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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
Independent Americans is a daily news show hosted by Paul Rieckhoff. He’s a fighter, a patriot, and an independent political and media force to be reckoned with. After serving as a soldier in Iraq in 2004, Rieckhoff emerged as one of the most dynamic political and social leaders in America. In every episode, he breaks down the most important issues facing our country. And he interviews the most influential and compelling people. He’s taking on Republicans, Democrats—and everyone in between. If…
Episodes
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffPlans A, B & C: Is Trump Planning to Weaponize the National Guard, ICE, and the Ballot Box This Fall? And This Summer?
Clayton as DNI, DOJ/Trump’s $1.8B slush fund lives, Trump vs Platner, and Iran and inflation. It has been a wild, weird, harrowing week — Iran, ICE in…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHoly Sh*T, Knicks! Trump: “I Love Inflation.” Markwayne Mullins and Ice Vs Mamdani.
Iran Hits Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan. Trump vs Gov Wes Moore in Golf. World Cup Begins and Team USA Plays Tomorrow! Trump told a room full of Americans he "loves…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIs NYC’s Knicks Violence a Harbinger of What’s to Come This Summer? Hegseth Visits GitMo Because Cuba is Next. Trump Launches More Strikes on Iran.
Far Left & Right Dominate Another Rigged Primary Day. Knicks/Spurs Back at MSG. Hilton Beats Steyer in CA. Jimi Hendrix Gets His Way. It's a Whiskey Tango…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Booed Loudly at NBA Finals at MSG. US Apache Shot Down By Iran. ME, NV, SC, ND Primaries.
900K Independents Blocked Out. Spencer Pratt is Out in LA. Trump Cries Foul. America 250 is Bigger Than Trump. Trump showed up at Game 3 of the NBA Finals at…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Invades The The NBA Finals. Politics and Sports: It’s Only Gonna Get Worse.
Big Trump Immigration Bill Funded. Remembering D-Day. As Hegseth Contaminates That Too. Iran and Israel Back at It. Achilles Strong in Idaho. 7’4 Mayor Greg…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff“He Has No Intelligence.” Congress Finally Pushes Back On Trump’s Forever War. The Unsafe Summer Continues — Ebola, Iran, And An Unqualified DNI.
Congress is finally showing a spine. After months of all gas and no brakes, the unauthorized Iran war has become the breaking point — and for the first time in…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe Most Dangerous Summer. Iran, Ukraine, Ebola, And The World Cup.
The Most Dangerous Summer. Iran, Ukraine, Ebola, And The World Cup. Rubio Says The War Is Over - Who Won? Bessent’s “Short-Term Blip” Is Bs. The lid is blown…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHouse Finally Votes No on Iran. And Yes on Ukraine. Democrats Have a Graham Platner Problem.
Pentagon Hires Jan 6 Insurrectionist. A Soldier Died in Iraq and Nobody Noticed. CBS Fires Scott Pelley. Trump’s UFC Event is Off The Rails. Knicks Win!! The…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIs Montana Ground Zero for Independents? From Baghdad to the Ballot: Army Doc Runs for Congress. Independent Veteran for US House in Montana’s 2nd - Michael Eisenhauer.
90 Days In - Is The Iran War Illegal? RFK & Hegseth Unfit for Office? Elk Camps & the Rural Health Care Crisis. The day after Montana's 2026 primary, Paul sits…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffA Massive Primary Day. 2.5 Million Independents Shut Out. Trump Drops Plan to Payout Insurrectionists.
Brutal Russian Attack Hits Kyiv. Tulsi Gabbard’s Replacement Has No Experience. Mamdani Cancels Bedtime. It's primary day in California, Iowa, Montana, New…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump News Fatigue is Real. Platner Shows How Dumb and Desperate the Democrats Are.
Trump news fatigue is real. That's not an accident — it's the playbook. Exhaust the public, contaminate every institution, and the most radical agenda in…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Wants His Face On Your Money. Legacy Push Draws More Outrage. Plus: Keep Trump & Mamdani Away From The Knicks.
Trump wants his face on the money. Not on a coin after he's gone. Not on a statue some future generation can decide to keep or tear down. On a live…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff50,000 Troops, Zero Reporters. Why Trump and Hegseth are Keeping the Press Away From Iran.
Fifty thousand troops. Zero reporters on a ship. Zero reporters on a base. That's the reality of the Iran deployment under Trump and acting secretary of…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump: Deal or No Deal on Iran. Putin Hits Romania. Did Trump Just Curse the Knicks? No VA Visits by President Mayhem.
