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Stephen K. Bannon
Once the enemy positions are pinpointed, the unit maneuvers to concentrate its fire and saturate the area. After inflicting all damage possible on the Red positions, the patrol will pull back within its own lines.
Eric Schmidt
It's.
Stephen K. Bannon
In Korea. United nations troops push on in the cautious advance against the Communists. An advance whose purpose, General Ridgeway states, is not to seize ground, but to wipe out the enemy. The Chinese Red army, fighting desperately in small isolated stands, prefers to give ground on wider fronts rather than join battle. And it's up to the infantry to clear out the pockets of die hard Communists. With the enemy falling back to the Han River, United nations commanders had expected that the Reds would make their stand there. But under a steady withering barrage, GIs are able to cross the river and establish a beachhead. Within two hours, a pontoon bridge spans the Han and United nations troops and equipment pour across toward the capital city of Seoul. Moments later, Chinese Communists prisoners are being marched to the rear. Seoul too falls into United nations hands, this time not as a prime military target, but as the result of the clean United nations sweep up the Korean peninsula. The once proud capital of the Korean Republic is a mass of ruins whose able bodied men have been carried off to forced service in North Korea. Children and the aged are left to see the liberation of their city. Above Seoul, Mudd and the Marines take over. For once, the Marines almost meet their match as spring thaws slow down the United nations push. The Marines came back into action only recently from the Hungnam Beachheim. Despite obstacles, United nations forces drive on to the 38th parallel border of North Korea.
Eric Schmidt
This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies because we're going medieval on these people. Christians, I got a free shot.
Alex De Grasse
All these networks lying about the people.
Eric Schmidt
The people have had a belly full of it.
Alex De Grasse
I know you don't like hearing that.
Eric Schmidt
I know you try to do everything in the world to stop that.
Alex De Grasse
But you're not going to stop it.
Eric Schmidt
It's going to happen. And where do people like that go to share the big lie? MAGA MEDIA I wish in my soul, I wish that any of these people had a conscience.
Alex De Grasse
Ask yourself, what is my task and what is my purpose?
Eric Schmidt
If that answer is to save my.
Alex De Grasse
Country, this country will be saved.
Stephen K. Bannon
WAR ROOM here's your host, Stephen K. Banner.
Eric Schmidt
It's Wednesday, the 25th of June, in the year of our Lord 2025. 75 years ago today, the beginning of the Korean War. Of course, at the time it was called a. They, you know, the legislation they passed was being A police effort, a police action. Incredibly bloody war still not ended. They kind of have a ceasefire just like President Trump got in the other day in, in between the Persians and the Israelis. A ceasefire. President Trump today at NATO and this is why it was so important he finally had NATO. He finally got NATO to step up to the plate for a meaningful defense. 5% of GDP. Folks, I don't think it's easy to comprehend what a massive victory that is for President Trump. These were people at the beginning, they couldn't even get to 2%. They committed to 2% when they overthrew the democratically elected although Putin aligned government in Ukraine in a color revolution driven by the United States State Department. Remember Victoria Nuland, a couple, three of those other war criminals. Well, NATO said they had to go to 2% of the time. Never matched it, never made it. And if you actually looked at what they were spending, it was on climate change and women's health care and just everything but combat arms. Everything about inter, anything but interoperability maneuvers had actually work as an alliance. Right, work as an alliance. So NATO's was kind of in shambles. President Trump and it was quite endearing today. He, he, he, he was really very paternal. We're honored to have Senator Eric Schmidt from the great state of Missouri. Senator, thank you very much. I was just talking. We did a preamble to the shore of Cold open. I know you couldn't see it, but it was about the Korean War. We couldn't play it this morning because we covered for the first hour President Trump's remarks in his amazing press conference. I know you've got a lot of thoughts on this, on burden sharing and being an ally. What do you take away from President Trump's trip to the Netherlands for the two day summit?
Unknown Speaker
Sir?
Well, Steve, it's great to be with you. By the way. I think it's pretty remarkable that I consider myself a realist. Right. And I think you view the world similarly and it's really kind of coming of age now. We're moving away from this sort of neoliberal, this neoconservative, this kind of Wilsonian view of the world where so many of the foreign policy blob in this town, in permanent Washington, think we could be everywhere all at once, all the time. And that's not true. Like if you believe in scarcity, we have to make decisions. What are the core interests of the United States of America? Clearly the 21st century is going to be defined by who wins this great competition, us or China. So Europe has to step up in a much more meaningful way. So President Trump having that conversation with European leaders and, you know, 2017 and 2018, very different than the reception he got today, which I think is telling, and why the election was so important in 2024. It cements the status. He's a real leader. And I think I actually went to Munich, the security conference. I had never been. I went this February. JD Vance was over there, too, and of course, delivered that really important speech about free speech. And I went over there to tell them not what these Europeans wanted to hear, but the truth, which is you need to step up. Like this dynamic that existed after World War II, where we kind of had an umbrella of security, we had these ridiculous trade deals. All of that was to make sure that they could, you know, stave off Soviet Communism. Well, after the Cold War, we never really adjusted, and now is the time for that kind of adjustment from a foreign policy perspective, sort of the globalist. Globalists had their time. And then also on the trade side, which is why, you know, it's so impressive. Trump's. What so important, what President Trump's trying to do to rebalance the equation on trade, too. So. So I'm just really optimistic now. The proof will be in the pudding, Steve. As you know, they've made sort of these, these great flowery speeches before their 5% number. It can't be for pensions. Like pensions and percentage GDP don't win wars, munitions do, bullets do. And the problem, of course, Europe has is they have an atrophied, you know, defense industry and the deindustrialization that even Germany now is experiencing. They got, they got a lot of problems, but at least this is positive momentum. And it's really all because of President Trump.
