{"id":5719,"date":"2025-05-08T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/333-senator-ruben-gallego-is-he-running-for-president-hegseth-firing-20-of-generals-mike-waltz-is-out-our-apologies-to-canada-scotus-upholds-trumps-trans-purge-even-trump-wont\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:01:00","slug":"333-senator-ruben-gallego-is-he-running-for-president-hegseth-firing-20-of-generals-mike-waltz-is-out-our-apologies-to-canada-scotus-upholds-trumps-trans-purge-even-trump-wont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/333-senator-ruben-gallego-is-he-running-for-president-hegseth-firing-20-of-generals-mike-waltz-is-out-our-apologies-to-canada-scotus-upholds-trumps-trans-purge-even-trump-wont\/","title":{"rendered":"333. Senator Ruben Gallego. Is He Running for President? Hegseth Firing 20% of Generals. Mike Waltz is Out. Our Apologies to Canada. SCOTUS Upholds Trump\u2019s Trans Purge. Even Trump Won\u2019t Cut VA\u2019s Budget. 9\/11 Health Program Attacked. AGAIN. Go Knicks!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA7717369227\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This show is dedicated to helping elevate the heroes and the helpers. And to identifying the people in our government and political arena that don\u2019t live up to either of those descriptions. From the consistent cruelty of the Trump administration&#8217;s attacks on our values and, now, our allies, to our national security being continually degraded by the gutting of the Pentagon ranks, the volume of outrageousness is increasing and the hits keep coming.<\/p>\n<p>But every once in a while, even in Washington, there is a brave and bold individual willing to stand up for what\u2019s right. If you\u2019ve listened to the show you know that the Democrats will not save you. But that doesn\u2019t mean they can\u2019t help. That they can\u2019t be a part of the solution. And that\u2019s what today\u2019s guest wants to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Senator Ruben Gallego (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rubengallego\"><u>@RubenGallego<\/u><\/a>) hails from the great state of Arizona. He served as a Marine, as a Congressman and now he\u2019s a Senator\u2014and his ambitions might even extend beyond that horizon. But for now, he\u2019s taking a stand and making an impact. And most importantly, he\u2019s fighting back. Against Trump, and for veterans and the good people of his state.<\/p>\n<p>And before the conversation starts, Paul Rieckhoff\u2019s gonna take you on a fun and illuminating walk through historic Union Square in NYC to run through the latest chaos at Pete Hegseth\u2019s Pentagon, Trump firing Mike Waltz and crapping in Canada, the Supreme Court ruling on the trans purge, RFK Jr messing up healthcare for 9\/11 First Responders, VA Secretary Collins spinning, and why the surging New York Knicks can teach America a thing or two.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an inspiring episode that just might leave you a little more hopeful than you were before you started. So buckle up for Episode 333 folks. And enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n<p>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. In these trying times especially, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve\u2013and stay vigilant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Past appearance from Senator Gallego: <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/113-ruben-gallego-congressman-usmc-veteran-inside-the-capitol-on-january-6th-political-mortal-kombat-majorie-taylor-greene-calls-him-a-coward-protecting-allies-in-afghani\/\"><u>Episode 113 &#8211; May 6, 2021<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/211-congressman-ruben-gallego-can-he-win-independents-in-arizona-will-running-vs-sinema-elect-kari-lake-the-latino-independent-vote-bidens-train-trip-to-kyiv-us-troops-wounded-in-syria\/\"><u>Episode 211 &#8211; Feb. 23, 2023<\/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\/YwHfqhlDw7Y\"><u>Watch the full episode here<\/u>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UWnnH7aGgqw\"><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>This show is dedicated to helping elevate the heroes and the helpers. And to identifying the people in our government and political arena that don\u2019t live up to either of those descriptions. From the consistent cruelty of the Trump administration&#8217;s attacks on our values and, now, our allies, to our national security being continually degraded&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/333-senator-ruben-gallego-is-he-running-for-president-hegseth-firing-20-of-generals-mike-waltz-is-out-our-apologies-to-canada-scotus-upholds-trumps-trans-purge-even-trump-wont\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">333. Senator Ruben Gallego. Is He Running for President? Hegseth Firing 20% of Generals. Mike Waltz is Out. Our Apologies to Canada. SCOTUS Upholds Trump\u2019s Trans Purge. Even Trump Won\u2019t Cut VA\u2019s Budget. 9\/11 Health Program Attacked. AGAIN. 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And to identifying the people in our government and political arena that don\u2019t live up to either of those descriptions. From the consistent cruelty of the Trump administration&#8217;s attacks on our values and, now, our allies, to our national security being continually degraded&hellip;&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719","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=5719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}