WarRoom Battleground EP 785: Escape LA Day 3: Chaos Continues

Summary

Bannon's War Room: Episode 785 – "Escape LA Day 3: Chaos Continues"

Release Date: June 10, 2025

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I. Introduction: The State of the Nation

In Episode 785 of Bannon's War Room, host Stephen K. Bannon delves into the escalating chaos unfolding in Los Angeles, drawing parallels to historical instances of societal collapse. The episode primarily features an in-depth conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and filmmaker David Mamet, exploring the underlying causes of the current turmoil and offering a critical analysis of America's political and social landscape.

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II. Conversation with David Mamet: An Analysis of Political Decay

A. Overview of Mamet's Book "Disenlightenment" ([02:16])

David Mamet introduces his latest work, "Disenlightenment," which seeks to identify and analyze a series of seemingly disconnected societal ailments, proposing that they are manifestations of a single underlying "disease." Mamet likens these symptoms to the multifaceted nature of syphilis in the 19th century, emphasizing the complexity and interconnectedness of modern political and social issues.

B. The Open City Analogy ([03:25])

Mamet draws a compelling comparison between contemporary Los Angeles and an "open city" scenario, reminiscent of Paris in 1944 during World War II. In this analogy, Los Angeles lacks a centralized administration, leading to various factions—ranging from anarchists to Marxists—warring for control and influence. This fragmentation results in lawlessness and the inability to address pressing national issues effectively.

David Mamet [03:25]:
"What we're looking at in America is an open city, which is to say like Paris in 1944. The Nazis got out, the Allies had not quite gotten in. So the city, there was no central administration."

C. Symptoms of Political Decay ([03:25] - [07:19])

Mamet identifies several "symptoms" reflecting the nation's political malaise:

• Open Borders: Excessive immigration policies leading to national security concerns.

• Anti-Semitism and Hate of Israel: Rising intolerance impacting societal cohesion.

• Men in Women's Sports: Policies disrupting traditional structures and fairness in competitive environments.

• Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Failure to execute foreign policy effectively.

He argues that these issues, while appearing unrelated, stem from a broader ideological shift influenced by anarchism, Marxism, and anti-American sentiments propagated during the Obama administration.

David Mamet [05:00]:
"These are a bunch of symptoms which seem to have nothing to do with each other. I tried to identify an overriding political philosophy..."

D. The Role of the Biden Administration ([06:00])

Mamet critiques the Biden administration, suggesting it embodies the very ideologies contributing to America's fragmentation. He posits that the lack of strong leadership and coherent policies has transformed the nation into an open city vulnerable to internal strife and external threats.

David Mamet [06:30]:
"During the four years of the Biden horror, it was an open city. There was nobody home."

E. The Need for Action and Resistance ([07:19] - [09:24])

The conversation shifts to the imperative of proactive resistance against the perceived decline. Drawing parallels to historical uprisings, Mamet emphasizes the necessity of decisive action to prevent further deterioration.

Steve Bannon [07:19]:
"What you're saying is, this is why President Trump and the Stephen Millers of the world and the war rooms this, it's our time to stand up. You got to call the bluff now, because if you don't, it's only going to metastasize."

Mamet echoes the urgency, advocating for collective efforts to root out corruption and restore the constitutional republic.

David Mamet [09:24]:
"...we have to have a dictator at the end of the day in this country, or we're going to have a reversion to constitutional democracy and representative government."

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III. Reflections on Historical Parallels

A. Russian Revolution and the Importance of Leadership ([07:19])

Steve Bannon references the Russian Revolution, highlighting how a small group (the Bolsheviks) could seize control due to the absence of strong opposition. This historical insight serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of complacency and the critical role of leadership in preventing societal collapse.

Steve Bannon [07:19]:
"The Bolsheviks were such a small group, and at any point in time, if anybody had stood up to him, the slaughter and the madness would have never happened."

B. The Influence of Media Narratives ([09:24] - [10:08])

Bannon discusses Hollywood's opposition to the MAGA movement, questioning how intelligent individuals aligned with elite institutions can be swayed against nationalist sentiments. This critique underscores the perceived disconnect between mainstream media narratives and grassroots movements.

Steve Bannon [09:24]:
"How come so much of Hollywood today is still adamantly opposed? They hate the MAGA movement. They hate the concept."

