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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Rep Ilhan Omar Attacked. Who Shot Alex Pretti?

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

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

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

On a freezing January day in New York City, host Paul Rieckhoff is back solo at the mic to get you ready for the next storm—literal and political. From ICE raids in Minneapolis, Phoenix, and Portland, to the assault on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and the still-unfolding fallout from the killing of VA nurse Alex Pretti, Paul connects the dots on America’s rapidly escalating crisis of political violence and unaccountable federal power. He breaks down the latest developments in the Minneapolis shooting, why the agents who killed Pretti still haven’t been publicly identified, and why he believes ICE has become a runaway, unconstitutional menace that must be defunded and disbanded.​

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0:00.0

People continue to come forward who know Alex Prattie,

0:02.8

and they share the stories of his service, his character, and his heroism.

0:07.3

And when it comes to the spin around Alex Prattie,

0:09.8

do not believe the government.

0:12.0

Believe your eyes and believe your ears. Welcome to Independent Americans. Welcome to episode 427. I'm your host, Paul Reikoff, and I am coming to you from New York City, USA. It is Wednesday,

0:41.6

January 28th, and the weather is cold, damn cold. It's like 11 degrees here, as it is across

0:49.3

much of the country right now, but we are dug out. We're digging out. We're enduring the storm, and we know it's much

0:55.8

colder in Minneapolis. It's much colder in Portland, Maine. It's much colder in Ukraine. And we're

1:01.8

getting ready for the next storm. There's another storm supposedly coming in this weekend in Northeastern,

1:07.7

and that's a good plan for the rest of America. We should all be ready for the

1:12.3

next storm because Minneapolis was just the first city hit with an ice storm, and Portland, Maine

1:19.0

was next. Maybe Phoenix, Arizona might be next. More on that coming up, but now that America has dug

1:25.9

out, it is time to get ready for the next storm.

1:28.3

And that's what I want to do on this show. Get you ready for the next storm. And when you stay

1:31.9

ready, you don't have to get ready. And I'm going to bring you the five eyes that I bring you in every

1:36.4

single episode, independence, integrity, information, inspiration, and impact. And I'm doing that

1:42.8

with no guest today. It's just me and you,

1:45.5

because I'm going to help you breeze through it quickly and stay vigilant.

1:55.6

All right, on this Wednesday, on this hump day, there is a lot happening and a lot that you

2:00.5

need to focus on,

2:01.5

a lot that if you're not angry about, you're not paying attention. And let's start with our

2:05.9

top topics.

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