Trump Says Ceasefire With Iran Is Still In Effect—As We Shoot at Each Other.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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

4.6 • 906 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Trump told Congress the war in Iran was terminated. Days later, U.S. forces are still being attacked, gas is averaging $4.48 a gallon, the trade deficit just hit $60.3 billion, and Senate Republicans quietly slipped $1 billion for a White House ballroom into an immigration bill. In episode 513 of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff delivers a quick-blast solo briefing on the gap between what Trump says and what's actually happening on the ground — from the so-called Iran ceasefire, to a forever war now spanning eight countries, to a Secret Service shootout at the Washington Monument that barely registered as news.

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0:00.0	Trump says the ceasefire in Iran is still effect, in effect.
0:03.8	But the Iranians and the Americans are still shooting at each other.
0:07.8	So something's not checking out here, as with most things with Trump.
0:11.4	But today, Iran so far has attacked the U.S. forces more than 10 times since the ceasefire started.
0:18.9	10 times.
0:19.5	So what kind of ceasefire is it if people are shooting at each other all the time?
0:22.6	Oh, I know.
0:23.6	It's like a Putin ceasefire.
0:25.6	Welcome. Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:43.3	Welcome to Episode 513.
0:46.1	I'm your host, Paul Rikoff.
0:47.5	It is Tuesday, May 5th.
0:49.9	Cinco de Mayo.
0:50.9	And I'm coming to you from New York City, USA for a quick blast podcast to get you
0:56.3	through this May Tuesday, and the weather here is perfect, like the most perfect day of the year
1:03.3	so far, and I am grateful for that. And I'm grateful for today's artist. Every day, I'll give you
1:08.6	an artist that I share with my boys that can bring you some perspective or something.
1:14.0	And today's artist, since it's a perfect day, is a perfect circle.
1:17.9	One of my favorite bands of all time, the American Supergroup, formed in L.A. in the late 90s with guitarist Billy Howard A.
1:26.4	And Tool legend Maynard James Keenan, who is absolutely dynamic and
1:32.3	amazing and been outspoken about the firing of his friend, the retired general, just
1:38.3	putting the crosshairs by a headset. But Perfect Circle released three of their four albums in the early 2000s, and there's so many classics on there.
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