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Episode 457

“Some People Will Die.” Trump Admits Cuba is Next

Paul Rieckhoff sits down with former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Air National Guard combat veteran and star of the new film “The Last Republican,” now on YouTube.

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
01

Why putting masked ICE agents in airport terminals is asking the wrong question. and what it says about the culture inside ICE

02

The Admiral’s strategic read on Trump’s Iran roller coaster. The Admiral’s strategic read on Trump’s Iran roller coaster and the two “inconvenient truths” nobody wants to talk about

03

A thousand pounds of enriched uranium and the Strait of Hormuz. the leverage Iran still holds

04

Three specific things to watch in the Gulf right now. the Marines, the physical location of Kushner and Witkoff, and the Strait itself



Paul Rieckhoff sits down with former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Air National Guard combat veteran and star of the new film “The Last Republican,” now on YouTube. They dive deep into the escalating Iran war—with no clear endgame, potential boots on the ground, civilian casualties including a possible U.S. strike on an Iranian girls’ school, and Congress failing to check Trump’s power via War Powers resolutions. Kinzinger warns Trump may get bored and abandon the mess, analyzes threats like ICE under new head Markwayne Mullin, Cuba invasion risks, drone dangers at home, GOP corruption, and the urgent need for a pro-democracy coalition. He discusses his future (hint: considering independence), Ukraine’s aid offers, and why Democrats must fight harder now. Plus, hope amid chaos: Paralympics, World Baseball Classic, and building an independent movement.