{"id":6229,"date":"2026-07-10T18:56:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/the-worst-ceasefire-ever-trumps-stumbles-the-qatar-jet\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:56:04","slug":"the-worst-ceasefire-ever-trumps-stumbles-the-qatar-jet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/the-worst-ceasefire-ever-trumps-stumbles-the-qatar-jet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Worst Ceasefire Ever, Trump&#8217;s Stumbles &amp; the Qatar Jet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>A quick-hit media blitz \u2014 Paul Rieckhoff&#8217;s back-to-back TV appearances in one place. First, on NewsNation Now, Paul unpacks Trump&#8217;s expanding conflict with Iran: the worst ceasefire ever, missiles still flying, the Strait of Hormuz unsecured, and the regime controlling the tempo while our military gets sucked into what he calls a &#8220;sucking chest wound&#8221; that&#8217;s dragging down the economy and Trump&#8217;s poll numbers. He breaks down the new US\u2013Ukraine Patriot partnership announced alongside Zelensky \u2014 better late than never, and real upside for American national security \u2014 why defeating Russia is the only road to a deal with Putin, and why Graham Platner&#8217;s collapse won&#8217;t save the Democrats in Maine, where a toxic party brand and 300,000-plus independents will decide the race.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Then, on CNN&#8217;s OutFront with Erin Burnett, Paul joins former Senator Barbara Boxer to press two questions Americans deserve answers to. First, the president&#8217;s stumbles \u2014 the word confusions, the wrong names, the moments of visible fog \u2014 and why, just as with Biden, health questions about a sitting commander-in-chief actively directing troops in combat are fair game and dangerous to ignore. Second, the Qatar-gifted jet: the national security risk of a foreign-donated aircraft, the roughly $400 million in taxpayer money to renovate it, and the murky story behind the blinds-down flight home. Paul&#8217;s bottom line \u2014 we can&#8217;t believe Trump, we can&#8217;t believe the Iranian regime, and a president putting himself ahead of national security is deeply troubling. Stay vigilant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-WATCH <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/40hrUNIVEXs\"><span>full video of this episode here<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Millions of American veterans are being locked out of primary elections in the country they served. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/veterans-locked-out\/\"><span>See what we\u2019re doing to change that<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kalshi.com\/r\/INDEPENDENT\"><span>Kalshi and trade on anything<\/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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He breaks down the new US\u2013Ukraine Patriot partnership announced alongside Zelensky \u2014 better late than never, and real upside for American national security \u2014 why defeating Russia is the only road to a deal with Putin, and why Graham Platner&#8217;s collapse won&#8217;t save the Democrats in Maine, where a toxic party brand and 300,000-plus independents will decide the race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6229","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\/07\/ia-promo-square-ep571.jpg",1400,1400,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ia-promo-square-ep571.jpg",1400,1400,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ia-promo-square-ep571.jpg",1400,1400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ia-promo-square-ep571-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ia-promo-square-ep571-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ia-promo-square-ep571-1024x1024.jpg",750,750,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ia-promo-square-ep571.jpg",1400,1400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ia-promo-square-ep571.jpg",1400,1400,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ia-promo-square-ep571.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":"A quick-hit media blitz \u2014 Paul Rieckhoff's back-to-back TV appearances in one place. 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