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A Huge Primary Day for Independents. Four Indy Vets on One Ballot in Washington State. Another Trump Head Fake Iran Deal.

Podcast: Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
Published: Aug 4, 2026
Duration seconds: 1189
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Summary

Trump says he's close to an Iran deal. He's been saying he's a week away from a Putin deal for a year and a half. Paul Rieckhoff calls the head fake for what it is, warns the media not to fall for it again, and lays out the chaos Congress is trying to jam through before its six-week recess — including Todd Blanche's nomination and the weaponization fund built to compensate January 6th insurrectionists. The forever wars don't take August off, and neither do we.