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 you’re in the angry middle, Independent Americans reminds you that you’re not alone. We’re all in this together. Join the Independent Americans movement and subscribe now. Produced by Righteous Media.
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White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting Fallout. Nobody Believes Anything Anymore.
Épisode 505
mardi 28 avril 2026 • Durée 29:29
Trump Calls Off Iran Peace Talks. DJT Disapproval Hits Record High. GOP Senators Losing Confidence In Hegseth. Independent Brian Bengs Officially On The Ballot In South Dakota.
A 31-year-old with a shotgun, a pistol, and a stack of knives tried to assassinate Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. A Secret Service agent took a round to the vest. Wolf Blitzer lost a shoe. And UFC's Dana White called it "awesome." Paul Rieckhoff — combat veteran, IAVA founder, 9/11 first responder and past attendee of the event — flies solo on this Manosphere Monday to put the attack in context: this is our normal now, and the president most responsible for the atmosphere is the same one weaponizing it against the press. And, he takes you inside what the event (and the security) are really like.
From there it's a full and fast briefing — the collapse of Iran negotiations and Trump's billion-a-day bombing math, oil over $100 a barrel, Macron calling out the new axis lining up against Europe, GOP senators admitting Hegseth couldn't get reconfirmed today, and the White House's pearl-clutching campaign to cancel Jimmy Kimmel. Plus a real reason for hope: independent veteran and Senate candidate Brian Bengs officially on the ballot in South Dakota with the highest signature validation rate of any statewide candidate this cycle, and a Ukrainian grandma rescued from a shelled-out village by a ground robot with a blanket that read "grandma, get in." Independence is an attitude. Stay vigilant.
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WHCD Assassination Attempt & Our Broken New Normal: Political Violence and Betrayed Allies. QUICK HIT MEDIA BLITZ POD
Épisode 504
lundi 27 avril 2026 • Durée 12:28
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 normal, this is the normal, and the silence from the president and Congress is its own kind of failure. Political violence is now a permanent feature of the American landscape, and we still don't have a national security strategy that treats it as one. Stay vigilant doesn't mean stay anxious — it means demand that the people we pay to protect this republic actually do the work.
From there, Paul takes you inside his Morning Joe hit on the administration's plan to send roughly 1,100 Afghan allies — 400 of them children, 150 with relatives currently serving in the U.S. military — to Congo or back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. He puts names and faces on it: his own Iraqi interpreter Mohammed, now in Nashville, whose son plays football and whose daughter is thriving in school. Then he closes on the counter-story: Seth Bodnar in Montana, the rise of independent veteran candidates, and why 45% of the country is finally getting representation that doesn't wear a jersey for either failed party.
Virginia, Iran, and the Cost of Chaos: Redistricting Fight a Red Flag for Our Democracy
Épisode 503
dimanche 26 avril 2026 • Durée 14:41
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 is a flashing red warning light for American democracy, not a win for either team. Republicans moved first in Texas. Democrats followed. And the 45% of Americans who now identify as independent are watching both parties gerrymander their way toward mutual annihilation while 10,000 voters a week walk away from the two-party system entirely.
From there the conversation shifts to the Strait of Hormuz, where Trump's three stated objectives in Iran — regime change, securing enriched uranium, and reopening the strait — remain unmet while 41% of the Navy is tied up and gas prices climb toward four dollars a gallon. Paul closes with a story that should not get lost: the administration's reported plan to send Afghan allies, including 400 children, to the Congo. A betrayal of the people who had our troops' backs, and a warning shot to every future ally who might consider standing with us. Righteous anger, rigorous analysis, and a reminder that independent is an attitude.
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Soldier Used Classified Info to Bet on Maduro Ouster. Trump Targets Naturalized Citizens. And Approves Executions By Firing Squad—For Real.
Épisode 502
samedi 25 avril 2026 • Durée 01:11:34
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 Weekend.
Corruption is the top topic, and it's bleeding into the ranks. A Fort Bragg special forces sergeant just got indicted for using classified intel to bet $400,000 on Polymarket about the Maduro operation. The acting secretary of culture war, Pete Hegseth, is leaking on Signal, firing 21 generals, and floating "no quarter" from the Pentagon podium. Three carrier strike groups are now stacked in the Middle East. NATO allies are being threatened with suspension. And Trump is openly contemplating federal troops in Chicago, New York, and beyond. This is what a sucking chest wound looks like — and the bleeding isn't stopping.
