Episode 4956: DC Terror Attack On National Guard

Summary

Podcast Summary: Bannon's War Room – Episode 4956

Title: DC Terror Attack On National Guard
Date: November 27, 2025
Host: Stephen K. Bannon
Key Guests: Jack Posobiec, Brian Glenn, Cash Patel, Muriel Bowser, Jeff Carroll, Chris Pihota, John Solomon, Wid Lyman

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Main Theme Overview

This episode provides live reporting and analysis on the emergent shooting of two National Guard members near the White House in Washington, D.C. Bannon and his guests examine the ongoing investigation, reactions from officials, and broader political and security implications. The conversation is charged by references to recent political rhetoric, the role and legitimacy of National Guard deployments in D.C., and reflections on the risks facing law enforcement and military personnel. The tone is urgent, partisan, and critical of political opponents.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Breaking Down the Incident

• Event Recap: At approximately 2:15 PM, two National Guard soldiers were shot near Farragut Square, close to the White House. Initial reports had conflicting details about fatalities and the number of shooters.
• Shooter Details: The alleged perpetrator was subdued by other National Guard members and law enforcement, taken to the hospital in critical condition (00:40–02:00, 49:04–51:58).
• Nature of Attack: Officials alternately described it as a "targeted shooting" and an "ambush," but consistently noted it appeared to be a lone gunman with no wider active network immediately identified (01:49, 06:38, 49:47).

Notable Quote:

"It was a very targeted attack on the National Guard here in Washington." — Wid Lyman, reporting from the scene (48:43)

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2. Official Response & Press Conference Highlights

• Law Enforcement Reaction: Joint efforts of federal, state, and local agencies were emphasized, with FBI Director Cash Patel declaring federal primacy in the investigation (02:36, 55:46).
• Leadership Statements:
  • Cash Patel (FBI): Framed the attack as not just a federal law enforcement issue but one of national security, noting coordination with DOJ, DHS, ATF, DEA, and Secret Service (02:36, 55:46).
  • Mayor Muriel Bowser: Expressed support for the wounded soldiers and underscored coordination among agencies. She confirmed there was no indication of additional suspects (05:25, 59:58, 07:02).
  • Jeff Carroll (MPD): Provided operational detail about the quick response, medical attention, and security posture (04:31, 57:42, 06:38, 61:18).

Notable Quote:

"This is a matter of national security, because it’s a matter of pride." — Cash Patel, FBI Director (02:36, 55:46)

• Uncertain Motive & Suspect Info: Authorities stated the suspect was not cooperating, with forensic and database identification underway. No motive established at recording time (08:00, 63:08–64:29).

Notable Quote:

"At this point we have no other suspects. We have reviewed video from the area. It appears ... to be a lone gunman that raised a firearm and ambushed these members of the National Guard." — Jeff Carroll, MPD (07:23, 60:34)

3. Political and Media Reactions

• Controversy Over Deployment: Debate over the legality and necessity of National Guard deployments in DC, with references to a recent federal court ruling against the Trump administration’s authority (17:52).
• Rhetoric Attribution: Several guests and callers blame “leftist” rhetoric and political opposition to National Guard presence for creating an environment that could provoke such attacks (23:23, 36:04, 41:36).

Notable Quote:

"There’s been this issue, the evolution of this from when President Trump first did was pressure from the left. But you had people on Capitol Hill just weren’t prepared to support President Trump ..." — Stephen K. Bannon (38:41)

• Media Critique: Bannon and guests sharply criticize media figures (mentioning Jane Mayer and Nicole Wallace) and politicians (including Al Sharpton) for “blaming Trump” and allegedly undermining law enforcement defense (41:10–44:02, 32:32).

Notable Quote:

"They only cry when it’s convenient to make a case against Donald Trump. The American people are way smarter than Al Sharpton or Nicole Wallace will ever be." — Brian Glenn (44:02)

4. Broader Security Analysis

• Expert Input: Chris Pihota (former FBI Assistant Director) details investigative priorities—suspect identification, surveillance review, determining if it’s an isolated lone attacker (22:13–24:27, 50:52).
• Soft Targets and Radicalization: Discussion of risks to public security, citing previous incidents (e.g. Charlie Kirk’s assassination), radicalized individuals, and the leaderless resistance model (25:29, 26:30).
• Implications for National Guard Safety: Calls for all Guardsmen to be armed and for policy change regarding engagement and protective measures (30:55, 39:35).

Notable Quote:

“You need rough men to commit acts of roughness in order to keep people safe from violent animals.” — Jack Posobiec (32:32)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Unity of Law Enforcement:
  • “We have assembled the full force of both the federal and state and local law enforcement agencies ... make no mistake, they will be brought to justice.”
    — Cash Patel, FBI Director ([02:36])
• On Motivations and Radicalization:
  • “It just could have been a random shooting by someone who is a disaffected person, saw two uniformed National Guardsmen and fired upon them ... irresponsible talk or agitation could move these people to action.”
    — Chris Pihota, ex-FBI ([23:23], [26:30])
• On Media and Political Rhetoric:
  • “She takes the side of the criminal. This is what they do: they deny, attack, and then reverse victim and offender. It’s called DARVO.”
    — Jack Posobiec ([32:32])
  • “Al Sharpton ... is doing a disservice to those men and women. They don’t even understand those men and women.”
    — Brian Glenn ([44:02])
• On Immediate Scene Reactions:
  • “We got here a few minutes after the situation kind of unfolded. Behind me here is Farragut Square ... The shooter came around a corner, opened fire right away in what appears to be a very targeted attack on the National Guard.”
    — Wid Lyman ([47:34])
• On Leadership and National Security:
  • “President Trump has been informed ... We will shortchange the American public with no resources to make sure we ... bring anyone responsible for this heinous act of violence to justice.”
    — Cash Patel ([02:36], [55:46])

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Important Segment Timeline

• 00:00–01:49: Incident recap and developing details from Bannon and Glenn
• 02:36–06:38: Full press conference replay — Cash Patel, Jeff Carroll, Muriel Bowser
• 07:23–08:56: Press Q&A — status of suspects and procedural details
• 11:10–14:26: Jack Posobiec analyses political angles and conservative infighting
• 16:22–19:17: Legality of National Guard deployment debated by Glenn and Bowser
• 22:13–27:22: Security analysis with Chris Pihota, focus on lone wolf terrorism and law enforcement responses
• 36:04–39:35: John Solomon joins with context on political rhetoric and discussion about arming Guardsmen
• 44:02–45:46: Critique of media coverage (Sharpton, MSNBC) and defense of National Guard presence
• 47:34–51:58: Live report from scene (Wid Lyman), focus on specifics and press briefing aftermath
• 55:46–62:14: Press conference replay and follow-up technical law enforcement discussion
• 63:08–65:26: FBI identification procedures, technology stack, and vigil mention

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Flow & Tone

• Direct, urgent, sometimes confrontational.
• Deeply partisan, frequently assailing mainstream media and political critics.
• Mix of live reporting, expert commentary, and polemical advocacy for law enforcement and Trump administration decisions.
• Multiple returns to themes of national security, law enforcement bravery, and the dangers of ideological radicalization.

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Conclusion

Episode 4956 of Bannon’s War Room is an emergency broadcast in the wake of a shooting targeting National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The episode marshals real-time reports, expert insight, and strong political commentary, arguing for robust law enforcement action, criticizing “irresponsible” rhetoric from political opponents, and demanding greater support and armament for deployed National Guard. The conversation is defined by a mix of live updates, expert input, and pointed critique of both media and left-leaning politicians, all situated in the emotionally charged context of a holiday eve tragedy.

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For listeners seeking quick orientation:
This episode covers the who, what, where, and (as far as then known) the why of a developing security crisis in DC, alongside a dense overlay of partisan perspective and security policy debate. The casualty status, ongoing investigation, and implications for national security dominate the narrative, while underlying every segment is a strong defense of the National Guard’s presence and role amidst political and media opposition.

