Podcast Summary: Bannon’s War Room

Episode 4929: The Islamification of the US and the West
Date: November 15, 2025
Host: Stephen K. Bannon
Guests:

• Peter McElveen (UK commentator, Gateway Pundit contributor)
• Steve Cortez (political and economic analyst)
• Dave Bratt (academic, political commentator)
• Ben Harnwell (War Room Europe correspondent)
• Mike Lindell (MyPillow founder)

Episode Overview

This episode of Bannon’s War Room focuses on geopolitical threats to the United States, with two primary themes:

1. The shifting balance of power in Latin America and the U.S. response—especially via a new, more muscular "Monroe Doctrine 2.0."
2. The advance of "Islamification" within the U.S.—with Texas as a case study—reflecting developments seen in London and other European cities.

A significant segment features a warning by British commentator Peter McElveen about patterns he believes indicate deepening Islamic influence in the U.S., and an urgent call to action for Americans to resist. The episode also addresses Latin American alliances, hemispheric defense, the strategic support of Argentina, and contrasts between past and present U.S. foreign policy.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Shifts in Latin America: Nationalism vs. Left-Wing Influence

• Bannon opens by outlining the battle between left-wing and populist-nationalist movements in Latin America, connecting U.S. foreign policy interests directly to regional developments.
• Key insight: The U.S. military is currently engaged in exercises in the Caribbean as regional tensions (especially involving Venezuela) grow.
• Increased U.S. focus at home:

  "I care a lot more about what's going on in the Gulf of America than I do the Black Sea ... President Trump has reinvigorated that interest with his renewed focus on the Monroe Doctrine."
  (Steve Bannon, 03:28)

Notable Quote:

"More countries here with strong borders, strong laws, not just a total playground for thugs and bandits and narco traffickers. And when our neighborhood is stronger, our country will be stronger. This indeed is America first."
— Steve Bannon (04:31)

2. The Islamification of Texas: European Warnings and American Parallels

Peter McElveen’s Texas Report

• McElveen draws parallels with changes in London:

  "Since 2000, ... the number of mosques [in the UK] triple[d], from around 650 to 2,000." (Peter McElveen, 08:41)

• He reports Texas will soon surpass other states in mosque growth:
  • Texas has ~350 mosques, up 50 in just two years.
  • Concentrated in Dallas, Houston, and Austin.
• Controversial claim: Existence of two active Sharia courts in Irving, Texas—handling ~300 cases per year—but clarifies their rulings are not legally binding outside their communities.
• Concern: The Muslim community in these areas functions "as if back in the Middle East," due to linguistic and cultural barriers.
• Bannon and McElveen argue that growing halal food markets and Islamic financial interests are signs of "economic jihad."

Notable Quotes:

"Texas added 48 mosques in the last 24 months. ... They're opening multiple mosques per month in the state of Texas."
— Peter McElveen (10:31–10:54)

"You can't have Sharia courts here in the United States of America. How do we have two Sharia courts ... handing down decisions and verdicts in ... Texas?"
— Stephen K. Bannon (12:06)

"Texas by the end of the decade will have more mosques than any other state in the US ... There is something sinister happening in, in the US and especially in Texas."
— Peter McElveen (09:19 & 21:34)

Grassroots and Legislative Pushback

• Encouraging: McElveen met "a dozen" Texas legislators "wanting to push back."

  "It may be too late. ... But I believe that for Texas, there is a current opportunity ... to fight back."
  — Peter McElveen (23:44)

3. The Influence of CAIR and Muslim Political Activism

• Segment on CAIR:

  • Reports steep increases in Muslim political engagement and electoral success, with 38 Muslim election victories in 2025 and nearly unanimous Muslim support for specific candidates.
  • Bannon and Cortez contend that CAIR has been linked to controversial activity, referencing designations as a terrorist organization abroad and its past mentioning in U.S. terrorism trials.