Paul sits down with author, filmmaker, and combat journalist Sebastian Junger for a no-BS conversation about the question every American needs to be asking: will the military follow illegal orders? They walk through the murky chain — from a tactical nuke on Tehran to American troops on the streets of Cincinnati — and land on the real circuit breakers that remain: Chairman Dan Cain, the 21 fired generals, and an Angry Middle that still trusts the 82nd Airborne more than it trusts ICE. Plus the GTFO ICE campaign, the firing of the Stars and Stripes ombudsman, the 20,000 abducted Ukrainian children, and why removing Hegseth is the winnable fight right now.
Hegseth Fires Navy Sec. Phalen. Strait Of Hormuz Still Not Open. Iran Hearings: Finally.
Épisode 501
jeudi 23 avril 2026 • Durée 23:37
Outrage As Trump Betrays Our Afghan Allies. DOJ Loosens Medical Marijuana Restrictions. A Spirit Air Bailout? Independent Vet Seth Bodnar Gaining Steam. Boycotting the White House Correspondents Dinner. Draft Day!
Trump has signaled he may halt the U.S. resettlement program for the Afghans who risked everything to fight alongside American troops — and is reportedly negotiating to offload as many as 1,100 of them to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Among them: interpreters, former Afghan Special Operations Forces, and roughly 400 children of U.S. service members, all stranded in Qatar for over a year after we evacuated them and then walked away. Paul Rieckhoff calls it what it is — a disgusting, shameful betrayal, and the latest compounding failure in a collapse that Biden owns, Trump owns, and Washington refuses to fix.
This solo briefing lays out the stakes clearly: sending these allies to Congo is effectively a death sentence, particularly for the women and girls, and it deepens the moral injury eating at American veterans who made promises in combat that their country won't keep. Beyond the human cost, there's a strategic cost — every ally we abandon is one more reason the next interpreter, the next tribal leader, the next local fighter refuses to stand with U.S. troops downrange. Our enemies are celebrating. Our veterans are not. And the Angry Middle needs to pay attention.
Iran says FU to Trump—Seizes Ships. Gen. Sarah Zabel for Congress in Idaho’s 1st. Meet the Independent Candidate Series.
Épisode 500
mercredi 22 avril 2026 • Durée 48:18
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 500. Iran is seizing ships, Trump is shipping our Afghan allies to Congo, Hegseth is killing the flu vaccine mandate, and Virginia just turned gerrymandering into an arms race. Then Paul sits down with retired Air Force Major General Sarah Zabel — a 31-year veteran, cyber and strategy leader, and independent candidate for Congress in Idaho's 1st District — for a no-BS briefing on what strategic incompetence actually costs the country. If you're in the angry middle and wondering whether an independent veteran can really win in a so-called red state, this one is the proof of concept.
Major General (Ret.) Sarah Zabel is a 31-year Air Force veteran and independent candidate for Congress in Idaho's 1st District. A graduate of the Air Force Academy with a computer science degree, she spent her career as a communications and cyber systems officer, deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and served in senior roles at the Air Staff, Joint Staff, U.S. Transportation Command, and as vice director of the Defense Information Systems Agency. She retired as a two-star in 2018, worked as an adjunct researcher for the RAND Corporation, cared for her father through Alzheimer's, and authored "Fighting Chance," a book on the science of depression.
Chaos in and Around Iran. Kash Patel’s Drinking. AI Job Losses - Tax the Bots? Andrew Yang.
Épisode 499
mercredi 22 avril 2026 • Durée 01:18:00
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 Up.
Welcome to Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff, Episode 499—an all‑new, all‑gas, no‑brakes conversation with entrepreneur, anti‑poverty activist, Forward Party founder, candidate for President and NYC Mayor, and Noble Mobile CEO Andrew Yang. From Nas and Knicks heartbreak at Madison Square Garden to Mets misery at Citi Field, Paul and Andrew break down why basketball, baseball and hoops culture offer a positive, global vision of the America we could be—while Trump’s chaotic presidency, Iran war “mayhem,” and a broken two‑party system drag us backward. They talk New York fandom, James Dolan’s facial‑recognition surveillance, pricing regular people out of the Garden, and why the NBA is one of America’s best cultural exports right now.
