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Philippines Prez STICKS IT to Trump WHERE IT HURTS

The MeidasTouch Podcast

MeidasTouch Network

Politics, News

4.87.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how the Philippines is already cutting America out of key deals as America is weaker than ever. Wildgrain: Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off their first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/MEIDAS to start your subscription. 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 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There's very little consistency with anything Donald Trump is, but if you take a close look,

0:36.4

the one thing that seems clear is he is

0:39.1

attacking and weakening our alliances and strengthening our adversaries. Let me give you

0:46.4

another case and point with these tariffs. You notice that the 25% tariffs, well, that's what

0:52.9

our allies get hit with. But the 10% tariffs, those are

0:57.8

for our adversaries, right? So less tariffs on our adversaries. As some have said, the administration

1:05.1

is demented, but I think there's something deeper going on here. You take a look at the ripple effects. For example,

1:14.4

the president of the Philippines has now offered a deal with China. You want to talk about

1:21.9

deal making. It's a deal making that weakens the United States geopolitical interests.

1:28.3

And I'm going to show you this first, and then I want to show you what Marco Rubio was saying

1:32.4

about the Philippines.

1:33.4

And you can see how China is out maneuvering Donald Trump quite easily, but either Donald

1:41.1

Trump is the biggest idiot ever, which may be the case, or he's playing right into the hands intentionally and maliciously in terms of our geopolitical interest, right into the hands of China.

1:55.0

Take a look at this.

1:55.9

The Philippines president offers a deal to China, stop sea aggression, and I'll return the missiles to the United

2:03.1

States, the typhoon U.S. missile system. So the Philippines president, Ferninand Marcos Jr.,

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