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IV. Hollywood's Role and Opposition

Mamet challenges the notion that the opposition from Hollywood results from a lack of intelligence, suggesting instead that it stems from systemic incentives that align individuals with bureaucratic interests over popular support.

David Mamet [10:08]:
"These people are so smart, they're stupid... if you're not appealing to the mass, if you're appealing to a bureaucracy, there's little that you won't do."

This perspective implies that Hollywood's resistance is not due to ignorance but rather a strategic alignment with entrenched political interests, diverging from the authentic voice of the populace.

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V. Conclusion: The Call to Action

The episode culminates with a resounding call to action, urging listeners to actively engage in preserving the constitutional republic. Bannon and Mamet emphasize the necessity of grassroots mobilization to counteract the fragmentation and chaos plaguing major American cities like Los Angeles.

Ben Berkwam [22:08]:
"Until it's rooted out to the root, and taken out of this nation, we're not safe. And that's what we're up against right now."

Bannon reinforces this message by highlighting the strategic importance of decisive confrontations to reclaim national integrity, likening the current struggle to pivotal historical battles.

Steve Bannon [23:14]:
"This is a test of wills, folks. The Third World War is here today."

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Steve Bannon [00:11]:
  "This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies. Because we're going medieval on these people."

• Steve Bannon [00:39]:
  "Ask yourself, what is my task and what is my purpose? If that answer is to save my country, this country will be saved."

• David Mamet [03:25]:
  "What we're looking at in America is an open city... So the gangs... would all take over a certain aspect of the city and fight for their turf."

• Steve Bannon [07:19]:
  "What you're saying is, this is why President Trump and the Stephen Millers of the world and the war rooms this, it's our time to stand up."

• Ben Berkwam [22:08]:
  "It's going to be ugly, it's going to be dirty, it's going to be not fun in some cases, but you've got to do that."

• Steve Bannon [23:14]:
  "The Third World War is here today."

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Insights and Conclusions

Episode 785 of Bannon's War Room presents a stark analysis of America's current socio-political upheaval, attributing it to systemic failures and ideological shifts that have fragmented national unity. Through David Mamet's "Disenlightenment," the discussion unravels the complexities of political decay, drawing historical parallels to emphasize the urgency of collective action. The episode underscores the perceived disconnect between elite institutions like Hollywood and the grassroots MAGA movement, advocating for a return to constitutional principles and proactive resistance against internal and external threats. Ultimately, Bannon and Mamet call upon listeners to actively participate in the fight to reclaim and preserve the nation's foundational values.

Transcript

[Steve Bannon]

This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies. Because we're going medieval on these people. You're just not going to 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 going to stop it. It's going to happen.

[Grace Chung]

And where do people like that go.

[Mo Bannon]

To share the big lie? MAGA MEDIA I wish in my soul.

[Steve Bannon]

I wish 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.

[David Mamet]

WAR ROOM here's your host, Stephen K. Band.

[Steve Bannon]

Everything's as it seems. All the cards are in the deck.

[Grace Chung]

It just depends on how you cut them.

[Steve Bannon]

It's a sign, you know.

[David Mamet]

Of the psychopath. Yes.

[Steve Bannon]

That they're irresistibly charming. Yes.

[Grace Chung]

Are you suggesting that he cheated? How could it be murder?

[Steve Bannon]

If that even has a clear meaning here.

[Grace Chung]

Why are you defending him? He's my friend.

[Steve Bannon]

I mean, why does anyone tell the secret.

[David Mamet]

Why?

[Steve Bannon]

To get one in return. She's not gonna bring me a loaded gun. And you would never ask her to do that. You ask her to bring you a token.

[David Mamet]

And what if she brings it?

[Steve Bannon]

What do we do then? Whatever we want. You thought this thing out any further.

[David Mamet]

You'Re just gonna let it be as that's your plan?

[Steve Bannon]

Okay. Welcome back. It is Monday the 9th of June, year of Lord 2025. We're going to go to Ben Berkwam here shortly. They've given a dispersion notice since we last left him down there in downtown Los Angeles. Looks like things are heating up. Back to David Mamet. David Henry Johnson. A new film, the book Disenlightment. You are one of our greatest playwrights, Pulitzer prize winning screenwriter, film director, Glengarry Glen Ross, one of the all time greats on the disenlightment book you write. I think it's like page 50 or so and a lot of these quotes I'm pulling as I went through the book and read. Then I read a bunch of reviews and some of them from liberals were quite harsh. But this is, I think it's on page 39. This book is an attempt to identify a seemingly unconnected set of symptoms as a single disease, Sir. What does that mean and how is that manifesting itself on the streets of Los Angeles this afternoon?

