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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It's Manosphere Monday and Paul Rieckhoff is broadcasting from high above New York City with a solo briefing built for the angry middle. The New York Times has confirmed that Navy SEALs escorted Cash Patel and nine others on what the Pentagon itself called a 'VIP snorkel event' next to the underwater tomb of the USS Arizona — one week before Memorial Day. Paul says if anything is impeachable, this is. Meanwhile the administration has quietly stood up a $1.8 billion fund to pay off allies of the president, Pete Hegseth is openly campaigning for House Republicans in Kentucky, ICE is banging on doors without warrants, and Trump's approval has cratered to 37%.

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0:00.0	to one of the military's most sacred sites, the underwater tomb of the USS, Arizona from Pearl Harbor.
0:06.8	One Navy vet called the swim horrifying.
0:09.4	I'm going to go further.
0:11.0	I'm going to say it's impeachable.
0:12.7	If nothing's impeachable, this should be.
0:15.2	And it's a disgusting insult to our fallen of all generations, especially as we learn about it one week before Memorial Day.
0:22.5	Taking a snorkeling trip
0:23.9	around the USS, Arizona
0:25.6	is like going ATBing
0:27.6	through Arlington Cemetery.
0:29.8	Is truly nothing sacred?
0:31.6	I don't know.
0:49.5	You know, Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:52.0	Welcome to episode 526.
0:53.7	I'm your host, Paul Reikoff.
0:55.6	It is Monday, May 18th.
0:58.4	That means it is Manosphere Monday.
1:00.4	Manosphere Monday.
1:13.6	All right, it's a whole new week, and I'm coming to you from high above New York City, USA.
1:16.4	If you don't watch us on YouTube, here's a good reason.
1:20.6	You can get a shot of this really cool office building that I'm in today. It's the 30th floor of a building in Midtown where tonight we will be hosting an event for independent veteran voices from all around
1:28.4	the country. A week out from Memorial Day. Memorial Day is one week from today, and we are bringing
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