Rieckhoff in NYT: Trump Dismisses Troops’ Possible Brain Injuries as ‘Headaches’
The deputy commander of the American-led operation in Iraq said the Pentagon was putting service members through medical examinations to see if they had traumatic brain injuries. “Don’t just be outraged by #PresidentMayhem’s latest asinine comments,” Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, wrote in a Twitter post. “Take action to help vets facing TBIs,” a reference to traumatic brain injury. Read the article
Rieckhoff in WSJ: Veterans Differ With Trump Over Injuries From Iran Missile Attack
President says U.S. injuries in attack in Iraq weren’t very serious; veterans say his comments were ignorant Mr. Trump’s comments are “really counterproductive because we’ve worked for the last decade-and-a-half to highlight and educate people about the invisible injuries of war,” said Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and host of the Angry Americans podcast. “He really displayed remarkable ignorance about what could be the signature injury of our generation.” Read the article
Rieckhoff on Cuomo Prime Time Jan. 8, 2020
Angry Americans host Paul Rieckhoff on Cuomo Prime Time Jan. 8, 2020
Rieckhoff on Cuomo Prime Time Jan. 7, 2020
Angry Americans host Paul Rieckhoff on Cuomo Prime Time Jan. 7, 2020
NY1: A New York Veteran’s View on Tensions with Iran
Errol Louis discussed the breaking news of Iranian attacks on American forces in Iraq with Paul Rieckhoff, an Iraq war veteran and the host of the “Angry Americans” podcast.
Angry Americans host Paul Rieckhoff on Cuomo Prime Time January 6, 2020
Angry Americans host Paul Rieckhoff discusses the lack of clarity for troops headed to the middle East on Cuomo Prime Time Monday, January 6, 2020.
MSNBC: Tensions Escalate Between US, Iran
CNN: Sam Donaldson on ‘wag the dog’ claims
Some Trump critics are asking if the president is “wagging the dog,” stoking a conflict to distract from his own impeachment. But legendary journalist Sam Donaldson says he doesn’t think so. Paul Rieckhoff also joins the conversation and advocates for on-camera press briefings from the Pentagon and White House.
CNN: Are Trump’s Iran actions motivated by media coverage?
Brian Stelter cites new reporting that shows Trump is being affected by news coverage of his actions in the Middle East. Katie Rogers says Trump “has a particular aversion to coverage that makes him look weak.” Paul Rieckhoff says leaders need to “control the tone, to de-escalate and in order to do that we have to be thoughtful, we have to be measured, we have to be clear-headed — all the things that Trump is generally not.”
MSNBC: Soleimani killing could fuel new Middle East war expert fears
The Trump administration has carried out a strike killing Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Now many are questioning whether Donald Trump and the president’s White House officials have a plan to deal with the repercussions that will not get America embroiled in another war in the Middle East. Activist and author Zainab Salbi and host of the podcast Angry Americans Paul Rieckhoff join Joy Reid to discuss.