{"id":5529,"date":"2024-11-21T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/308-barbara-starr-hegseth-backlash-grows-pentagon-purge-deploying-us-troops-against-migrants-collins-is-trumps-radical-va-sec-pick-the-onion-buys-infowars-rfk-jr-returns-biden-unshack\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T13:19:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T13:19:20","slug":"308-barbara-starr-hegseth-backlash-grows-pentagon-purge-deploying-us-troops-against-migrants-collins-is-trumps-radical-va-sec-pick-the-onion-buys-infowars-rfk-jr-returns-biden-unshack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/308-barbara-starr-hegseth-backlash-grows-pentagon-purge-deploying-us-troops-against-migrants-collins-is-trumps-radical-va-sec-pick-the-onion-buys-infowars-rfk-jr-returns-biden-unshack\/","title":{"rendered":"308. Barbara Starr. Hegseth Backlash Grows. Pentagon Purge. Deploying US Troops Against Migrants. Collins Is Trump\u2019s Radical VA Sec Pick. The Onion Buys Infowars. RFK Jr Returns. Biden Unshackles Ukraine. Morning Joe Bends the Knee. Chicken Hawks."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IA-308-MAIL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"574\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5531\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA5016474597\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bQGpMp7cxAo?si=QBm9n6q3ADHI09ey\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen class=\" embed-responsive-item\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The flood of emotions, political news and outrageous Trump cabinet nominees continues. And so do the potential threats to our country. Trump wants to deploy US troops to remove migrants. A controversial SecDef nominee wants to ban women in combat (while they\u2019re in combat now). RFK Jr could lead HHS. The new VA Secretary nominee is hardly even mentioned. Dr Oz is gonna run Medicare. And Dr Phil might get a job in Washington from Trump soon too! These are wild and weird times. And none of it is normal. And our venerable host, Paul Rieckhoff, is gonna help you independently dig into all of it. And, take you inside what it\u2019s like to go on CNN and wage war with the most partisan hacks. It\u2019s the a behind-the-scenes look at cable news that you won\u2019t soon forget.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, we\u2019re bringing you a unique and powerful conversation with a highly respectful leader who understands all of it. Barbara Starr is a renowned journalist, Emmy award winning producer, and former CNN Pentagon correspondent. Starr spent 21 years on CNN as Pentagon correspondent reporting from hotspots including Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, the Horn of Africa and the Chinese-North Korean border. Barbara Starr has become one of the most recognizable faces in conflict reporting. In addition to her work on foreign conflicts, Starr has reported extensively on fallen and wounded troops, as well as the plight of homeless veterans.<\/p>\n<p>Starr worked for CNN from 2001 to 2022, and was a frequent regular on The Situation Room. Prior to CNN she worked for ABC News, where she won an Emmy for her work as a location producer. Starr has also served for several years on the Pentagon Press Association board advocating for greater press access to military operations. And she talks to us exclusively and candidly about all of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every episode is the truth beyond the headlines\u2013and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 51% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. And delivers the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media <\/a>5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\">Independent Americans<\/a> is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\">Independent Veterans of America<\/a> and check out <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/election-tracker\/\">their election tracker<\/a> to follow all of the IVA candidates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bQGpMp7cxAo?si=QBm9n6q3ADHI09ey\">-WATCH video of Paul and Barbara\u2019s conversation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/a> of Independent Americans. 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And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\">And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out other Righteous podcasts like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\">The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\">Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\">B Dorm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The flood of emotions, political news and outrageous Trump cabinet nominees continues. And so do the potential threats to our country. Trump wants to deploy US troops to remove migrants. A controversial SecDef nominee wants to ban women in combat (while they\u2019re in combat now). RFK Jr could lead HHS. The new VA Secretary nominee&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/308-barbara-starr-hegseth-backlash-grows-pentagon-purge-deploying-us-troops-against-migrants-collins-is-trumps-radical-va-sec-pick-the-onion-buys-infowars-rfk-jr-returns-biden-unshack\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">308. Barbara Starr. Hegseth Backlash Grows. Pentagon Purge. Deploying US Troops Against Migrants. Collins Is Trump\u2019s Radical VA Sec Pick. The Onion Buys Infowars. RFK Jr Returns. Biden Unshackles Ukraine. Morning Joe Bends the Knee. Chicken Hawks.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7c8f1865e534e12f350797a4d666a763.jpg",1000,1000,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7c8f1865e534e12f350797a4d666a763.jpg",1000,1000,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7c8f1865e534e12f350797a4d666a763.jpg",1000,1000,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7c8f1865e534e12f350797a4d666a763-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7c8f1865e534e12f350797a4d666a763-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7c8f1865e534e12f350797a4d666a763.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7c8f1865e534e12f350797a4d666a763.jpg",1000,1000,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7c8f1865e534e12f350797a4d666a763.jpg",1000,1000,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/7c8f1865e534e12f350797a4d666a763.jpg",1000,1000,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"The flood of emotions, political news and outrageous Trump cabinet nominees continues. And so do the potential threats to our country. Trump wants to deploy US troops to remove migrants. A controversial SecDef nominee wants to ban women in combat (while they\u2019re in combat now). RFK Jr could lead HHS. 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