Bannon's War Room - Episode 4865: The Truth Behind Mass Deportations
Date: October 20, 2025
Host: Steve Bannon (with WarRoom.org)
Featured Guests: Stan Vojavodsky, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Michael Patrick Leahy, Mark Mitchell (Rasmussen), Mike Lindell, Erez Reuveni (DOJ whistleblower, via CBS), and various audio segments.
Episode Overview
This episode centers on pivotal legal and geopolitical developments affecting the United States:
- A major Ninth Circuit Court decision allowing President Trump to deploy the National Guard in Portland—framed as a victory for Trump's executive authority and as a blow to progressive opposition.
- A strategic U.S.-Australia agreement on rare earth minerals, emphasizing the broadening economic and security battlefront with China.
- Extensive discussion of mass deportations, purported DOJ misconduct, and conflicting media narratives regarding immigration enforcement.
- Polling revelations about American distrust in COVID-era institutions and vaccine/hospital protocol safety.
- Commentary on generational disillusionment and evolving political dynamics among young voters.
The episode is as much a celebration of Trump-aligned victories and narratives as it is a forum for warning about ongoing challenges—particularly from China, “the regime,” and mainstream institutions.
Key Segments & Discussion Points
1. Ninth Circuit Court Backs Trump on National Guard Deployment
[00:00 - 03:18]
- Breaking News: Steve Bannon opens with the 9th Circuit's stay of Judge Immerse's order, effectively greenlighting President Trump’s federalization and deployment of the National Guard in Portland.
- Quote (Bannon, 00:18): “It is a big deal. …this is an emergency motion to essentially pause her order. …allowing the President to send the National Guard back onto the streets of Portland.”
- Bannon reads from the court opinion, gleefully highlighting the ruling’s validation of Trump's discretionary authority under Title 10.
- Significance: Bannon frames this as a vindication of Trump’s law enforcement prerogatives and a defeat for progressive legal opposition.
2. U.S.-Australia Alliance and the New China “Economic War”
[01:58, 07:40, 09:53 - 14:45, 16:51 - 18:59, 21:16]
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Australian PM Anthony Albanese joins (prerecorded statement) emphasizing cooperation on rare earths and defense:
- “...we might take a few questions... we are discussing critical minerals and rare earths... we've had a very good relationship.” (01:58)
- Trump’s priorities: alliances for defense supply chains, military hardware, and countering China.
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Stan Vojavodsky breaks down the rare earth deal’s importance:
- Rapidly arranged meeting after a long diplomatic gap, signaling renewed commitment to Aukus and US-Australia-UK alliances.
- Chess move against China’s strategy of limiting rare earth exports—critical for tech, defense, and economic leverage.
- Quote (Stan, 11:18): “This technology prosperity deal ...reaffirms Aukus, but also paves the way for a long term strategic partnership in sourcing critical minerals and rare earth.”
- Bannon and Stan both chalk this up as a “strong message to our allies and our adversaries in the region that have doubted the US would stick to its end of the bargain.” (13:10)
- China’s internal shake-ups: Crises within CCP military command are referenced to illustrate tectonic shifts in global power.
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Bannon underscores the economic "warfare" underway, warning of increased “ugly” tactics by China in the rare earths sector.
3. Mass Deportations, DOJ Whistleblowers, and the Media Narrative War
[23:44 - 31:49]
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Segment on Justice Department whistleblower Erez Reuveni (via CBS “60 Minutes”):
- Erez reveals being pressured to disregard court orders and to falsely claim in court that an immigrant was an MS-13 gang member and terrorist.
- Quote (Reuveni, 24:13): “Here is the number three official using expletives to tell career attorneys that we may just have to consider disregarding federal court orders. ...We really did just tell the courts. We don't care about your order. ...That was just a real gut punch.”
- Quote (Reuveni, 25:02): “I cannot sign my name to that brief. ...I. I cannot sign my name to that brief.”
- Erez reveals being pressured to disregard court orders and to falsely claim in court that an immigrant was an MS-13 gang member and terrorist.
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Michael Patrick Leahy enters to rebut, roundly attacking both Reuveni and CBS News:
- Claims evidence supports the government’s claims (e.g., court decisions identifying the deportee as MS-13) and says Reuveni failed his duty.
- Quote (Leahy, 26:16): “His claim that there was no evidence... is just a flat out lie. In fact... two judges concluded there was enough evidence that he was an MS.13 gang member.”
- Leahy calls out judge-shopping and improper venue, highlighting media bias and demands equal air time.
- Quote (Leahy, 32:34): “I want 13 minutes of unedited primetime on CBS News to rebut this completely biased and anti Trump piece of propaganda.”
- Claims evidence supports the government’s claims (e.g., court decisions identifying the deportee as MS-13) and says Reuveni failed his duty.
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Bannon frames the segment as exposing “the primal scream of a dying regime.” Adds that those undermining Trump are flailing or manipulating facts.