Then they go deep on the issue Andrew warned America about years ago: AI. Paul presses Andrew for a blunt strategic assessment—“how fucked or not fucked are we?”—and Andrew lays out three core pillars: AI gutting jobs and super‑charging corporate profits, Washington’s utter failure to build real guardrails, and data centers quietly becoming the “new humans” as they devour power and water. They dig into AI in the nuclear kill chain, Anthropic’s internal moral fight, “tax the bots,” and why Dario Amodei says AI will wipe out half of white‑collar entry‑level jobs. Andrew also unveils Noble Mobile—his new effort with Scott Galloway to lower your phone bill and your screen time—and explains how the Forward Party, open primaries and a fast‑growing independent ecosystem can finally give Americans a real alternative to Trump’s MAGA GOP and an out‑of‑touch Democratic establishment
U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship While Preparing for New Round of Talks. Trump Wants to Give Himself the Medal of Honor.
Épisode 498
lundi 20 avril 2026 • Durée 26:52
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.
It’s 4/20, it’s Manosphere Monday, and Independent Americans is back with a rapid-fire Monday Blitz to help you navigate another wild week in America and around the world. Host Paul Rieckhoff breaks down Trump’s latest Iran deadline, the Strait of Hormuz shutdown, rising oil prices, and why ten thousand American troops are again on the front lines of a dangerous global standoff. He digs into Trump’s threats toward Cuba and Venezuela, the chaos surrounding FBI Director Kash Patel, and the terrifying reality of mass shootings and domestic instability here at home. From Iran to Ukraine’s killer robots, from narco-terrorist boat strikes to the growing danger of an unchecked commander-in-chief, this episode is a blunt, unflinching look at “President mayhem” and the stakes for our democracy and our troops.
Rieckhoff also takes you inside the culture and sports world—from Channing Tatum’s $45 million Magic Mike Live expansion and the blazing-hot NBA playoffs to Little League coach-pitch glory and why Victor Wembanyama might be the future of the game. He highlights the explosive growth of legal and medical marijuana across America, how it’s saving lives (especially for veterans), and why independents—now 45% of the country—are the real majority fighting back against rigged closed primaries and toxic manfluencers dominating the manosphere. If you’re politically homeless, exhausted by the extremes, or just looking for sharp, independent analysis with a side of Sade, weed politics, and Knicks fandom, this fast, no-guest episode will help you stay informed, fired up, and, as always, stay vigilant.
Trump as Supervillain, RFK Jr’s “Raccoon” Scandal, and the Global Fight for Democracy | Paul Rieckhoff on Deadline White House
Épisode 497
lundi 20 avril 2026 • Durée 08:30
Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff joins Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC’s Deadline White House for a blistering, unfiltered breakdown of how Donald Trump is shaming America, undermining our safety, and turning himself into a political supervillain on the world stage. From his attacks on the free press and our troops, to his toxic alliance with global strongmen like Viktor Orbán, Rieckhoff explains why Trump has “jumped the shark,” why even far‑right leaders are now keeping their distance, and why the future of American democracy may depend on a new generation of unexpected “Avengers” stepping up to lead.
Rieckhoff also takes aim at RFK Jr.’s bizarre “raccoon penis” scandal and the dangerous circus of extremism and conspiracy that is making America look ridiculous, less safe, and easier for our enemies to exploit. Drawing on two decades at the center of national security, veterans’ advocacy, and independent politics, he lays out a clear challenge to moderates, independents, and patriotic Americans of every party: outrage isn’t a plan—removing Trump and the rest of the authoritarian clown car from power is. If you’re hungry for independent, principled, pro‑democracy leadership—and tired of the noise—this is your essential briefing.
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Trump’s Iran Blockade, Robot Wars in Ukraine, and the Rise of Independent Candidates | Rieckhoff w/ Katy Tur & Connell McShane.
Épisode 496
dimanche 19 avril 2026 • Durée 14:51
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 this risky move could become a “sucking chest wound” for our military and the global economy—and how Iran is effectively holding the world’s gas station hostage. From Signalgate and impeachment talk swirling around Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to Trump’s increasingly extreme religious rhetoric and open conflict with the pope, Paul explains why this moment is so dangerous for our troops, our allies, and America’s standing in the world.
Then Paul goes deep on the future of war, unpacking President Zelensky’s stunning announcement that Ukrainian forces used robots—not humans—to take an enemy position, what that means for drones, AI warfare, and American national security, and why Ukraine has become the world’s live‑fire R&D lab. He also spotlights the surge of independent and nontraditional candidates—from Dan Osborn in Nebraska to Seth Bodnar in Montana—and why independents can win races Democrats can’t, if party leaders stay out of the way and let them be true champions for people sick of both parties, dark money, and a rigged system.
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-Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.
-Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.
-Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.
-Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.
-Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.
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