MeidasTouch Brushes the Truth: But Have They Really Seen Trump’s Role as Putin’s Traitor-General?
- john raymond
- Aug 28
- 3 min read
In their latest broadcast, MeidasTouch drew a sharp juxtaposition: as Russia rained down 629 missiles and drones on Ukraine—striking European Union and British Council buildings in Kyiv, killing sixteen civilians including four children—President Trump responded not with condemnation but with scam emails about “Doge checks” and tariff rebates.
The contrast was damning. Yet the deeper question remains: does this mark a genuine shift in how MeidasTouch frames Trump’s relationship to Putin, or is it merely another momentary flourish in their pattern of outrage-driven commentary?
For now, the evidence suggests the latter. MeidasTouch brushed against the correct analytic frame—Trump as Putin’s traitor-general in the Byzantine problem—but they have not yet committed to it.
What They Did Right
The video accomplished something important. By directly placing Russian terror alongside Trump’s silence, MeidasTouch conveyed that the non-response itself is intolerable. They framed Trump not as distracted by domestic antics, but as indifferent to barbarism abroad.
That, at least, gestures toward the reality: Trump’s silences, evasions, and distractions function as actions in asymmetric warfare. The distractions transmit noise instead of alarm. The silence and evasions create paralysis where coordination is required.
In this respect, MeidasTouch moved beyond their usual terrain of corruption, buffoonery, or simply authoritarian overreach. They brushed the truth: Trump’s behavior is not merely pathetic or self-serving—it materially enables Putin’s war.
What They Did Not Do
But brushing the truth is not the same as seizing it. The report never advanced to the recognition that Trump’s silence was intentional complicity. They did not describe his refusal to condemn Russia as part of a coordinated strategy. They did not connect the Kremlin’s choice of targets—the EU Delegation, the British Council, and an American factory in western Ukraine—to Trump’s deliberate refusal to acknowledge or respond.
Instead, they buried the linkage under a flood of unrelated scandals: Doge checks, concentration camps, CDC firings, FEMA incompetence, Epstein files.
The effect was scattershot outrage rather than systemic analysis.
The Raymond Method Test
Applying the Raymond Method clarifies why this matters.
Pillar One: Regime Security. Putin escalates terror to sustain his regime. Trump sustains his own regime by shielding Putin from consequences. MeidasTouch did not show this connection.
Pillar Two: Asymmetric Warfare. Russian strikes paired with American silence form a dual operation. Moscow supplies terror; Trump supplies absence. Together, they paralyze NATO. MeidasTouch only glimpsed this truth.
Pillar Three: Byzantine Traitor-General. Trump is the compromised signaler inside the alliance—his silence prevents consensus. MeidasTouch gestured toward this but still cast it as negligence, not betrayal.
The difference is not semantic. It is the line between describing Trump as a clown and recognizing him as a traitor-general.
Why Durability Matters
One broadcast cannot establish a new analytic frame. MeidasTouch has, in the past, oscillated between portraying Trump as corrupt, incompetent, or dictatorial without welding those traits into a coherent picture of his service to the Kremlin.
Unless this juxtaposition becomes a pattern—unless they consistently show how Trump’s actions and silences align with Russian strategy—this moment must be treated as incidental, not transformative.
Durability is the test. A single brushstroke does not mean their canvas has changed.
The Wider Implications
If MeidasTouch were to sustain this frame, the impact could be substantial. Their audience is broad, and normalizing the traitor-general analysis for millions would push public discourse toward reality.
But until they prove consistency, celebrating them for “seeing the truth” risks false confidence. The most dangerous analytical mistake is premature credit—confusing a momentary flourish with structural recognition.
For now, the cautious verdict is clear: MeidasTouch brushed the truth. They have not yet seized it.
Comments