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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

2 years

⚡️We bring a fierce light to contrast the heat. With a uniquely independent focus on national security, politics and culture. Join the #IndependentAmericans movement. Subscribe on all podcast platforms: . Powered by @Righteous . #StayVigilant 🎙🇺🇸⚡️

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

1 year

So many people are so surprised that a combat vet was at a LGBTQ club. It shows how little people know about vets and about LGBTQ clubs.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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General Mattis, General Kelly, General Dunford, General Milley, it’s long past time for you to finally spill the beans about Trump—on the record. Voters need to know the truth. You can be important nails in Trump’s political coffin. Silence now is complicity.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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If you’re an American, and your not tracking on #Ukraine , now is the time to start. This is just not another foreign policy blip. This is potentially bigger & more deadly than anything we’ve seen since WW2. This could have generational consequences globally. This will impact you.

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@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Fauci is one of the most consistently impressive leaders I’ve ever seen. So solid.

60 Minutes

@60Minutes

4 years

Four years before the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Fauci told 60 Minutes he was concerned about a flu-like "respiratory-borne virus that’s easily transmittable… [with] a high degree of morbidity and mortality… similar to the very tragic pandemic flu of 1918.”

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@PaulRieckhoff

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I don’t believe in destiny. But maybe @JoeBiden went through all that pain in his life so he could help us all through ours.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

100 tests. Total. For a VA health system that serves 9 million vets. Half of which are over 65. This is not getting enough national attention. The President, @SecWilkie and Congress must be pressed on it. #IYNAYNPA

Abbie Bennett

@AbbieRBennett

4 years

UPDATE: VA now says it is tracking 30 veterans who have tested positive, or presumptively positive, for #COVID19 . #coronavirus VA still says it has administered 100 tests -- unchanged since last week. 1 veteran so far has died because of the virus.

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@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Whenever the shit hits the fan, you can always count on this guy. To be useless.

Marco Rubio

@marcorubio

4 years

Like virtually everything else these days #coronavirus #coronavirususa #COVID ー19 is being covered as a political story.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

6 years

This is bullshit. I was an infantryman on the ground in Iraq in May 2003. The insurgency was growing all around us. “Everyone” did not think the mission had been accomplished. Just clowns and spin doctors in suits 6,000 miles away in Washington.

Ari Fleischer

@AriFleischer

6 years

It was the crew’s message from start to finish. It also was the backdrop for Bush’s speech. In May 2003, everyone thought the mission had been accomplished. The insurgency did not fully develop until the Fall of 2003. The WH press corps in May did not criticize the banner.

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@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

I’m so sick and tired of politicians talking. This is who he is. They knew it. They all knew it. From both parties. And now they’re outraged because US troops are involved??? If you’re a politician, and not trying EVERY day, to find EVERY way, to remove him, you’re complicit.

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@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Go visit Fort Bragg. You can watch it happen every single day. Without a shameless politician manipulating it for his own gain.

Aaron David Miller

@aarondmiller2

4 years

One of the most moving and meaningful scenes in a SOTU I’ve seen reuniting of a deployed soldier with his family.

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@PaulRieckhoff

5 years

This powerful. And very, very real. Trump has not just betrayed the Kurds. He’s betrayed the American troops standing beside them. His word is America’s word is their word. Nobody can trust America right now. Including American troops.

Jennifer Griffin

@JenGriffinFNC

5 years

I just spoke to a distraught US Special Forces soldier who is among the 1000 or so US troops in Syria tonight who is serving alongside the SDF Kurdish forces. It was one of the hardest phone calls I have ever taken. "I am ashamed for the first time in my career."

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Cable news is wall-to-wall Democrat vets right now blasting Trump. Time for Republican vets like @DanCrenshawTX , @TomCottonAR and @SenJoniErnst to stand up and be counted. Will you stand with Trump or with the military? America is watching. So is history.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

3 years

This is a man who gets it. I don’t believe in destiny. But maybe @JoeBiden went through all that pain in his life so he could help us all through ours.

Nicholas Wu

@nicholaswu12

3 years

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pay their respects to Officer Sicknick

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

3 years

20 years later, my kids play in the same spot where I once cleared wreckage and looked for survivors. It’s not always fast—and it’s never the same as it was—but America (and NYC) always comes back. And come back stronger at the broken places.