Transcript

[Stephen K. Bannon]

And do a reset. I want to play. I want to replay that entire presser because I think it was only a couple of minutes, but I think it's got some details in there. So as soon as you guys are ready to play it, we'll do it. I. I also have to say, Jack, I've got a particular problem with the thing about all the agencies working together. As I've said many times, we understand they all work together. We assume you're all other. But I think we just got to get down to the basics. And if we can. If we can just put up that photo of the. Of. Of the allege of the shooter or the alleged shooter, the one that got wounded. And they put in the. They put in the thing was that the. I think that was the alleged shooter.

[Brian Glenn]

Right? We.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

I think we put that up and I'd like to play just what Cash and Mayor Bowser in the assistant head of what D.C. metro has to say, because I'm not saying there's conflicting information, but even that it wasn't. It wasn't tight. It wasn't as tight as you have to have. Let's. We don't have it. Okay, Jack? Oh, okay. Oh, yeah, we're gonna reset. Jack. We gotta reboot here. What we know from this presser is that they called it a targeted shooting. What happened earlier this afternoon, I think around 2, 15 or so at the Farragut. Near the Farragut, the Metro station. Someone came around the. A shooter came around the corner and opened up on National Guard elements that were in. That were there. They were. Supposedly had weapons. They were shot at first. It was reported by the governor of West Virginia that they had. They had died. What we do know is that other national. From the pressers that other National Guard individuals got onto the shooter and. And let him have it. I think there's New York posters reporting five rounds.

[Brian Glenn]

The.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

He was hit by five rounds or took five rounds. The. The ABC News and cbs. Excuse me. CBS News is reporting that there is a. There was up to 10 to 15 shots coming from the gunman. And they said it was looked like an ambush situation. So I don't know if they've got more information than we just heard right there of the targeted. Of the targeted information. Do we have this ready to play? I tell you what, we're rebooting Jack Posobic. Right now you're in the 5 o' clock hour of the war room. We obviously had a very different show ready for you on the eve of Thanksgiving. But this is a Actually, an emergency in the, in the nation's capital, very near the White House. Let's go ahead. We're going to take it from the top. Let's go ahead and play the and replay the presser.

[Cash Patel]

My name is Cash Patel, FBI Director. We're here to brief you on the tragic events that happened today at approximately 2:15 local time in Washington, D.C. where two of our brave members of the National Guard and the Department of War were brazenly attacked in a horrendous act of violence. They were shot. They're in critical condition, as you can see behind me. We have assembled the full force of both the federal and state and local law enforcement agencies to bring bear all of our resources to make sure we find the perpetrators responsible, responsible for this heinous act. And make no mistake, they will be brought to justice. Since this is an assault on a federal law enforcement officer, this will be treated at the federal level as an assault on a federal office law enforcement officer. The FBI will lead out on that mission with our interagency partners to include the Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service, atf, dea. And we're thankful for the mayor's assistance in this matter. The Metropolitan Police Department and their skills in investigation, investigating homicides and gun shootings in this city is exceptional. We will work together collaboratively because this is a matter of national security, because it's a matter of pride. President Trump has been informed. We've been in contact with the White House. We will shortchange the American public with no resources to make sure we find and safeguard our nation's capital right here in Washington, D.C. and bring anyone responsible for this heinous act of violence to justice. I would lastly like to add to the American public in the world. Please send your prayers to those brave warriors who are in critical condition and their families. They are here serving our country. They are here protecting everyday Americans and citizens around the world in our nation's capital. They are the heroes of this day and we must remember them on this day and every day and their families and the sacrifice they have made. I will now turn it over to Chief Card, the Metropolitan Police Department.

[Brian Glenn]

Thank you.

[Jeff Carroll]

Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Jeff Carroll. I'm the Executive Assistant Chief here at the Metropolitan Police department. At approximately 2:15 this afternoon, members of the D.C. national Guard were on high visibility patrols in the area of 17th and I Street Northwest when a suspect came around the corner, raised his arm with a firearm and discharged it at the National Guard members. The National Guard members. There were other members that were in the area. They were able to, after some back and forth, able to subdue the individual and bring him into custody within moments. Members of law enforcement in the area were also able to assist and bring that individual into custody. At this time, as the Director mentioned, the National Guard members are being treated at a local hospital. D.C. fire and EMS responded to the scene to provide first aid for those individuals and transport them to a local hospital. The suspect in this case was also transported for treatment at a local hospital.

[Muriel Bowser]

Madam Mayor, I'm Muriel Bowser. I'm the mayor of Washington D.C. and I too want to send my thoughts and prayers to the families of the Guardsmen and to the Guardsmen who are in critical condition in a local hospital. I am joined by members and Leadership from the D.C. national Guard, from the Westbrook, Virginia National Guard, United States Secret Service, Deputy Mayor Appiah, Fire Chief Donnelly and Metro's General Manager Randy Clark. And we join with FBI Director in ensuring that MPD investigates. The U.S. attorney prosecutes this case to the fullest extent of the law. I've had the opportunity to briefly U.S. attorney General Pam Bondi, who was speaking to the President when I called, as well as the United States Attorney Pirro, who assured me that this case will have her offices complete. Attention, Mayor, was there any other suspect? Chief sure.

[Jeff Carroll]

So no. At this time there was no indication there was any other suspect. The one suspect that was involved in this incident, they were shot during the interaction and they were transported to the hospital for treatment.

[Muriel Bowser]

Mayor, does this validate the need for the National Guard here in dc? What we know, Andrea, is that this is a targeted shooting. One individual who appeared to target these Guardsmen. That individual has been taken into custody.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

You can tell us about a motor.

[Chris Pihota]

Details on the condition of the two.

[Brian Glenn]

National Guardsmen and whether or not anyone else was injured.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

And a quick question follow up for the FBI Director. You said that we'll make sure we.

[Wid Lyman]

Find the perpetrators for this act.

[Chris Pihota]

So just to clarify, the person believed.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

To be responsible is in custody and there are no other suspects?

[Brian Glenn]

Sure.

[Jeff Carroll]

So I can start out again. Chief Carroll from mpd. So both the individuals, the Guard members, they are in critical condition at local hospital at this time being treated. At this point we have no other suspects. We have reviewed viewed video from the area. It appears, like I said, to be a lone gunman that raised a firearm and ambushed these members of the National Guard and he was quickly taken into custody by other National Guard members and law enforcement members. No, at this time, obviously we're very in the preliminary stages of investigation. There's a lot of things, a lot of agents that are here from various federal agencies, law enforcement agencies. We have the full power of the FBI and our federal partners here in the task force. So we're looking at all those different aspects, but we don't have.

[Brian Glenn]

Have any motives.

[Jeff Carroll]

The National Guardsmen that were shot, I'm told they were armed at this time as part of the preliminary investigation. Sure. So how the suspect was apprehended, As I said, the individual, the suspect came around the corner. He immediately started firing a firearm at the two National Guard members. So at that time, there were other National Guard members that were in the area. They heard the gun gunfire. They actually were able to intervene and to kind of hold down the suspect after he had been shot on the ground until law enforcement got there within moments. At this point, we're still investigating exactly who shot the individual. It's not clear at this time. We don't know what kind of weapon there was. D.C. police, it happened right in front of the Metro, although there is no indication that the perpetrator was on the Metro. So there's Metro Transit Police in the area. And obviously being on 17th street by the White House Uniform Division, Secret Service were in the immediate area as well.

[Muriel Bowser]

What kind of weapon the alleged perpetrator.

[Jeff Carroll]

Used, we do not know at this time. Still in our investigation.

[Muriel Bowser]

We're going to be able to take a couple more.

[Jeff Carroll]

Sure. Again, so, as I said, we're very preliminary in the investigation, so we're looking to all aspects of who the individual is, his connections. At this time, he's still in the hospital receiving treatment.