Indy Duggan Out of Mich Gov Race. New Indy in Illinois Gov race. QB Jaxon Dart Endorsed Trump. Trump Attacks Colbert. Hochul Misses a Layup. Lander & Mamdani…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffMartha Raddatz. Curiosity, Empathy, and a Touch of Outrage. Her Lifetime Achievement Emmy.
The State of American Media in this Time of War. Pentagon Blackout: Why No Reporters Embedded with Troops is a Loss for Everyone. How is America Right Now? The…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe Worst Ceasefire Ever Gets Worse. WTF Wednesday: Trump’s Sycophant Circle Cabinet Meeting, $5 Gas - Where’s the Urgency? Ukraine is Beating Putin.
The spin machine is at full tilt. The Strait of Hormuz still isn't clear, oil is hovering around $90, gas is pushing $5 a gallon heading into summer, and the…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffMemorial Day’s True Meaning with Bonnie Carroll of TAPS. Honoring the Fallen — And the Living.
Good Grief Camps Hope for the Next Generation. If We Stop, We Die: Ukraine’s Trauma. Memorial Day is not a sale. It's not a barbecue. It's a debt. In this…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffAmerica Honors Memorial Day. Trump Pays Off Insurrectionists. Republicans Kill War Powers Act.
It's Memorial Day weekend. Americans are visiting Arlington, honoring generations who stepped forward with integrity, sacrifice, and honor. And days before…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffGabbard is Out. Before Memorial Day: Trump Downplays KIAs in Iran.
Cuba’s Castro Charged with Murder. Here Comes the Next Regime Change War. Panel Approves Trump’s Stupid Arch. GOP Revolt Over Slush Fund for Domestic…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Plummets in Polls with Independents, $5 Gas, and War With Iran He Can't Spin.
Trump Plummets in Polls with Independents, $5 Gas, and War With Iran He Can't Spin. We’re Not The Spoilers! The Surging Knicks. $1.8B for Insurrectionists and…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffMassie Loses. Massie for President? 45% of America is Trans…partisan. Karen Matthews-Independent Vet for Congress in CA-23.
JD Vance Really Sucks. War Powers Act on Iran Finally Advances. Senator Redneck Will Be Governor Redneck. Zelensky Promises More Strikes in Russia—GOOD. Knicks…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHuge Primaries in Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Idaho. 3.6 Million Independents Shut Out.
Massie vs Trump. San Diego Mosque Attackers Murder 3. LIRR Strike Deal. Another Buffalo Heartbreaker. Wemby Dazzles. It's Tuesday, May 19th — a huge primary…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump’s New $1.8B Fund for his Buddies. US Combat Ops in…Nigeria! Cuba’s “Drone Threat” A Pretext for War?
Trump’s Approval Drops to 37%. Reporting Isn’t Treason. Ebola Outbreak Global Health Emergency. Ukraine Hits Moscow. LIRR Goes on Strike. Trump Wins Again…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff"The Pigs Are at the Trough" From Nvidia to Drones: Trump's National Security Fire Sale
The pigs are at the trough. Trump's expected overseas real estate income has tripled to $430 million in his second term. Eric Trump is doing deals in China…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffChina Wins the Week: Rieckhoff Sounds Off on Trump's Iran Trap
Truth is the first casualty of war, and this week we're watching it die in real time. Paul Rieckhoff delivers a no-BS briefing on Trump's second swing at Iran…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Returns from China with Nothing. Xi’s Warning on Taiwan.
Hantavirus Outbreak Climbs to 11: Here We Go Again? Mamdani Shamefully Slashes Veterans Services. California’s June Open Primary is Huge Opportunity the Indys…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffXi flexes vs Trump on Taiwan. The no-BS briefing on Iran, Ukraine & China with Preston Stewart.
The Breakout YouTube National Security Star on How Do We Know What’s True? The Drone War is War Now. Independent Media and War Coverage. Air Force Saves 11…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHurricane Trump Hits China. Intel Shows Iran Still Has Lots of Missiles w/ Brian Bengs - Independent Candidate for US Senate - South Dakota..
Army Cuts Training - Short Billions of Dollars From Iran and Border. Producer Prices Jump 6%. Dem Wins Nebraska Senate Primary-Will Drop Out to Support…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHegseth & Caine Testify for $1.5 TRILLION for More Forever War. Kash/Crash Patel Testifies Too.
Inflation Jumps 3.8%. Trump Disapproval on Economy Hits 70%! Senator McConnell is Not Well. Osborn Leads Ricketts in Nebraska. Mendoza Gives Trump the…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIran Peace Deal Crumbles Again. Trump Heads to China. ICE Runs Rampant.