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@PaulRieckhoff

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My six-year old got his second shot today. He was scared. And he cried before, during and after. But he was very brave and he stepped up. He did it for you, for himself, and for the world. If you’re an adult and refuse to do what my little boy did today, you’re a selfish coward.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

2 years

America, do you see and appreciate what’s happening in Iran right now?

Frida Ghitis

@FridaGhitis

2 years

They have lost fear of the regime.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

5 years

Everybody in Trump’s orbit should leave John McCain’s name out of their mouths. Forever.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

The courage it took to walk out into this is unimaginable. #DDay76

Michael Beschloss

@BeschlossDC

4 years

Landing on D-Day, today 1944: #NARA

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

5 years

All Americans (regardless of party) should be proud that we have a former President that gets this kind of reaction in a foreign country.

Ben Golliver

@BenGolliver

5 years

Toronto gives an extended standing ovation to 44th US President Barack Obama

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

A political hack who’s never served in the military, that just a few weeks ago was raving about the magnificence of our military bases, called a decorated Army Lieutenant Colonel a “former junior employee”.

The Hill

@thehill

4 years

#BREAKING : Press Sec. Kayleigh McEnany refuses to comment on Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman retirement: "With Col. Vindman, I'm not going to focus or comment on a former junior employee."

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

5 years

This is a great line: “I don’t think he understands, this is America’s birthday, not his birthday.” -⁦ @KamalaHarris ⁩

With Flyovers and Flags, Trump Plays M.C. for the Fourth (Published 2019)

The president began with a rare call for unity in his 45-minute speech, but mostly spent time recounting the history of the armed forces, planes punctuating his message.

www.nytimes.com

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@PaulRieckhoff

2 years

Lots of people are talking shit. Props and respect to my friend @MalcolmNance for putting his own ass on the line to #StandWithUkraine . I can’t wait to have him back on @indy_americans soon to tell us all about it. Be safe out there, Nancestradamus. #LookForTheHelpers 🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡️

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@Acyn

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Nance: The more I saw of the war going on, the more I thought I’m done talking… So about a month ago I joined the international legion here in Ukraine…

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

5 years

As @HillaryClinton vs @TulsiGabbard escalates, important to note that the person Clinton is calling a Russian asset is also the first female combat veteran in history to run for President. And is RIGHT NOW still a Major in the Hawaii National Guard. More from our interview:

SiriusXM P.O.T.U.S.

@siriusxmpotus

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ICYMI: @PaulRieckhoff spoke with @TulsiGabbard about being the first female combat veteran running for president and more on #LetsGetAfterIt ! Listen to their full conversation On Demand on the @SIRIUSXM app.

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@PaulRieckhoff

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. @AOC is right on this one. Bigger is possible. And necessary. Rebuilding our entire country will be expensive. And still cost only slightly more than what we’ve already spent on wars in the Middle East since 9/11:

America has spent $6.4 trillion on wars in the Middle East and Asia since 2001, a new study says

That total is $2 trillion more than all federal government spending during the recently completed 2019 fiscal year.

www.cnbc.com

Maddow Blog

@MaddowBlog

3 years

And here is the part where Rep. Ocasio-Cortez mentions the 10 trillion number that caught @Lawrence 's attention. We'll have the full @AOC interview published later tonight.

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@PaulRieckhoff

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This is what a true American hero and patriot looks like. #LookForTheHelpers 🇺🇸

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

This guy ( @timmyb100 ) needs a show. Or at least some good guest appearances. @StephenAtHome @WillieGeist @ChrisCuomo @MeghanMcCain

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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This is the view from my boys’ bedroom right now. And when they first saw it, they yelled with glee, “Daddy, there’s a rainbow!!!!” and “It goes to infinity and beyond!!!” 22 years ago, I was in the pile just blocks from here for a darker scene then I ever could have imagined.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Buttigieg is right. And this is a bigger deal than many people understand. It’s one of the most blatant examples of how Trump continues to dangerously politicize vets and the military.