[Cash Patel]

And I would just like.

[Brian Glenn]

Hang on.

[Cash Patel]

I would just like to add, the reason that this suspect is in. The reason that this suspect is in custody is because of the bravery of the men and women of the National Guard who responded due to their extensive training to secure American lives today, there was not any further injury and any further shootings. We should highlight the fact that the men and women of law enforcement, the interagency, the Department of War and the National Guard executed their training with great precision today and prevented an even greater tragedy from befalling us. These National Guardsmen are heroes, and we must pray for their safety and their speedy recovery. And as the Chief said, we are in the preliminary stages of this investigation. We will run down every single lead, every piece of evidence. This is the power of the US Government at its best, at the state, local and federal level. That is why this interagency group is standing behind us to assure America and the world that we will continue to keep D.C. safe. And thankfully, we have Metropolitan Police Department, Department, the National Guardsmen and federal agents and the Department of Justice and Attorney General willing to prosecute the mission to keep Americans safe. And President Trump has rightly stated that this heinous act will be investigated. And he has thanked the National Guards men and women and the men and women of law enforcement.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Did the suspect say anything at the time?

[Jack Posobiec]

Why did the West Virginia governor say that they. Was anyone else shot?

[Stephen K. Bannon]

So Jack Posobic joins me. Jack, you had it right there. Of course, they're in the moment also. They've only had a few minutes to prepare for this, so you're going to have a little information. Maybe not on top of everything, but I do think they can give us more information about the shooter. Right. I understand he's not cooperating, but you could have said he was a male. You didn't have to give us the pronouns. I mean, it's just not. It's not acceptable. You can give us more basic information about what's going on. Jack Bosobik, your thoughts?

[Jack Posobiec]

Well, Steve, are you familiar with the tenets of Coulter's Law and Coulter's Law?

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Oh, the longer it goes, the more, you know, it's a. No. It's part of the Muslim Brotherhood. Is that. Well, well, she didn't.

[Jack Posobiec]

She said, I believe in.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

She's a little more blunt. She's a. She's a little more blunt than that.

[Jack Posobiec]

Well, the longer. Right, right. The longer, of course, he is. The longer that it takes for them to release a description, the less chance that it was a mail.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Yeah. You're saying if this guy had a MAGA ball cap on, we would note his name. First off, they already be scrubbing his social media. You would hear every, every time he supported a. Was that a Trump rally?

[Jack Posobiec]

Exactly. You'd have all that. You'd have pictures of him with, like, you know, me and you or something like that. You'd have everything. So, again, you know, it remains to be seen, but once again, the tenets of culture's law seem to be holding true. And so in this situation, you know, there really does need to be an understanding of what's going on. And I think that you look at the way that the right responded to the murder of Charlie Kirk, you've seen recriminations, you've seen a lot of backstabbing, a lot of ankle biting, a lot of people pointing fingers, a lot of bickering and infighting rather than actually doing something about the people who are shooting. And Killing patriots and National Guardsmen, school children in our country. We need to do something about that. We don't have time for the bickering and the infighting and then, oh, you can't have this person on your podcast. And we got to tone police. We got to be really careful. No, those are not the people that are. It's not podcasters that are stacking bodies in the United States of America right now. And I'm sick to death of so many conservatives thinking that that's the most important thing in the world. Charlie Kirk's family will have an empty seat at their table tomorrow because of a violent leftist. And until we, as a country and as a movement actually start to get really serious about this, he is not going to be the last one.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

It's the head of the table. And, you know, Charlie's not gonna be with his family, not gonna be with the country. I couldn't agree with you more. This is what I'm saying. I think this, hopefully this tragedy will reinforce to the President and his team that America has his back. America wants the situation dealt with. America does not want this thing to devolve in more and more violence. And these people are all of our type. They're all outcast. They're not in the normal flow of making America great again. We have to be blunt about this. Look at this.

[Jack Posobiec]

These are angry.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Yeah.

[Jack Posobiec]

Charlie called them the lost boys of the West. When he spoke about that, he. These are the disaffected, disassociated young men. And we also see a lot of the time migrant violence as well. The same, same idea. They're disassociated, they're outcast from society, they never really quite fit into society. And then they turn on TV and they get told it's Donald Trump, it's maga, Republicans, it's Charlie Kirk is the United States National Guard. That is putting you at risk. So you've got to get up and do something about it.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

I tell you what, we're going to take a short commercial break here. Jack, you're going to stick around. You're kind of my wingman. We're pulling together some, we're pulling together some clips from other channels and also getting more information as we go. Want to thank everybody for sticking around. Not the 5 o' clock show that we had mine, but we're gonna, we're gonna stick it through and give you all, all the updated information. A targeted shooting of National Guard troops in Washington D.C. near the White House. Short commercial break. Back in the war in Just a moment. Let me be blunt. Gold is up around 40% this year. That's not speculation, that's reality. And if a portion of your savings isn't diversified into gold, you're missing the boat. Here's the facts. And inflation's still too high, the US dollar is still too weak, and the government debt is insurmountable. This is why central banks throughout the world are flocking to gold at record rates. They're the ones driving prices up to new record highs. But it's not too late to buy gold from Birch Gold Group and get in the door. Now Birch Gold will help you convert an existing IRA or 401k into a tax sheltered IRA. And gold. You don't pay a dime out of pocket. Just text Bannon B A N N o n to 989-898 and claim your free information kit. There's no obligation, it's just useful information. The best indicator of the future is the past. And gold has historically been a safe haven for millennia. What else can I say? What else does Birch Gold need to say? The hedge against times of financial turbulence has always been gold. So text Bannon B A N N o n to 989-898 right now to claim your free information kit on gold. That's Bannon to 989-898 and protect your future. Today with Birch Gold coming out of.

[Muriel Bowser]

Places like Chicago, it makes me incredibly nervous that we're about to see people in law enforcement, people in uniform, military, get nervous, get stressed, shoot at American civilians. It is verya, very, very stressful situation for these law enforcement and for the communities on the ground. So it was basically a warning to say, like, if you're asked to do something particularly against American citizens. Ken, what exactly do we know?

[Brian Glenn]

Basically just what you said, Katie. This shooting, I'm told, occurred near the White House in a place called Farragut Square in downtown dc. We're seeing video on social media of police rushing to the scene. I checked in with the Secret Service because they protect the White House and was told that two uniformed National Guard members were involved in a shooting. At least one of them was struck. Their condition is not known. The nature of the incident was not known by this person. It's being handled by the D.C. police, not the Secret Service because they've decided there's no nexus to the White House, no threat to the White House. So the circumstances of this incident are unclear. Remember, of course, that uniformed National Guard are regularly patrolling the streets of Washington, having been deployed there by President Trump. That's subject to a legal fight. Actually, five days ago, a judge ordered the Trump administration to halt that deployment. That's still being litigated. But again, so all we know is that two uniformed National Guard members involved in a shooting, one was struck. The condition of that person is unknown at this time.

[Muriel Bowser]

Their presence is also under question, whether it's legal. Last week, a federal judge ruled the Trump administration's deployment of the national guard in D.C. was unlawful, arguing it lacks authority and is violating the District of Columbia's sovereign powers under the Home Rule Act. The Trump administration is appealing that order. They filed their appeal, Ken, last night.

[Brian Glenn]

Yeah, that's right. And that will be ongoing. You know, that's part of the litigation that's been happening around the country. Various challenges have been made, but the Trump administration is standing by this policy of deploying National Guard troops to cities, saying that it's necessary to combat crime. As Tom just articulated, there's a lot of dispute about that even among the National Guard members themselves. But in D.C. it's been less controversial than in other places. Again, the mayor sort of made a strategic decision to go along with it essentially initially, although the attorney general is challenging that deployment in court. But again, it hasn't been really much of a subject of contention on the streets because oftentimes you'll see them essentially National Guard uniformed National Guard members gathered in groups, scrolling on their phones, chatting. They're not really involved in very much that's controversial here in D.C. katie.

