Willie Geist On ICE Raids, Scarring Kids and Trump Watching Morning Joe.
January 23, 2026
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as posted by the channelFootball Playoffs, Luke Combs, Bruce Springsteen, Greenland. Winter Storm Fern is Coming. Don Lemon, Tiktok, Paris Hilton, AOC, Stars And Stripes in the Crosshairs.
Winter Storm Fern is coming—but so is Willie Geist.
In this special Football Friday episode of Independent Americans, host Paul Rieckhoff welcomes back one of the show’s very first guests: MS NOW Morning Joe co-anchor and Sunday Today host Willie Geist.
They break down a huge week in America:
• ICE’s horrifying detention of 5-year-old Liam Ramos, the killing of Renee Goode, and the abusive culture driving raids in Minneapolis, Maine and soon Portland.
• Trump’s escalating assault on the free press—from DOJ’s move against Don Lemon to attacks on outlets like Stars and Stripes.
• How Willie approaches his job with a president targeting media, and why this is the time to stay in the country and stay in the fight.
• NFL Championship Sunday: Patriots–Broncos, Seahawks–Rams, Drake May’s calm under pressure vs. Matt Stafford’s monster season, and what real leadership looks like on the field.
• Giants, Harbaugh, Skattebo, Yankees, Don Mattingly, Keith Hernandez, Juan Soto—and why New Yorkers don’t have to hate the Mets.
• The power of snow days, Springsteen shows, live sports and music to remind us we’re more united than our feeds suggest.
If you’re furious about ICE, worried about democracy, but still love football, music and a good snowstorm with your kids, this episode is for you.
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