[David Mamet]

Well, they said in the 19th century, they said whoever understands Syphilis understands medicine because syphilis presented itself as a whole panoply of symptoms. So I'm looking in the essay by essay in the book at various manifestations of unreason or irrationality or absurdity or depravity, for example, of the open borders and for example, the hatred of the state of Israel and the hatred of Jews. And another example would be putting men in women's sports. Another example is getting out of abandoning Afghanistan. Another example is giving money to Iran and etc. Etc. Etc. On and on and on. So these are a bunch of symptoms which seem to have nothing to do with each other. I tried to identify an overriding political philosophy which, why we say, oh, I get it. This, this benefits, for example, the Democratic Party. Well, it's benefited some of the Democratic Party thought that they could import votes, but it hurt a lot of the Democratic Party who lost the election. So my question is, looking at the Biden White House, there was nobody, it seemed like there was nobody home. So I'm saying my first response is looking at, to say the Biden White House is an extension of the anarchism, the Marxism, the anti Semitism and the anti Americanism, the Islamic lomophilia of Obama. But that didn't stretch either. So what I came up with was I've seen this phenomenon before. I didn't. Real didn't. Haven't seen it, but I've recognized that what we're looking at in America is an open city, which is to say like, like Paris in 1944. The Nazis got out, the Allies had not quite gotten in. So the city, there was no central administration. So the gangs, and including the resistance, including the Marxists and the Leninists and the Trots and the Gauls and the Patanists, they would all take over a certain aspect of the city and fight for their turf. And they would fight each other when they needed to and they would align with each other when they needed to because there was nobody home. The other thing that happens in an open city is the settlement of scores. If there's no police presence, people would go around and say, you know what? I owe my butcher 40,000 francs. Boom. I'm going to kill him. There's nobody else. So I said that's what I was looking at. During the four years of the Biden horror, it was an open city. There was nobody home. Obama says, yeah, guys, the country is, as I suggested, it's going to be radically transformed. It's dying. I've done my job. Have fun. So the people Sitting around, both the Biden family and the underlings were saying, one of them says, you know what? I'd like to open the border. The other one says, yeah, go ahead. There's the auto pen. The other one says, you know what I want to do? I want to pardon all the people on death row. Boom. You do that over, too. Hey, I got to open the border. You pardon death row. No one says, you know, I want to get out of Afghanistan. Okay, Susan, you get out of Afghanistan. Joey, what do you want to do? I want to have men in women's sports. Now it began to make sense. What we're looking at is an open city, which will be replaced at some point by an overriding power structure. Like the communists say we have to have the dictatorship of the proletariat. Proletariat's pretty good. But the sentence also contains the word dictatorship. So inherent in that Marxist sentiment is that somebody is going to be the dictator. So we're either going to have a dictator at the end of the day in this country, or we're going to have a reversion to constitutional democracy and representative government.

[Steve Bannon]

You know, he brought up something that haunts me every time I read another book, because I'm fascinated by the Russian Revolution. The Bolsheviks were such a small group, and at any point in time, if anybody had stood up to him, the slaughter and the madness would have never happened. Later on, as you recount by the czar's cousin's book that talks about that, is that what's happening here? What you're saying is, this is why President Trump and the Stephen Millers of the world and the war rooms this, it's our time to stand up. You got to call the bluff now, because if you don't, it's only going to metastasize.

[David Mamet]

Well, it has metastasized, right? People kept, listen, Shakespeare said, when one can say, this is the worst, tis not the worst. So the worst is right around the corner, and somebody has to stand up. You know, who would have seen this coming? Well, a lot of people. 1886, in Chicago, the anarchists rioted into a bomb that killed seven Chicago policemen. When Kent State happened, James Michener, who was our most renowned and our most successful author, he wrote Hawaii, he wrote Texas, he wrote South Pacific. So millions and millions of books. And he'd been flying in combat in World War II. He's a great patriot, and he was orphan, raised in poverty, and he went to war, and he came back and became a very successful author. He went down to Kentucky, Kent State with a group of researchers. And he spent a month there trying to say what actually happened. And he wrote a book called Kent State what Happened. Everyone's got to read it. Because what he came up with was two things. He said it was an insurrection which had been prepared for months in advance by infiltrators, and the peace movement was. The instigators of the peace movement were largely the Communist Party. And he comes this close to saying that it wasn't the National Guard that. That shot those poor people.

