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LIVE: Meiselas and Cohen GO LIVE on BREAKING NEWS - 10/14/2025

2025-10-14 News & Politics
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Critique of Trump's Foreign Policy Photo-Ops Versus the Domestic Governance Crisis

Examine how Donald Trump manufactures diplomatic victories abroad, like the Argentina bailout and Middle East ceasefire optics, while simultaneously contributing to profound governance failures at home, such as the government shutdown and threats to 20 million Americans’ healthcare.

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  • Hostile foreign engagement patterns are mirrored domestically, prioritizing appearance over substantive resolution.
  • Key Middle East "deal" lacks essential signed agreements from principal warring parties (Israel and Hamas).
  • Congressional Republicans, directed by Trump, refuse standard negotiation tactics, causing a government shutdown over looming healthcare subsidy expiration.
  • Trump continues falsely claiming direct private communications with foreign adversaries to validate non-existent agreements.

This segment critiques the structure and reporting of recent major events. Speakers analyze Donald Trump's perceived political interference in Argentina funded by US resources, contrasting it with the fragile nature of the recent Israel-Hamas hostage exchange framework. They contrast these self-aggrandizing foreign displays with the immediate threat 20 million Americans face due to the ongoing government shutdown and the potential lapse of Affordable Care Act subsidies.

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Michael Cohen and Ben Meiselas discuss Donald Trump already seeing his plan in the Middle East falling apart as he gets more bad news as he returns to Washington DC. All that and more on a new episode of Political Beatdown. SOUL: Go to https://GetSoul.com and use code: BEAT to get 30% OFF your order! SMALLS: Head to https://Smalls.com/BEAT for 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping! 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. Prize Picks: head to https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/COHEN and use code COHEN and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Subscribe to Michael Cohen's NEW Channel for daily episodes! https://www.youtube.com/@TheMichaelCohenShow/featured Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalBeatdown Add the NEW Mea Culpa podcast feed: https://linktr.ee/meaculpapod 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

Top Comments (10)

@BillMoore-f9n3l 2025-10-14

I am a 83 year old veteran in Oklahoma put this sorry human being djt in prison

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@DarlaSteubs 2025-10-14

Man, if you could put a dollar into the deficit for each lie trump tells, there would be No deficit.

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@suestowers7732 2025-10-14

NY: Thank you Ben and Michael Cohen. ❤❤❤❤❤ So shocking what this evil man is doing with his hate and revenge, throwing this Country straight to hell!👹

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@BettySwayze 2025-10-14

Don Trump has done war crimes. By shooting at fish boats in Venezuela

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@lindahanks5160 2025-10-14

A cease fire won't do anything to save the lives of Palestinians, especially children, who are dying from starvation!

37 1 replies
@maryanngarcia3080 2025-10-14

Isn’t that our tax dollars being given away; while many of us struggle

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@MaryFord-iv6es 2025-10-14

He does not care about anyone's livelihood, just his.

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@abbymaldonado212 2025-10-14

Damn, Biden is bad ass!!! He sure lives rent free in Orange.. I mean Trump's head..😂😅😂

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@sharonwild-hinson9140 2025-10-14

Sending love and support so you keep up the fight for democracy. I'm in England, Yorkshire. My home is in Tennessee for the last 20 years. My American daughter has more freedom here unfortunately.

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@michaelmarceau6363 2025-10-14

Threaten to annex my country, Donny?! Karma's comin' BOY. Sincerely, Canada #NeverThe51State #ElbowsUp #FMAGA #ProudToBeANTIFA

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