• Concerns articulated:

  • U.S. attention is being diverted by wars abroad, allowing grassroots activism by Muslim organizations to proceed largely unchecked domestically.

    "While your enemy is diverted, ... this is the five alarm fire we got to focus on here in the United States."
    — Stephen K. Bannon (19:54)

4. Historical Perspective: “You don’t come back from that”

• Bannon draws on European examples—London, Paris, Brussels—to make his case that, without decisive action, American states will follow the same trajectory:

  "Brussels is 30% Islamic. You don't come back from that. ... With the birth rates of the local Belgians, you don't come back from that."
  — Stephen K. Bannon (13:18)

• References earlier warnings that were dismissed in the UK, now realized as London's Muslim mayor and rapid demographic change.

5. Ideological and Religious Comparisons

• Dave Bratt raises the issue of American pluralism, asserting that Christianity is “the only major religion that encapsulates human reason," and argues that Islam offers a fundamentally different (and aggressive) political and cultural stance.

  "What does Islam offer us? ... They're offering us a political and aggressive political agenda and that's it."
  — Dave Bratt (30:50)

• Bannon insists only Hungary, Poland, and their inspirations are confronting Islamification successfully.

6. The New Monroe Doctrine—Argentina as a Strategic Ally

U.S. Support for Argentina

• Steve Cortez explains the Trump administration's support for Argentina:

  "Argentina just got a backstop ... It's a smart strategic bet on a rising ally in our own backyard, our hemisphere."
  — Steve Cortez (33:07)

• Clarifies U.S. assistance is "not a bailout" but a temporary guarantee to stabilize markets and encourage reform—a contrast with “handouts” to Ukraine.

Debate: Bailout vs. Moral Hazard

• Ben Harnwell warns that any state guarantee could encourage reckless behavior ("moral hazard"), referencing the British pound crisis of the 1990s.

  "Moral hazard is where you ... socialize the risks but privatize the profits ... it encourages more risky behavior."
  — Ben Harnwell (45:43)

• Bannon and Harnwell reference key actors (Scott Besant, Soros) who have profited from such economic interventions in the past.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies, because we're going medieval on these people."
  — Stephen K. Bannon (05:04)
• "If we don't get our act together ... everything we're doing in the rest of the world is not going to matter because you're seeing an active effort of the Islamification of the great state of Texas."
  — Stephen K. Bannon (08:13)
• "This is economic jihad. The halal food industry is worth $4 trillion worldwide. ... Sharia finance is worth $5 trillion. ... This is economics."
  — Peter McElveen (26:40)
• “Texas is a target. Why is Texas a target? ... As Texas goes, so goes the nation, and as the nation goes, so goes the world."
  — Stephen K. Bannon (25:23)

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Summary | |------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | 00:00–02:58| Latin America: US vs. left-wing influence, Venezuela | | 05:04 | "Primal scream of a dying regime" monologue | | 08:41–14:30| Islamification of Texas: stats, sharia courts, parallels| | 16:42–19:13| CAIR, Muslim political participation | | 21:34 | McElveen’s warning on Texas’s future | | 30:12 | Dave Bratt on Christianity vs. Islam ideology | | 33:07–37:15| Steve Cortez: Rationale for US support to Argentina | | 44:55 | Ben Harnwell: Critique of "bailout," moral hazard | | 46:38 | British pound/ERM historical analogy |

Tone and Language

The tone is urgent, alarmist, and unapologetically combative, typical of Bannon’s War Room. Warnings are issued to American conservatives, with frequent references to European decline and the necessity for action in the U.S.—particularly in Texas. The episode is laced with calls for vigilance, claims of “economic jihad,” and appeals to Christian-nationalist and populist themes.

Conclusion

This episode uses geopolitical developments in Latin America and demographic/cultural change in Texas as a unifying narrative about threats to American national identity and sovereignty. The show's core message: unless Americans confront these domestic and international challenges assertively—especially the perceived threat of "Islamification"—the U.S. risks following Europe’s path to social fragmentation and political weakness.