From the shadow of the Saturn V in Huntsville, Alabama, Paul Rieckhoff delivers a no-BS field report on a week when the stakes could not be higher. President Zelensky is in Washington, Senator Lindsey Graham is being laid to rest, and the bipartisan opening to finally pass the Lindsey Graham Ukraine Support Bill — stronger sanctions, more weapons, more money — is right in front of Congress. Meanwhile, Trump is openly signaling he intends to attack the November elections, and the confirmation of Jay Clayton to run the intelligence community is a warning shot about what happens when loyalty replaces competence at the top of America's national security apparatus.
Paul lays out why independents — now 45% of voters and growing by 10,000 defectors a week from the two major parties — are the circuit breaker this country needs. He breaks down the Montana Senate race, where Green Beret and Rhodes Scholar Seth Bodnar can actually win if the Democrat in the race stops playing spoiler. And in a special media pop from CNN with Erin Burnett, Paul explains why the elections themselves are the last firewall against a president who has told us exactly what he plans to do. This is the ground truth from Rocket City: patriotism, unity, and vigilance, delivered straight.
In this episode
- Why Huntsville — Rocket City, USA — is the perfect backdrop for an independent American message of unity and innovation
- The case for passing the Lindsey Graham Ukraine Support Bill now, while Zelensky is in DC and the moment is unified
- Ukraine has the Russians on the run — and the US is in a de facto war with Moscow whether Washington admits it or not
- Seth Bodnar in Montana: why the Green Beret independent can win, and why the Democrat in the race is the actual spoiler
- 10,000 Americans a week leaving the Democratic and Republican parties — and what 45% means for 2026 and 2028
- Jay Clayton, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Hegseth: loyalty over competence across America's 18 intelligence agencies
- Paul on CNN with Erin Burnett: why the November elections are the circuit breaker on Trump's power
- "We are moonwalking, sleepwalking into this November election" — and why every independent has to push back now
- Why the show is becoming the destination for anyone — Republican, Democrat, or independent — who wants to reach the 45%
