{"id":6004,"date":"2026-03-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/paul-rieckhoff-vs-senator-blumenthal-and-a-broken-congress-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it-iran-trump-and-war-powers\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T09:00:00","slug":"paul-rieckhoff-vs-senator-blumenthal-and-a-broken-congress-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it-iran-trump-and-war-powers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/paul-rieckhoff-vs-senator-blumenthal-and-a-broken-congress-what-are-you-going-to-do-about-it-iran-trump-and-war-powers\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Rieckhoff vs Senator Blumenthal and a Broken Congress: \u201cWhat Are You Going To Do About It?\u201d &#8211; Iran, Trump and War Powers."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>When Donald Trump launches a war on Iran, hits a whole new country in Ecuador, talks openly about striking Cuba next\u2014and Congress can\u2019t even be bothered to interrupt its weekend to hold an emergency session\u2014you know America has a serious problem. In this all\u2013new episode of <\/span><i><span>Independent Americans<\/span><\/i><span>, host Paul Rieckhoff takes you inside his fiery appearance on MSNBC\u2019s <\/span><i><span>Deadline White House<\/span><\/i><span> with Nicolle Wallace, where he confronts Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal and calls out a weak, failed Congress that is \u201cnot even a speed bump\u201d to Trump\u2019s most dangerous impulses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rieckhoff asks the question every American should be asking our so\u2013called leaders right now: <\/span><i><span>What are you going to do about it?<\/span><\/i><span> He lays out how Trump can effectively do anything he wants with the most powerful military in the world, why the Iran War Powers vote is coming days after the war already started, how six American service members were killed while Congress dithered, and why both parties deserve blame for letting this runaway train barrel toward boots on the ground. From the risks of a wider regional war to the hard truth that \u201cbeing sad and angry is not a course of action,\u201d this episode is a clear, independent, unapologetically patriotic call for accountability and a real plan B.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If you\u2019re tired of tweets, cable hits, and empty outrage\u2014and you want straight talk, deeper context, and concrete ways to push your representatives to finally do their jobs\u2014this is your briefing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-WATCH <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5ndmtsvWJTc\"><span>full video of this episode here<\/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>-Learn more about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/americanveteransforukraine.org\/\"><span>American Veterans for Ukraine here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theheadstrongproject.org\/\"><span> The Headstrong Project <\/span><\/a><span>for Veterans, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taps.org\/\"><span>Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)<\/span><\/a><span>, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/health-care\/health-needs-conditions\/mental-health\/\"><span>Department of Veterans Affairs resources in your area<\/span><\/a><span>. 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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>&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\"><span>And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/span><\/a><span> now in time for the new year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><span>Righteous Media<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And now part of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bleav.com\/shows\/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff\/\"><span>the BLEAV network<\/span><\/a><span>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. 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