{"id":5940,"date":"2026-01-27T23:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T23:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/is-trump-coming-for-your-guns-his-name-was-alex-pretti-w-dr-vin-gupta\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T23:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T23:33:00","slug":"is-trump-coming-for-your-guns-his-name-was-alex-pretti-w-dr-vin-gupta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/is-trump-coming-for-your-guns-his-name-was-alex-pretti-w-dr-vin-gupta\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Trump Coming For Your Guns? His Name was Alex Pretti w\/ Dr Vin Gupta."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Vets Salute VA Nurse Hero. VA Sec Collins\u2019 Shameful Statement. Kennedy, Oz &amp; Measles. Flu Season Health Tips. America\u2019s ICE Breakers. Allies Furious Worldwide. After the Storm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>In this urgent all\u2013new episode of Independent Americans, host Paul Rieckhoff is joined by returning champion Dr. Vin Gupta \u2014 Harvard\u2013trained pulmonologist, Air Force Reserve officer, VA ICU doctor and one of America\u2019s most trusted medical voices \u2014 to break down Trump\u2019s escalating war on public health, the VA, and even gun owners themselves. They dig into the murder of Minneapolis VA ICU nurse and veteran caregiver Alex Pretti, what his life and final act of courage mean for nurses, veterans and families nationwide, and how the White House\u2019s propaganda machine tried to smear him as a \u201cdomestic terrorist\u201d before the truth came out.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From the flu and measles outbreaks slamming hospitals, to RFK Jr. at HHS, Dr. Oz at CMS, and an EPA that\u2019s gutting the Clean Air Act while pretending to \u201cmake America healthy again,\u201d Dr. Gupta lays out how this administration is quietly making you and your family less safe \u2014 and what you can actually do right now if you\u2019re insured, under\u2013insured or have no insurance at all. He explains why VA ICU work is \u201cdouble service,\u201d why VA nurses like Pretti are unsung heroes of our democracy, and why the VA hospital where Alex worked should bear his name.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rieckhoff also rips into VA Secretary Doug Collins\u2019 disgraceful response, Trump\u2019s new war on gun owners, ICE\u2019s spreading abuses, and the chilling implications of a president eager to invoke the Insurrection Act while deploying ICE even to the Winter Olympics. They connect it all to the global fallout from Trump\u2019s insults of US allies, the latest from Ukraine and Gaza, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and why California is now working directly with the WHO as a counterweight to DC. And, issue a call to the \u2153 of ICE agents that are veterans.\u00a0<\/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>&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xmdf8d7UeTA\"><span>WATCH video of this episode on YouTube now<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/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. 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