[Steve Bannon]

In your. The arc of your transformation, let's say, or becoming awakened, I guess, your friends, your colleagues, someone's blacklist you. Hollywood's not full of dumb people. In fact, they're very smart. How come so much of Hollywood today is still adamantly opposed? They back what's happening in the streets of LA today. They're adamantly opposed to President Trump. They hate the MAGA movement. They hate the concept. You said, I think at the beginning of the show, you don't have a border, you don't have a country. These concepts. How can these quite smart people have gone to the best schools in the country and are at the peak of artistic talent? How can they not see what you see?

[David Mamet]

Well, it's like a woman who keeps picking the wrong guy, right? And she says, why do I keep picking the wrong guy? Why do I keep picking the wrong guy? I'm going to go to therapy for five hours a week for the rest of my life to figure out why I keep picking the wrong guy. But if you take away the word why, the problem becomes clear. You keep picking the wrong guy, right? So when one says, these people are so smart, they're stupid, right? You know, not everyone can do everything, okay, I can't take out an appendix. I'm pretty good at writing planes. But these people who spend their life appealing to the mass, it's. Listen, it's one thing if you can appeal to the mass directly. That's what podcasts are doing. And that's what I did in the theater as a kid. I put on a plate of people came. I didn't have to drive a cab. They didn't come. I better figure out what to do or go back to cab driving. I kind of enjoyed it. You can appeal to the mass directly. You have a barometer. But if you're not appealing to the mass, if you're appealing to a bureaucracy, there's little that you won't do to, you know, to keep. To keep your three cars and your two houses so these people are. I get it. They're co opted, right? I'm not going to say that they're like Jake Pepper, a big fat whore. But I understand they're in a different business.

[Steve Bannon]

Let's play. I want the audience to. Let's play a short clip from Glengarry Glenn Ross. And I've got some questions for David. Let me have your attention for a moment because you're talking about what you're talking about. About that sale you shot. Some son of a don't want to buy land. Somebody don't want what you're selling.

[David Mamet]

Some broad trying to.

[Steve Bannon]

So forth. Let's talk about something important. Are they all here? All but one.

[David Mamet]

Well, I'm going anyway.

[Steve Bannon]

Let's talk about something important. Put that coffee down. Coffee's for closers only. You think I'm with you? I am not with you. I'm here from downtown. I'm here from Mitch and Murray. And I'm here on a mission of mercy. Your name's Levine? Yeah. You call yourself a salesman, you son of. I don't gotta listen to this. You certainly don't, pal. Because the good news is you're fired. The bad news is you've got all. You've got just one week to regain your job. Starting with tonight.

[David Mamet]

Starting with tonight's sit.

[Steve Bannon]

Oh, have I got your attention now?

[David Mamet]

Good.

[Steve Bannon]

Because we're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anybody want to see second prize? Second prize, a set of steak knives. Third prize is you fired. For most have seen this. If you haven't, after you see Henry Johnson rent this. It is an American classic. First as a play, then as a film. You know, look at that cast. Alec Baldwin, Jackson, Al Pacino. Incredible. Here's a question. Downtown. I've been sent from downtown. Which means you know Wall street by Mitch and Murray. The play in the movie is a critique of late stage in managerial capitalism and your journey. You mentioned that you got into the writings of Hayek, the road to Serfdom. You got in, you became very familiar with the writings of Thomas Sowell. Would have been different. Would Glengarry Glen Ross be different? A different critique. If it had your knowledge today and your belief in capitalism.

