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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump Loses It in AM as Admin Falls Into Perjury Trap

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Network

News, Politics

4.956.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s awful morning as he gets hit with more devastating news about the destruction he is causing to the American people and across the world. Meiselas highlights this morning’s congressional hearing where Donald Trump‘s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is caught lying through his teeth. Go to https://TryMiracle.com/Meidas and use the code MEIDAS to claim your free 3-piece towel set and save over 40% off. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! 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

Donald Trump is having a terrible morning, some devastating headlines.

0:04.5

So he sent his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Capitol Hill to lie about the economy,

0:11.5

to lie about tariffs.

0:13.5

And moments ago, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was caught committing perjury.

0:19.5

He was asked a question about whether he, when he was running a private equity company,

0:25.0

if he said tariffs were inflationary, he said, oh, I never sent a letter like that.

0:29.0

Well, we actually have the letter where he literally says that tariffs are inflationary.

0:34.0

So he was just caught lying to Congress, which I think should carry with its serious

0:39.0

implications. We'll go over that in just a moment as well. But look at some of these grim headlines

0:44.7

from various media outlets, and it should be noted as well. The Washington Post today

0:50.3

announced massive layoffs. It's going to be cutting about one third of its staff.

0:55.4

Sports Department, Middle East Department, is all being absolutely gutted by Jeff Bezos,

1:01.0

who gave $70 million to the failing Melania movie and has destroyed the Washington Post.

1:08.0

So just we can add that to the Kennedy Center and all the other things

1:11.3

that Donald Trump is destroying. Great job Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump. But take a look at some

1:16.2

of these dark headlines from the New York Times. Former farming leaders warn that U.S. agriculture

1:22.0

could face widespread collapse, a group of past government officials and former heads of farming associations

1:29.6

on a bipartisan basis issued a dire warning to members of Congress. Or how about this from the

1:36.2

financial times? Food and drink companies suffer as U.S. shopper sentiment sinks. Groups report soft sales and plans to cut prices as consumer confidence falls to its weakest

1:49.2

level in more than a decade.

1:51.9

Actually, the University of Michigan Consumer Confidence reports show the worst consumer

1:56.7

confidence in many, many decades.

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