Angry Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Category: In the media

Rieckhoff on Let’s Get After It with Chris Cuomo – June 11, 2020

Angry Americans host Paul Rieckhoff hits a number of topics related to the military and security in this June 11 episode of Chris Cuomo’s Let’s Get After It. From the VA testing hydroxychloroquine on veterans to Trump’s politicization of the West Point graduation… it’s a conversation you won’t want to miss.

Trump’s VA is treating veterans with unproven drug

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/opinions/va-treating-veterans-unproven-drug/index.html (CNN)The Department of Veterans Affairs could learn an important lesson from their colleagues at SpaceX and NASA after the historic launch to the International Space Station last month was initially postponed due to inclement weather. When there’s a storm rolling in, you don’t fly into it, no matter how much a powerful person looking […]

Rieckhoff on Cuomo 4/23/2020

Angry Americans host Paul Rieckhoff joins CNN’s Chris Cuomo to discuss the VA’s lack of preparation and planning for the Coronavirus.

AP: VA medical facilities struggle to cope with coronavirus

Angry Americans host Paul Rieckhoff sounds the alarm on the VA in this April 23, 2020 AP news article. “There has been a failure of leadership at VA, and veterans, VA employees and the public are suffering as a result,” said Paul Rieckhoff, founder and former head of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America […]

Rieckhoff on TRMS 4/14/2020

Angry Americans host Paul Rieckhoff appears on TRMS on 4/14/2020 to discuss the VAs failure to prepare for COVID-19.

Rieckhoff on Cuomo Prime Time -The VA and Coronavirus Preparedness and Testing – March 20, 2020

Angry Americans host Paul Rieckhoff joins CNN’s Chris Cuomo for a discussion on the VA’s level of preparedness and ability to test veterans for Coronavirus.

RIECKHOFF IN VARIETY: EDWARD GALLAGHER, TRUMP’S FAVORITE WAR CRIMINAL, IS A “CONSERVATIVE INFLUENCER” NOW

Rieckhoff on Gallagher – Variety Magazine “Trump is a master of casting, and Gallagher is a perfect fit,” Paul Rieckhoff, the founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, told the Times. “He’s handsome, he’s heroic, he’s got a beautiful wife. He’s a Rambo version of the same story Trump has been telling over […]

Rieckhoff on CNN’s Reliable Sources January 5, 2020

Angry Americans host Paul Rieckhoff on CNN’s Reliable Sources. Are Trumps Actions Being Motivated by Media Coverage? January 5, 2020.

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 […]

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 […]