[David Mamet]

No, I don't think it's a critique of capitalism. Because we'll notice that whether it's me or whether it's Bertolt Brecht or whether it's David Hare or whether it's in fact Marx who critiqued capitalism we all cash the check. Everybody copyrighted. There were. So Glengarry Glen Ross is not a critique of. I love capitalism. Right. I mean I spent a lot of years living from hand to mouth. Now I came from middle class family, so I always knew, I may not have known that I knew, but I always knew that I would not starve to death when I got out of college and I was on my own and I lived from hand to mouth and had to figure out whether I was going to go to the movies or have a ham sandwich. And when I found that I could make more money by doing something which I found even enjoyable, like writing a play, damn it, I was going to do it. So, Glenn Gary, the Loss is not a critique of capitalism. It's a play. Right. It's a play about some experiences that I had when I was working in a real estate office. There you have it.

[Steve Bannon]

It's absolutely amazing. And one you can see over and over again. And what a cast Disen Enlightenment is the book. Where can we get all of your, all of your content in the movies? Is there one central David Mamet page we can go to to get the book to get the movie or where do we go? Because I'm sure people are going to see more and hear more.

[David Mamet]

Yeah, you know, I'm living in the, in the 19th century, right, with this guy over here, it's called the fountain pen. This guy over there. So my assistant made me get a web page and I think it's Dave mammoth.com or some something like that. And apparently can steer one who's interested to the various things that I've done.

[Steve Bannon]

Do you still write when you write a screenplay or when you write a play, do you actually use a fountain pen?

[Grace Chung]

Yeah.

[David Mamet]

Why not? I've been doing this for a living for 50 plus years and I love it. And there's something about rhythm. You know, I've been playing the piano since I was a kid and I love an old and old play it on old wonderful Steinway. So can I play a electronic piano? Yeah, but it doesn't feel like a piano to me. So the rhythm of writing with this pen, in fact the physical action is very different than sitting like one of those 5,000 monkeys who are trying to write Shakespeare, sitting in a little computer all day long.

[Steve Bannon]

Do you have social media or you're on Twitter?

[David Mamet]

No.

[Steve Bannon]

Okay, good. You haven't. You're still in the 19th century. Good, good on you, David. I want to thank you and particularly thank you for defending this constitutional republic. And you should know this audience is down for the fight. And we understand it's a fight. This is not going to be a. This is not going to be a dinner party. This is going to be a fight. And we're ready for it. We're ready for it now. So we thank you for being one of the leaders of this and certainly one of the intellectual leaders. Thank you very much. Appreciate you.

[David Mamet]

You're so welcome. Thank you, Steve.

[Steve Bannon]

Thank you, brother. Right there, you see the ark. He is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, one of the leading public intellectuals. We have a guy that doesn't work any nonsense and he's down for the fight. The fight for this constitutional republic. So when people sit there and mock you and you're nothing but a. Know nothing and MAGA breathes through its mouth and you hate science and you hate literature and you hate culture, just say, well, hey, David Mamet's on our side. And a lot more, a lot more. Let's go to the streets of Los Angeles, a city that for so long represented the entire world, the imagination, the creativity of the United States of America. Ben Berkwam, get us up to. They've already. They put a dispersion order, a dispersant order. How can you explain to the audience what that is? So, sir.

[Ben Berkwam]

Yeah, they basically, where we were before on the other side of the building, that intersection, they shut down to public access. So they're trying to control where people are. You can see where I'm at now on the front side. I'll get out of the shot here real quick. And I did just get, I did get confirmation those Marines are on their way up. Those 700 are on their way up. I think Benny Johnson, like you said, just posted about that, a new update on that. So they should be here this evening. As far as I know, they're just going to be patrolling or, or setting up around the buildings, kind of like the National Guard is right now back there in, in the background. But this is. You've got groups coming in from all over. There was a march that just came in. You've got groups of the Laraza. You've got the antifa. You've got kind of all of these different desperate groups that are here just basically to attack America and shut down ICE and the rest of it. So it's, you know, it is what it is. This is what the left wants, by the way.

