Bannon's War Room Episode 5175

Date: February 27, 2026
Title: More Deportations Of Illegal Voters; Stopping CCP Interference In US Elections
Host: Stephen K. Bannon
Guests: Steve Cortes, Forrest & Roy Guo, James Rosen, Tony Lyons, Cameron Kinsey, Natalie Winters

Episode Overview

This episode of Bannon’s War Room focuses on two central topics:

1. Immigration enforcement and its political/economic implications—emphasizing current polling in Wisconsin, responses among Hispanic voters, and broader American concerns about illegal immigration, particularly regarding its impact on wages, culture, and security.
2. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in U.S. elections—featuring calls for decisive action, including potential executive orders, and analysis of CCP strategies to undermine American democracy.

Additional segments explore Middle East tensions, the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, activism against corporate abuses (e.g., Roundup), pharmaceutical distribution, and tax advice.

Key Discussion Points & Timestamps

1. Immigration Enforcement, Polling & Wisconsin Politics

[00:01–08:13]

• Wisconsin's Pro-Enforcement Consensus

  • Stephen K. Bannon presents recent polling from Wisconsin:
    • Majority of citizens, including Hispanics, support full cooperation between state/local and federal authorities (+23% among citizens; +29% among Hispanics).
    • Overwhelming support for Trump’s “self-deportation with cash incentive” policy (+24% citizens, +42% Hispanics).
    • Only a quarter want to emulate Minnesota’s more permissive policies.
    • Catholic residents largely align with immigration enforcement, not bishops advocating for birthright citizenship.
  • Quote (Stephen K. Bannon, 00:01):
    “We’re going to protect our wages, our street safety and our national security. And this is a consensus opinion in a key swing state.”

• Trump versus Governor Evers

  • Discussion of Democratic Governor Evers' opposition, arguing that strict deportation would collapse Wisconsin’s economy.
  • Steve Cortes challenges this view, citing continual wage increases during Trump’s tenure and framing deportations as key to blue-collar prosperity.
  • Quote (Steve Cortes, 02:19):
    “Real incomes have risen every single month that President Trump is in office… because of sound economic policies… about two and a half million illegals leaving this country… You take them away, wages for citizens go up.”

• Hispanic Voters & Messaging

  • Bannon and Cortes stress that Hispanic Americans, especially in South Texas, are patriotic, often involved in law enforcement, and support strong borders.

  • Establishment claims about losing Hispanics over immigration are “nonsense”—the real vulnerability is economic dissatisfaction, not border enforcement.

  • Quote (Steve Cortes, 05:55): “Don’t fall for this nonsense… The numbers actually tell us the exact opposite… If we want real incomes to keep growing, the best way… is more deportations.”

  • Resource: Steve Cortes shares his polling and documentaries at CortezInvestigates.com (08:13).

2. CCP Interference in US Elections & Executive Order Debate

[08:32–19:49]

• CCP Electoral Meddling Allegations

  • Bannon introduces Forrest and Roy Guo (New Federal State of China) to discuss context and allegations that the CCP “controlled” facets of US elections, including media, finance, and election machinery.

  • Quote (Forrest & Roy Guo, 10:13): “CCP is trying to control the election in this country… media control, capital control, the virus control… machine control.”

  • Calls for more arrests of those aiding CCP interference, more consequences, and protection for whistleblowers and activists.

  • Quote (Forrest & Roy Guo, 11:47): “We need more arrests, more persecutions, more consequences… We also need to protect all the patriots…”

• Timeline and Trump’s Response

  • Bannon highlights Trump’s escalation against China—from tough trade negotiations, the breakdown in 2019, pandemic response, and alleged direct election interference in 2020.
  • Roy Guo claims the CCP fears Trump’s actions and the intelligence shared by Chinese dissidents with Trump's team.

• Recommendations for Trump

  • Forrest and Roy Guo urge Trump to act decisively:
    1. Eliminate “wishful thinking”; act quickly and decisively.
    2. Remove “enablers” of the CCP from the US system.
    3. Ensure fair and secure US elections.
  • Support for potential executive order against CCP interference if the Senate fails to act.
    • Quote (Forrest & Roy Guo, 18:54): “We have to do this long time ago because the CCP infiltrated… That’s control, that’s not interfering. The word interference is too weak.”

3. Middle East Tensions, Iran, and US Strategy

[20:19–28:13]

• James Rosen Analysis

  • A sober outlook on rising tensions involving the US, Iran, and regional actors:
    • US has deployed significant assets, perhaps for “coercive diplomacy” rather than outright war.
    • Strategic ambiguity around US objectives in Iran—nuclear containment vs. regime change.
    • Questions about the effectiveness and necessity of a new nuclear deal if Iran’s program was supposedly “obliterated.”
  • Quote (James Rosen, 21:11): “Never before, as many commentators have pointed out, has the United States deployed so many assets to a given region without using them.”

• On Scalia's Legacy

  • Rosen connects Supreme Court decisions to Justice Scalia’s textualist philosophy, noting its impact even in rulings disfavoring conservative presidents.