Pete Buttigieg

@PeteButtigieg

4 years

Fellow veterans take note: the President of the United States has formally confessed to illegally misdirecting charitable funds from an event he claimed was a benefit for veterans. How many more affronts to flag and uniform will we tolerate?

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Here it is. The smoking gun. Trump and @SecWilkie used dying vets as guinea pigs. “For more than two weeks in April, a drug regimen that included hydroxychloroquine was routinely dispensed at the struggling center, often for patients who had not been tested for covid-19”

The Washington Post

@washingtonpost

4 years

The "Covid Cocktail": Inside a Pa. nursing home that gave some veterans hydroxychloroquine even without covid-19 testing

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@PaulRieckhoff

5 years

You’re done. There’s no spinning what you said. You can’t “salute his service” and impugn his loyalty. We all see you. America sees you. Be gone.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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Dear @SenMikeLee and @RandPaul . As a First Responder myself, I will support whoever runs against you— and has any chance of removing you from office—for the rest of my life. Your shameless and selfish politics is bad for America. YOU are bad for America. And we will #NeverForget .

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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“Your President has your back.” Historic, moving, urgent and overdue message to trans Americans. Especially to kids. 🇺🇸

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

2 years

As someone who’s seen my share of war, there are two things that keep me up most about #Ukraine : nukes & kids. They’re the 2 elements that are most devastating & devastated. And most often forgotten about. When bombs start dropping, think about the nukes. Think about the kids.🇺🇦

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Media people doing reactions on TV: DO NOT normalize what we all just saw. That was extreme, ridiculous, dangerous, potentially illegal and completely un-American.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

5 years

Welcome to the oppposite of progress. Bad for our Naval Academy. Bad for our national defense. Bad for our moral fabric. An epically embarrassing moment for America. But know that it will only be temporary. This is what the wrong side of history looks like, @realDonaldTrump . ⚡️

CBS Mornings

@CBSMornings

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The U.S. Naval Academy will ban people who are transgender from attending the school, beginning with the 2020 school year.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

One of the worst ways to abuse power is to flex and show that rules that apply to everyone else don’t apply to you. Especially when it’s behavior that endangers others. This is how NOT to lead by example. It’s also just a dick move.

NBC News

@NBCNews

4 years

VP Pence does not wear a mask during Tuesday’s visit to the Mayo Clinic, which is requiring all patients and visitors to wear a face covering or mask in effort to slow the spread of coronavirus.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

That speech by Marsha Blackburn was one of the most manipulative & dangerous I’ve ever heard. Definitely of this week so far. Our police & military don’t belong to ANY party. They serve (and represent) all Americans. Any other message is total politicization of the highest level.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

3 years

This is brilliant and so damn important.

Mike Sington

@MikeSington

3 years

Former NRA President duped by Parkland parents into giving fake graduation speech to empty chairs. He thought this was the rehearsal, but a simple Google search would have told him the high school doesn’t even exist.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Vindman to Nunes: “Ranking member, it's Lieutenant Colonel Vindman."

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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“…not a single Republican sided with Democrats as the Senate Rules Committee advanced a resolution that would allow mass confirmations of those nominees…” Weak. So weak. Another perfectly terrible example of Senators putting party above country.

GOP frets as Senate Dems move to break Tuberville's military holds

He's put them in a tough spot between anti-abortion activists and the military community. But they're not ready to bench the friendly, back-slapping "Coach."

www.politico.com

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

3 years

This is like an ISIS fighter proudly displaying body armor snatched from an American servicemember. Disgusting. #LockHimUp

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

3 years

I wonder if anybody knows this guy? If you do please contact the @fbi

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

This is AMAZING.

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

4 years

“I’m really not a racist...”

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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Haters can hate, but @justinbieber 's album was truly one of the best of the year. And it should have gotten much more love tonight. #Grammys

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

An Asian American friend of mine was attacked in NYC today. She was dragged to the ground, shoved against a building and assaulted. This is on Trump. He is 100% putting our fellow Americans at risk. He’s doing what our enemies want. It must stop. #OurEnemiesAreCelebrating

Chris Lu

@ChrisLu44

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Trump is asked whether the term "Chinese Virus" puts Asian Americans at risk: "Not at all. I think they probably would agree with it 100%" As an Asian American, I absolutely don't agree with it, nor does anyone I know. And it absolutely does put us at risk.

