The MeidasTouch Podcast 🚨Fox News Attacks Meidas for War Coverage!!
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Mar 7, 2026 Coverage of a media clash over reporting on the Iran strikes and Capitol Hill interviews. Clips and counterarguments dissect conservative commentators' reactions and rhetoric. Discussion includes constitutional war powers, regional consequences, and possible economic fallout. Brief update on environmental policy rollbacks and differing media narratives.
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Conservative Argument Against Congress' Role In War
- Conservative commentators like Mark Levin framed Democratic criticism as 'sabotaging the military' and argued presidents can act without explicit congressional war declarations.
- Levin dismissed calls for congressional approval and invoked historical examples to justify executive military action.
AOC Says Strikes May Be Epstein Distraction
- Ben played his Washington DC bureau's interview where AOC links Trump's impulsive strikes to attempts to distract from the Epstein files.
- AOC warned Trump’s actions risk world war and argued his Epstein connection makes him unfit for office.
EPA Rollbacks Hidden Amid War Coverage
- Ben flagged concurrent Trump EPA rollbacks removing the 2009 Endangerment Finding and loosening coal plant rules.
- He framed these moves as major giveaways to fossil fuels with legal challenges underway.