RFK JR on Hantavirus: We’re not worried about it. American Passengers Exposed Land in U.S. Body of an American soldier missing in Morocco recovered. Iran is…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Has Become the Establishment Trump Takes On the Indiana Primaries, Thomas Massie and Mark Kelly
Trump ran as the anti-establishment wrecking ball. Two years back in Washington, he is the establishment — and Indiana voters know it. In this episode, Paul…
Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff"It Looks Like He's Folding" — Paul Rieckhoff on Trump's Iran Peace Memo
The White House wants you to believe the Iran war is winding down. A one-page memo. A ceasefire. A market bump. But missiles are still flying on both sides, an…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffWorst Truce Ever. U.S. Fires on Tankers. Trump Tries to Silence Sen Kelly.
Deal Team Six?? Pentagon Releases UFO/UAP Files. Antisemitic Firebomber Gets Life. Stupid Tariffs Ruled Illegal. Dems Slammed in VA. Charlemagne vs Dana White…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Deal or No Deal on Iran? New Names Same War.
Kamikaze Dolphins. They’re Still Hitting “Drug Boats”. Trump Wins Payback in Indiana. DJT’s Workout Schedule. FDA Blocked Release of Research Finding Covid &…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffRunning Against Iran, Netanyahu, Gas Prices, Corruption, Trump’s Lies and Both Parties. Ty Pinkins - Mississippi Independent Veteran for Senate.
Showing the Democrat is the Spoiler. 250,000 Miles Meeting the People. Tomato Seeds and Philly’s Hero Crossing Guard. Mississippi is showing the outage growing…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Says Ceasefire With Iran Is Still In Effect—As We Shoot at Each Other.
Congress Adds $1B for Trump’s Ballroom! What About the Deficit!?! Secret Service Shoots Gunman Near Wash Monument. Steve Kerr for Governor of California? RIP…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffUS Gunships Sink 6 Iranian Boats. Fireworks in the Straight of Hormuz.
Trump Pulls 5k Troops Out of Germany. We Are Not Pirates. DHS Shutdown Finally Ends. More Bad Days for Hegseth. Ballroom & Arch Unpopular w/ Independents. Kids…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe Forever War Machine Shifts Its Sights to Cuba. Hegseth and Trump Want the Focus Off of Iran.
Two months in, $25 billion spent, more than a dozen Americans dead, gas at 4.30 a gallon — and now Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump want to change the subject…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffThe High Cost of Hegseth and Trump's Forever War Hits Home
Sixty days. $25 billion. No open Strait of Hormuz, no enriched uranium recovered, no regime change, and gas prices up 42% since late February. That's the…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffEugene Mirman - Comedy Under Fire: On Kimmel, Colbert, Trump’s Attacks on Free Speech
Plus: His Crazy Car Accident, Comic Books, Letters From Prison, Hegseth, Hampshire College Closing and More! Comedians are under attack. The MAGA machine has…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffOil Hits $120/Barrel. Gas Hits $4.30! Hegseth Gets Lit Up.
Coast Guard Bases Losing Power Due to Shutdown. Fed’s Powell Refuses to Leave. Voting Rights Act Slammed by SCOTUS. Mills Suspends Senate Campaign in Maine…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIran War Has Cost $25 Billion So Far. Pentagon Wants $1.5T More. Independent Vet Todd Achilles For Senate From Idaho.
Hegseth Struggles In The Hot Seat. Their King Is Better Than Our Wanna Be King. Dept Of War Name Change = $125m. Stabbing In Jewish Area In London. Idaho is in…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffGas Prices Hit Record High. The King is Here. $400M of Your Money for Trump’s Ballroom
DOJ Goes After Comey. FCC vs Jimmy Kimmel. 1100 TSA Officers Quit Since Shutdown. Kid Rock’s Apache Joy Ride with Hegseth. UAE Leaves OPEC. Gov Moore on Open…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffWhite House Correspondents Dinner Shooting Fallout. Nobody Believes Anything Anymore.
Trump Calls Off Iran Peace Talks. DJT Disapproval Hits Record High. GOP Senators Losing Confidence In Hegseth. Independent Brian Bengs Officially On The Ballot…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffWHCD Assassination Attempt & Our Broken New Normal: Political Violence and Betrayed Allies. QUICK HIT MEDIA BLITZ POD
There was an attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend. Paul opens with a clear-eyed take on what that means: this is not a new…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffVirginia, Iran, and the Cost of Chaos: Redistricting Fight a Red Flag for Our Democracy
The players are also the umpires — and that's why the game is broken. In this on-air conversation, Paul Rieckhoff lays out why the Virginia redistricting fight…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffSoldier Used Classified Info to Bet on Maduro Ouster. Trump Targets Naturalized Citizens. And Approves Executions By Firing Squad—For Real.
