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Latest / Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

316. Kevin Baron. Hegseth Grossly Rolls On. The Critical Defense Questions That Weren’t Asked. The Trump Steamroller Is Accelerating. The Democrats Will Not Save You. Congestion Pricing Is Working, CFB National Championship and NFL Playoffs.

It’s been a massive, cold and painful week. And he hasn’t even been inaugurated yet. We’re hurtling towards more and more massive and painful weeks. And massive impacts. And this week the most consequential news revolved around the hearings for SECDEF and the cowardice of Republican Senators and their inability to stand up to Trump and deny Pete Hegseth. But the other party continues to be weak and feckless and sucks in its own unique ways. The Democrats put up a paltry attack. Again. They got rolled. Again. And now it looks as if Hegseth is inevitable and has set the tone for a January of…

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