Bannon’s War Room – Episode 4893 Summary

Date: October 31, 2025
Host: Stephen K. Bannon
Main Guests: John Solomon, Brian Harrison, Cleo Paskal, Jillian Barberie, Kevin Roberts, Mike Lindell

Episode Overview

This episode of Bannon’s War Room is a high-tempo, intensely political discussion covering several themes:

• The ongoing battle against the so-called “deep state” and its alleged actions against Trump and the MAGA movement
• The challenges and internal fights within the Republican Party, particularly in Texas
• Geopolitical threats, especially Chinese influence in the Pacific
• Broader debates about America-first priorities and support for Israel
• Economic and financial concerns, with commentary on de-dollarization led by China

The tone is combative and urgent, aiming to mobilize the audience to activism and vigilance for upcoming elections and policy battles.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The "Deep State," Government Corruption, and the Culture War

(00:52–10:41)

• Host Stephen K. Bannon opens with fiery rhetoric about regime change and a “primal scream of a dying regime” [00:02].
• John Solomon breaks down the enduring power of the administrative or "deep" state, arguing that defeating it and achieving real change will take multiple election cycles (2026, 2028).
  • “This is one of the largest dismantlings in American history…hundreds of agencies and tens of thousands of federal workers…carry out the political wishes of an ideology, the Democratic Party's ideology.” [02:44]
• Solomon details that, even after scandals like Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI continued politically motivated investigations into Donald Trump—citing recent reporting about attempts to criminally investigate his campaign finances on flimsy grounds two weeks before the 2024 election [03:50].
  • “Their idea that they actually issue an official bulletin on an intelligence bullet on and say, I looked at this money Donald Trump pays his vendors, the vendors pay their people, and one of the people who got paid goes out and gambles. That could be criminal. All right, how is getting a paycheck and using it for gambling criminal? But that's what they're doing.” — John Solomon [04:27]
• Contrast is drawn: while purported evidence of Chinese election interference is ignored, Trump and MAGA are relentlessly targeted.
  • “You keep talking about getting up to 50,000 feet...they were trying to crush a movement of populism in America like what Brexit had done in Great Britain.... After 9/11, the administrative state, the government replaced the people as the deciders of what happened in America.” — John Solomon [08:28]

Notable Moment

• Bannon: “This is the uniparty determining that there is a danger out there... They're going to use—in fact, they're going to weaponize the law to go after him.” [06:34]

2. Texas GOP Battle & Internal Party Fights

(11:10–21:47)

• Brian Harrison (Texas Republican) details being censured by the Texas GOP establishment for his vocal support of Trump and opposition to “fake Republicans” (RINOs).
  • "Apparently in the state of Texas, especially in the Republican caucus…you are not allowed to expose the treachery of the fake Republicans and the RINOs... I am public enemy number one for the corrupt liberal Austin swamp down here." — Brian Harrison [11:58]
• Harrison describes the primary challenge he faces from what he calls a “fake Republican”—someone described as radical, anti-border security, and anti-Trump.
  • “The machine, the deep state machine that's going after President Trump in D.C., they've got to take out bold, conservative, effective voices like mine.” [17:17]
• Warns that losing Texas would doom national GOP hopes: “We lose Texas, we lose the country.” [21:47]

Key Quote

• Bannon: “They're trying to pour so much evil into Texas. They're trying to take Texas back. Brian Harrison's 100% correct. We lose Texas, we lose the country.” [21:47]

3. Geopolitical Threat: China and the Pacific

(22:05–27:46)

• Cleo Paskal highlights growing Chinese influence in the Pacific, especially Kiribati and Solomon Islands, and the ways in which local governance is being used to restrict U.S. and allied activities.
  • “They're achieving through political warfare operations, non restricted warfare where the Japanese could have only dreamed of ... US Embassy can't get set up, Peace Corps can't go in. Any US development project is going to try to be blocked.” [22:34]
• She draws a direct link between the battles of WWII and current-day “battles” for influence, including impacts on efforts to recover U.S. war dead.
• Paskal urges support for organizations like History Flight, which are filling the gap left by the U.S. government.

