President Mayhem is off the rails, and he’s getting more desperate by the day. On this WTF Wednesday edition of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff breaks down Trump’s unhinged Iran remarks — publicly suggesting it would be “a very small price to pay” to let Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego — and why that kind of talk about American cities can never be normalized, no matter how numb we’ve become. This is what reckless, unchecked executive power sounds like out loud.
From there, Paul pivots to the good news hiding below the radar. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro just publicly backed HB 280 to open Pennsylvania’s primaries to the state’s unaffiliated voters — a huge win for the Let Vets Vote fight and open-primary allies who’ve been grinding on this for years. And the independent veteran wave is real: new Lake Research polling has Brian Bengs leading Mike Rounds in South Dakota, Todd Achilles up seven in Idaho, Dan Osborn within four in Nebraska, and Seth Bodnar still swinging in Montana. The two-party status quo said these races wouldn’t be close. They are. The movement is on.
In this episode
- Trump’s Iran remarks: “Let them take out Los Angeles… a very small price to pay” — and why desensitization is the real danger
- Why a more desperate Trump is a more unpredictable Trump, and what that means for the next 90 days
- Josh Shapiro endorses HB 280 to open Pennsylvania’s primaries to unaffiliated voters after a 115-88 state house vote
- The Let Vets Vote national campaign — veterans as the tip of the spear for all independents
- New Lake Research polling: Brian Bengs leads incumbent Mike Rounds 51% in South Dakota
- Todd Achilles up seven points in Idaho; Dan Osborn trails Pete Ricketts by four in Nebraska; Seth Bodnar faces a tougher climb in Montana
- Why one independent in the US Senate becomes the most powerful member of that chamber overnight
- A direct challenge to every governor with 2028 aspirations: back open primaries or admit you’re putting party over country
- Paul’s call to get your flu shot and COVID shot — “the stupid is more contagious than ever”
Subscribe to Independent Americans on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts so the algorithms can’t bury the signal, and join the community on Patreon to go deeper with Paul and the guests. Turn righteous anger into real impact: back the fight at IndependentVeteransofAmerica.org and LetVetsVote.org, and share this episode with every voter you know in South Dakota, Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, and San Diego. And a reminder to our veterans: seeking support is not weakness, it’s strength — The Headstrong Project, TAPS, and the VA crisis line at 988 are there for you. Independent is an Attitude. Stay vigilant.
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