{"id":6050,"date":"2026-04-01T22:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/trump-to-address-the-nation-seth-bodnar-independent-vet-for-senate-from-montana\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:21:23","slug":"trump-to-address-the-nation-seth-bodnar-independent-vet-for-senate-from-montana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/trump-to-address-the-nation-seth-bodnar-independent-vet-for-senate-from-montana\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to Address the Nation. Seth Bodnar: Independent Vet For Senate from Montana."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Trump Attends SCOTUS. 2026: The Year of the Drone. Artemis Mission Takes NASA Astronauts Back to the Moon.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Independent Veteran vs MAGA Machine: Seth Bodnar\u2019s Battle for Montana\u2019s Senate. A Green Beret, Rhodes Scholar, university president and business leader, independent Senate candidate Seth Bodnar joins Paul Rieckhoff from Montana for a hard\u2011hitting, no\u2011BS conversation about taking on Trump\u2019s MAGA machine, a rigged two\u2011party system, and the corrupt insider games that tried to handpick his opponent. From filing his campaign minutes before the party bosses pulled a fast one, to why he refuses to \u201cput on a jersey\u201d for either party, Bodnar lays out why Montana\u2014and America\u2014need an independent voice that answers to voters, not party leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rieckhoff and Bodnar dig into Iran, Trump\u2019s threats to pull out of NATO, the new era of drones and \u201cdeath from above,\u201d and what it means for our troops, our democracy, and every American who\u2019s sick of forever wars and political cowardice. They get into the stakes for 2026, the rise of Independent Veterans of America, and why independent, patriotic Americans everywhere must step up, get informed, and stay vigilant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-WATCH <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zeBxcGNnapw\"><span>full video of this episode here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more and support <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sethformontana.com\/\"><span>Seth\u2019s campaign for US Senate here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Join <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/no-more-forever-wars\/\"><span>IVA and stand up to Trump\u2019s Forever Wars<\/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>-Remember <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/do8wjRtDZJ4?feature=share\"><span>Independent is an Attitude<\/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>. Seeking support is not a sign of weakness. 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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. See <a href=\"https:\/\/pcm.adswizz.com\">pcm.adswizz.com<\/a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent Veteran vs MAGA Machine: Seth Bodnar\u2019s Battle for Montana\u2019s Senate. A Green Beret, Rhodes Scholar, university president and business leader, independent Senate candidate Seth Bodnar joins Paul Rieckhoff from Montana for a hard\u2011hitting, no\u2011BS conversation about taking on Trump\u2019s MAGA machine, a rigged two\u2011party system, and the corrupt insider games that tried to handpick his opponent. From filing his campaign minutes before the party bosses pulled a fast one, to why he refuses to \u201cput on a jersey\u201d for either party, Bodnar lays out why Montana\u2014and America\u2014need an independent voice that answers to voters, not party leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6051,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6050","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\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep481.jpg",1400,1400,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep481.jpg",1400,1400,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep481.jpg",1400,1400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep481-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep481-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep481-1024x1024.jpg",750,750,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep481.jpg",1400,1400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep481.jpg",1400,1400,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ia-promo-square-ep481.jpg",1400,1400,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":"Independent Veteran vs MAGA Machine: Seth Bodnar\u2019s Battle for Montana\u2019s Senate. 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