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LIVE: Meiselas and Cohen GO LIVE on BREAKING NEWS - 10/21/2025

2025-10-21 Entertainment
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Political Beatdown: Trump Desecrates White House Amid Shutdown and Economic Data Reversal

Analyze Donald Trump's controversial decision to build a private ballroom at the White House while ignoring a government shutdown. Discover why critics view this move and the accompanying Republican rhetoric as a core betrayal of public trust.

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  • Trump celebrated construction noise at the Rose Garden, claiming he was funding a new ballroom planned over historical facades [00:00:15].
  • Hosts argue this action, coupled with Republican applause, exacerbates a government shutdown that strips healthcare from 20 million Americans [02:33:00].
  • Analysis shows Trump is allegedly seeking a $230 million DOJ settlement while Congress remains largely inactive [00:08:37].
  • New Gallup data indicates a significant "vibe shift," with Democrats now leading Republicans on best party to manage the economy [04:11:00].
  • The discussion stresses the urgency of supporting independent media to fight the "Stalinistic" repetition of political lies [00:05:35].

This episode dissects the brazenness of the Trump organization’s actions regarding the proposed White House ballroom construction. Hosts Ben Meiselas and Michael Cohen detail the alleged legal violations, juxtapose this with the current economic suffering of Americans, and call for active engagement by the audience to counteract GOP disinformation tactics.

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Michael Cohen and Ben Meiselas discuss Donald Trump spiraling as he's hit with terrible economic and polling data as the United States standing in the world has collapsed. All that and more on a new episode of Political Beatdown. Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/beat True Classic: Upgrade your wardrobe and save on @trueclassic at https://trueclassic.com/beat #trueclassicpod Subscribe to Michael Cohen's YouTube channel for daily episodes! https://www.youtube.com/@TheMichaelCohenShow/featured Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalBeatdown Add the 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)

@fortunateimaginary 2025-10-21

Let's not fool ourselves. He's not paying for a thing. We, the taxpayers, are. One way or another!

179 10 replies
@yellowrose113 2025-10-21

All the gold and big ballrooms in the world wont give anyone class.

172 5 replies
@Timetomakethedonuts28 2025-10-21

Not an official duty. This is a prosecutable crime

143 2 replies
@guammom1 2025-10-21

I’m 62 yrs old and never in my wildest dreams did I think that,” one day” I will see the WH in complete shambles.. 😢

85 6 replies
@911dips5 2025-10-21

People haven't needed a ballroom since they stopped ballroom dancing in 1918

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@911dips5 2025-10-21

Its money laundering, and corporations dont own our house.

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@KathleenNell 2025-10-22

We will pay for the parties, gatherings, dinners, and balls in this all room too!

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@debbieschannel1 2025-10-22

Can the 7 million people from the no kings and those of us at home sue him for our house?!

23 1 replies
@joanlantis7391 2025-10-21

What a d bag this guy, destroying our historic white house. 😳 We should all be disgusted.

21 1 replies
@debbieschannel1 2025-10-22

Stealing from Americans is not a Presidential act!!! Imprison him

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