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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Rachel Maddow. Where Does This All End? Racist Trump Posts New Racist Crap.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

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

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Trump is all gas, no brakes on this Super Bowl Friday—from posting a racist video from the White House depicting the Obama’s as apes and escalating his war on the press, to unleashing ICE’s culture of cruelty with gassed protesters, kicked‑in doors, kicked puppies and plans for giant warehouse‑style detention centers that could function as domestic black sites. In this all‑new episode of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff welcomes back the iconic Rachel Maddow for a sharp, extended, urgent and surprisingly hopeful breakdown of what she calls a “mad king” moment—and why the real work now is taking away Trump’s tools of power, from the Justice Department and ICE to the Pentagon and the Insurrection Act.​ Rachel rarely does podcasts, but she does this one hosted by her old friend.

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0:00.0

I think what's important now is that you think about the tools that he has at his disposal.

0:04.0

And you try to take the driver's license away from dad because he's unwell.

0:08.6

You try to make sure that there aren't sharp knives around.

0:11.8

Like, you try to make sure that the Justice Department, for example, isn't there for him to use as the way a Mad King would.

0:19.3

And the other, and the military and the other tools at his disposal.

0:21.7

But you need to focus on the tools available to him now, not just him.

0:26.2

Because I think his intentions and his failures are clear. Welcome to Independent Americans.

0:47.3

Welcome to a very big episode 435.

0:51.9

I'm your host, Paul Reichoff.

0:53.4

I am coming to you from a gloomy and gray New York City,

0:57.2

but it is Friday. They can't stop Friday, people, Friday, February 6th, and it is Super Bowl Friday.

1:07.9

And it's been a Super Bowl week of guests, and we're closing it out with a returning champion,

1:13.9

one who's hoping that her team will repeat as champions. I told you that Rachel Maddow would

1:19.5

be here for Super Bowl Friday, and she is coming up. And I told you this week, I would pick a

1:24.0

different artist to introduce my kids to every day. Today's artist is Bob Marley.

1:29.0

Because today is Bob Marley Day.

1:30.8

If you don't know that, it's celebrated annually on February 6th to honor his birth in 1945.

1:36.4

I think it's a time for Bob Marley to bring activism, to bring strength, to bring heat, to bring music, to bring light when we need it.

1:43.7

Because it is Super Bowl

1:45.0

Friday, but it has been a wild week to get us here. And I'm going to bring you the five eyes

1:49.5

I bring you on every show like our Super Bowl starting lineup, independence, integrity,

1:55.1

inspiration, information, and impact. And our guest is bringing it. The great Dr. Rachel

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