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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

324. Commander Scott Kelly. Musk Called His Brother a Traitor. The Brothers Hit Back. Choose Your Fighter: Elon vs Kelly x2. SpaceX’s Big “Rescue” Mission. Trump Wants Zelensky Out. More Vets Fired. Now They’re Coming for Teachers. VA Sec’s Manipulation.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

Daily News, Veteran, News, Politics, News Commentary, National Security

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

They’ve faced some of the most extreme challenges human beings have ever faced. They’ve gone through trainings that are specifically designed to make people fail–and they succeeded. They’ve watched the sun rise from the stratosphere and have spent more time in outer space than most people spend outside.  And now they’re being attacked by a deranged billionaire. For bravely visiting Ukraine to get a first hand assessment of the situation. In last week’s episode you heard from Navy vet, Astronaut and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly. Immediately after appearing on the podcast, he and his brother and fellow American hero, Scott courageously went to Ukraine to show American support. Even as Trump pulled our intelligence sharing and blasted Zelensky. It was a dangerous and historic trip that created a huge political fight and a roar of reactions.  And now you can hear about all of it in our EXCLUSIVE interview with American hero, Navy vet and legendary NASA Commander Scott Kelly.  Hear what it’s like on the ground in Ukraine, what it’s like in space, and what it’s like to be called a traitor by the world’s richest man. And hear what the non-political Kelly brother thinks about politics–and why he’s an independent American.  It’s another high impact episode you can’t afford to miss. Host Paul Rieckhoff is bringing the heat, as he rips through all of the latest national security headlines. From DOGE’s attacks on veterans, to teachers being next up in the crosshairs, to March Madness basketball, when times are as crazy as these, you can’t afford to miss a minute. Be sure to check it out on our YouTube page here. -Get extra content, connect with guests, attend exclusive events, get merch discounts and support this critical show that speaks truth to power by joining our IA community on Patreon.  -NEW! Watch the video version of the entire podcast here. -Watch Paul’s conversation on Instagram with fellow veteran and former Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg.  -Find us on social media and www.IndependentAmericans.us. Where you can also get some very cool IA merch in time for Easter, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.  -Check out Paul’s written piece from last year on why Senator Mark Kelly would have attracted independent voters for the Democrats on their ticket for President.  -Wanna advertise on the show and support the independent movement? Hit us up! -Also check out new episodes of other Righteous Media podcasts including the B Dorm Podcast, The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra and Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed.  Independent Americans is powered by Righteous Media. Righteous is an independent, American, Veteran-owned and led content company.  Ways to listen: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0F1lzdRbTB0XYen8kyEqXe Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/id1457899667 Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/49a684c3-68e1-4a85-8d93-d95027a8ec64/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff TuneIn Radio: https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/Independent-Americans-p1214607/ Ways to watch: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@independentamericans Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ Social channels: X/Twitter: https://x.com/indy_americans BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/indyamericans.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndependentAmericansUS/

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0:00.0

Power by Righteous Media.

0:17.3

Welcome to Independent Americans. Welcome to episode 324.

0:23.7

I'm your host, Paul Reichoff.

0:26.3

This is maximum March madness.

0:30.4

Easter is just around the corner.

0:33.1

And detached dysfunctional billionaires

0:35.8

are attacking patriotic combat veterans and calling them traitors.

0:42.4

Oh yeah. Now is most definitely a time to stay vigilant.

1:05.1

Last episode, we were joined by Navy Combat veteran, astronaut, and American hero Senator Mark Kelly.

1:12.0

The day after he recorded our conversation, he got on a plane and went to Ukraine to support the fight and bring visibility to the plight of the Ukrainian people.

1:15.7

And when he got home, he posted about it.

1:18.3

And dysfunctional billionaire weirdo Elon Musk called him a traitor.

1:25.3

A traitor.

1:27.1

The guy who's been cozying up to Russians and attacking his fellow Americans for years is calling an American combat veteran and national hero a traitor.

1:38.1

It was ridiculous. It was outrageous. It was traitorous. It was despicable.

1:44.0

And it outraged people around the country

1:46.2

and around the world. And of course, Senator Mark Kelly did not hold back, punching immediately back

1:52.8

at Elon Musk. As did many others, including, of course, yours truly, and Senator Kelly's own

1:59.5

brother, Commander Scott Kelly, who is himself an American hero,

2:04.6

a man who spent over 400 days in space, who is also a Navy fighter pilot, and who is also

2:09.7

a guest on this show in this episode. He's coming up next. You want to stick around for this

2:15.6

because he is not holding back.

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