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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

BREAKING: ICE Kills Another Citizen in Minneapolis. Trump Insults Allied Troops, Combat Veterans and Gold Star Families.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

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

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Independent Americans host and Iraq War veteran Paul Rieckhoff jumps on the mic from a school stairwell in New York City to react to breaking news: another deadly ICE shooting of a 37-year-old American in Minneapolis. He explains why this tragedy was both preventable and predictable, why ICE’s culture has become “rotten to the core,” and how Trump’s toxic leadership is pouring gasoline on an already explosive situation in cities across America. Paul breaks down the looming threat of the Insurrection Act, the possibility of deploying the 11th Airborne Corps into American streets, and why this is a “circuit breaker” moment that demands calm, peaceful, vigilant engagement from independent Americans everywhere.​

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is very, very important that we understand now is a time to stay vigilant, to seek the truth, to try, as I've said before, stay frosty, try to stay calm, try to respond with thoughtfulness.

0:12.0

Don't fight fire with fire. We must remain peaceful. We must remain united. We must remain on the right side of the law and the right side of history.

0:21.5

Because it's clear this is the latest example of how Trump and his minions and his goons and ICE are not. All right, everybody, welcome to independent Americans.

0:46.5

I am Paul Reikoff coming to you from New York City, USA.

0:50.1

I'm actually in a stairwell at a school after my kids' basketball game because there is obviously breaking news that we've got to address.

0:59.3

By now you've heard there's been another terrible, awful shooting in Minneapolis.

1:04.8

ICE has shot and killed a 37-year-old American.

1:08.4

The video is circulating and here's what I think you need to know and what I think

1:12.4

you need to think about. We will continue to see videos over the next couple of hours. But the most

1:17.9

important thing I think is that this is a cauldron of toxicity, of friction, of heat, of violence

1:25.2

that is continuing to escalate. And just like the tragic murder and preventable murder of Renee Good, this latest shooting is preventable and predictable.

1:35.3

What continues to happen is more and more ice agents are flooding into Minneapolis in particular.

1:41.3

More and more protesters are flooding into there.

1:43.3

Now ice protesters and ice agents are flooding into there. Now, ice protesters

1:45.2

and ICE agents are going into Portland, Maine. And you've got a lot of people clashing.

1:51.2

And here's the problem. Whether this guy had a legal firearm carry permit or not,

1:57.4

Americans can carry guns all across this country. We have created a situation where Americans can legally carry guns.

2:04.1

I caught a quick glimpse of the video.

2:06.0

It looked again excessive.

2:07.7

It looked unnecessary.

2:09.1

It looked like they had him under control.

2:11.1

And as many as nine shots were firing into this man.

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