[Muriel Bowser]

The president says, and we didn't know much about that third person, now apparently we do. He says that the shooter was also very severely wounded. But regardless, the president says will pay a very steep price. JD Vance is in Kentucky. He's going to be speaking soon. We're going to wait to see if he does address the shooting and what happened in Washington D.C. today. Again, the president is not in town. He is in Florida. J.D. vance in Kentucky. That being said, it's Washington, D.C. a lot of high value targets. It involves two National Guard members and so much much has been locked down, including the White House. And there is a ground stop at Reagan National Airport, which is which is just on the outside of the city until 4 o'.

[Brian Glenn]

Clock.

[Muriel Bowser]

Again, this is the busiest travel day of the year. So a ground stop at this moment is significant. It's meaningful. We've seen multiple different law enforcement agencies on the scene, including D.C. police, Metropolitan Police, including the ATF, the U.S. marshals, the FBI, the Secret Service. The big question we have right now and Ken Delaney and pointed this out a moment ago is, was this a targeted attack? Did the person who shot these two guardsmen do it intentionally? Was it an ambush or was it something else? Was it caught in crossfire? Street crime? It is unclear at the moment the governor of West Virginia has put out there on social media. This is Governor Patrick Morrissey. He says it's with great sorrow that we can confirm both members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot earlier today in Washington, D.C. have passed away from their injuries. These brave West Virginians lost their lives in the service of their country. We are in ongoing contact with federal officials as the investigation continues. Our entire state grieves with their families, their loved ones and the Guard community. West Virginia will never forget their service or their sacrifice and we will demand full accountability for this horrific act. I'm a bit speechless because it is just so awful and the timing is making it even worse.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Okay, Denver, you got to get quicker on that. Katie Turner just reporting what the governor of West Virginia said he put out tweet. He reversed it. He reversed it shortly thereafter and said they really didn't know the status. I think now we know from the press conference it is, they're in critical condition. We have. Is it. Chris Peyote from a former assistant Director of the S.B.I. f.B.I. is with us. Sir, thank you for joining us. What would, what would law enforcement be? What would law enforcement be doing right now and going through, and going through their, their evolutions to get to the bottom of this?

[Brian Glenn]

Right.

[Chris Pihota]

What you have is a very large law enforcement presence. So they're figuring out who's going to be the lead, who's moving into support functions, who's going to be gathering what information, running down immediate investigative leads. They're also going to be looking to collect incidental surveillance footage, any kind of information that would give them more context and characterization of the situation and as far as, you know, what the circumstances were at the time. They're also probably looking right now to make sure they can determine whether this was an isolated incident, lone offender, or is this something part of a more wide spread attack posture across the nation?

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Yeah, Chris, Cash said, hey, we're going to get the perpetrators. And of course, it just happened a few minutes ago. They did say it was a targeted shooting, but the D.C. metro, I think assistant director really said that this looked like a lone gunman. Is it too, too soon to jump to that conclusion or it doesn't look like it was a set, you know, ambush from a roof. But Cash did say we're going to get the perpetrators. What would that lead you to believe?

[Chris Pihota]

Well, right now it's too early to put a lot of context around it. It just could have been a random shooting by someone who is a disaffected person, saw two uniformed National Guardsmen and fired upon them. I also have seen instances of rhetoric on social media by certain politicians indicating that they were saying that National Guard members could be firing upon American citizens. It could have caused somebody to move from an ideological position to an actual kinetic, kinetic action. So they're looking at all of these things right now. I would have to take a broader view of it and say we want to make sure that it's an isolated incident before we call it one. We want to make sure that we have all the suspects in custody before we say we do and make sure that we're not overselling our position on the front end.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Did you say, Chris, did you say you actually thought you saw politicians today say about this incident that it might have been caused by somebody shooting the crowd or is that just general? That's something, yeah. Is that something that generally you've seen in the past?

[Chris Pihota]

I just saw it earlier today where there was one of the, I guess the. Were they calling them the six, the people who put out that message saying this in the past few days about the possibility of National Guard members taking such action against the American people. I'm not saying it was related to today, but what I'm saying is in my previous life, if you have people that are on that edge of ideological views and action, a statement like that could take someone who is mentally unbalanced and move them to action versus just staying in the ideological position.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

By the way, this is the seditious six that Chris is talking about and there's been a lot of activity about that. In fact, Captain Mark Kelly has already come out and said how horrific this is. Jack, we have Chris. Is it pronounced PI Hota? How do you pronounce your last name?

[Chris Pihota]

Yes, that's great.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Pihoda. Not close enough. Jack Vesoba, I know you're trying to line up some other guests for us. Do you have any questions for Chris?

[Jack Posobiec]

Well, Chris, I suppose the one thing that we're going to have to start looking at really more now is these, and I spoke about this in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. These asymmetric assassinations whereby in you can have self radicalized or radicalized in small groups, assassins who go off and commit radical acts and really looking at ways to harden up these soft targets. Obviously Charlie's Campus tour was a soft target. Places like, as we know, this was a metro station. We've been told for years, ever since the days of 9, 11, that these were soft targets. But certainly the White House itself, you know, you think with all the security there and all the personnel and surveillance that there'd be something more that could be done. That being said, an ambush is an ambush, but certainly it's something that I think that a lot of national security is going to end. Safety personnel are going to be focused on.

[Brian Glenn]

Absolutely.

[Chris Pihota]

What you're going to see is a change in the National Guard's posture for force protection.

[Brian Glenn]

Right.

[Chris Pihota]

They're going to start looking at how they protect their people and they're going to start looking at their standing rules of engagement. You're also going to see the law enforcement community take up a bit more maybe of an aggressive posture around certain places, people places and things to make sure that any would be attackers are put off by a show of force. One thing I'll add to what you said is I find that a lot of the movements right now are practicing what we used to call the leaderless resistance model. All of these folks are out there, they're radicalized. They're looking for a reason to take action and they're looking for the adoration of their so called tribe and rhetoric. Any kind of irresponsible talk or agitation could move these people to action. So it's just another way of expanding the threat environment for our law enforcement and national defense personnel.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Hey Chris, can you stick with us? Appreciate it if you could.

[Brian Glenn]

Absolutely.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Chris PI hota, who's a former assistant director of the FBI. Jack Bosobic is my wingman. We're gonna get some other people. I think I'm in communication with Eric Prince, Brian Glenn. We're gonna get as much information about this as possible. Real tragedy today near the White House. Two National Guard unit members, I believe from West Virginia were shot. Do doctors have Black Friday sales? The doctors at Brick House Nutrition do. They just announced the Black Friday 30% off sale. The biggest sale of the year. The most impressive health and nutrition products in the industry are now 30% off. Like Lean, the doctor formulated weight loss supplement for people who want to lose meaningful weight without injections. Let me repeat that. Lean, the doctor formulated weight loss supplement for people who want to lose meaningful weight without injections and 30% off creatine. Creatine designed just for women to help you look leaner in shape and tone without extra dieting or exercise. Even 30% off field of greens the only super fruit and vegetable drink shown in a university study to actually slow aging and only field of greens promises better health results. Your doctor will notice every Brickhouse product, from better sleep to Superior collagen is 30% off. But hurry because these Black Friday deals go fast. Visit brick house sale.com that's all one word. Brickhousesale.com and save 30%. That's brickhousesale.com one more time. Brickhousesale.com host Stephen K. Ban. Okay, thanks. We're going to get John Solomon up here momentarily. Brian Glenn joins us. Jack Posobics working a couple of contacts. Make sure we get full information to everyone. Brian glenn, President Trump is at Mar a Lago. So thank God he's not near this today. Vice President advance is I think in Kentucky. Any updates on what you know about White House staff or anyone having any insights about this, sir?

