Rieckhoff on Gallagher – Variety Magazine
“Trump is a master of casting, and Gallagher is a perfect fit,” Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, told the Times. “He’s handsome, he’s heroic, he’s got a beautiful wife. He’s a Rambo version of the same story Trump has been telling over and over: The deep state is trying to screw you, the media is bad, and the rich people don’t understand you. But I’ll stick up for you.” Asked for comment about Gallagher’s newly launched lifestyle brand, Gallagher’s lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, did his best impression of Trump, who thinks facts that make him look bad are fake news, telling the paper: “Chief Gallagher is happy to respond to inquiries by legitimate journalists looking to publish factual pieces, but has no time for propagandists who put out knowingly false statements masquerading as fact.”
RIECKHOFF IN VARIETY: EDWARD GALLAGHER, TRUMP’S FAVORITE WAR CRIMINAL, IS A “CONSERVATIVE INFLUENCER” NOW
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
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Paul opens from Lower Manhattan under the Tribute in Light o. Paul opens from Lower Manhattan under the Tribute in Light on the week of the 25th anniversary of 9/11
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Mayor Mamdani’s release of thousands of documents confirming. Mayor Mamdani’s release of thousands of documents confirming the government lied to first responders about post-9/11 toxins
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“They lied. Our friends died. And more will die this week.”. Paul names Giuliani, Bloomberg, and Adams by name
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Why every politician. Trump, Mamdani, all of them — should stay the hell away from the 9/11 ceremony
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