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@PaulRieckhoff

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Maybe Steve Scalise would have a better understanding of how this reckless move will undermine morale, and our national security, if he had actually served in the military himself. He probably thinks abandoning the Kurds was a boost to morale too. #Fail

The Hill

@thehill

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GOP lawmaker say Trump improving military morale by clearing three men accused or convicted of war crimes

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@PaulRieckhoff

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An active duty officer in our military may have to go into witness protection to protect him from attacks by Americans. This is the command climate @realDonaldTrump has created. And #OurEnemiesAreCelebrating .

Ben Pershing

@benpershing

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The U.S. Army is monitoring Vindman’s security and is prepared to move him and his family to a local military base if necessary following his impeachment testimony.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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The clearest visual example I’ve ever seen of what a terrible leader he is. EVERY cadet and senior officer in the stadium at #ArmyNavy is wearing a mask. And Trump is not. This is what bad leadership looks like. #PresidentMayhem #IYNAYNPA #GoArmy

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@PaulRieckhoff

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An incredible courageous decision by @JasonKander . He is bravely settling an example for countless others that will surely save lives. He’s helping us battle stigma and truly leading. No matter what your party, he’s a guy you should root for. @IAVA

Jason Kander’s withdrawal from the mayor’s race is the bravest choice

Jason Kander has withdrawn from the Kansas City mayor’s race to seek treatment for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army veteran and former U.S. Senate candidate made a courageous...

www.kansascity.com

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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When he took over, our military was not depleted. He has not fixed the VA. "choice" was not something in the works for 45 years. 91% of vets don't love the VA. And nobody cared about belts. This is all bullshit and politics. Per usual. #PresidentMayhem

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@realDonaldTrump

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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This is beyond false. It’s another betrayal of our troops. The Commander-in-Chief has a sacred obligation to tell the truth about what our troops face. It’s an obligation to them, to their families and to the public. And Trump is betraying it for political reasons. Yet again.

Josh Rogin

@joshrogin

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Trump on Syria: "Our soldiers are out of there. They are totally safe." This is FALSE.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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I really wish he wouldn’t. I don’t want the public to know who that officer is any more than I want them to know the identity of our special operations personnel.

Tom Winter

@Tom_Winter

3 years

NBC News Exclusive: Lester Holt to sit down for an interview with the U.S. Capitol Police officer responsible for shooting and killing Ashli Babbitt while defending the U.S. House chamber during the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Interview airs tomorrow at 6:30pmET.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

3 years

This whole interview was charming and fun.

The Late Show

@colbertlateshow

3 years

. @BarackObama thinks @StephenAtHome ’s imitation of him was ‘terrible.’ 😂 #LSSC

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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General Mattis still isn’t speaking out. By Admiral McRaven is. Powerful, important and overdue stuff here. It’s time for the real patriots to stand up. McRaven would make a strong SecDef. Or VP candidate.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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Apparent suicide at Arlington today. We have a major problem in our veterans and military community, America. Send reinforcements. ⚡️

Arlington National Cemetery

@ArlingtonNatl

5 years

We were deeply saddened to learn about the apparent suicide in the cemetery earlier today. Our thoughts are with the family at this time. We thank our first responders for their quick reaction to the incident. ANC continues to support the family during their time of need.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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#LookForTheHelpers

Liam Stack

@liamstack

3 years

“If it wasn’t my job I would do it for free. It was absolutely my pleasure to crush a white nationalist insurrection,” he said. “And we’ll do it as many times as it takes.”

