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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

BREAKING: How Trump’s Moves Shake America’s Security From Greenland to Iran - Paul Rieckhoff w/ Connell McShane.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

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

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Independent Americans host and Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff joins Connell McShane on NewsNation Now for a rapid-fire breakdown of Trump’s shocking threats to “blow up” Iran, his escalation over Greenland, and what it all means for America’s security and standing in the world. From NATO nearly considering Article 5 over a possible U.S. attack on Greenland, to protests in Greenland against America, to civilians literally freezing in the dark in Kyiv, this special bonus episode pulls back the curtain on the real costs of Trump’s foreign policy chaos.​

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I think the bigger issue was we already had military access to Greenland.

0:03.2

We already had cooperation from NATO.

0:05.2

We already had access to the Arctic.

0:07.0

So Trump can spin this into a whim and win and maybe he'll get some gains out of it, but at what cost? Hey guys. Here is some bonus content for all of our independent Americans, all of our

0:32.8

vigilant, very vigilant and most vigilant. This is a TV interview that I recently did that I hope continues to expand all the conversations

0:39.9

we're having on this show.

0:41.4

Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast

0:43.5

and follow us on YouTube

0:44.9

where you can find this conversation

0:46.9

in every regular TV and media interview I do.

0:50.7

It's another way I hope I can help you.

0:52.6

Stay vigilant.

0:59.4

Thank you. Stay vigilant. Ivan Davos, Switzerland. Paul Rykoff is here with me in New York. He's the host of the

1:03.0

Independent Americans podcast, joins us every week. And you agree this has been kind of a distraction,

1:08.3

maybe with now military action off the table and the speech,

1:12.2

tariffs as of this afternoon off the table, we move on and figure something out. I wonder

1:17.5

what this agreement the president is alluding to with Greenland really is about. I think it's

1:20.9

even worse than a distraction. I think this has been deeply damaging to the world's trust in

1:26.5

America. I mean, NATO is considering invoking Article 5 against the United States if we attack Greenland,

1:32.7

if we attack Denmark.

1:34.2

There are Danish combat troops in Greenland.

1:36.3

The entire continent of Europe was preparing for a military incursion by the Americans.

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