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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Can This Independent for Governor Win Michigan? w/ Mayor Mike Duggan.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

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

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Former three-term Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan left the Democratic Party and is now running for governor of Michigan as an independent — and the latest polls have him tied for the lead. Paul Rieckhoff sits down with Duggan for a candid conversation on why he broke ranks, how he's building a coalition without party infrastructure, and where he stands on tariffs, ICE, and the State of the Union. This is what the independent movement looks like when it's actually winning.

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0:00.0

Mike, with all due respect, those were simpler times, right? And then this is, ICE has moved to a place that many would argue is unlawful, right? You got three, at least three dead Americans now, American citizens who've been killed at the hands of ICE.

0:15.0

Folks, many folks across both parties have called for Christy Knoem to resign. Let me ask you just straight up. Do you think she should resign?

0:22.3

And do you think ICE should be in Detroit?

0:24.4

Minneapolis and other cities want ICE out.

0:26.9

That's the call you're going to hear from people across Michigan.

0:30.4

Should Christy Noam go and should ICE go?

0:32.4

Thank you. Welcome to Independent Americans. Welcome to Episode 448. I'm your host, Paul Reichoff,

0:53.9

and I am still coming to you from Tampa Bay, Florida,

0:57.6

where I am trapped until further notice because flights are still grounded. And the weather here

1:02.5

at least is sunny and 50 degrees, which is the upside. It is Tuesday, February 24th, the day

1:08.9

after the snowpocalypse for much of the northeast. So my heart

1:13.5

goes out to all of you who are digging out. My kids are getting a couple extra days off from school,

1:18.2

and they're thrilled about that. And we are continuing to bring you shows this week at a very

1:23.7

important time. And as I told you, and I will continue to tell you, every day I'm gonna pick a different musical artist

1:29.1

and introduce my boys to.

1:30.7

And today's artist is the great Miles Davis,

1:33.8

because he was the king of cool.

1:35.9

And whether you're somewhere snowy or somewhere sunny,

1:38.7

I think we all need a little bit more

1:40.3

of the Miles Davis kind of cool,

1:42.3

the most influential, arguably, jazz musician of the 20th century.

1:46.5

Check out Freddie Freeloader, which might be good for Cash Patel, and the entire 1959 kind of blue

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