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Episode 461

US Troops Wounded

Trump’s deeply unpopular war in Iran is escalating, US troops are being wounded in large numbers, and the war on the truth is raging—so Paul Rieckhoff is back with a fast, fiery solo episode to

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
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Why Trump's numbers with independents are in the 20s. and why Memorial Day is about to make it worse

02

The $1.8B taxpayer giveaway to January 6 insurrectionists, M. The $1.8B taxpayer giveaway to January 6 insurrectionists, Mike Lindell's $400M ask, and Tarrio's $2-5M demand

03

Plan C explained. how Trump is green-lighting political violence to disrupt free and fair elections

04

$5 gas, the Iran war Americans never wanted, and why he can'. $5 gas, the Iran war Americans never wanted, and why he can't spin his way out of it



Trump’s deeply unpopular war in Iran is escalating, US troops are being wounded in large numbers, and the war on the truth is raging—so Paul Rieckhoff is back with a fast, fiery solo episode to help you cut through the chaos, fueled by G. Love & Special Sauce and fresh off a big night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. From new reporting on undisclosed American casualties and oil shocks in the Strait of Hormuz to Trump’s all‑gas‑no‑brakes foreign policy and a Congress with “no plan to stop him,” Paul breaks down what’s really happening, why it feels like Iraq all over again, and what eternal vigilance looks like for you right now.​