Focus on the Insurrection Act Above All Else w/ Asha Rangappa.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the most urgent threats to our democracy with returning champion Asha Rangappa, former FBI Special Agent and Yale national security law expert, in an all–new Football Friday episode recorded January 16, 2026. From Venezuela to Venezuela-style tactics at home, they connect the dots on how Trump’s use of military force, deportation crackdowns, and legal maneuvers feed a larger project of power and conquest across the Western Hemisphere, and why the Insurrection Act is now a “circuit breaker moment” for American democracy.

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0:00.0	I've said it before.
0:01.4	I'm going to keep saying it.
0:02.2	There's a stunning and dangerous lack of imagination in America
0:05.2	from too many in media and politics.
0:07.7	And people keep asking me,
0:09.4	do you think he'll really do it?
0:10.8	Do you think he'll really do it?
0:12.3	Yes, he will do it.
0:13.7	He's told you he will do it, and he will do it.
0:16.1	Just like Venezuela.
0:17.6	Greenland's the same thing.
0:18.8	But I think he will do it and you should believe him.
0:21.3	And I think right now he's ready to pull the trigger.
0:24.2	Yeah. Welcome to Independent Americans. Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:41.4	Welcome to episode 416.
0:44.2	I am your host, Paul Reichoff.
0:45.8	It is finally Friday.
0:47.2	Friday, January 16th.
0:49.3	Now, we got a lot to get into,
0:50.9	but that means football Friday.
0:56.2	And especially... We got a lot to get into, but that means football Friday. Friday, body, body, body, Friday, Friday, football, we take in the state.
1:01.7	And especially after this week, we're going to need the escape of football, especially now.
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