Trump says Ukraine needs a new president. Rieckhoff on why America does.
Donald Trump says Zelensky has to go so oil prices come down. Paul Rieckhoff says that’s backwards — it’s America that needs a new president, and even a Democratic sweep in 2026 won’t be enough to stop his war. Recorded solo from a creek in the Catskills, this is a no-BS reset on power, imagination, and what independents have to be ready for in the next few weeks.
Trump floated the idea that Ukraine needs a new president because Zelensky keeps hitting Russian oil refineries and that’s driving…
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