[Brian Glenn]

As yes, good evening.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

As of now, no, I don't have any updates from the White House other.

[Brian Glenn]

Than the true social post that president pushed pushed out.

[Jeff Carroll]

Earlier.

[Brian Glenn]

I was in a I was telling the producer in the break yesterday, I had a great conversation with four National.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Guardsmen from Mississippi at a Starbucks right.

[Brian Glenn]

About a block away from where this incident happened today. They tell me they were going to be here until March. And I asked them what has been the feedback from people on the streets as they often are found picking up trash.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

They just, I had a video of.

[Brian Glenn]

Them picking up trash just two days ago in front of Lafayette Park. There they are excited to be in the city. It's their honor to serve our country.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

And being our nation's capital.

[Brian Glenn]

So as soon as I heard about this shooting, I instantly thought about these three young men that so bravely want to serve our community. And to see what happened now, you know, I also started thinking about, well.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Is this much of a large of a larger attack?

[Brian Glenn]

Should we see more of these lone wolves on the streets around D.C. and I know that Pete had Seth had.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Announced that we're going to have an.

[Brian Glenn]

Additional 500 National Guardsmen around D.C. and.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

I hope, Steve, that every single one.

[Brian Glenn]

Of these men and women that are walking these streets with the National Guard have some type of firearm on them. A lot of them don't, Steve. And luckily, from what I understand today, that the two gentlemen engaged in the shooting did have some type of weapon on them. But I think it's imperative that we put these men and women on the streets of Washington, D.C. to patrol these neighborhoods, have the ability to defend themselves. Very important.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Well, this was get people on Capitol Hill that blinked and didn't really have. The President's back about the deployment of these troops. You get tremendous blowback on this from all the Rhinos right now, Jack, I'm going to come to you. Brian. Hang on. This is a typical response, Jack. Jane Meyer, who's, you know, one of the worst of the worst, Kaitlan Collinson, put something out about the Guardsmen being shot. Jane Meyer comes in. This is so tragic, so unnecessary. These poor Guardsmen should never have been deployed. I live in D.C. and watch as they had virtually nothing to do but pick up trash is for political show. And at what cost? The, the left has never supported having the National Guard there to back up local police and to back up Ice Age. Remember, the Jane Myers of the world do not want anybody deported. The only way they're going to win elections is the illegal alien invasion. And of course, you know, just like Mondami won in New York City. And so all they're doing is dumping on. They're not talking about the shooter. They're not talking about, you know, these radical leftists and folks that are taking this in their own hands. What they're doing is they're trashing the National Guard for just being there, picking up trash. Your thoughts, Jack Vesobic?

[Jack Posobiec]

Yeah, Steve, I'll say what I said earlier today and earlier in the week, no offense, but it's time to let the men handle this. This idea that, oh, you know, we don't like these raids and we don't like, you're scared of the uniforms. These same people that were scared that President Trump was having tanks at the army parade. Yeah. Imagine an army parade for their birthday, the 250th that doesn't have a tank. All right, it's cut me a break where I'm sick of the overt feminization of our culture, the overt feminization of America. You need rough men to commit acts of roughness in order to keep people safe from violent animals. The kind of violent animals that would shoot up Charlie Kirk, that would shoot up a school, that would shoot up National Guardsmen. I'm sorry, lady, but that's just the facts. And if you can't handle it, then guess what? Maybe this line of business isn't for you. Go work in a flower shop or something. That's perfectly fine. But you have no business putting your opinion out there. Especially when two members of National Guard who are conducting law enforcement, high profile presence operations in front of the White House, the People's House were just shot. She Takes the side of the criminal. This is what they do, Steve. The deny attacked and then reverse victim and offender. It's called Darvo. First they deny what happened. They attack the opposite side, and they reverse victim and offender. The victim in her case is the people of D.C. the victim is the people who are victimized. It's like Slotkin saying that she was worried about the National Guardsmen were going to be shooting up U.S. citizens. And Gavin Newsom said recently that this, that deploying the National Guard is an act of a dictator. He said it was an act of a dictator. And I remember, Steve, in the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder, we were told, oh, we're gonna tone down the rhetoric. We're gonna tone down the rhetoric. They didn't tone it down. They toned it up. They ratcheted up against conservatives, against President Trump, and against our National Guardsmen and law enforcement. And what did conservatives do? Conservatives started attacking each other with the infighting and saying, no, you can't have this guy on this podcast. He can't talk about that. And they're more worried about that than the people being gunned down and the bodies being stunned act in America because of asymmetric civil warfare, which is currently ongoing. Steve, I would also like to point out just here, that as we're waiting for more confirmation on the description, we also know, and I think it needs to be said, that President Trump just signed that executive order on the Muslim Brotherhood. And the Muslim Brotherhood are known for extreme acts of violence. Adherence to their ideology are known for extreme acts of violence. You had Alex Jones and Lara Loomer on earlier today talking about that. And, you know, I think as we describe all of the situation, we should also point out that this does happen in the wake of the signing of video.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

We're going to get back to that. Got Jack Posobix, my wingman from Human Events Daily. Chris PI hota, former assistant director of the FBI, is good enough to join us. Brian Glenn, our White House correspondent. I want to bring in John Solomon. John's joining us, I think by phone. John, earlier in the day, there was talk about this might be an ambush. CBS News reported that they said it was an ambush. Law enforcement had told them 15, 10 to 15 rounds. We then heard it was a targeted shooting by DC Metro. It looks like the individual took five incoming. Have you got any update from your sources, sir?

[Brian Glenn]

Yes. What we understand is that as this, as the assailant was coming across 17th street, turning onto 8th street, he just opened fire on the guardsmen. Some were able to return fire. He's wounded. He's critically injured. The guardsmen are critically injured. But it does look to be a surprise, unprovoked, ambush style attack. They're literally, they're walking down the street and all of a sudden this gentleman comes around the corner and immediately opens fire. There's no provocation, according to the law enforcement officials I've talked to, just pure hatred, just opening gunfire and trying to wound these American heroes in uniform that have been keeping our capital safe. So we don't know a lot. I want to point everybody back to something that I think is really important. On Monday's show, we had Congressman Glenn Grossman. He has played a very large role in helping people understand the Biden border crisis. It was he who discovered tens of thousands of the border children, the unaccompanied minors have been lost track of by the Biden administration. Some of them ended up in the hands of cartels and traffickers because the government didn't keep a close eye on them. He told ME he is 100% certain that these six senators, what they were trying to do in that video last week was to provoke people into thinking that the National Guard's deployment to keep illegal aliens off the ground, to keep criminals off the ground was illegal, that that's what they were trying to rile people up on him. And if it turns out that this gentleman's motive is somehow related to that, it's going to be a tragedy. And those six senators and others who have been provoking and suggesting that what the National Guard is doing, like you just mentioned, Jane Mayer, is somehow unlawful, unrighteous. These are the people that are provoking and angering people around the country, creating a false narrative that somehow this isn't illegal or unrighteous effort to secure a city. And so we won't know the motive for a while. But I do think there is concern that the boiled water that the left has done is in some ways put the National Guard and others like ice, in grave danger. And it's a tragedy that people who are elected in office and hold the highest offices in the land don't realize that the rhetoric contributes to a really unstable and violent, violent situation right now. We'll find out what this man's motive is. But it's so funny on Monday, or tragic, I should say on Monday that Glenn Grossman was worried that people would take from these six senators language that the National Guard were somehow the bad people in this. And that's the tragedy. Even if it's not the Motive for this shooting. It shouldn't be the message Americans are getting from their elected leaders.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

I would love if Denver right now could go ahead and pull that clip from John, from John Solomon's Monday show. I want to play it. Solomon, the evolution, you know, the Jane, Jane Mayer's mocking the National Guard about picking up trash. There's been this issue, the evolution of this from when President Trump first did was pressure from the left. But you had people on Capitol Hill just weren't prepared to support President Trump talk because the National Guard from when they first came and had such a dramatic impact on crime. As you remember, in the first couple of weeks, there has been a bunch of people texting me now saying a lot of the National Guard even carry weapons, don't have ammo in them. And of course, obviously now some of the National Guard do not carry weapons. How did that happen? Who did not have the president's back in this deployment of the National Guard for the safety and security of the Capitol? Sir.