[Steve Bannon]

No, this a blessing. This a blessing. Let's do it. This is like second Fallujah, remember second floor. When they all came, the Chechnyans came in. They all came in. Hey, they're gonna, we're gonna have to have this confrontation. We're gonna have to have this fight eventually. As Frankie Pantangelo says in the Godfather, let's hit them while we're strong. Let's do it. These people want to block the ICE professionals from carrying out their duty to do the deportation of illegal aliens. You can't have a country. Like David Mamet said, you don't have a border, you don't have a country. Well, we didn't have a border for four years. That was not anarchy. Ben, as you and Oscar Blue Ramirez and Todd Benson and so many people. And by the way, Todd Benson is now the right hand man of Homan. There's so many, you guys for years and years and years. Michael Yan, everybody down the, down in the gap, right? Showing us everything that's happened in Southern Mexico and Central America. Well, it's manifesting itself in Los Angeles and it's not going to stay. That's the Darien gap right there. And it's not going to stay in the United States. This is a test of wills, folks. The Third World War is here today. And as Stephen Miller said, he told me this decade ago, two decades ago, the fight to save this country is eventually going to come down to Los Angeles. And he might be correct. And so having them come from all over is fine. That's fine. Let's get it and expose it. Make sure they don't wear their mask. And this is why you may need the Marine Corps. And it's not President Trump, Ben, as you know, it's not President Trump federalizing the National Guard that did this. These people are opposed to the actions of being deported. The action being deported. You know why? Because they think this is their country and they ain't going to leave unless you dig them out. So, hey, let's just get it on. Kind of the time for talks over. You can't debate. This is not a debate. The American people voted for it in November 2024. The polling is in back of President Trump right now, Ben. And the facts are out there. They know the facts. You're not going to reason this away. You're not going to have a group hug. It's just not going to happen. I would love for it to be able to happen because we have the facts and we win the debate, but that's not what's going to do this. Ben Berkwam.

[Ben Berkwam]

No, you're right. You're right. You talk about it a lot, Steve. You Just sometimes you got to pull that scab off and squirt out the pus. And in this case, you see the pus all around me as a nation, that's what we've got to do. It's going to be ugly, it's going to be dirty, it's going to be not fun in some cases, but you've got to do that. There is an entire use whatever analogy you want. It's a cancer, it's an infection, it's gangrene, it's whatever you want to call it in the body of this nation. And until it's rooted out to the root, all of it, and taken out of this nation, we're not safe. And that's what we're up against right now. We're up against enemies within this nation. You can see them behind me, all around me, waving foreign flags and saying that America, in fact, the lady that was in this car, she's chanting, no one's illegal on stolen land. That's what they actually believe. They believe America's stolen land and they're going to take it back. Well, that's insurrection, at minimum, if you're an American citizen saying that, that you're going to overthrow your own government. That's what we're up against right now, Steve. And it's only going to get worse until we actually rip that. That wound off.

[Steve Bannon]

No one's illegal on stolen land. That's 100% what they believe. That's fine, believe that. But you're leaving. The reality, folks, is what did Ben Berkwam say in the last block that we had him up? There were the unions, seiu, but he said they're bringing the kids from school after school. Look how young. And this is formation. This is the formation in the schools in Los Angeles. This is in public schools. They're twisted. They're twisted because of these neo Marxist teachers. You got Karen Bass. I do not understand why, coming upon 6:30pm Eastern Daylight Time, Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles has not been arrested. If we're going to have a show of force, let's have a show of force. Let's just do it. Let's roll. They're working this Saturday throughout the nation. You're going to see what they do. We're there to celebrate and commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States Army. Yeah, they don't want to celebrate that. They don't want to honor that. They want to tear this country apart because they hate this country. And let me be blunt. They hate you. They think you're here illegally because the land is stolen and there's nothing you can do to reason that away. There's no set of facts. There's no argument. This is beyond reason. This is what's come down to. And that's what I'm saying. God bless President Trump. People are saying, this is why I say General Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Trump. This is the birth of the nation, the rebirth of the nation, the in the reclamation of the nation. That's what Trump stands for. That's what you got to have his back, not just in prayers but in action. Ben Burn. We got about a minute. I know you've got to go over to the John Solomon Show. Talk to me, give me a summary before we see you tomorrow.

[Ben Berkwam]

Yeah, just look, if you love this country, if you love what it was founded on, if you realize that we are the last beacon of hope for the world, you better get off your ass and get involved. And I believe the American people and to these people, to these people, just keep doing it like you said, Steve, keep doing it. Keep showing us who you really are. You're waking more Americans up. Keep acting like the spoiled little haters of this country that you are so we can see it and say, all right, that's the enemy. That's who we're going after.

