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
01
Why Huntsville. Rocket City, USA — is the perfect backdrop for an independent American message of unity and innovation
02
The case for passing the Lindsey Graham Ukraine Support Bill. The case for passing the Lindsey Graham Ukraine Support Bill now, while Zelensky is in DC and the moment is unified
03
Ukraine has the Russians on the run. and the US is in a de facto war with Moscow whether Washington admits it or not
04
Seth Bodnar in Montana. why the Green Beret independent can win, and why the Democrat in the race is the actual spoiler