[Brian Glenn]

Yeah, listen, if you're trying to secure a capitol where gun violence is frequent and regular, you need to be harmed. Right. And we know that. And, and I think that if any guardsmen were not armed, it appears that these guardsmen had at least small arms on them because they were able to return fire or some in the crowd were able to, some in the group. I think they usually travel in groups of four. Someone was able to get several shots off and wound this assailant. But we'll need to understand who in that group had weapons, who did not. But you can't be a law enforcement official in the 21st century in a city like Washington D.C. where you gun crime is high, where the gangs roam and have roamed freely, though they've been reined in quite a bit the last few weeks and not be armed. You gotta be on equal firepower with the bad guys. And so we'll get into that. I've seen a lot of the guardsmen armed. When I've engaged them, I've had some great conversations. I met a couple on H Street right where this happened just about a week ago, two weeks ago. I bought them some coffee. And it's just good people. And they're proud to be defending their country, proud to be making their capital a little safer. They see their work as righteous and they see the critics as somehow just silly. They don't appreciate what these men and women are doing. And I think at the end of the day, if any of them are unarmed and they're out in the street that's got to change because anyone is a target these days. That is a sad, sad thing. We learned that tragically with Charlie, and we're learning it again tragically today here on a night and eve when we should be celebrating. Celebrating a holiday. We're mourning the terrible wounding of these two National Guardsmen.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

And hopefully they're in critical condition. Hopefully pull through. John. There's a lot of, you know, the people on the left are even being as aggressive right now. They never should have been deployed. This is all a power play by a dictator. This instigation of this constantly by the left wing politicians. Do you see a reaction coming with President Trump? Is he finally going to say, I've had enough of this, sir?

[Brian Glenn]

Listen, he's been pretty tough the last several months and he immediately swats down other presidents would have allowed the senators to go unanswered. He didn't let that go unanswered. He immediately called it what he believed it was, which was sedition. And he has ordered investigations of them. He is countering at every step this narrative because he knows any moment you stay silent, an inch is taken off of the debate line and the left keeps surging in. And so I've said this many times, what the left is engaged in is a war on truth. They are trying to eliminate truth. They try to make the bad guys the good guys, the good guys the bad guys. They try to make the abnormal normal. They want to put men on women's podium and steal their medals after an athletic competition. But. And the reason they're doing it, the reason they're waging this war, and I've talked to many of the activists on the front lines, is they ultimately want to eradicate the ultimate truth upon which this country is built. And that is that our Creator endowed us with certain inalienable rights. And they don't want them, they don't want that to be the truth anymore. So as they destroy truth, they're marching towards eradicating that final truth, that our liberties come from God and can't be taken from government. I said this a few times in speeches and my friends on the left mocked me. And then Tim Kaine came out and said it out loud. Yeah, no, the government gives you rights. You don't get them from anywhere else. You get them from our government. Government that is the truth. That's under this truth on war, this war on truth. And I think those of us who have the bully pulpit or the bullhorn every day, we have to keep countering the war on truth. We have to keep reminding people that the good guys are the National Guardsmen, not the guy who fired unprovoked on them, that the good guys are the ICE agents. They're not running up grannies and taking kids out of school. They're getting gang bangers and drug traffickers off the street. We have to counter it every step of every day because right now it's an information war designed to eradicate the many truths that this country is built on.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

John, before I let you go, I just wanted to end and we're going to get it booted up as soon as we can. But Reverend Al Sharpton was on MSNBC just moments ago and he is pretty adamant. Al Sharpton blames President Trump for National Guardsmen being shot in D.C. quote, as Nicole Wallace watches, looks on with tears, she goes, the two people that are fighting for their lives, Guardsmen that this President put there in harm's way. Your thoughts, sir?

[Brian Glenn]

It's ludicrous. The President did something to make the city safer. Those guardsmen, I know because I've talked so many of them, I bought him coffee several times on the streets. They're proud to be doing it. They're not. They don't feel forced and compelled there. I mean, they obviously know they've been ordered there, but they don't feel that way. They feel like this is a righteous job. And someone like Al Sharpton or Nicole Wallace who've imposed so many lies on the American people over the many years, they're doing a disservice to those men and women. They don't even understand those men and women. They don't know what makes them tick. They don't know the patriotism that they feel. And I've never seen Al Sharpton or Nicole Wallace cry for any of the people who were gunned down day in and day out, every single day on the streets of was. They didn't shed a tear then. And the body toll is enormous in D.C. people who are wounded and shot in this unlawful, lawless sort of society that the D.C. government created in the nation's capital, they weren't crying then. They only cry when it's convenient to make a case against Donald Trump. The American people are way smarter than Al Sharpton or Nicole Wallace will ever be. They don't view it this way. And by the way, the men and women, the fatigues that I grow walk by every day. They don't feel compelled by Donald Trump or that this is a miserable job or that they've been put in a wrong place. They Think they're in the right place at the right time, doing the right thing. And MSNBC should maybe wake up and spend a few days on the street and talk to these amazing guardsmen. They'd find an extraordinarily different sentiment.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

John, thank you for calling in. If you have anything else, let us know. We want to get you back up. John Solomon. What's your John, just the news and your. And your Twitter handle.

[Brian Glenn]

Solomon reports.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Yeah.

[Brian Glenn]

J. Solomon reports on all social platforms.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Thank you, brother. Appreciate you.

[Brian Glenn]

Thank you.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Here's here's like to do. Jack Bosoba's got a reporter in the street that's going to join some. I'd like to play. Do we have the Al Sharpton? Can I play this right now? Let's go and play Al Sharpton.

[Brian Glenn]

Of two people fighting for their lives Guardsmen that this president put there. And as I said, I was one that was very vocal against that. But I'm not going to belittle the fact that their lives are at stake to get into a back and forth with the President. I can say that if I'm a member of their families, I don't want to hear what he's saying about Honduras right now. I want to pray that these two guardsmen who were ordered there and who we're being told by the mayor was ambushed make it through. And all of this about sending in 500 people. What does that have to do with where we are now? I think that we've got to those of us that have been opposed to the President's policy, show that we are not going to morally match him by going down to a level of insensitivity. There are two people fighting for their lives on Thanksgiving eve. And it just seems ironic to me that people that pardoned people, assaulting police officers are now talking about how they're going to uphold and look up to the people in the building. People in that building were beat January 6th.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Jack, you see MSNBC in all its glory is Jack Vesobic. Do we have him back up? We got Jack.

[Brian Glenn]

Yeah.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Okay. Hey, Jack, I think you've got. I think we've got with alignment up. You want to take it?

[Jack Posobiec]

Yeah, let's do it. So with Lyman, you're down there at the White House quite a bit. You're covering it for Borderhawk News. You were there on the scene moments after. Tell us what you saw, what were the sights and sounds and talk to us how soon after you arrived.

[Wid Lyman]

Good to be with you guys tonight and thank you. We got here a few Minutes after the situation kind of unfolded. Behind me here is Farragut Square. We're a block or two from the White House here. And we just finished up a press conference with Mayor of Washington, Mayor Bowser, FBI Director Cash Patel and other officials. And they basically stated what we've heard so far. Two National Guard men have been shot, are in critical condition at two different hospitals. The suspect is also in critical condition. There is one suspect at this time that did not release any further details about it. Basically, going forward, they're going to be investigating this to the fullest extent of the law. I have a quote here from the D.C. police Union. The shooting of two National Guardsmen in D.C. is a despicable act. Our homicide detectives will ensure that whoever has perpetrated this violence is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. And just this area, Jack, as you know, is very close to the White House. What we were told was these National Guardsmen who move around in small groups, four to six, sometimes two, were basically ambushed. The shooter came around a corner, opened fire right away in what appears to be a very targeted attack on the National Guard here in Washington.