Eric Schmidt
You know, they're hectoring President Trump about the, about the different intelligence reports. And of course he says, hey, look, it's total obliteration and we did our job. The 12 Day War is over. I'm getting back on a plane. I got other problems. I'm trying to deal the Ukraine situation. What are your thoughts on the 12 Day War and where we stand right now?
Alex De Grasse
He said, hey, look, the Iranians may.
Eric Schmidt
Come in next week. I may meet with the Persians. I don't know if I'm going to sign anything. What's your, what's your sense and what's the folks in Missouri's sense of all this?
Unknown Speaker
Well, I tell you, you know, we were in this kind of Ukraine debate, what, a year and a half ago, like, more money for Ukraine and I would say on the Senate floor speaking out against the additional money was there's literally been no person in Missouri who's ever come up to me and said, you know what, Eric, we want you to go fight for another 60 or 80 billion dollars for Ukraine. This just never came up, ironically, securing their border while we had a wide open southern border. So now, you know, I think that, again, this sort of realism view is kind of taking hold. And I think what President Trump. The most important thing, Steve, that happened, I think, in the last week, and I talked to President Trump to thank him, because I was talking to him, I didn't want to get us dragged into some long, protracted conflict in the Middle East. The American people don't want that. Missourians don't want that. Now, a targeted, overwhelming, Jacksonian sort of show force on a key strategic core, national interest of the United States, that's one thing. But I think his ability and the restraint that he showed in pivoting to peace and a ceasefire was really important because, trust me, there were plenty of people in this town who were wanting him to be, you know, more engaged and have more involvement and pull us in. And I think if we've learned anything from the last 30 years, which I hope we have, is that that's just not our role. We can't be the cop on the beat around the world. We've got a lot of problems here that we need to address. We still need to be, you know, sort of a dominant military, but overwhelming force only when it's in our interest. And we're not going to have. We're not going to be, you know, nation builders around the world with this kind of wandering foreign policy that's dominated the last 30 years.
Eric Schmidt
By the way, our audience remembers, because we played. We played your speech in its entirety from the floor. And I think it's one of the big reasons, you know, Mitch McConnell is not majority leader, I think, was your speech and a couple others that really, you stuck the landing. By the way, Missouri had a pretty big part in this, right? The B2s came out of Missouri.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, that's right. The B2s are Whiteman Air Force Base. And, you know, it's just kind of incredible. I've been there. It's an incredibly secure facility. Like, literally, if you cross a couple double yellow lines, they'll shoot you on sight. Like, it's like, you know, importantly so. Right. Because those B2s are all there. But to, you know, the. The deception, you know, having a couple go to Guam, meaning while the others were flying eastward. But to be in that cockpit for 30 straight hours, you know, no real signal intelligence. And to drop bunker busting bombs on something the size of a wheelbarrow is pretty remarkable and very effective. And they effectively obliterated Iran's nuclear weapon ambition. So, yeah, kudos to the, the men and women who were part of that at white Men. And I talked to the President. I know we want to try to get them, get them to the White House at some point, but, yeah, Missouri played a key role.
Eric Schmidt
Senator, before you became, before you came to the U.S. senate, you were one of the toughest attorney generals in the country. What is your sense? Because I know the President talks to you a lot about this. What is your sense of these judges? And you're seeing these rules. Got that we got the deportations and they get orders from the Supreme Court, people are not getting out. I mean, they talk about the rule of law. Is, is. I've never seen anything like this. Is part of the judiciary in active revolt against not just the rule of law, but also Article 2 of the Constitution, sir?
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, I think so. And you saw, I think, the most glaring example yet. It's interesting, actually. My Solicitor General, John Sauer, became the Solicitor General of the United States, and then the first four district court judges out of the gate were in my AG's office. So we're really proud of what the imprint Missouri's had on kind of fighting for the rule of law. We pushed back against the vaccine mandates in one. We had the Missouri versus Biden, of course, the censorship case we brought that. We had the student loan debt forgiveness case. We won at the Supreme Court. So really proud of that. We want to hold that. And what you see now is this judge in Massachusetts just yesterday defying the Supreme Court order. I mean, these are rapists and murderers. And I think that's sort of the next frontier. This is outside the bounds of any reasonable discussion. Right. But I think here, my take on it, Steve, ultimately is, as you saw, with that decision from the Supreme Court and others, these, these leftist district court judges, these real activist judges, they kind of have their, like Boasberg, right? They have their 15 minutes of fame, but as they make their way up the court system and ultimately Supreme Court, I think President Trump is by and large going to be successful as his agenda because, of course, the President, who's the only person elected by the entire country, the head basically of the Article 2 branch, can make decisions on personnel and programming. He has immense authority. Of course, you know, under the alien Enemies act. We're I legislation to expand the expedited removal provisions of the, the 1990s reform that allowed him to remove people quicker. So all of these things as they play out, even though there's, I think, a lot of kicking and screaming, by and large, he's going to be pretty successful. But it is, I think you're seeing sort of the last gasp of left leftism as it made its way under the Article 3 branch. But I think the law is on our side.
Eric Schmidt
So we got about 30 seconds. Will the president be signing the big beautiful bill on the 4th of July on his desk? We still got a ways to go. Some work in the Senate to do.
Unknown Speaker
There's still some work in the Senate, but I'm still hopeful. I think we'll get there. But yeah, we're working through all that right now.
Eric Schmidt
Senator Schmidt, where do people go to find out more about your website, your social media, how do people contact, you know, get to know you?
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, yeah. Eric Schmidt Schmitt on I'm pretty active on X and then we're on, you know, Instagram and, and Facebook and all that too. We encourage people to reach out and interact and we'll have to get on your shore more show more often. Steve, really appreciate what you do.
Eric Schmidt
You, you have an open invitation. The president speaks incredibly highly of you and I know he appreciates your guidance, sir. So thank you very much for coming on and thank you for representing the great people in the great city of Missouri.
Unknown Speaker
Thanks, Steve. Take care.
Eric Schmidt
Thank you. President Trump won there by 18 points. That is Missouri is a not just a red state, it's MAGA country. Okay, we're gonna take a short commercial break. If you haven't done it, take your phone out and text Bannon V A N N O N at 989-898. You get the ultimate guide. It's totally free. Ultimate guide for investing in Gold and precious metals in the Age of Trump. Do it today. Get up the learning curve of why gold is a hedge in times of turbulence. Short break Aleister Grass in New York City. On the other side.
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Eric Schmidt
Okay. To talk about politics and economics, national security. You know, President Trump had a great talk today about Secretary of War and eob. That building we've shown you many times when the dignitaries are coming up, that kind of classical building it looks like was built late in the, in the 19th century. That was the Secretary of Wars in state at one time. And the older building I think was actually the War Department. And President Lincoln spent so much of the, of the Civil War in the telegraph office. But all these are kind of inextricably linked as we've talked about the convergence of these crises and so what's happening in the Middle east, in the, in the war, the 12 day war and what's happening in Kiev and President Trump today saying, Hey, 7,000 casualties last week on the Ukraine side. So he's, he's very moved by that. He's trying to stop as we talk about the kinetic part of the Third World War. But this war is also in politics. We say all the time that the one, the central front is in Los Angeles, streets of Los Angeles, in Chicago where you know, 10 million, at least 10 million illegal aliens just here in Biden's watch. I'm not even saying, talking about the 30 because people say, Steve, it's really 30 or 40. I go, yo, dude, I got it. But if you can't take care of the 10 that came in, absolutely an invasion in the last four years, then you're never going to take care of, you're never going to sort out the rest. So let's just focus on that. And you've seen this huge fight. You know, Senator Schmidt was just talking about it. The Supreme Court Comes out, Supreme Court comes out and says President Trump can deport the bad hombres and send them to different countries. And it's 100% not a question. You got judges defying the Supreme Court up in Massachusetts. So this is a war to the knife on so many fronts. And that's what we try to do here in the war room. Yesterday in, in New York City was a tectonic plate shift. Okay. It was a, it was a explosion of something We've been following a lot. We haven't had a chance to cover it a lot. We've been following this campaign because it's quite extraordinary. And one of the reasons we didn't want to cover too much, we want to give it too much air until we see how to played out. Although we were pretty, we were pretty solid thinking that this young man could actually put it off because Cuomo looked like he was not engaged all the time. Alex De Grasse joins me. Alex, the candidate that won yesterday is the merger of the red green. And people have to take this very, very seriously. This is the red green merger. This kind of neo Marxism coupled with, with jihadist strong beliefs. And they've kind of merged together because they hate the Judeo Christian west so much. Although they don't have the same belief system internally for each other. What they want to do is take down the system and defeat the Judeo Christian west and then they'll divide up the carcass later. And if people think this is, and I've talked about this so many times in the show, we brought so many experts on here. It's one of the things Laura Loomer's been focused on. You know, we've had so many experts over the years. Back at Breitbart, we started this over a decade ago, back in 2000, 201011 with Andrew. And then after I took over in 12, this was a huge emphasis of ours. We started launched Breitbart Jerusalem because of this. One of the reasons we have Harnwell in Rome is to make sure we cover all this. Raheem Kassam is one of the great experts. We had Rahim on this morning. In fact, these memes are going around with like the Statue of Liberty, Justin Hajib or Burqa. Rahim had the COVID of his book, I think a decade ago. He put the book up today, no go zones, which is still, if you read it today, you think it's ripped from today's headlines. So this is a huge deal now on two fold. Alex DeGrasse is our Expert Alex, first off, I want you to describe who this guy is. But I'm telling people right now that this was one of the most sophisticated election operations I've ever seen as far as understanding how to message of understanding, how to present your message of understanding where to be this young man and the team around him are as sophisticated. And I say I've seen a couple of great social media campaigns win basically in order to Trump in 16 when we really had nothing. Salvini, I think Salvini in 17 and 18 and then Bolsonaro, all three of those won with the use of social media with very little money and very little understanding. But Trump, Salvini in Italy and then Bolsonaro in Brazil. This one, I'll be brutally frank, folks. This was next level. This was like the sophistication of Obama back in the primary against Hillary Clinton after he had met with the Facebook guys in Zuckerberg and you know, they kind of made that deal later to let the oligarchs be oligarchs, but they got him on social media. Hillary Clinton ran an old fashioned campaign and eventually got smoked. This reminded me of the book the Last Hurrah, right? And John Ford made a film which I think was John, it was Curly in Boston. But the Frank Skevington was the character he ran for I think the fifth or sixth time in, in the late 1950s in Boston against some Republican who, I guess or some guy who was going to go to PTA meetings and school boards and. And they were mocking. This guy is like, what the hell is he know? Boom, he got blown out. Cuomo got blown out. Alex, this is your territory. Give us your assessment, sir.
Unknown Speaker
So I think it's really interesting, twofold. He deserves a ton of credit. We've been following his campaign, certainly team Elise as we plot and you know, do a deep dive on Elise's possible, you know, path of victory if she were to run for governor and his campaign, I mean, go to the website, you know, I would tell the posse, go, go see what these people are capable of. The slick branding, the sort of, I mean it looks like it's like a. I don't even know, a flashy movie, right? And it's very professionally marketed and you know, what he's selling is insane. Of course on the issues he's a total. He's a total. Exactly. The intersection of jihadist ism, jihadism as well as this green communism, just the whole thing merged. It's fascinating to think about, but the reality is they are coming up, but.
Eric Schmidt
To low information voters. They don't know that. They don't know what is jihad. They don't know neo Marxism. To low information voters. And he had a massive turnout, correct me if I'm wrong, among young people. It shocked people. And Cuomo's was Frank Skeffington's campaign, the last hurrah. He did the most traditional stuff, Upper east side, Upper west side, go to the power brokers, go on the right, sheriffs get set. He got trapped all the time in these debates. He got trapped big time in the debates. He ran a very traditional New York City Democratic primary power. And he got smoked by a kid that totally, I think, in New York City at least, and I think that the rest of the country for disruptors, kind of redefine how you actually run a campaign when you don't raise a ton of money. Is that correct, Alex?
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, I agree. I mean, he copied President Trump. And I was going to get, you know, I mean, they did what the war room talked about. I mean, they went and registered a ton of new voters. Not just that, they registered tens and I mean, tens and tens of thousands of Democrats that they then turned out to vote. Something I've always talked about on the show that President Trump and his campaign excel at is, you know, bringing in those new voters. New voters vote at a much higher rate than, you know, just sort of already registered voters, right? So they bring people in, they're changing, they change target matrix, just like President Trump did. He had low propensity voters like you can't imagine coming out for him in massive numbers and coming out early. Now, we saw those early vote numbers and we understood this thing was, was cake. You know, this bake was. The cake was baked. And we've been telling everyone, you know, you know, all the money guys, everyone hitting us up, hey, what do you think? I'm like, I would save your money and not spend it on Cuomo because, you know, some of these Democrats, you know, finance guys, because they're scared, Steve. I mean, the taxes, this, that and everything else, but they brought the new voters in, they registered new voters, they turned out low propensity voters. They did all the fundamentals. They had 50,000 people out knocking on doors. All I would hear from my friends in New York City, I'm a New Yorker, his ground game is everywhere. I mean, I was in the city a couple times. We see these people literally everywhere, Steve. They've got an army. You don't build an army like this and then send them home. Someone said that to me, a very smart Democrat operative and who's not on the side of these communists, which what they are, they're not socialists. They are full throated Marxist communist. One of his major platforms is seizing grocery stores and turning them into government run stores out of the Soviet Union. I mean, this stuff is insane. And no one's ever seen said this type of stuff before, really, at least in our country. And I think he's a big wake up call for people, I think in general. But you don't build an army like this, which he built, and then send these people home. Steve, they're going to take this all over the country.
Eric Schmidt
They only asked him softball questions. They haven't gotten to the jihad and everything like that. But because I talked to some professional people who totally missed it. But then there are a couple of people I know who had been involved in politics and they're brilliant and, and one of them kept saying the media is missing this, but this is a modern version or newer version of AOC versus. Versus. Was it Joe Crowley? Joe Crowley in that primary they go, yeah, this guy is everywhere. And Cuomo is not showing up like Joe Crowley blew off aoc. Next thing you know you've got AOC and she's a national figure. This guy's already become a national figure in the Democratic Party overnight, kind of as he should be. And I, you know, but I tell people, you got to be very careful in thinking this through because this is a smart. Don't think you're going to get just going some sloganeering and blow this, blow this guy out. You got to be very, you got to be very if you're going to defeat him. And to me, he's got to be defeated. I mean, New York City's already in bad shape. What he's promising in the upbeat promises are going to drive the corporation, is going to drive the tax base out of New York. Is that too far off base, Alex?
Unknown Speaker
Now, I mean, people are already talking about, you know, the real estate. Everyone's joking in Palm beach and Miami. Certainly the governor of New York has a lot of influence and power over the mayor. So a lot of people are talking to that. Certainly our phones have been ringing off the hook from Democrats, Republicans, independents, money guys all over the place kind of gaming this out, wondering what's going on. No, I mean, this guy La Cuomo was, is very flawed and it was sort of a pipe dream. And that's what's crazy about these Democrats, right? With Kamala, with Biden, it's like they're so out of touch. The elites, you know, just, I mean, they had like $40 million. And this is insane. He lit it on fire. He ran a horrible campaign. He's in union halls. It's sort of out of like 10, 15 years ago, Steve. And he's just not even out with people. I mean, I saw a video with Mamdani. One of Cuomo's paid canvassers is dancing, saying he's voting for mom. Dani, we're in a Cuomo canvas shirt and he's with mom, dummy. And they're dancing, you know, so they had this thing totally sorely locked up. And Cuomo, I mean, he's got massive issues. That was sort of a pipe dream, I think, for the media that sort of can't accept the fact that the Democrat Party is going in this direction of full blown jihadist. Here's the thing. Democrats play nice.
Alex De Grasse
Hang on.
Eric Schmidt
I want to get into all that, but I got to take a short commercial break. Break. Alex De Grasse is with us. Monumental upset in New York City. It has national implication, maybe even international, as the world came to visit in this primary. Short break.
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Eric Schmidt
Okay, Degrasse is with us. Folks, this is one that's going to take up a lot of Mindshare one. I think the Democrats feel they got a. They've got a. On one hand, the younger Democrats feel they got a. Not just a message because it's all about affordability. This guy did own the affordability issue and Republicans have got to focus on this, particularly for young folks. We said for a while folks can't own homes. The rate of people getting married is later family formations. The reason is people just don't have good jobs. 25% of Harvard's graduating class does not have, do not have jobs right now. And I'm not saying they're great, but hey, that's kind of a benchmark, right? You come in an Ivy League school like Harvard, you think you get your ticket punch, you should get a job. 25% unemployment. Alex, the details of why this should be a wake up call for Republicans not just to dismiss this saying, oh, it's just Democrats in New York. You get a bunch of crazy progressives. The warning signs that I say this is like a DEFCON 2 of people should pay attention. First off, the, if you don't like the Nancy Pelosi's and Chuck Schumer's, I think they're, I think they're being showed that even Hakeem Jeffries, if they don't show him the door, they're essentially in the Joe Crowley Cuomo class that these young people in the Democratic Party that are far, far left are dismissing their elders right now. Sir.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, I think if you're an establishment Democrat across the country, you should be very worried because it's very clear that the heart and pulse of the Democrat party is sort of into the far left. That's where the energy is, that's where the momentum is. That's where the support is pretty overwhelmingly. Because it's not just Mamdani, but when you add up the rest of these fools that were running, you know, some of these guys that got five, you know, Lander, these random people, you know, they're at 10%. You know, you equal out Cuomo, I mean, it's like only one third, Steve. So when only one third is even voting in, Cuomo is far left. As far as I'm aware of. He did bail reform, he did this, that, you know, he's the reason why New York is in the gutter. So, you know, they are, they are shifting rapidly left. And so the stakes are high because I think you're going to see a lot of these candidates running in races. And I think it's important that people really look into who they are, who they're tied to. Mamdani staff Steve has ties to the terrorist organizations. The New York Post had that, you know, former members of the dsa, all these people, I mean there really is. And the war room has been at the forefront of talking about the converging jihadist, really Marxist, communist, green kind of energy type people. Crazy. It's all climate change, cult converging. And you've got this guy and he ran out. He owned the Republican narratives. Affordability, right? Costs of living, jobs, housing crisis, everything else. He's selling crazy prescription. But it spread like wildfire. And the big thing, Steve, is you're looking at the ccp. They've got massive influence in New York City. I mean, we've talked about it on this show. The infiltration of the local New York City Democrat Party. Kathy Hochul's office. You've seen that repeatedly with those. What I'm hearing from folks, what we're seeing online with some sort of analysts are looking at is sort of how bots and other people have tried to juice him with the algorithm. And it's really concerning. I think looking at some of the people tied to his campaign have direct ties into communist sort of exterior, those kind of groups that are, you know, sort of an extension of the ccp. So I think more of this is going to come as he now becomes a target on the national stage. You know, the Cuomo, they just didn't have a handle on it. And you know, Democrats, they, they struggle to try to fight each other because they've got to be peaceful.
Eric Schmidt
I got to ask question what shocked me D Cuomo have an oppo department at all? I mean this guy really got through. Obviously the media is going to treat him like, you know, the second coming. It was nothing but softball questions. This guy's so happy, so upbeat. You know, it's just happy clappy the whole time. Cuomo, who used to be a pretty tough hombre, never laid a glove on this guy. The Cuomo even have an oppo group doing opposition research from this guy because this young man is quite dicey and very questionable, sir.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, so I've heard from a bunch of very well sourced liberal journalists who have been really chatty this morning. And checking in with us. And they've made clear that they've heard from those around Cuomo that there was no oppo book, there was no operation. Of course they were hitting him on the anti Semitism issue and some of those bread and butter stuff, but they really weren't looking into this guy's past. I mean, he just moved to this country seven years ago. I think he had a wedding in uae, hundreds of thousands of dollars. His parents are tied in with all these radical groups. I mean, this guy's stone cold Steve. I mean, this is really something out of a book in many regards. And no, I think that they didn't do anything. I think now the country is sort of looking at this. I know people on the right, people on the left, people all over the place, kind of what is going on, scratching their heads and it's alarming.
Eric Schmidt
New York city's got what, 1.3 million Jewish people. I think a ton of, a ton of young Jewish people came out and voted for this guy.
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, that's right.
Eric Schmidt
It's, it's, it's, it's amazing In Gaza, Gaza was a big part of this. I mean, if all the, all the issues that have come up on Columbia and all the arrests down in Washington Square park, how big this has been, this kind of intifada supporting revolt by the worst elements, right. It's shocking that they use that to their advantage. That's why I'm saying it's a way, it better be a wake up call for people because 26 is going to come. This thing's going to be in November. Next thing you know, you're going to be in 26 people. We've got to deconstruct now this, you can, you, you can strip the bark off this guy, which I'm sure whoever, eventually, if it's Cuomo or Adams or Curtis. So I think is a great guy, but he's a novelty candidate. It can't be him. At the end of the day, somebody's going to do the oppo and just hold him accountable. But there are lessons here for the Republican Party. Like you said, they took a little of the populist issues. Of course he's got these bizarre communist socialist solutions, but they knew that people, people want people that are going to fight. They want people that are engaged, they want people that are there to disrupt. They're tired of the way it is. You know, this is kind of, the rent's too damn high and you know, I can't, my job doesn't pay anything. I don't have any health care, etc. Alex DeGrasse, what are the big lessons you take away as a, as a strategist?
Unknown Speaker
Yeah, no, I think the social media was huge. I think obviously he sort of seized the moment, was everywhere, you know, using. I think the key is that he is leading a movement. This is not a campaign, just like President Trump is leads a movement that we're all proudly part of. And you've got now it's, it's sort of the next level here. See, we've got two movements and there's going to be a collision. Of course, you've got President Trump out here bashing him as a communist psychopath or whatever you said. But the reality is that communist psychopath has hundreds of thousands of followers now that are mobilizing and they're ready for a throwdown. And so are we. And so this is going to develop. So I look forward to continuing as we track this, Steve, because I think this is going to be nationwide. That's my take. This is coming city nationwide. The unwritten story was the same thing. DSA candidates, working family socialist candidates won in Albany, Buffalo, maybe Yonkers. I'm trying to remember. So all across New York state, people of this ilk not as far out there as him one in all these Democrat primaries. And I think that's going to be a big trend and we've got to gear up because if they're going to bring this new coalition, we got to be ready for a fight. Of course, the ballot box, you got.
Eric Schmidt
To be ready for a fight. This is and think about it, Alex, almost 25 years from 911 and he's a radical jihadist. His parents, his father first off, his branch as Rahim went through today, the Twelvers are one of the most radical branches of all. And his father is certainly a radical and he was his formation as a young man was through this. So and it's interesting, a big portion of young Jewish, progressive Jewish people voted for him. Also, you dropped another bombshell to me in the break. Are you saying he actually from some of the Orthodox neighborhoods and the Orthodox, as folks know, have been the backbone in these Jewish communities of the Trump MAGA vote. Are you saying actually in some Orthodox neighborhoods actually voted for this guy?
Unknown Speaker
He pulled out some votes there, of course, which people were surprised about. And from the feedback we're hearing from from those communities is that Cuomo just really had no get out to vote operation and his people showed up and were there, they were working the doors, they were talking with folks they were in the grassroots, they were organizing and hey, when you, when you put that work and you get votes. That's what we've been saying on the show, Steve. Right.
Eric Schmidt
They got it. Sir. Where do people go for your social media? I know you're all over this one.
Unknown Speaker
The grass 81 I'm on x True to get truth getter all of it. Thank you Steve. I think people really go to his website, take a look at the marketing, read into his bio. I'm sure Raheem hit it on head really alarming stuff of course but the reality just quickly is the national Democrats who are calling him a star. Well then honestly they are going to own these crazy policies and this is going to be a big time for them politically. So that's the other thing here. But all right, thank you, Steve.
Eric Schmidt
They're saying oh he's a star. They're right now I'm telling you their days, their half life of those guys is, is shorter than the Republicans. That's going to be a, a maga populist, you know right wing throwdown with this in, in this coming November you can see I think it's going to be quite surprising. He can definitely be beaten. There's no doubt about that. You but you got to get you you better be very focused. Do not think this kid's a pushover. All those people that dismissed Obama early on when you saw what he was doing as a and remember he ran as an anti war populist against the Clinton mafia. Don't dismiss this and this is actually more dangerous. I think neo Marxism and the Red Green Alliance. Neo Marxism and radical jihad. Particularly in the heart the financial capital of the world. Alex, thank you. One more time. Where do people go sir but the.
Unknown Speaker
Grass 81 on x and at the grass on truth Getter. Thanks Steve. Thanks for the war room.
Eric Schmidt
Thank you sir. Today I know you know we finished the show. I was today was a little, this morning was a little not convoluted because we had the, we had the president's press conference, his remarks, his press conference supposed to start at 9. So I kind of figured hey if they start on time it will roll right into the show. Be perfect. Of course they started at 10 and went to 10. It was magnificent. I could have played that over and over again to run the sprockets off it. As we say here when he's calling on Kaitlan Collins he called on like the hardest toughest people. I think he called on the woman who actually broke. So he says hey there's another beauty, right? And just called him the toughest people to ask the toughest questions. But he was fantastic. But one of the points I wanted to get to was his explosive story in the Washington Post about Netanyahu and his government. And I know it's caused quite a stir in Jerusalem, quite a stir in Tel Aviv. It's an explosive story, Grace. If you get it back into the chats, I need everybody to read it because over there they're very nervous about it because it exposes, you know, there's supposed to be an ally and supposed to be working with the United States is quite evident. And I say this, Newsweek talked to me a little while ago. I don't know if it's in the headline, but, but they're a protectorate, not an ally. We don't have an alliance with them, first off. So technically they're not an ally. It's just like people call Ukraine an ally. Ukraine's not an ally, Israel's not an ally. We have a special relationship. That special relationship, really a protectorate. And they played that to the heel. And I think, you know, it's time for a thought, a rethinking and a reset of that. We can never again get drawn in. President Trump was as adamant as I've ever seen him in The Hague. The 12 Day War is over. The nuclear capability of, of Iran, of the Persian has been totally obliterated, in case you didn't understand that. I think he sent out another true social after that. I understand now there's going to be an 8am press conference with Pete Hegseth and others, maybe even some of the pilots tomorrow morning at the Pentagon. Clearly, real America's voice will cover that. I'm going to work with myself staff. We're going to figure this out. I may even be. We'll start live a little early, at least for some commentary and observations. After that happens, maybe get posture to focus too, because it's very important and President Trump's worked on this. But the most important thing is saying, hey, this war is over, right? 12 day war. Boom. No, no, no. We're not getting dragged into it. We're not going to get. We did our duty, we did it, we shut it down. It's total, total obliteration. You're moving on. I realized for the, for the Tel Aviv Levins and all the town criers over at, at Fox News and the Murdochs and everybody that wants to get sucked in, in the arms industry, sucked into another war. President Trump's got enough on his plate. The mass deportations. He's got this. He's going to have to come back and still negotiate, still negotiate big aspects of the big beautiful bill. Then he's going to act as whip. He's got to whip the House. He's going to have to whip the Senate. He's got to do it. You know, he's going to have to make the deal and then close the deal and didn't even talk. I mean, don't even mention about Ukraine, everything that's going on in Ukraine. He admitted Ukraine's a hard one. Why? You know, the Russians are kind of on the move, that Ukraine's a holding out. Nobody's ever questioned their valor. President Trump, you can see how he's touched today, saying 7,000 dead. So for all of those that support Israel and really support Israel. Right, support Israel, not just any political group over there or government. It's time now really to pay attention. Really pay attention. Short commercial break Back in a moment.
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Unknown Speaker
Right.
Eric Schmidt
We have many channels here on, on Getter and on Rumble to put things up and we're going to stream tomorrow the Koreans are going to do a live press conference from the National Press Club. They're going to talk a lot. They're going to talk. They're going to talk about the election. They have some issues with the election. They are going to talk about this new party. Remember, they didn't show up at naito. Not that Japan and Korea showing up is vitally important, but it's very important because although they're not members, they're talking about what's going on with the Chinese Communist Party in the South China Sea and also their defense budget, getting their defense budget back up to speed. As I've said, the CCP kind of controls the party that won the last election. And so they showed no limited interest in coming the 75th anniversary. I think we're the only show did anything at all. We opened the show about this because it's kind of called the Unknown War and it shouldn't be. It was absolutely brutal in the heroism of the American Marines in the US army, of course, the Navy. And at that time it was just the Air Force was starting to be broken off from the army, the old Army Air Corps. Just incredible. And we still have 25,000 troops in South Korea, just like I think we have, I don't know, 25 or 30,000 in Germany, but throughout the world, I believe the number now is about 145,000 to 150,000. And I'm not sure that totally counts all the carrier battle groups like the two that, the two or three that are still in the North Arabian Sea for this, the 12 Day War, which is over, as President Trump has told us he was victorious. The, you know, the elements he brought in to close it down were magnificent. There'll be a press conference 8 o' clock tomorrow morning. We will cover it. Real America's Voice. I think you'll get some war room participation. Also, Pete Hexseth, Mike Lindell, we finish our five o' clock show when we can with you. Korea had an election that blew their heads up. You're working for that. But right now I need you to sell me. What is it? A mattress cover and a in a mattress. What, what do you, what are you selling today, sir?
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Podcast Summary: Bannon’s War Room - Episode 4587: The Truth Behind The New NYC Mayor; Wake Up Call For 2026
Release Date: June 25, 2025
Host: Stephen K. Bannon
Guest: Senator Eric Schmidt, Missouri
Expert Contributor: Alex De Grasse
Stephen K. Bannon opens the episode by reflecting on the 75th anniversary of the Korean War, highlighting the ongoing tensions and the enduring legacy of the conflict.
Stephen K. Bannon [00:02]: "Once the enemy positions are pinpointed, the unit maneuvers to concentrate its fire and saturate the area."
Bannon provides a historical overview of the United Nations' military strategies during the war, emphasizing the determination to eliminate Communist forces and secure Seoul.
Timestamp: [04:00]
Guest: Senator Eric Schmidt
The discussion shifts to NATO's recent commitments under President Trump's leadership. Senator Schmidt praises Trump's success in persuading NATO allies to increase their defense spending to 5% of GDP—a significant rise from the previously unmet 2%.
Stephen K. Bannon [04:00]: "President Trump finally got NATO to step up to the plate for a meaningful defense. 5% of GDP."
Senator Eric Schmidt [06:12]: "We're moving away from this sort of neoliberal, neoconservative view of the world... the 21st century is going to be defined by who wins this great competition, us or China."
Schmidt elaborates on the necessity for Europe to bolster its defense capabilities amidst the rising influence of China, highlighting the importance of rebalancing trade and defense strategies post-Cold War.
Timestamp: [08:16]
Guest: Senator Eric Schmidt
The conversation delves into the recent 12-Day War, presumably involving Iran and the Middle East. President Trump declared a decisive victory, asserting complete obfuscation of Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Senator Eric Schmidt [08:16]: "Look, we're not getting dragged into some long, protracted conflict in the Middle East. The American people don't want that."
Schmidt commends Trump's strategic restraint, emphasizing the importance of using overwhelming force only when national interests are at stake, and critiques the long-standing U.S. role as the "cop on the beat" globally.
Timestamp: [11:19]
Guest: Senator Eric Schmidt
Addressing the judiciary, Schmidt raises concerns about judges defying Supreme Court orders, particularly in deportation cases. He underscores Missouri's role in strengthening the rule of law through significant court victories against vaccine mandates and student loan forgiveness.
Senator Eric Schmidt [11:48]: "These leftist district court judges, these real activist judges... they're making their way up the court system... the law is on our side."
He remains optimistic about President Trump's ability to influence judicial appointments, aiming to counteract what he perceives as leftist overreach within the judiciary.
Timestamp: [22:09]
Expert Contributor: Alex De Grasse
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to analyzing the unexpected election of a new mayor in New York City, described as a fusion of neo-Marxism and jihadist ideology. This "red-green merger" poses a dire threat to the Judeo-Christian West.
Alex De Grasse [22:09]: "He’s leading a movement... communist psychopath has hundreds of thousands of followers now that are mobilizing and they're ready for a throwdown."
De Grasse commends the sophistication of the new mayor's campaign, likening it to successful social media-driven campaigns like those of Trump, Salvini, and Bolsonaro. He warns of the mayor's potential to disrupt traditional political structures and his extremist policy proposals, such as converting grocery stores into government-run entities.
Alex De Grasse [23:45]: "He did a horrible campaign... he's selling crazy prescriptions. But they brought the new voters in, they registered new voters, they turned out low propensity voters."
Timestamp: [25:46]
Expert Contributor: Alex De Grasse
De Grasse highlights the broader implications of the new mayor's victory, suggesting it signals a nationwide trend towards far-left, jihadist, and neo-Marxist candidates within the Democratic Party.
Alex De Grasse [26:56]: "The heart and pulse of the Democrat party is sort of into the far left. That's where the energy is."
He underscores the urgency for Republicans to respond effectively, emphasizing the need to combat this shift to protect American values and prevent the implementation of radical policies.
Timestamp: [36:51]
Expert Contributor: Alex De Grasse
The episode examines the critical role of social media and grassroots voter registration in the election of the new mayor. De Grasse credits the campaign's ability to mobilize new and low-propensity voters as key to their unexpected success.
Alex De Grasse [36:51]: "They registered new voters, they turned out low propensity voters. They did all the fundamentals."
He likens the mayor's campaign strategy to that of successful populist leaders, emphasizing the need for strategic countermeasures to address the evolving political landscape.
Timestamp: [38:01]
Expert Contributor: Alex De Grasse
De Grasse calls for a strategic reevaluation within the Republican Party to address the rise of extremist candidates and the shifting dynamics within the Democratic electorate.
Alex De Grasse [38:01]: "If you're an establishment Democrat across the country, you should be very worried because it's very clear that the heart and pulse of the Democrat party is sort of into the far left."
He advocates for robust opposition research and targeted campaigning to effectively challenge and defeat far-left candidates in future elections.
Timestamp: [45:34]
Host: Stephen K. Bannon
In his closing remarks, Bannon ties together the discussed themes, emphasizing the convergence of military, political, and economic crises. He calls for vigilance and preparedness as the U.S. navigates these turbulent times, particularly with the looming 2026 elections.
Stephen K. Bannon [45:34]: "We're in a fourth turning now. ... we have to pay attention."
Bannon reiterates the importance of understanding the debt ceiling, the role of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency, and the need for strategic economic planning in the face of emerging global challenges.
NATO's Increased Defense Spending: President Trump's leadership led to NATO allies committing to 5% of GDP in defense spending, a significant policy shift aimed at countering China's growing influence.
12-Day War Outcome: The U.S. achieved a decisive victory, dismantling Iran's nuclear capabilities without prolonged engagement, showcasing effective military strategy and restraint.
Judicial Overreach Concerns: There is growing unease about activist judges undermining the rule of law, with optimism that presidential influence can realign the judiciary.
New NYC Mayor's Election: The surprising victory of a far-left, extremist candidate in NYC signals a potential nationwide trend towards radical politics within the Democratic Party.
Social Media's Role in Modern Campaigns: Effective use of social media and grassroots voter engagement were pivotal in the election of the new mayor, highlighting a shift in campaign strategies.
Need for Republican Response: The rise of extremist candidates necessitates strategic mobilization and opposition research within the Republican Party to safeguard traditional American values.
Notable Quotes:
Stephen K. Bannon [04:00]: "President Trump finally got NATO to step up to the plate for a meaningful defense. 5% of GDP."
Senator Eric Schmidt [06:12]: "The 21st century is going to be defined by who wins this great competition, us or China."
Alex De Grasse [22:09]: "They hate the Judeo Christian west so much. [...] they'll divide up the carcass later."
Senator Eric Schmidt [11:48]: "These leftist district court judges... the law is on our side."
Alex De Grasse [38:01]: "The heart and pulse of the Democrat party is sort of into the far left."
This episode of Bannon’s War Room provides a comprehensive analysis of current geopolitical tensions, shifts within major political parties, and the implications for future elections. Through insightful discussions with Senator Eric Schmidt and expert Alex De Grasse, the podcast underscores the urgency for strategic political responses amidst evolving global and domestic challenges.