  • Quote (James Rosen, 24:06): “Everything you see… every aspect of American life was touched, shaped materially by Antonin Scalia… It helped you learn about modern America to understand Antonin Scalia.”

  • Resources:

    • Rosen’s book "Scalia: Supreme Court Years 1986–2001"
    • Newsmax coverage (28:13).

4. Activism: Roundup, Corporate Practices, and Medical Freedom

[31:03–34:10]

• Tony Lyons (Skyhorse Publishing) & “Take Back Your Health” Tour

  • Update on grassroots activism against Roundup and broader corporate malpractices in food, pharma, and health.
    • Quote (Tony Lyons, 32:01): “People are sick and tired of being poisoned… We don’t have any freedom, we don’t have any health in this country [if this continues].”
  • Promotion of mahaaction.com for community health tour details.

• On Pharmaceutical and Tax Services

  • AllFamilyPharmacy.com praised as an independent alternative to “Big Pharma” control.
  • Cameron Kinsey (Tax Network USA) offers a free discovery call for War Room listeners facing IRS issues. (35:26–39:15)

5. Natalie Winters’ Confrontation on Immigration: Framing the Culture War

[39:31–51:44]

• Highlights from Panel Debate

  • Natalie Winters forcefully challenges a Democratic mayor on the definition of illegal immigration and its consequences for American citizens (wage suppression, violent crime, cultural change).
  • She spotlights the left’s rhetorical tactics: deploying accusations of racism to shutdown debate.
    • Quote (Natalie Winters, 40:33): “It is a scam that big businesses, all these donors… they just want cheap labor… That’s why you’re seeing a decade of American identity [subversion].”
    • She asserts mass immigration erodes American culture and security, referencing enclaves like Dearborn, MI, and terrorist infiltration.
    • Quote (Natalie Winters, 45:46): “It’s just this weird projection… They view immigration through a racialized lens… that wanting to say, 'no, America wouldn’t be America if it were filled with entirely Somalians,' is somehow this racialist gotcha moment.”

• Linking to National Security

  • Connects open borders with exposure to Iranian sleeper cells amid rising Middle East tension.
    • Cites CBP/DHS data on potential terror suspects crossing under Biden; calls for renewed vigilance.

• On Global Realignment

  • Discusses the World Economic Forum’s “Global Catastrophe Report” (2026), forecasting a decline in US-led world order and looming risk of state-based armed conflict.
    • Statistics (Winters, 48:46):
      • Only 6% of 1300 WEF experts expect a reinvigorated US-led order.
      • 1/3 expect major state-based armed conflict by 2026.

• Resource:

  • Winters’ Substack: Natalie G Winters

Notable Quotes & Moments

• Bannon (on Wisconsin):

  “We’re going to protect our wages, our street safety and our national security. And this is a consensus opinion in a key swing state.”
  (00:01)

• Steve Cortes (on Immigration & Wages):

  “You take them away. Wages for citizens go up. Wages for blue collar systems go up even more than the overall trend.”
  (02:19)

• Forrest & Roy Guo (on CCP Action):

  “We do need more arrests, more persecutions, more consequences… The CCP is trying to control the election in this country.”
  (10:13)

• James Rosen (on Scalia’s Legacy):

  “Everything you see… every aspect of American life was touched, shaped materially by Antonin Scalia.”
  (24:06)

• Natalie Winters (on Immigration Rhetoric):

  “It’s about… a scam that big businesses, all these donors… they just want cheap labor.”
  (40:33)

• Natalie Winters (on National Identity):

  “America is America because it’s filled with Americans… Somalians actually don’t really like the American way of life because all they do is welfare shop and grift off federal programs…”
  (45:46)

Segment Timestamps

• Wisconsin Immigration Polling: 00:01–08:13
• CCP Election Interference: 08:32–19:49
• Iran/US Middle East Tensions: 20:19–28:13
• Scalia Legacy & Supreme Court: 24:06–28:13
• Activism: Roundup, Health, Pharma: 31:03–34:10
• IRS Help & Tax Issues: 35:26–39:15
• Natalie Winters Immigration Panel: 39:31–51:44

Resources & Guest Links

• Steve Cortes: CortezInvestigates.com
• NFSC (Forrest/Roy Guo): @NFSCtv on Gather; Roy on @royguard YGUOO
• James Rosen: Newsmax, @JamesRosenTV; book on Amazon/Barnes & Noble
• Tony Lyons: skyhorsepublishing.com
• Natalie Winters: nataliegwinters.substack.com

Summary for New Listeners

This episode overlays grassroots Right-populist concerns about immigration, national security, and culture with allegations about Chinese electoral subversion. It combines policy debate, political strategy, populist activism, and media criticism in a confrontational, urgent style. The hosts and guests see immigration enforcement as a unifying, winning issue and call for decisive, even extraordinary action (such as executive orders) to counter foreign interference and reclaim national sovereignty.

Classic show “moments” include polling breakdowns in key states (Wisconsin), the assertion that “real Americans” support strict immigration, calls for purging CCP enablers, fierce pushback from Natalie Winters against liberal panelists, and a focus on alternatives to Big Pharma and IRS enforcement.

For clarity, commercial breaks, repetitive promotions, and non-content sections have been omitted.