[Jack Posobiec]

Wade, are you. Now, we know there's been some photos that have gone around online about a potential shooter. Are you able to confirm any of that? I'm sure you've seen them. Did you get a chance to see the suspected shooter at all as they were loading him in? Any information on description regarding this. This third individual who was shot, purportedly the shooter?

[Wid Lyman]

I can't confirm the photos that are going around, but oftentimes Twitter is ahead of the officials in some ways. They did not confirm the photos during the press conference, so we don't have more information about the suspect. But we do know is there appears to be one suspect at this time.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Once as I. Steve, hey, with a question. There was an earlier report this might be an ambush. The D.C. metro did say it was targeted. Do you have any other details when they say targeted? He just came around the corner. As soon as he saw the National Guard, he unloaded. Do we have any other backup or description about when they say it was a targeted shooting? What that means?

[Wid Lyman]

That verbiage denotes, I think, that they didn't see the assailant coming. So more of an ambush. What we were told was their guardsmen were going around a corner and then the assailant came forwards and opened fire. Targeted, meaning that he's going after the National Guardsmen themselves. This is not a, you know, stopping another crime that does happen here in D.C. or another incident. It sounds like he was going after, or she was going after the National Guardsmen in this attack. And you see them all over the place. I mean, as both of you know, Guardsmen are walking around this part of DC in groups. There are many, many of them. And there should be more coming in. According to what the administration is saying, 500 more should be on the ground, but targeted in a sense of going after the Guardsmen and ambush in the sense that they did not know it was coming.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Hey, Whit, can you hang on a second? Stick with us. I want to go to Chris PI Hota, a former Assistant Director of the FBI. Chris, the same question to you. Any thoughts on this, what they're calling a targeted. A targeted shooting or a targeted event here?

[Chris Pihota]

Again, hard to say, Steve. Here's what I would be looking at right now. The National Guard folks, they generally will walk on a routine patterned patrol. This individual could have watched them for a few days, could have known when they were going to be coming around, could have been lying in wait for them and then opened fire. It's hard to tell right now what the word targeted means. And I think what they're saying is, is that maybe this individual specifically opened fire on the National Guard folks. And it wasn't a spray of bullets all around the area. It was a targeted aimed firing at the, at the uniform personnel.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Hey, Wid, when he said that the shooters in critical condition. Was that said at the. Was that said at the press conference? Did the D.C. metro mention that?

[Brian Glenn]

I didn't.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

I don't remember Cash saying that. I know the two Guardsmen are critical, but you also picked up that the shooter himself, the assailant himself, is in critical condition.

[Wid Lyman]

That is correct. I believe the White House has also stated that President Trump has a tweet that he posted, looks like on Truth Social, and then back over to his main account where he says is also severely wounded. So I believe they're indicating that the shooter was injured of some capacity during this escalation. I did hear reports of other Guardsmen getting involved. We know Metro Police were on the scene very quickly. I wasn't sure how he was injured at this time, but it does appear that he has suffered some injury.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Wade, can you hang with us? We're gonna take a short commercial break at the top of the hour to reset here. I've got Jack Bosobic with us. Jack is the host of Human Events Daily, our two o' clock show, and often the wingman for the team out at Turning Point. He used to do thought Crimes with Charlie. Charlie Kirk every. Every week. Chris PI hota, former assistant director of the FBI has been kind enough to join us. We're trying to get Eric Prince on. Brian Glenn is going to reboot and be back up in a moment. Of course we have Wid Lyman, is it Border Hawks reporting Borderhawks News. Is that what your network is? Your channel?

[Wid Lyman]

Thank you. Singular. Borderhawk Dot News is the website and then Border Hawk News on Twitter. But just a singular. Although there are many Border Hawks, I'll admit that.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

But you're the Hawk of the Hawks. We had stick around with us. A big tragedy today. Two National Guardsmen gunned down in a targeted shooting according to D.C. metro and Cash Patel, the head of the FBI. We're take a short commercial break. We're roll into the 6 o' clock hour here. Unreal. America's voice. Be back in a moment.

[Brian Glenn]

Sam.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies because we're going.

[Jack Posobiec]

Medieval on these people.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

I got a free shot. All these networks lying about the people. The people have had a belly full of it. I know you don't like hearing that. I know you try to do everything in the world to stop that, but you're not gonna stop it. It's going to happen. And where do people like that go to share the big lie?

[Brian Glenn]

MAGA Media.

[Jack Posobiec]

I wish in my soul, I wish.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

That any of these people had a conscience. Ask yourself, what is my task and what is my purpose? If that answer is to save my country, this country will be saved.

[Chris Pihota]

War room.

[Jack Posobiec]

Here's your host, Stephen K. Banff.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Okay, well, I want to thank John Solomon and the team. We're here in the studio, so we will take the 6 o' clock hour. We have Chris PI hota, former Assistant director of the FBI is with us. The Border Hawk is with us. He's in the streets near the shooting itself. Of course, Jack Bosovic's with us. What I'd like to do right now for the audience are just coming into the show is I want to play. There was a very short press avail by the director of the FBI, by Mayor Bowser, by the acting assistant of DC Metro. Let's go ahead and play that and I'll get commentary from the team. Let's go ahead and let it rip. Are we ready?

[Cash Patel]

Good afternoon, everybody. My name is Kash Patel, FBI Director. We're here to brief you on the tragic events that happened today at approximately 2:15 local time in Washington D.C. where two of our brave members of the National Guard and the Department of War were brazenly attacked in a horrendous act of violence. They were shot. They're in critical condition, as you can see behind me. We have assembled the full force of both the federal and state and local law enforcement agencies to bring bear all of our resources to make sure we find the perpetrators responsible for this heinous act. And make no mistake, they will be brought to justice. Since this is an assault on a federal law enforcement officer, this will be treated at the federal level as an assault on a federal law law enforcement officer. The FBI will lead out on that mission with our interagency partners to include the Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service, atf, dea. And we're thankful for the mayor's assistance in this matter. The Metropolitan Police Department and their skills in investigating homicides and gun shootings in this city is exceptional. We will work together collaboratively because this is a matter of national security, because this is a matter of pride. President Trump has been informed. We have been in contact with the White House. We will shortchange the American public with no resources to make sure we find and safeguard our nation's capital right here in Washington D.C. and bring anyone responsible for this heinous act of violence to justice. I would lastly like to add to the American public in the world. Please send your prayers to those brave warriors who are in critical condition and their families. They are here serving our country. They are here protecting everyday Americans and citizens around the world in our nation's capital. They are the heroes of this day and we must remember them on this day and every day and their families and the sacrifice they have made. I will now turn it over to Chief Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department. Thank you.

[Jeff Carroll]

Good afternoon everyone. My name is Jeff Carroll. I'm the Executive Assistant Chief here at the Metropolitan Police department. At approximately 2:15 this afternoon, members of the D.C. national Guard were on high disability patrols in the area of 17th and I Street Northwest when a suspect came around the corner, raised his arm with a firearm and discharged at the National Guard members. The National Guard members. There were other members that were in the area. They were able to after some back and forth, able to subdue the individual and bring them into custody within moments. Members of law enforcement in the area were also able to assist and bring that individual into custody. At this time, as the Director mentioned, the National Guard members are being treated at a local hospital. D.C. fire and EMS responded to the scene to provide first aid for those individuals and transport them to a local hospital. The suspect in this case was also transported for treatment at a local hospital.