[Steve Bannon]

Ben Berkwong, hopefully see you later. I think Grace and Mo, who are both Angelenos, right? Grace has lived in Los Angeles many, many, many, many, many years. Mo Bannon was born in Brooklyn in a fancy, schmancy New York City hospital, but after a couple of months, she was a South Bay Manhattan beach girl. So those are both Los Angeles girls. They know what's happening out there. They're going to stream tonight. I may be dipping in and out of that. Great job last night, folks. I think it's gonna get a little heated. President Trump and his federalized National Guard laying down the law. And my understanding is, I think there's a battalion of United States Marines heading to Los Angeles from 29 Palms Burch. Gold. Take your phone out. Bannon at 989-898. Is this a time of turbulence? Did we deliver on that? Told you it's going to be turbulent. Told you that. Get the ultimate guide to investing in gold and precious metals in the Age of Trump. Remember about gold, it ain't the price, it's the process of how it got there. Understand why it's a hedge and you will understand finance. Short commercial break Back in the worm. Just a moment.

[Grace Chung]

I Got American power.

[David Mamet]

I got American baby.

[Steve Bannon]

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[David Mamet]

War Room, here's your host, Stephen K. Banner.

[Steve Bannon]

Okay, welcome back. I am getting pulled into a meeting that I've tried to avoid, but it's among some things going on right now, so I've got to jump into it. I'm going to turn it over to the mouth breathing imbecile, Grace Chung. Grace, I've hoped you trademarked that. That is one of the coolest logos ever. Grace Chung. You got to do that. We got to get the Birch line up. Grace Chung and our own Captain Maureen Bannon. I want to say something. Both of these gals are LA gals. They know this town better than anybody. I'm a toss to you guys. And I will be back in the morning. I will get up. Grace of you and Mo and hat tip for last night, your coverage was better because you were going back and forth between local news, cnn, others. It was fantastic. You could keep up with everything. I'll be in those chats tonight if you decide to do it. Guys, the show is yours. And War Room Posse, I'll see you in the morning or tonight on the stream.

[Grace Chung]

Thank you. So, War Room Posse, thank you for joining us. Thank you, dad, for tossing it over to us. As he said, Grace and I are both LA girls. So, Grace, I mean, give us your opinion of what's going on, especially since you are still. I have moved out of the state of California. I haven't been there since college. But, you know, give us an idea of what's going on from your perspective.

[Mo Bannon]

Well, I'm just really Thankful that I actually moved out of Los Angeles. I was there for about almost 18 years. And it's just really sad how it's just become the way it is right now. And it's just dangerous. And, you know, I'm just, again, I'm just thankful that I, I moved to Orange county, which I'm just watching everything from my laptop. You know, like last night we're streaming and it's just gotten really, just lawless, you know, anarchy. It's just, it's. It's really sketchy down there. We're just talking to, you know, your dad about this at the break. And you know, you have skid row. It's just, it's just, you know, Louisiana just needs to get cleaned up. And it's such a beautiful, beautiful city, you know, besides it being just run down. But it's really the politics. The, you know, like the politicians are just, you know, you see Gavin Newsome and Mayor Bass, who needs to be arrested. It's really a sad situation.

[Grace Chung]

And I definitely agree with you. We saw that Mayor Bass, you know, she was overseas when a city and in her town was burning to the ground. Pacific Palisades. When the Palisades were burning this winter, she was nowhere to be found. And once again, Louisiana is burning yet again. And she is trying to say that we have everything under control. As you see in the B roll, that does not look like it is under control. The footage that war room covered last night, you know, in the live streams, it is not under control. As Ben Berkwam said, it's only going to get worse tonight. It's not under control. And she is nowhere to be found to take responsibility for this or put an end to it. She and Gavin Newsom both want to blame Donald Trump and this administration and they are doing the right thing and trying to get illegals out of this country and they are trying to stonewall, in my opinion. So where can the posse find the livestream of the riots going on tonight?

[Mo Bannon]

So it'll be on War Rooms Getter, War Rooms X and also War Rooms Rumble account. And yesterday we streamed for about like 10 hours and just going through, you know, just independent journalists who are on ground between that CNN and local, local news. So, you know, we're trying to just get you guys all the action and so just tune in tonight. I think they've already started. So as soon as the show stop is over, we'll. We'll be streaming it. So make sure to tune in.