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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This is disgusting. An insult not just to LTC Vindman, but to our entire military and to all Americans. @realDonaldTrump does this to LTC Vindman. While he pardons war criminals. These are very dangerous times for America. #IYNAYNPA

Jennifer Jacobs

@JenniferJJacobs

4 years

BREAKING: Alex Vindman was escorted out of the White House by security this afternoon. Dismissed from NSC.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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. @MSNBC , @CNN , @cspan were all showing the arrival of Officer Sicknick’s remains at the Capitol live. Not @FoxNews . #NeverForget

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Even Trump is now calling @EsperDoD #Yesper . And Trump is now further humiliating Esper, for humiliating himself for Trump. This entire administration is a disgusting circular firing squad.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

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Trump admits he has considered firing Mark Esper

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

5 years

It’s after midnight on the east coast. Coast Guard direct deposit paychecks are likely not hitting as of....now. A shameful and terrible moment for America. #EndTheShutdown @realDonaldTrump

Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard

@ComdtUSCG

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I recognize that there is anxiety & uncertainty about the status of your pay this evening. Your senior leadership team continues to work on your behalf. We will provide an additional update by 1200 EST. Continue standing the watch--I am proud of your unwavering devotion to duty.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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A terrible and predictably bad end to a shamefully and destructive series of actions by Trump and his minions. To include SecDef #Yesper . They wanted to give Vindman a "rehabilitative assignment". They should have given him a medal. History certainly willl. #ThankYouLTCVindman

CNN

@CNN

4 years

Exclusive: Key impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is retiring from the US Army. His lawyer cites a “campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation” led by the President.

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@PaulRieckhoff

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17 times. 17. That says everything you need to know about the unprecedented, almost unimaginable demands on our military since 9/11.

Archive: Dr. Mark T. Esper

@EsperDoD

4 years

Deployed 17 times, Sgt. Maj. Payne received the Medal of Honor moments ago at the @WhiteHouse . His courage is as contagious to those watching the @POTUS present the medal as it was on the battlefield.

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@PaulRieckhoff

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Just arrest him. If he tried this shit with TSA at an airport, he’d be arrested. The same should be true in the Capitol. Period.

Matt Fuller

@MEPFuller

3 years

This has now been confirmed by a Capitol official: Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) tried to bring a gun onto the House floor today. (I also witnessed the whole thing and saw him try to give his gun to another member.)

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Remember when the Russian bounties was a big story?

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@PaulRieckhoff

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Let’s break this down. The Russians attacked our elections. (in my view, an act of war) And now, our President is ordering our military to literally hand over to them land we held on a battlefield. Is everyone seeing this?!? #OurEnemiesAreCelebrating

Exclusive: U.S. Cedes Syrian City to Russia in Battlefield 'Handover'

The U.S. "has been assisting the Russian forces to navigate through previously unsafe areas quickly," a senior Pentagon official told Newsweek.

www.newsweek.com

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@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

. @USNavy needs to deal with this ASAP.

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@PaulRieckhoff

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Every since I mentioned @KamalaHarris in a Tweet a few days ago, the torrent of horrendously insulting, racist, misogynistic & obscene things Tweeted at me about her by Trumpers & trolls is like nothing I’ve ever seen. And it was compounded when @LauraIngraham Tweeted at me. 1/8

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@PaulRieckhoff

3 years

Steve is a reporter AND a National Guard soldier. Remember him next time you hear Trump or anyone else call members of the press “enemies of the people”.

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@PaulRieckhoff

3 years

. @AOC still fails to appreciate how this country votes outside of NYC. Says this guy from NYC. Dems just won by being moderate. And she’s already making plays for power inside the party—while Georgia still hangs in the balance. Democrats can ALWAYS be counted on to eat their own.

Sally Goldenberg

@SallyGold

3 years

“I’ve been begging the party to let me help them for two years. That’s also the damn thing of it. I’ve been trying to help. Before the election, I offered to help every single swing district Democrat with their operation. And every single one of them, but five, refused my help.”

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@PaulRieckhoff

5 years

“At an off-camera briefing on Monday, Navy officials acknowledged that nothing in imagery released by the Pentagon shows Iranian Revolutionary Guards planting limpet mines on ships in the Gulf of Oman.”

Jeff Schogol

@JeffSchogol

5 years

As the US sends 1,000 more troops to Middle East, the Pentagon is a rudderless ship caught in a storm

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

“You’re not losers. You’re not suckers.” My friend, Navy SEAL vet, and Senator Bob Kerrey on @TheLastWord underscoring what needs to be said to many vets who might be already thinking that. Especially his follow Vietnam vets. And smartly underscoring the vet suicide problem.