AI Kills 10% of Jobs at META. Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes’ Ombudsman. GTFO ICE. Prince Harry Goes to Ukraine—Trump Craps on Him. Friday Football: Draft…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHegseth Fires Navy Sec. Phalen. Strait Of Hormuz Still Not Open. Iran Hearings: Finally.
Outrage As Trump Betrays Our Afghan Allies. DOJ Loosens Medical Marijuana Restrictions. A Spirit Air Bailout? Independent Vet Seth Bodnar Gaining Steam…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIran says FU to Trump—Seizes Ships. Gen. Sarah Zabel for Congress in Idaho’s 1st. Meet the Independent Candidate Series.
Trump Wants to Send Afghan Allies to Congo to Die. Hegseth Bans Mandatory Flu Shot for Troops. Va. Passes New Dem-Friendly Map. The Mets Really Stink. Episode…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffChaos in and Around Iran. Kash Patel’s Drinking. AI Job Losses - Tax the Bots? Andrew Yang.
Kamala Running Again is Madness. Labor Sec Chavez-DeRemer Resigns. Tim Cook Out Too. Dozens of Vets Arrested in Capitol. Tucker Done with Trump. Dua Lipa Steps…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffU.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship While Preparing for New Round of Talks. Trump Wants to Give Himself the Medal of Honor.
Hegseth Out and Driscoll In? Trump Says U.S. Officials Will Travel to Pakistan for Talks. Kash Patel is Getting Wasted. Mass Shooting in Louisiana. NBA is Lit…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump as Supervillain, RFK Jr’s “Raccoon” Scandal, and the Global Fight for Democracy | Paul Rieckhoff on Deadline White House
Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline White House for a blistering, unfiltered breakdown of how Donald Trump is…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump’s Iran Blockade, Robot Wars in Ukraine, and the Rise of Independent Candidates | Rieckhoff w/ Katy Tur & Connell McShane.
As Trump’s Iran blockade sends 10,000 more U.S. troops into harm’s way and ties up 41% of our Navy, Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff breaks down why…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffStrait of Hormuz Fully Open? Trump Announces Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire.
House Votes to Extend Warrantless Surveillance on You. Anti-Vax RFK Jr Hates DEI. Mamdani vs the Rich. Hegseth’s Fight with the Pope Continues. Zelensky Calls…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffHegseth’s Pulp Fiction Prayer. RFK Jr’s Raccoon Penis. with the Bulwark’s John Avlon.
GOP Blocks War Powers Vote Again. Will Dems Blow It? Independent’s Opportunity. Stock Market Soars. More Boat Strikes. Mamdani Cancels NYC Vets Parade. Queen…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffIran Threatens Retaliation Over Blockade. 41% of Our Navy is in Theater. w/ Senator Angus King.
WTF Wednesday. JD Vance Loves Putin. Gov Shapiro Bringing UFC to PA. Trump is NATO’s Big Monster Red Ball. Plus: Celebrating Jackie Robinson Day. On this "WTF…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Thinks He’s Jesus. Iran Blockade Update. Ukrainian Robots Take a Battlefield. w/ Michael Steele.
Has Trump Jumped the Shark? MTG & Ro Khanna Talk About A Third Party. Reps Swalwell AND Gonzales Resign. Rock & Roll HOF. WNBA, NFL & Military Draft. In this…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump Attacks the Pope. Iran War Peace Talks Collapse. Navy Imposes Hormuz Blockade.
Orban and Authoritarianism Lose in Hungary. Artemis is Home. The Draft Hits Home. Kamala Harris Wants to Try Again. Trump at UFC. Real Time with Bill Maher…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffTrump is Back to Attacking…NATO. Newlywed Wife of US Soldier Released by ICE.
Can Hungary Keep JD Vance? Pentagon Threatens The Pope. Hegseth vs Driscoll. Dems Finally Get Their Sh&t Together. Twins Die Side by Side in Ukraine. Joe Rogan…
Independent Americans with Paul RieckhoffCease Fire in the Crossfire. The Pentagon vs the Pope. What’s Trump’s Next Target?
The smoke hasn't even cleared from Operation Epic Fury, and the administration is already spiking the ball. While Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declares a…