{"id":5717,"date":"2025-05-01T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/332-dan-lamothe-hegseths-wife-has-entered-the-chat-secdefs-stonewall-mcravens-wisdom-theyre-deporting-kids-9-11-quackery-loomer-vs-rieckhoff-political-war-a\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T07:01:00","slug":"332-dan-lamothe-hegseths-wife-has-entered-the-chat-secdefs-stonewall-mcravens-wisdom-theyre-deporting-kids-9-11-quackery-loomer-vs-rieckhoff-political-war-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/332-dan-lamothe-hegseths-wife-has-entered-the-chat-secdefs-stonewall-mcravens-wisdom-theyre-deporting-kids-9-11-quackery-loomer-vs-rieckhoff-political-war-a\/","title":{"rendered":"332. Dan Lamothe. Hegseth\u2019s Wife Has Entered the Chat. SecDef\u2019s Stonewall. McRaven\u2019s Wisdom. They\u2019re Deporting Kids. 9\/11 Quackery. Loomer vs Rieckhoff. Political War at the VA. North Koreans in Ukraine. New Indy Vet Brian Bengs For Senate. WTF, Saquon?\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA5096658255\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got another great episode with a returning guest. And another big screw up by a returning screw up. That\u2019s right, the Hegseth hits keep coming and at this point it\u2019s a little hard to tell which one is the worst. From Signalgate to the briefing of Elon on our China war plans (remember that one?!) to a latest Signal chat group which includes his wife in briefings of the most top secret nature possible. It\u2019s another day, another fiasco for the world\u2019s worst SECDEF. Trump\u2019s first hundred days have seen countless terrible days for Pete Hegseth. And therefore, for all of us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And Paul\u2019s gonna take you on a walk through midtown Manhattan and into Central Park on a beautiful spring evening to tear into all of. Including the latest on Ukraine, why the DOJ is being weaponized in a whole new way, why Saquon Barkley is off our Christmas card list and why conspiracy peddling Laura Loomer decided to attack Paul on Twitter\/X\/Elon\u2019s demented digital playpen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And we\u2019ve got a fantastic returning guest to break it all down. The vigilant reporter that\u2019s tracking all scandals down for the Washington Post. Dan Lamothe (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanLamothe\"><u>@DanLamothe<\/u><\/a>) is back and he\u2019s one of the best military and Pentagon reporters in America. He has written about the US Armed Forces for more than a decade, traveling extensively, embedding with each service, and covering combat in Afghanistan numerous times. He\u2019s the real deal and if you\u2019ve heard him on the show before you know why we\u2019re always so happy to have him back on.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody stays on top of all things military more than Dan and you can only go this deep with a host with the chops to dig into all of it. Every episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em> with Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the most important news stories\u2013and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. Independent content for independent Americans. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve\u2013and stay vigilant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Past appearances by Dan Lamothe: <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/96-special-dispatch-dan-lamothe-the-washington-post-pentagon-reporter-breaking-12-national-guard-soldiers-removed-from-inauguration-duty-how-safe-is-dc-inside-the-military-presence-in-washingto\/\"><u>Episode 96<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/154-dan-lamothe-damning-new-reporting-on-the-afghanistan-debacle-military-leaders-clashed-with-the-state-dept-as-kabul-fell-biden-blocks-media-embeds-for-ukraine-where-are-the-whistleblowers-the\/\"><u>Episode 154<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/185-dan-lamothe-washington-post-exclusive-inside-the-carnage-at-kabul-airport-afghanistan-1-year-later-new-airstrikes-in-syria-month-6-of-russias-ukraine-invasion-taiwan-the-arctic-whe\/\"><u>Episode 185<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/206-dan-lamothe-inside-gen-milleys-big-meeting-with-ukrainian-gen-zaluzhnyi-the-looming-spring-offensive-is-the-us-really-running-low-on-artillery-dems-obsess-over-santos-gov-wes-moore\/\"><u>Episode 206<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/245-dan-lamothe-inside-the-us-military-support-for-israel-will-america-go-get-our-hostages-traveling-with-new-joint-chiefs-chairman-gen-cq-brown-tubervilles-holds-cut-deeper-passing-pea\/\"><u>Episode 245<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/318-dan-lamothe-hegseth-is-confirmed-j6-insurrections-go-free-commit-crimes-trumps-hiring-freeze-slams-vets-at-va-82nd-and-10th-mtn-troops-to-the-border-hamas-releases-more-hostag\/\"><u>Episode 318<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out the show now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@independentamericans\"><u>our YouTube page here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nnEgMxeBFF8\"><u>Watch the full episode here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bxHQX1MULv8\"><u>Watch the interview here.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Join the movement. <a href=\"https:\/\/us20.list-manage.com\/contact-form?u=8c5808325c476035f32eb82fa&amp;form_id=7118980e41444bd19e376c6abfee06af\"><u>Sign up to get our regular breakdowns of the independent news you need to know.<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><u>Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/u><\/a> of Independent Americans. 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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve got another great episode with a returning guest. And another big screw up by a returning screw up. That\u2019s right, the Hegseth hits keep coming and at this point it\u2019s a little hard to tell which one is the worst. From Signalgate to the briefing of Elon on our China war plans (remember that&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/332-dan-lamothe-hegseths-wife-has-entered-the-chat-secdefs-stonewall-mcravens-wisdom-theyre-deporting-kids-9-11-quackery-loomer-vs-rieckhoff-political-war-a\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">332. Dan Lamothe. Hegseth\u2019s Wife Has Entered the Chat. SecDef\u2019s Stonewall. McRaven\u2019s Wisdom. They\u2019re Deporting Kids. 9\/11 Quackery. Loomer vs Rieckhoff. Political War at the VA. North Koreans in Ukraine. New Indy Vet Brian Bengs For Senate. WTF, Saquon?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5717","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\/2025\/05\/a2947922e39b1e34daab4cd921a272a0.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a2947922e39b1e34daab4cd921a272a0.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a2947922e39b1e34daab4cd921a272a0.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a2947922e39b1e34daab4cd921a272a0-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a2947922e39b1e34daab4cd921a272a0-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a2947922e39b1e34daab4cd921a272a0.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a2947922e39b1e34daab4cd921a272a0.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a2947922e39b1e34daab4cd921a272a0.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/a2947922e39b1e34daab4cd921a272a0.jpg",800,800,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":"We\u2019ve got another great episode with a returning guest. And another big screw up by a returning screw up. That\u2019s right, the Hegseth hits keep coming and at this point it\u2019s a little hard to tell which one is the worst. From Signalgate to the briefing of Elon on our China war plans (remember that&hellip;&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}