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@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

That Graham/Harrison debate was just getting good. It’s a rare thing to wish there was more of a debate, but that’s the case tonight. It’s fun to watch Graham fight desperately for his political life.

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@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

BREAKING. This is going to politicize the NYC Veterans Day parade like it’s never been politicized before. Having Trump there will turn a day that is normally about unity, into a controversial, political spectacle.

New York Post

@nypost

4 years

Trump to kick off 100th Veterans Day parade in NYC on Monday

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@PaulRieckhoff

2 years

VICTORY. Finally. The #PACTact for veterans has passed. 86-11. The good guys and gals win. Veterans win. America wins. Hacks, partisans and jerks lose. It will soon be signed by the President. Help is finally on the way.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

The suckers and losers story continues to rattle Trump more than anything else. Watch him scramble when he’s asked about it. He knows it’s hurting him. #ABC

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

2 years

People who’ve never fired a weapon under stress think it’s like a Jason Bourne movie. But it’s infinitely messier. Most soldiers in the US Army couldn’t hit shit with a handgun at distance while under fire. Expecting civilians to do it is asinine. And boilerplate NRA propaganda.

Shannon Watts

@shannonrwatts

2 years

First, accuracy with a firearm depends on training – and police, who are highly trained, have an average hit rate of between 18 and 40%. Permitless carry laws - like in Indiana - strip all training requirements to carry a hidden, loaded handgun in public.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

5 years

Trump just said the PKK is worse than ISIS. He just said that. Out loud. #OurEnemiesAreCelebrating

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@PaulRieckhoff

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"They dedicated their lives to helping veterans. And they gave their lives helping veterans. And if we are to truly respect their sacrifice, we must help others understand the magnitude of it." #Yountville @CNN @IAVA @ChrisCuomo

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

It’s already Christmas in Afghanistan. And in many places where our troops are stationed around the world. We appreciate you, we remember you, and we salute you all. And your courageous families also serving here at home.🎄🇺🇸

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

3 years

A friendly reminder: you probably missed the news that a National Guard unit was ambushed IN AMERICA.

Dan Lamothe

@DanLamothe

3 years

Gunman ambushes National Guard convoy carrying COVID vaccine in Texas, cops say

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

“We’ve discovered a new way to defile the uniform. Today, we allow murderers to wear it while being lauded as heroes. They tell their stories on cable news specials.” -⁦ @elliotackerman ⁩ #OurEnemiesAreCelebrating

Trump's Pardons of Soldiers Shows How Little He Knows About War

Veteran Elliot Ackerman on why President Trump's pardons undermines the military

time.com

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

3 years

. @Maddow nails it. No more delays. No more excuses. No more bullshit. Our friends are dying. @POTUS , you need to unclog this cluster and make it happen. #SaveOurAllies . #GetThemToGuam .

Maddow Blog

@MaddowBlog

3 years

The president says he wants this done. Getting this done means it has to be done quickly. The dithering and handwringing here is blocking any of the evacuation effort from actually starting. Somebody high up *has* to unclog this.

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@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

He shouldn’t be fired. He should be celebrated. Instead, it looks like Trump is trying to Vindman him. Shameful. #IYNAYNPA #ThankYouCPTCrozier

NBC News

@NBCNews

4 years

BREAKING: US Navy is expected to announce that it has relieved the captain who sounded the alarm about a coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, according to two US officials.

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@PaulRieckhoff

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This would be a catastrophically bad decision. Bad for the Army, bad for our overall national security and bad for the fabric of our country.

The Associated Press

@AP

6 years

AP NewsBreak: The U.S. Army has moved in recent weeks to discharge dozens of immigrant recruits and reservists who enlisted through a program that promised them a path to citizenship.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

So long overdue. Camo is designed to help you hide. Our law enforcement personnel should not be hiding.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

“greeted with the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen.” That’s exactly what Saddam Hussein used to do and threaten. Today would be a good day for @Twitter to finally do the right thing and shut down #PresidentMayhem ’s account.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

....have been greeted with the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons, I have ever seen. That’s when people would have been really badly hurt, at least. Many Secret Service agents just waiting for action. “We put the young ones on the front line, sir, they love it, and....