4. Generational Discontent, Vaccine Trust Crisis & Hospital Protocols
[34:10 - 46:53]
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Mark Mitchell (Rasmussen): Delivers recent polling data exposing deep mistrust in healthcare, COVID-19 vaccines, and hospital protocols among Americans.
- Notable findings:
- 28% of Americans know someone who they believe died from COVID vaccines (35:45).
- Quote (Mitchell, 35:45): “28% of Americans thought it was... someone agreed that they know somebody personally who died from the COVID vaccines.”
- 56% of likely voters find it likely vaccines are killing significant numbers of people.
- 32% know someone who died of COVID in hospital; 47% attribute the death at least in part to hospital protocols.
- Deep skepticism is notably higher among younger demographics—an age group Bannon calls “the most based generation,” primed with online skepticism and anger over lack of “accountability.”
- 28% of Americans know someone who they believe died from COVID vaccines (35:45).
- Notable findings:
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Bannon: Connects the polling results to wider generational cynicism and a sense that both parties and the system have failed young Americans.
- Quote (Mitchell, 44:52): “They should be inheriting America in its golden age. ...they think the system's failed them.”
5. The State of Activism and the Decline of "No Kings"
[03:18 - 05:31]
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Progressive activist voices concerns over military intervention in peaceful protest and praises local opposition movements.
- Argues mass movements (“No Kings”) empower both the public and potential dissenters within government and the military.
- Quote (Progressive Activist, 03:18): “Using the military to crush peaceful dissent. ...is illegal. It's fascist. It's what Trump wants to do.”
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Bannon and panelists mock the scale, diversity, and effectiveness of these protests.
- Quote (Bannon, 05:31): “It's no 7 million. That's a joke. ...Just a bunch of old white liberals, teachers, you know, college professors, other irrelevant people wandering around. If that's what you're counting on. George Soros money not well spent.”
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
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Steve Bannon (00:18): “It is a big deal. And I want to just correct one thing and then explain why functional it is the same. This is a stay of Judge Immigrants opinion ...allowing the President to send the National Guard back onto the streets of Portland.”
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Progressive Activist (03:18): “Getting people on the ground gets people connected with those community networks, which gives them the ability to resist against Trump's regime every single day.”
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Steve Bannon (04:41): “This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies, because we're going medieval on these people.”
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Australian PM Albanese (01:58): “We've had a very good relationship. ...We fought wars together, we never had any doubts. And it's a great honor to have you as my friend.”
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Stan Vojavodsky (13:12): “It’s also a very strong message... It projects, you know, continued naval supremacy and the notion that the US remains the world's leading naval force, augmented now with Australia and the UK.”
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Erez Reuveni (24:13): “It felt like a bomb had gone off. ...We really did tell the courts. We don't care about your order. ...That was just a real gut punch.”
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Michael Patrick Leahy (26:16): “His claim that there was no evidence that Kilmar abrego Garcia had Ms. 13 ties is just a flat out lie.”
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Mark Mitchell (34:10): “And we thought, you know, this might be one of those things. It's a fringe conspiracy theory. We'll probably find small numbers. And the very first question we asked was whether or not people had a major or minor side effect from the vaccine. ...7% major side effect rate, another 31%. It was massive.”
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Mark Mitchell (35:45): “28% of Americans... know somebody personally who died from the COVID vaccines. ...56% of likely voters said that it was likely the vaccines are killing a significant number of people.”
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Steve Bannon (46:42): “So you're the perfect poster, your perfect pollster for the war room posse. All corporate America hate you in both political parties.”
Timestamps for Key Segments
- 00:00 – Bannon on Ninth Circuit’s National Guard decision
- 01:58 – Aus PM Albanese joint statement on rare earths, defense
- 03:18 – Progressive activist on protest and military deployment
- 04:41 – Bannon rails against opposition activism
- 07:40 – Trump (clip): “I’m the chief law enforcement officer...”
- 09:53 to 14:45 – Stan Vojavodsky on rare earth deal, Aukus
- 16:51 to 18:59 – More on CCP, Aukus, China’s internal upheaval
- 23:44 to 29:51 – DOJ whistleblower Reuveni, Leahy’s rebuttal
- 34:10 to 46:53 – Mark Mitchell’s polling on COVID, vaccines, trust
- 44:52 – Mitchell on youth generational disillusionment
Episode Tone & Style
- Combative and triumphant regarding court and geopolitical victories.
- Highly skeptical and adversarial toward mainstream media, progressive activism, and the Biden administration.
- Features a blending of legal dissection, populist anger, humor, and inside-baseball policy discussion.
- Recurrent narrative of “war” (legal, political, economic) against Trump and his movement; frequent calls to accountability and “action, action, action.”
Summary Takeaway
Episode 4865 is an archetypal War Room production—binding together legal victories, anti-CCP saber-rattling, exposés of supposed regime misconduct, deep generational distrust, and calls to arms for grassroots and institutional resistance. For listeners, it provides a detailed, forceful take on current events as experienced and interpreted by the pro-Trump movement. The episode is deeply oppositional—toward media, the “regime,” and global adversaries—while emphasizing Trump-era restoration of American authority and alliances.