358. Trump is Tearing Down the White House. Pentagon vs Press War Update. Rand Paul is Actually Right?!?! NYC Mayors Race. The NBA is Back!

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) brings you the most real, raw, and independent perspective you can get, all from deep inside America’s chaos. In Episode 358, host Paul Rieckhoff broadcasts straight from his kitchen in a no-holds-barred solo episode tackling the latest madness from Washington and beyond. From President Trump literally destroying parts of the White House to chaos in Maine’s Senate race and shocking developments in national security operations off Venezuela, Rieckhoff is connecting the dots others won’t. And just to make sure you know it’s still 2025, the bizarro world news continues with Rand Paul stepping up as the voice of reason when it comes to our use of the military. Yes, that Rand Paul. This episode breaks down America’s crisis of democracy, national security overreach, and the broken primary system that fuels the political circus—all while mixing in a little Knicks talk and cultural perspective. This is the first in a new format of fast, unfiltered, real-time reactions from one of America’s most independent voices. If you care about truth, accountability, and our future, this one’s for you. Stay vigilant. -WATCH video of this episode. Past appearances by Dan Lamothe: Episode 96, Episode 154, Episode 185, Episode 206, Episode 245, Episode 318 and Episode 332. -Learn more about Independent Veterans of America and all of the IVA candidates. -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. -Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers. And share yours. -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch. -Check out other Righteous podcasts like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm. Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media. 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 Ways to watch: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@independentamericans Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/indy_americans BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/indyamericans.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ Ways to listen:Social channels:

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0:00.0	Powered by righteous media.
0:17.6	Welcome to Independent Americans. Welcome to episode 358. I'm your host, Paul Rikoff. It is Thursday, October 23rd. And now is most definitely a time to stay vigilant.
0:44.1	I've been doing this show for about five years now, over 350 episodes.
0:49.3	We brought conversations from across the political aisle from around the world and spanning all kinds of topics.
0:51.0	What we've heard from a lot of you is you want more.
0:53.5	You want more reaction. You want more real-time content. You want more guests. And we've heard from a lot of you is you want more. You want more reaction. You want more
0:55.4	real-time content. You want more guests. And as fast and chaotic as the news is every single day,
1:02.0	we're going to try to do it. And we're saying, fuck it to production. We're going to do it from
1:05.8	wherever I am. Today I'm in my kitchen. And we're going to try to get content out to respond to the moment,
1:11.7	to bring light to contrast to heat, to bring guests who can help us unpack and understand
1:16.8	the chaos of what's happening, speak truth to power, keep it real, and mix in some culture
1:23.6	and sports.
1:24.3	So today is kind of like an experiment.
1:26.8	If you haven't already check out the most
1:28.5	recent episode that we dropped this morning, what day is it, Thursday morning with the great
1:33.1	Dan Lamath, where we got into the battle between Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon press corps
1:38.9	that is unfolding by the minute. Right after we dropped that episode, we found out that the Pentagon announced a new
1:45.8	press corps, a group of propagandists, right-wing radicals, and the My Pillow Guys TV network.
1:53.0	You cannot make this shit up. So they replaced CNN, Washington Post, Fox with the MyPillow Guys TV network and some other YouTubers and right-wing
2:04.0	radicals. This is a part of their continued plan to consolidate a propaganda machine around their
2:11.5	movement, around their consolidation of the levers of power. And as I've always said,
2:17.2	this is the strategy, and they are
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