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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

State of the Union Reaction. Trump Makes His Iran War Pitch.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

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

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the longest State of the Union in American history — what Trump said, what he buried, and why the war drums on Iran demand your full attention. From a 100-year-old Korean War hero finally receiving his Medal of Honor to Army vet George Redis sitting in the chamber after being unlawfully detained by ICE, Paul finds the stories that cut through the pageantry. Plus: breaking news from Cuba, the Epstein accountability gap, ICE lawlessness, and something good to get you through the week.

Transcript

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0:00.0

His numbers are plummeting with pretty much everybody.

0:02.8

So even folks who were watching last night who supported him were probably concerned.

0:07.9

61% of respondents in the latest poll said they would describe Trump as, quote, having become erratic with age. Welcome to Independent Americans.

0:31.8

Welcome to episode 449.

0:34.6

I'm your host, Paul Reichoff, and I am still coming to you from Tampa Bay, Florida. Yep,

0:40.6

still here. Flights are still not getting out. I'm hoping to get out, maybe tomorrow night,

0:45.8

maybe Friday. But at least the weather here is pretty damn nice, so I'm not going to complain

0:50.8

about that. It is 80 and sunny, which is a whole lot better than most of the Northeast right now,

0:56.1

so I am grateful at least for that.

0:58.0

But our politics are no less chilly.

1:00.4

It is Wednesday, February 25th, and today's artist is Dochi.

1:05.7

I tried to find an artist from Tampa, and there aren't too many.

1:08.9

There's lots of death metal, apparently, and Ray Charles reported here for a bit. But I found Dochi, the rising hip-hop and rap star, who has

1:18.1

some great album, great songs. I checked him out. Anxiety, alter ego, extra L, a girl get up with Ziza,

1:24.3

because I'm going to try to bring you some new ideas, try to bring you some

1:28.4

inspiration, try to bring you some energy and bring you the five eyes, I bring you in every show,

1:32.9

independence, integrity, information, inspiration, and impact and help you, especially on this

1:38.1

February hump day. Stay vigilant.

1:57.6

All right, a lot happening today, especially, and the top topic has to be the State of the Union reaction.

1:59.0

All right, here's what you need to know.

2:02.1

Going into this, most Americans probably didn't even watch it. And six in ten Americans, including a significant slice of

2:08.4

Republicans, think Donald Trump has become erratic as he ages, according to Reuters' Ipsos poll.

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