MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 7/14/26
7/14/20261 hr 25 min
On today's episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett, and Jordy discuss the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham and the fallout across Washington and Tehran, Trump's renewed strikes on Iran and his move to reimpose a "blockade" of the Strait of Hormuz with a 20% cargo fee, and the surging oil and gas prices hitting Americans as a result. They also dig into yet another murder at the hands of ICE, a bombshell federal court order sanctioning Trump's lawyers in the IRS lawsuit, the Trump administration's push to dismantle the ICC, and much more.
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First 90 secondsBen Meiselas· Host0:00
Donald Trump is burning down America and burning down the world. Trump launched a massive escalation of his unlawful and catastrophic war in Iran over the weekend, further escalating it as we're recording this show. Donald Trump has been making posts saying that he and the United States should now be called the guardians of the Strait of Hormuz and that the United States has now reimposed its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz and will charge ships 20% of the value of their ships. If they want to leave the Strait of Hormuz, that needs to be paid to Donald Trump. We'll talk about what's going on during this episode. As you now know, Lindsey Graham died at the age of 71. As his office posted, they said that it was very sudden what took place. There have been FBI agents at his residence throughout this evening and throughout the day. Unclear why they're there. The initial examination from the D.C. Medical Examiner's Office determined that Graham died as a result of aortic dissection due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Already, the governor is now appointing Lindsey Graham's sister to the seat. I've had lots of people from our international bureau saying, what is going on in the United States? You just appoint the sister? Like, what system do you have? It's