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LIVE: TRUMP GLOBAL HUMILATION, KIMMEL STIRIKES BACK, + MORE

2025-09-24 News & Politics
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Analyzing Trump's Institutional Attacks and Media Compliance

Understand how the Trump administration weaponizes threats against the press and how key institutions fail to defend the First Amendment.

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  • Protect the right to challenge authority, even when opposing voices (like Kimmel’s) are attacked by executive power.
  • Conservative youth organizations (TPUSA) are experiencing massive, government-aided growth following high-profile political violence.
  • The administration promotes debunked science (Tylenol/autism) while simultaneously burying investigations into high-level corruption (Tom Homan bribery).
  • Institutional guardrails—Congress, SCOTUS, and the DOJ—are failing to enforce First Amendment protections against government coercion.

This episode analyzes the fallout from Jimmy Kimmel facing apparent termination threats after defending the free press, contrasting it with the political coordination accelerating the right's institutional capture. Guests explore the dangers of media corporations yielding to political pressure and the consequences of leaders prioritizing political retaliation and conspiracy theories over credible governance.

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Ravi Gupta and guest host Stephen Webber, filling in for Jason Kander, break down Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue defending a free press and his thanks to Republicans who stood up for him, as Trump escalates the fight with a Truth Social post promising to “test ABC out” while right-wing outlets like Nexstar and Sinclair continue their boycott. They analyze Tim Miller’s sharp critique and the fallout from Charlie Kirk’s assassination, including Trump’s speech at the memorial, Kyle Tharp’s report that Turning Point USA gained more than 30 million followers, and Oklahoma’s mandate that every high school host a TPUSA chapter. Gupta and Webber also discuss Trump’s embarrassing UN appearance, complete with a broken escalator and a disastrous speech, before diving into his bizarre promotion of debunked Tylenol-autism claims that drew pushback from scientists, doctors, and journalists alike. Plus, they cover Trump’s reversal on Ukraine and NATO air defense, the FBI’s undercover bribery probe into border czar Tom Homan, and why the Justice Department abruptly shut it down. This and more on the podcast that helps you, the majority of Americans who believe in progress, convince your conservative friends and family to join us—this is Majority 54! NUTRAFOL: Get results you can run your fingers through! For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to https://Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code MAJORITY. SHOPIFY: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.com/majority DUPE: Go to https://dupe.com today and find similar products for less. It’s 100% free to use! Stop wasting money on brand names and start saving with https://dupe.com today. FOUND: Join thousands of small business owners simplifying their finances—open your FREE Found account now at https://found.com Vote for Where The Schools Went in the Signal Awards here: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?utm_campaign=signal4_finalists_finalistnotification_092325&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio#/2025/limited-series-specials/genre/science-education Subscribe to Ravi's Substack: https://realravigupta.substack.com/ Majority 54 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/majority54 Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKander Jason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/ Ravi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviMGupta Ravi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravimgupta Ravi on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LostDebate 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 The Influence Continuum: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen 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 Political Beatdown: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Coalition of the Sane: https://meidasnews.com/tag/coalition-of-the-sane

Top Comments (10)

@lorim3011 2025-09-24

Trump constantly calls people names and bully them.

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@helenjackson9232 2025-09-24

Everyday is breaking news, Only 1 thing is breaking news...can u ĝuess?

21 1 replies
@lunababy78 2025-09-24

No parents in Oklahoma, we don't want the turning crap in Oklahoma, Ryan Walters is a dictator too, Trump is his daddy. He is a bootlicker.

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@howellhargett6317 2025-09-24

Trump resembles a Used Car Dealer rather than POTUS.

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@KatLo-r2q 2025-09-24

I love Jimmy Kimmel ❤

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@kittykaos616 2025-09-24

Laughter brings the world together

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@scottbrettschneider9782 2025-09-24

I felt mortified and vicarious embarrassment watching that painfully ridiculous speech, it evoked a physical reaction.

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@ricalina4371 2025-09-24

Jimmie got fired because he called 🍊🤡 dementia donnie a 4-year old mourning his goldfish.

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@DeeVeePeters 2025-09-24

INVOKE the 25th you must “There’s no downside…it can only good happen “

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@beenlincoln1836 2025-09-24

We need brave civil servants, national guard, state police, and sheriffs to stand up and protect us from these thugs. Brave governors need to activate their own state national guards and protect us from thugs without insignia or id. Take them to jail and make them prove they are really federal agents.

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