{"id":5928,"date":"2026-01-21T19:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/trump-at-davos-insults-greenland-denmark-nato-ukraine-w-eddie-glaude\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:35:00","slug":"trump-at-davos-insults-greenland-denmark-nato-ukraine-w-eddie-glaude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/trump-at-davos-insults-greenland-denmark-nato-ukraine-w-eddie-glaude\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump at Davos Insults Greenland, Denmark, NATO, Ukraine w\/ Eddie Glaude."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Snowpocalypse is Coming. Explaining White Nationalism. ICE is Now Snatching Cops &amp; Vets. MLK\u2019s Hidden Message. JD Vance is Having a Baby. Fallout (The Show) &amp; How We Save America.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica First\u201d has become Trump against the world\u2014and the stakes for democracy, justice, and basic decency have never been higher. In Episode 420 of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff sits down with Princeton scholar, author, and public intellectual Eddie Glaude to break down white nationalism and white Christian nationalism in Trump\u2019s America, what they\u2019re doing to our institutions, and what it will really take for courageous everyday people to fight back. Glaude explains why he believes white nationalists have effectively captured the executive branch, how \u201cgreat replacement\u201d panic is driving ICE and immigration policy, and why liberty in America has been twisted into a synonym for selfishness and greed.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Against the backdrop of MLK Day and a brutal political winter, Paul and Eddie go deep on the distortion of Christianity into a political weapon, the rise of white Christian nationalism in the military and VA, and how theological extremism is shaping everything from culture war battles to U.S. policy in Israel. They unpack what it really means to call America a \u201cwhite republic,\u201d how Klan\u2011era thinking still shapes immigration policy, and why ICE\u2019s expansion is best understood as a project to \u201cmake America white again.\u201d Eddie also challenges the sanitized version of Dr. King, reconnecting us to the exhausted, radical King of 1968 who warned that \u201cwe have some difficult days ahead\u201d and died with the heart of a 60\u2011year\u2011old.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This conversation is a master class in moral clarity and civic courage\u2014and a call to action. Rieckhoff and Glaude spotlight the everyday leaders already stepping up, from Bishop William Barber and Poor People\u2019s Campaign organizers to local housing and education activists, independent veterans, and unlikely neighbors who find shared humanity in the middle of shared suffering. If America is going to make it to its 250th birthday in one piece, it won\u2019t be because politicians saved us\u2014it will be because regular people chose truth over denial, courage over comfort, and community over collapse<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Because every episode of Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the most important news stories&#8211;and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s independent content for independent Americans. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve&#8211;and stay vigilant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-WATCH video of this episode on YouTube now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about Paul\u2019s work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><span>Independent Veterans of America<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><span>Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/span><\/a><span> of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Check the hashtag <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23LookForTheHelpers&amp;src=typed_query\"><span>#LookForTheHelpers<\/span><\/a><span>. 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