Righteous Media

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.

Rieckhoff on PRI: Is US military discipline in jeopardy?

  US Navy Secretary Richard Spencer is out of a job after disagreeing with President Donald Trump over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. Also, pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong had record voter turnout in a landslide victory for local council district elections. So, what comes next? And, a new study shows striking similarities in world music; suggests music may impact culture more than culture impacts music.

Paul on CNN’s New Day 11/25/19

  Angry American’s host Paul Rieckhoff on the chaos caused by President Trump’s forced resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer’s over the case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher