Podcast Summary
Bannon's War Room
Episode 4773: "This Is A War Against MAGA And The Christian Faith"
Date: September 12, 2025
Host: Stephen K. Bannon
Guests/Contributors: Matt Boyle (Breitbart), Jack Posobiec, Alex Jones, Jim Rickards, Tage (security expert)
Main Theme & Purpose
This episode is an urgent response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk—portrayed by the hosts and guests as a symbolic attack on the MAGA movement and Christian faith. The show frames recent political violence, especially Kirk's killing, as the latest and gravest episode in what Bannon and contributors see as a war waged by Antifa, radical leftists, and globalist actors against patriotic, Christian Americans. The conversation moves from outrage and calls to action, to a broader analysis of the political and social environment, and concludes with suggested countermeasures.
Tone:
Highly combative, urgent, grim, and conspiratorial. Bannon and guests frequently invoke militaristic and religious rhetoric, characterizing the political struggle as existential.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
Timestamp: [00:53], [02:58], [04:45]
- Charlie Kirk is lauded as a gentle, spiritual, and decent Christian leader whose death is a "primal scream" of a dying regime.
- Bannon, Matt Boyle, and Jack Posobiec frame the assassination as a targeted attack against faith and decency by Antifa and leftist radicals.
- The assassination is presented as a sign that the left is emboldened, and the right must respond or face further violence.
“Charlie Kirk is assassinated. Excuse me, he’s executed in cold blood. Okay. And you got the government... We’re not in a dark time because of our side. Our side is trying to bring order out of this chaos. We’re in a dark time because the forces of chaos, the forces of evil—demons...”
—Stephen K. Bannon [04:45]
2. "No Kumbaya" and Call for Escalation
Timestamp: [01:28], [02:56], [04:16]
- Matt Boyle and Bannon reject calls for unity or healing, argue that this is not a moment for peace but a fight to crush extremist ideologies as was done against communism and radical Islam.
- The need for aggressive congressional investigations and law enforcement action against Antifa and left-wing activists is repeatedly mentioned.
“This is not a time for Kumbaya. This is a time to treat Antifa like we treated communism in the mid 20th century. Like we treated radical Islamic terrorism after 9/11... We need to crush the ideology of Antifa.”
—Matt Boyle [01:28]
3. Antifa, Transgender Activism, and "The Podesta Plan"
Timestamp: [08:31], [14:59], [16:37], [20:14]
- Alex Jones expands the narrative, claiming that current violence and unrest are part of a Democratic “Podesta plan” dating back to 2020, designed to destabilize the country in the face of a MAGA resurgence.
- Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and especially transgender activists are described as shock troops in a pre-scripted effort to spark civil war, with financial backing from figures like Alexander Soros and globalist NGOs.
- Jones warns of upcoming false-flag attacks, power grid sabotage, and escalation towards secession or outright civil conflict.
“They have launched the Podesta plan, Carville, Podesta, all of them, right when Trump got elected...So they know. They talk about it on their discords. They talk about it publicly, they talk about it on X. They have teachers, lawyers, mainly teachers, doctors everywhere celebrating Kirk and now saying, here’s the other people we want to kill.”
—Alex Jones [08:31–13:00+]
4. Perceived Left-Wing Celebration and Calls for Violence
Timestamp: [32:29]–[36:26]
- Audio montages and quotes from social media and television are played where left-wing activists and commentators either minimize Kirk’s death, blame MAGA extremism for violence, or express explicit hatred toward conservatives and Christians.
- Both real and dramatized statements are presented as evidence that the left is inciting and justifying violence.
“Yes, he deserves to die. And I hope he burns in hell.”
—Excerpt from left-wing commentator, played by Bannon [34:38]
5. "All-of-Government" Crackdown: Demands for Action
Timestamp: [19:55], [20:14], [22:00], [40:05], [42:33]
- Bannon and Jones demand immediate, aggressive law enforcement action—FBI raids, arrests, RICO investigations—against Antifa, left-wing activists, and their financiers (“go kick down some doors and perp walk some folks today, not tomorrow. Today”).
- The failure to act is blamed on institutional capture of agencies like the DOJ and FBI by leftists or careerists afraid for their own safety.
- The methods used against January 6th protestors and other right-wing targets are held up as models for how to pursue the left.
“If we’re going to stop it, let’s stop it. And if it’s not going to be stopped, let’s at least go down fighting.”
—Stephen K. Bannon [21:54]
“We need task forces to go in. This is racketeering. Cut and dry. Alexander Soros needs to be arrested now...”
—Alex Jones [22:37]
6. Financial and Organizational Networks of Antifa (Guest: Jim Rickards)
Timestamp: [37:15], [40:05], [42:33]
- Jim Rickards analyzes the movement’s funding, asserting that everything is traceable through shell companies, wire transfers, and digital currencies.
- Calls for the same tools used against MAGA and Trump affiliates (Patriot Act, surveillance) to be deployed against left-wing actors.
- Rickards identifies internal threats and “fifth columns” as more dangerous than external enemies, asserting that “this would be number one” priority if he were in charge of national security.
“The internal threat is always the greatest threat... The internal threat would be my number one priority because it is the most dangerous.”
—Jim Rickards [43:04]
7. Historic Analogies & Existential Framing
Timestamp: [48:07]–[51:48]
- Bannon invokes WWII movies, references to martyrdom, and the idea of total spiritual and physical sacrifice (“you’re already dead”) to encourage listeners to embrace the gravity of the fight.
- The battleground of universities and colleges is particularly highlighted as the place where anti-American sentiment and violent activism have festered the most.
8. Testimony: Security Threats from Antifa at College Events
Timestamp: [51:48]–[54:34]
- Tage relays experiences handling security for conservative speakers on campuses since 2015, describing violence, threats, and administrative complicity from Antifa-dominated environments.
- Bannon and Tage both underline that Antifa mainstays are organized, armed, and run certain cities unchecked.
Notable Quotes & Moments
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Bannon:
“It’s not going to stop till you make it stop... We are all Charlie Kirk, ladies and gentlemen. They want to kill us all. They literally want to kill Christians. They want our children.”
[22:59], [23:55] -
Alex Jones:
“This is war. We are going to win. We have to win. And I’m telling you, the public is really waking up fast. But what you said earlier is so true. And this is a war. This is deliberate.”
[23:55] -
Jim Rickards:
“If you preach peace and love... and hold yourself open to the public, they kill you. That's what happened to Gandhi. That's what happened to Charlie Kirk.”
[37:15] -
Matt Boyle:
“This needs to stop, it needs to stop now. And anybody that on the Democrat side... I saw David Axelrod out there saying the right wants a war. Well, no, the left is the one who declared war on us.”
[01:28]
Important Timestamps
- 00:53–06:22: Immediate reaction to Kirk’s death; anti-Kumbaya rhetoric; Boyle and Bannon analyze Democrats’ responses and call for action.
- 08:31–16:37: Alex Jones’ warning against a pre-scripted civil war narrative; discussion of the "Podesta plan" and possible false-flag operations.
- 15:19–16:37: Audio/footage from Georgia Tech; discussion of anti-Trump agitation and campus radicalism.
- 19:55–22:59: Bannon and Jones call for “whole of government” RICO investigations, raids, and mass arrests targeting Antifa and the left.
- 32:29–36:26: Montage of left-wing voices and social media posts allegedly celebrating Kirk’s death or calling for violence; Bannon responds with outrage.
- 37:15–44:06: Jim Rickards on the financial networks and organizational structure enabling Antifa.
- 48:07–51:48: Bannon’s WWII movie analogy; emphasis on self-sacrifice and the challenge facing conservatives.
- 51:48–54:34: Tage’s security experiences with Antifa violence at campus events.
Final Reflections
Overall Message:
Bannon and his panel unify around the belief that the assassination of Charlie Kirk is a watershed event marking an existential, spiritual, and physical war against the MAGA movement and Christianity in America. They reject calls for national unity or reconciliation, demand immediate and decisive action—including mass arrests and prosecutions—and view the current moment as a test of resolve with historical stakes.
Memorable Closing Line:
“One way we honor Charlie Kirk is get to the bottom of the apparatus that assassinated him... We shouldn’t have any more press conferences glazing each other’s law enforcement. Show me what you got, boys. Let’s go kick down some doors and perp walk some folks today, not tomorrow. Today.” —Stephen K. Bannon [28:07]