Memorable Moment

• “We have modern heroes who are dying on the field trying to keep the Chinese out this time. And it's not being discussed at all except here.” — Cleo Paskal [25:08]

4. America First, Israel, and Conservative Identity

(38:55–41:29)

• Dr. Kevin Roberts (Heritage Foundation) delivers a statement supporting the right for Christians and Americans to criticize Israel without being branded anti-Semitic, emphasizing loyalty to U.S. interests first.
  • “Christians can critique the state of Israel without being anti-Semitic. ... My loyalty as a Christian and as an American is to Christ first and to America always.” — Kevin Roberts [38:58]
• He defends open debate, targets “cancel culture,” and reinforces that “putting the interest of our own country first” is non-negotiable for American conservatives.
  • “When it doesn't [serve US interests], conservatives should feel no obligation to reflexively support any foreign government, no matter how loud the pressure becomes from the globalist class…” [39:15]
• The context includes controversy over Tucker Carlson interviewing Nick Fuentes and attempts to "cancel" him.

Host’s Reaction

• “I mean, what a state of the country when that's controversial. That's pretty basic, Dr. Roberts.” — Steve Bannon [41:29]

5. The International Financial System: De-dollarization & Economic Risks

(45:00–48:51)

• Bannon describes China’s systemic moves to displace the U.S. dollar as global reserve currency, arguing for the need to debate the pros and cons of reserve currency status.
  • “The BRICS nations…are on a jihad led by the Chinese Communist Party to de-dollarize and to do it rapidly…and try to cripple the United States economic and financial power.” [45:48]
• Touts gold investment (Birch Gold sponsor), referencing global market instability and U.S. economic vulnerability.

6. Fighting for Election Integrity & The 'Deep State' vs. Lindell

(50:12–52:06)

• Mike Lindell joins to discuss ongoing battles over election integrity, being targeted by authorities, and his involvement in advocacy for hand-count paper ballots.
  • “They don't want secure elections. ... This Muslim attorney general in Minnesota, he's after my recovery network, I believe just because it's a Christian network.” [50:12]
• Lindell details business hardships, activism, and encourages listeners to support his network through exclusive War Room deals.

Notable Quotes & Moments with Timestamps

• “You have to literally defeat a mindset that's infused in hundreds of agencies and tens of thousands of federal workers that their job now is to carry out the political wishes of an ideology, the Democratic Party's ideology, not their job. They're on our dime.” — John Solomon [02:44]
• “Their idea that they actually issue an official bulletin...say, I looked at this money Donald Trump pays his vendors…the vendors pay their people...and one of the people who got paid goes out and gambles. That could be criminal. All right, how is getting a paycheck and using it for gambling criminal?” — John Solomon [04:27]
• “Brian Harrison's 100% correct. We lose Texas, we lose the country.” — Steve Bannon [21:47]
• “The Chinese control the only dialysis machine in operation in the Solomon Islands. ... It was a Chinese doctor on a Chinese machine who would decide whether or not he got treatment and he died in hospital. So they are controlling the levers of power from social credit, life or death, decision making at the very human individual level.” — Cleo Paskal [24:26]
• “Christians can critique the state of Israel without being anti-Semitic. ... My loyalty as a Christian and as an American is to Christ first and to America always.” — Dr. Kevin Roberts [38:58]
• “When it doesn't [serve US interests], conservatives should feel no obligation to reflexively support any foreign government, no matter how loud the pressure becomes from the globalist class or from their mouthpieces in Washington.” — Kevin Roberts [39:21]
• “The BRICS nations…are on a jihad led by the Chinese Communist Party to de-dollarize and to do it rapidly…and try to cripple the United States economic and financial power.” — Steve Bannon [45:48]

Segment Timestamps

| Topic | Time Stamp | |----------------------------------------------------|-------------| | Opening — War Room Rhetoric, Deep State Thesis | 00:02–02:44 | | John Solomon: Deep State vs. Election Integrity | 02:44–08:28 | | Suppression of Hunter Biden, shift in journalism | 08:28–10:41 | | Texas GOP Fights: Brian Harrison | 11:10–21:47 | | China’s Pacific Moves: Cleo Paskal | 22:05–27:46 | | America First, Israel, and Conservative Critique | 38:55–41:29 | | Economic War: De-dollarization/Gold | 45:00–48:51 | | Election Integrity: Mike Lindell | 50:12–52:06 |

Final Thoughts

Episode 4893 forcefully advances the War Room’s core narratives: the existential struggle against entrenched government power (“deep state”), the centrality of grassroots activism in the GOP (with Texas as a frontline), growing threats from China, and the supreme importance of keeping an America-first focus in all policy debates. The discussion is punctuated by urgency and calls to collective action—whether fighting GOP internal battles, global threats, or economic uncertainty.

For more information or to follow the guests:

• John Solomon: justthenews.com, @jsolomonreports
• Brian Harrison: @RyanEHarrison on X
• Cleo Paskal: historyflight.com
• Kevin Roberts: Heritage Foundation

(Note: All timestamps are MM:SS through 52:06, skipping ads and sponsor reads.)