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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Paul Rieckhoff vs Senator Blumenthal and a Broken Congress: “What Are You Going To Do About It?” - Iran, Trump and War Powers.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

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

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

When Donald Trump launches a war on Iran, hits a whole new country in Ecuador, talks openly about striking Cuba next—and Congress can’t even be bothered to interrupt its weekend to hold an emergency session—you know America has a serious problem. In this all–new episode of Independent Americans, host Paul Rieckhoff takes you inside his fiery appearance on MSNBC’s Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace, where he confronts Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal and calls out a weak, failed Congress that is “not even a speed bump” to Trump’s most dangerous impulses.

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0:00.0

But I think your question to the senator is a central one. What is plan B? He didn't answer you,

0:05.4

respectfully, Senator. You did not answer because they're about to have a War Powers Act vote on a war

0:10.5

that's already happening. Last night, he hit a whole new country in Ecuador. They haven't addressed

0:15.1

that. And he's talking about hitting Cuba. So at what point are they going to get ahead of this

0:19.0

runaway train? They're always chasing it. Everybody's angry. Everybody's upset. Everybody's fearful. But what is the strategy

0:26.0

to stop it? And I think that is the question that remains for Senator Blumenthal and for every

0:30.2

member of the Senate right now. Here's the question that I ask Senator Blumenthal and everyone else who was angry and fearful and upset.

0:52.7

What are you going to do about it?

0:55.7

What are you going to do about it? What are you going to do about it?

1:02.4

What's your strategy? Being angry, being sad is not a course of action. You've now finally gotten the War Powers Act to be voted on maybe on Wednesday or Thursday, almost five days after he started

1:07.7

the war. And five days after six Americans have been killed. You haven't

1:12.4

even addressed Ecuador yet. You could get ahead of that or maybe have a war powers act now on Cuba.

1:17.4

Or if you think all of this is illegal, impeach him. Focus on removing him. Make that your

1:23.7

number one focus. But what are you going to do about it? Nothing. Per usual. He's blowing

1:29.6

past Blumenthal and the rest of the week and failed Senate. And all of them, Democrats and

1:35.3

Republicans, because I didn't see any Democrats, couldn't even be interrupted to, he bothered to

1:40.5

interrupt their weekend to convene an emergency session on Iran. They're not even a speed bump.

1:51.6

I'm with me at the table, Paul Reikoff.

1:53.9

He's the host of the Independent Americans podcast and the founder and CEO of Independent Veterans of America.

2:00.0

How are you doing?

2:02.4

I am bracing and processing like the rest of the world,

2:07.6

but I'm going to come back to what I've been saying to you for months since he got elected.

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