[Muriel Bowser]

I'm Muriel Bowser. I'm the mayor of Washington D.C. and I too want to send my thoughts and prayers to the families of the Guardsmen and to the Guardsmen who are in critical condition in a local hospital. I am joined by members and leadership from the D.C. national Guard, from the West Virginia National Guard, United States Secret Service, Deputy Mayor pia, Fire Chief Donnelly, and Metro's General Manager, Randy Clark.

[Brian Glenn]

Clark.

[Muriel Bowser]

And we join with FBI Director in ensuring that MPD investigates. The US Attorney prosecutes this case to the fullest extent of the law. I've had the opportunity to brief U.S. attorney General Pam Bondi, who was speaking to the President when I called, as well as the United States Attorney General, Attorney Pirro, who assured me that this case will have her office's complete attention. Mayor, was there any other suspect? Chief sure.

[Jeff Carroll]

So no, at this time, there was no indication there was any other suspect. The one suspect that was involved in this incident, they were shot during the interaction and they were transported to the hospital for treatment.

[Muriel Bowser]

Mayor does this validate the need for the National Guard here in dc? What we know, Andrea, is that this is a targeted shooting. One individual who appeared to target these Guardsmen, that individual has been taken into custody.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

You can tell us about a motor.

[Chris Pihota]

Details on the condition of the two.

[Brian Glenn]

National Guardsmen and whether or not anyone else was injured.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

And a quick question follow up for the FBI Director. You said that we'll make sure we find the perpetrators for this act.

[Chris Pihota]

So just to clarify, the person believed.

[Brian Glenn]

To be responsible is in custody and.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

There are no other suspects?

[Brian Glenn]

Sure.

[Jeff Carroll]

So I can start out again. Chief Carroll from mpd. So both the individuals, the Guard members, they are in critical condition at local hospital at this time being treated. At this point, we have no other suspects. We have reviewed video from the area. It appears, like I said, to be a lone gunman that raised a firearm and ambushed these members of the National Guard and he was quickly taken into custody by other National Guard, National Guard members and law enforcement members. No, at this time, obviously we're very in the plenary stages, investigation. You know, there's a lot of things, a lot of agents that are here from various federal agencies, law enforcement agencies. We have the full power of the FBI and our federal partners here in the task force. So we're looking at all those different aspects, but we don't have any motives. The National Guardsmen that were shot, I'm told they were armed.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Do they get off shots?

[Jeff Carroll]

At this time, as part of the preliminary investigation.

[Chris Pihota]

Sure.

[Jeff Carroll]

So how the suspect was apprehended? As I said, the individual, the suspect came around the corner. He immediately started firing a firearm at the two National Guard members. So at that time there were other National Guard members that were in the area. They heard the gunfire. They actually were able to intervene and to kind of hold down the suspect after he had been shot on the ground until law enforcement got there within moments. At this point, we're still investigating exactly who shot the individual. It's not clear at this time. We don't know kind of weapon there was D.C. police. It happened right in front of the Metro. Although there is no indication that the perpetrator was on the Metro. So there's Metro Transit police in the area and obviously being on 17th street by the White House Uniform Division Secret Service were in the immediate area as well. We do not know at this time. Still under.

[Muriel Bowser]

We're going to be able to take a couple more.

[Cash Patel]

Has been able to question the suspect or is his condition so severe that you haven't been able to have conversation?

[Brian Glenn]

Sure.

[Jeff Carroll]

Again, so as I said, we're very preliminary in the investigation, so we're looking to all aspects of who the individual is, his connections. At this time he's still in the hospital receiving treatment.

[Cash Patel]

And I would just like to.

[Brian Glenn]

Hang on.

[Cash Patel]

I would just like to add the reason that this.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Chris, I want to ask you because you're been with the FBI for many decades. The third headline breaking news from NBC. Authorities still working to identify the shooter. Now, we understand that the shooter was not cooperating with authorities, but Tom Warner's reporting. Authorities believe they are close to identifying the man they believe is responsible for today's targeted attack. Two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation say how would the FBI go if the guy's not cooperating? He's taken a couple of slugs. How would, how would the FBI go about that?

[Chris Pihota]

Well, you could take his fingerprints, first of all, make sure he's not in any of our biometric databases. You'd also be able to do facial recognition, see if he comes up in any social media or Internet channels. And there are other court ordered activities that the FBI could do to, to match identity.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

So they would start that right away. If the guy's not cooperating, that's not going to. That's only going to slow him down so much and trying to identify the shooter and any type of networks or any type of relationships he has, going to social media, all of that.

[Chris Pihota]

That's correct. They're going to start doing that immediately. If he is uncooperative, meaning he won't give his own biographic information for them to check, they'll start running other ways to validate his identity and again, as you said, to see if he has a network of friends around him. That warrant investigation.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

If someone was not cooperating, but you had the ability to take fingerprints, you do the facial recognition, other technical aspects the FBI had. How long would that take the FBI? Is that a matter of minutes? Is it 30 minutes, an hour? How long? How we keep hearing about Palantir and all these databases, how sophisticated these databases and how accessible they are to agents in a hospital with a guy that's probably in icu.

[Chris Pihota]

Well, what you have right now is, I hate to say, a willing participant. He is unconscious, right? He may not be fully conscious, he may be under the influence of pain medication or he may be just coming out of an operation. What they can do is access all available FBI national asset databases. The FBI maintains all of the National Criminal Information center data. They maintain all the biometric information for the FBI and they also have access to other, I would just say repositories of information that they can check in their own internal records as well as across the law enforcement and intelligence communities.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

Jack Posobic. Chris, thanks. Just hang with us. Posobec. Any updates on what you're hearing? I know there's a lot of rumors going around, a ton of information. I don't know if you had a chance to filter it, but you're hearing anything else?

[Jack Posobiec]

Well, Steve, of course we are digging in more on this individual. As you mentioned before already no ID been made, but I do know from contacts within the government that his. That's exactly what they're doing right now. They're running his facial identification, trying to see if he can match in not only for the law enforcement databases but also with recent arrivals at points of entry, airports to the United States, international travel. Try to see if any of his photo was taken at any aircraft or airport in in recent times. See if it matches using that facial recognition database through the Department of Homeland Security. So of course there's a lot that's coming in. Still hearing word on the National Guardsmen that they're not out of the woods yet and that we do want to keep everyone praying for them. The other piece that I'm hearing aside from that is that tonight at 8pm Eastern there is going to be a group of people that are gathering at the National Mall calling for a candlelight vigil. So if anyone wants to reach out to that it's the national or the National Mall. Excuse me, the Washington Monument on the National Mall. So The Washington Monument, 8pm is where people are gathering for a candlelight vigil.

[Chris Pihota]

Okay.

[Stephen K. Bannon]

8:00Pm that is right. If you're at the White House, just look right down, you see the rise and you see the Washington Monument. Hard to miss. We're gonna take a short commercial break. Johnny Khan will take us out with America. Hart, want to thank our sponsor for tonight. Didn't get our reads in, but Birch Gold, make sure you go check out with Philip Patrick and the team in times of turbulence. And man, we have times of turbulence. We're going to come back. Borderhawk is down there right near the scene of the shooting where we get him to put it in context of how actually close this was to the White House. I want to thank everybody that's helped us with the broadcast so far. And all the information's coming in. We're trying to glean right now what's going on with the two heroes, the two National Guardsmen that were shot, also with the, with the perpetrator. It looks like the FBI is with a non a witness who is not working with the FBI. Coming to some conclusion about who this is. I'm sure we'll hear about that. Hopefully not too long. Short commercial break. We're gonna return to this horrific tragedy right near the White House Today in Washington, D.C. back in a moment. I think you changed already. You went and lost your pride.

[Brian Glenn]

But I'm American made.

[Cash Patel]

I got American.

[Brian Glenn]

Part I got American baby in America.