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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Special No Kings Preview: Trump’s Imploding Base w/Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

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

4.6906 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff chops it up with Dropkick Murphys fiery and beloved frontman Ken Casey for a high-energy, no-BS conversation about patriotism, protest, and pushing back on authoritarianism at home and abroad. From Red Sox–Yankees trash talk and World Series rings to Ukraine, ICE, Iran and Trump, Ken explains why the band has spent 30 years standing with workers, veterans, cops, firefighters and immigrants—and why staying loud now is a moral obligation, not a branding choice.

Transcript

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0:00.0

would you ever run for office, man?

0:01.8

We need people to step up right now.

0:03.8

We're going to need people to clean up this mess.

0:05.9

I know you're a Democrat.

0:07.3

I might try to get you to declare your independence

0:09.2

and leave the Democratic Party.

0:11.4

But either way, man, if you run, you got my vote in support.

0:14.4

Can we get you to run for anything?

0:16.4

Fuck, no.

0:18.4

Citizen, I, E! Citizen! Yes! No. Independent Americans around the country and around the world.

0:35.6

We have a very special treat, a true honor.

0:39.9

A man that I have admired, I have been a fan of, I have been inspired by, is finally joining

0:46.0

me on this show.

0:47.3

The boys are back.

0:48.6

And if you don't know the music of Dropkick Murphys, you should.

0:52.5

Everything from, I'm shipping up to Boston, Rose Tattoo, the state of Massachusetts, only the

0:58.5

strong.

0:59.4

The boys are back, of course, and Citizen Ice.

1:02.5

They do tremendous music and creativity and energy and community, but they also do a ton

1:08.0

for this country, for the community, and for the world.

1:10.5

Veterans, kids, cops and firefighters, vets, Ukraine, they're defenders of our democracy.

1:16.9

So I am very, very honored and privileged to finally have on the show the great and powerful Ken Casey is here on Independent Americans.

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