Massie Loses. Massie for President? 45% of America is Trans…partisan. Karen Matthews-Independent Vet for Congress in CA-23.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Congressman Tom Massie lost in Kentucky last night — sort of. Trump and the MAGA machine spent tens of millions to take out the GOP Congressman who crossed him, and in the process made Massie a household name with a ready-made presidential-grade platform: no war in Iran, no tariffs, no Trump, and no stopping the release of the Epstein files. Paul Rieckhoff opens Episode 528 with a no-BS solo briefing on what last night's primaries really mean, why JD Vance is lying about Ukraine, why January 6 rioters may now go from prisons to pardons to payouts, why James Murdoch buying Vox Media's podcast network should put every independent voice on alert, and why the NY Knicks comeback and leadership is bigger than basketball.

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0:00.0	The Democrats have given up on this district.
0:03.1	I happen to come from a belief that you seed no ground.
0:06.1	You don't just give up in a fight.
0:08.4	You have to fight for every piece of soil you can. Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:29.1	Welcome to episode 528.
0:32.1	I'm your host, Paul Reikoff, and it is Wednesday, May 20th, around here, known as, What the Fuck Wednesday?
0:39.6	Because there is no shortage of reasons on this Wednesday to say, what the fuck?
0:56.1	And the weather here in New York City, where I'm coming to you from, in New York City, USA, is happy.
1:02.5	This is some happy weather.
1:04.0	It is sunny and warm.
1:05.6	And this city, this city is happy because the Knicks pulled off a miracle comeback last night in the NBA playoffs.
1:12.5	And today's artist of the day is Jesse Itzler.
1:16.8	Why Jesse Itzler?
1:18.3	Well, I'm going to try to play the clip that tells you the story right here, Chris, if we can.
1:22.9	Who better to come up with the idea for a theme song than a group of young, diehard Knickerbocker fans?
1:28.8	Good morning to Jesse James.
1:31.1	Now you might not know his face, but you've probably heard his song.
1:34.7	Right, Lee's, go New York, go, New York, go!
1:37.6	When this song played in the Garden for the first time, I flipped out.
1:41.8	I couldn't believe it.
1:46.5	31 years later, man. I flipped out. I couldn't believe it. For the championship race and the fans are going crazy and they're doing it for a reason.
1:49.9	31 years later, man, they're still playing that song.
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