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@PaulRieckhoff

2 years

Hell yes, Terry Bradshaw. This is what needed to be said. And the Navy reference is devastatingly powerful. #GetTheShot

Gifdsports

@gifdsports

2 years

Terry Bradshaw rips Aaron Rodgers for being a liar

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@PaulRieckhoff

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Everything is different now. 🇺🇦

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

.⁦ @PeteButtigieg ⁩ is the real deal. I saw it up close. For the Dems (and moderates especially) he’s a massive part the future. No matter what party you claim—or no party at all—he’s an American leader you should root for. And he’d make a hell of a Secretary of State.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

This is the opposite of leadership.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

4 years

Here's Jared Kushner going for the world record of most meaningless corporate buzzwords used in a single one-minute video clip

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@PaulRieckhoff

3 years

Yeah? I guess a war with ourselves doesn’t count to him.

Zeke Miller

@ZekeJMiller

3 years

Pence in CA: "This is the first administration in decades not to get America into a new war."

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@PaulRieckhoff

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BULLSHIT. And unacceptable. Courage, candor and caring for your troops must be celebrated. Not punished. Especially now. Capt. Brett Crozier: if the Navy’s political leadership and #PresidentMayhem don’t have your back, know that we, the American people, DO. #ThankYouCptCrozier

Reuters

@Reuters

4 years

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Navy is expected to relieve commander of coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier after a letter was leaked

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@PaulRieckhoff

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Bad. So bad. Bad for our troops, bad our military families and bad our national security. @IAVA and our allies will fight this—just like we’re fighting the ridiculous new attacks on our #GIBill . But it’s really shameful that we even have to. #WTF #DefendTheGIBill #WinterIsHere

The New York Times

@nytimes

6 years

The Trump administration is planning to suspend examinations of lenders for violations of the Military Lending Act, which was devised to protect military service members and their families from financial fraud

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@PaulRieckhoff

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🚨FINALLY someone in Congress has stepped up to do something about Tuberville. And no surprise, it’s combat vet, West Point grad, former @IAVA Board member, my friend and fellow New Yorker, @PatRyanUC .🧵

NBC News

@NBCNews

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Rep. Pat Ryan will introduce a resolution formally demanding Sen. Tommy Tuberville lift his monthslong blockade on hundreds of military promotions after Tuberville’s office said he won't budge.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

Pompeo is a disgrace to his position, to the Army and to his country.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

4 years

I wanna personally thank @RexChapman for being a source of light throughout this pandemic.

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

4 years

Wear. A Fkng. Mask...

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@PaulRieckhoff

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Here’s a rundown of places not called Mexico that will be paying for Trump’s wall. #IYNAYNPA

Military Times

@MilitaryTimes

5 years

Here’s everything the Pentagon is putting on hold to concentrate on building Trump's border wall

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

2 years

Ukraine is sending America condolences. That’s where we are today. That’s how bad it is.

Oksana Markarova

@OMarkarova

2 years

Loosing children to gun violence in peaceful time is a tragedy beyond understanding. Ukraine knows too well the horror of growing number of lost children. And our prayers are with those who lost their loved ones to the horrible crime in the elementary school of Uvalde, Texas. 🙏

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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He first deployed in 2002. And SIX more times after that. The civil-military divide has never been deeper in the history of our country. #RIP #Forgotistan

Dan Lamothe

@DanLamothe

5 years

This is Sgt. Maj. James G. Sartor. He was killed by small-arms fire in Afghanistan on Saturday, July 13 while deployed with 10th Special Forces Group. Between Iraq and Afghanistan, Sartor was deployed in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2019. RIP.

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

2 years

. @StephenAtHome is a good dude.

Stephen Colbert

@StephenAtHome

2 years

Thrilled to be at Thule Air Base in northern Greenland, spending the whole day with Guardians and Airmen! Or maybe it’s the night? 24 hours of sun is freaking me out. #SemperSupra

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Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦

@PaulRieckhoff

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My little boy is 3. And his school has had to teach him and his classmates this “Magnet Game.” In case of an active shooter. When I first got this email, I cried. This is the world we live in. And we owe to them to make it better. Now. #MSDSStrong #ParklandStrong #NeverForget

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