’s attacks against the Catholic Church continue, a boycott of the World Cup intensified, the ballroom is halted yet again by a federal judge, fiery hearings in Congress, updates in the war with Iran, and more. Ben, Brett, and Jordy bring you the latest breaking news. Subscribe to Meidas+ at https://meidasplus.com Get Meidas Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Deals from our sponsors! Fair Harbor: Go to https://FairHarborClothing.com and use promo code: MEIDAS20 for 20% OFF your full-priced order SelectQuote: Save more than 50% on term life insurance at https://selectquote.com/meidas TODAY to get started. Shopify: Sign up for a one-dollar per month trial at https://shopify.com/meidas Willie’s Remedy: Order now at https://drinkwillies.com and use code MEIDAS for 20% off of your first order + free shipping on orders over $95 HIMS: To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, Hair Loss, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://Hims.com/meidas Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A World Cup boycott is brewing against Donald Trump and his regime.
0:05.9	Saudi Arabia says it's no longer going to be funding the Live Golf League.
0:11.3	You have Pope Leo the 14th striking back against Donald Trump's attacks and threats against the Pope,
0:19.1	against the Catholic Church, against members of the Pope's family.
0:22.6	We'll talk about this powerful speech that Pope Leo the 14th gave. We'll talk about the status of
0:27.5	the ceasefire negotiations. Intent, they are not going well, but Donald Trump continues to say
0:33.0	they're going amazing. They are not. We will tell you what the Europeans, what Gulf nations are saying,
0:39.3	intent. They don't see a deal happening for the next six months. Congress is back in session,
0:44.3	so finally we're getting some congressional hearings. We have our team there on Capitol Hill,
0:50.3	bring you news directly from the Capitol Hill steps and inside the Capitol building.
0:54.7	Shout out to Scott McFarlane and the whole team there and a federal judge in Washington, D.C.
1:00.2	Yet again, said Donald Trump, when I said, stop building that damn ballroom, I meant stop building that damn ballroom.
1:08.6	We're going to talk about this and more on this episode of the Midas Touch
1:11.5	podcast. I'm Ben Micellis, joined by my brothers, Brett and Jordi brothers. It's great to see you.
1:16.7	We've got so much to discuss shorter intro than usual so we could just get right into the meat of
1:22.1	things. I love it. So I'll just say it's good to be here, everybody. Good to be here,
1:25.5	brothers. Good to be here,
1:45.6	Midas Mighty on this episode of the Midas Touch podcast. Jordi, what do you got going on today? Let's just pass it over to Jay. What's up, brothers? What's up, Midas Mighty? Pumped to get into today's show, just really excited to dive in. I mean, the Saudis no longer funding the live golf league like that. They know how to really get the Trump right there.
1:44.2	That that is that that's a good, it's good. It's probably why you shouldn't have all these corrupt entanglements and business entanglements as president, you know? It's probably why we have these laws in place that apparently just are completely ignored now. But, uh, okay. Yeah, Benji, where we start off today, big bro. John Prevost, a retired Catholic school principal who loves to play Wordle with his brother,
2:04.4	Pope Leo the 14th, received death threats, likely coming from MAGA individuals after Donald
2:10.5	Trump. And the entire MAGA leadership structure is now spending every day attacking Pope Leo
2:16.4	the 14th, amplifying post of Donald Trump as AI Jesus.
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