{"id":6342,"date":"2026-09-22T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/ai-is-the-national-security-issue-is-trump-gonna-hit-cuba-now-is-space-war-next\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:45:00","slug":"ai-is-the-national-security-issue-is-trump-gonna-hit-cuba-now-is-space-war-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/ai-is-the-national-security-issue-is-trump-gonna-hit-cuba-now-is-space-war-next\/","title":{"rendered":"AI is THE national security issue. Is Trump gonna hit Cuba now? Is space war next?!?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Hegseth Has Been Hiding Iran Dead #s. War on the Moon? Trump Bans CNN, MSNow, Politico. Ovechkin is an Agent of Putin. UNGA Week. Ed Sheeran Speaks Out.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Paul Rieckhoff is solo from New York City with Trump, Zelensky and Netanyahu all in town for UNGA, and the news cycle already on fire. AI researchers are sounding the alarm that models are breaking containment. The Pentagon quietly undercounted American military deaths in the Middle East by at least four. Reaper drones are being shifted to Southern Command as Trump and Rubio keep Cuba on the vision board. And the chairman of the Joint Chiefs is openly telling troops to prepare for war on the moon. When Congress is out and Trump is losing in the polls, that is precisely when the most reckless moves get made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Paul also breaks down Trump banning CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House, Pete Hegseth&#8217;s &#8220;send me&#8221; crusade speech at a Texas A&amp;M football game, Alex Ovechkin cutting propaganda alongside Putin, and Kirk Herbstreet&#8217;s confused version of &#8220;independent.&#8221; Then a rare bright spot: Ed Sheeran&#8217;s Philadelphia statement on Israel and Gaza, delivered with the tone of reconciliation nobody else in pop culture is willing to try. And a first look at Paul&#8217;s new lawsuit against the state of New York to end closed primaries and give independent voters and independent veterans a real seat at the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-WATCH <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/x5fQkEjiH14\"><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:\/\/letvetsvote.org\/\"><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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