The MeidasTouch Podcast

Top Generals Push Back as Trump Escalates the War

August 5, 2026·23 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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Top U.S. military leaders are secretly leaking dire assessments of America’s depleted missile stockpiles and collapsing defense posture under Donald Trump, revealing that the military can no longer defend allies or even the homeland—leading to a covert plan to manipulate Trump into taking

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