[Grace Chung]

And I just want everyone to know Grace is behind the scenes on that. And she's doing so much with regards to that. She got very little sleep last night just because of all of the coverage, so that you guys could see what was going on, especially those of you that don't live in la. But as Ben Berkwam said, it's only going to get worse. And I saw in the comments, actually before you and I came on air, someone said, what are 700 marines going to do? So I want to make it very clear that the Marines are like the SWAT team of the military. They're usually the first ones in. So when the National Guard have been activated to their on Title 10, so they're on active duty status. If they are having a hard time, which it looks like, not that they're struggling to contain this, but that they need assistance, that's why you have active duty military come in and support them. And that is why the 700 Marines will be moved from 29 palms up to Los Angeles. It's in order to help with the National Guard. So I know 700 doesn't seem like a lot. It is a lot, especially for Marines. But that is where you start. You don't send in mass numbers of military in order to contain something like this. You start with the lower numbers, but they are more like the SWAT of the military. And I know I'll probably get, you know, comments from my friends that are special Forces saying we are like the SWAT of the military. So I might hear about that after we get off air tonight.

[Mo Bannon]

Yeah, and thank you everyone who did tune in yesterday. I mean usually getter the live chat like around especially on weekends sometimes it gets, you know, not as many people, but a lot of you guys tuned in. I mean was a lot to see and pretty disgusting stuff, you know, like the Mexican flag, you know, being all over and all the cars being on fire. That's just. It's not America. So definitely tune in tonight.

[Grace Chung]

And then we also want to remind the posse, you know, usually my dad has us on to talk about everything we're doing behind the scenes because you guys are so used to seeing him in front of the camera and not. Grace and I were on occasionally, but we do a lot. We have many hats behind the scenes and one of those is the War room newsletter. And in order to get the newsletter, you know, you need to go to war room.org and go to the top right hand corner. Enter your email, you can get the command brief. It'll break down top stories, give you context, highlight everything. And you can also Grace will talk about it in a little bit. But the show notes, you can also go on there to get the show notes. We also want you to download the podcast on Apple podcast. And as you know, we are back on Spotify. The videos are on Spotify. You can find us on there as well. But if you like listening to the show on Apple podcast, you need to go on there, search, click the button to download and leave us a review. My dad and I both read the reviews, so we will definitely read a review if you write us one. And on Spotify you can go in and search. You have to search Bannon's war room and then hit follow and you can start listening as listening to us there. And just like Apple, you can also leave us a review on there. And we are reading the reviews on Spotify as well. So I know that some people don't like listening on Apple, some people don't like listening on Spotify. So if you're one that doesn't like listening on Apple, you can listen to us and watch us on Spotify. If you don't like Spotify, you can listen to us on Apple podcasts. So I encourage you posse to go to both of those. Download, follow, leave us a review.

[Mo Bannon]

Yes. And just to add to that, it really pushes us up in the algorithm and it matters more than what people think. And it just leave a sentence, you know, best source for real news. War room keeps us informed. Immerse yourself in information. It, you know, we have been banned from YouTube. We just got back onto Spotify after what, five years and we're still on top. So you guys are awesome at force multiplying. But, you know, we just got to make sure that, you know, we are always bringing the signal. So that is so leave us a review and also social media. Follow us on X. Bannon. Wait. Bannon's underscore War room on X. And an important note. Steve is not on X. He's not on Instagram, he's not on Telegram. The only social media platform that he is on is Getter. So make sure to follow him on Getter. It's just Ebannon. That's his official account. He's always on it and that's the best way to get, you know, tons of information from him. He also reads all his dms, so reach out to him and he will, you know, if he has time to get back to you.

[Grace Chung]

And also all of his comments too. He does read all of his comments and he will send them to Grayson myself. So just letting you know he does read his comments.

[Mo Bannon]

Yes. Yeah. And so, you know, just another note is that on Getter and also X, we make our clips downloadable so you can, you can just download those clips straight to your phone and you can tweet those or you can post them, you know, on your own social media platform, whatever your preferred platform is. So, you know, even on mine, I make all of mine where you can download it so that you don't have to like screen record it. We try to make it really easy for you guys so that you guys can force multiply and you guys can share with friends or you can just post it on your own accounts and just take our quotes or make your own quotes or you know, mine are just my. I just take what Steve says and that's my quote. And a lot of it goes viral because what Steve says is all signal. So that's just another tip for you guys. And so make sure to follow us on Getter. It's at War Room Truth Social at Steve Bannon's war room, Instagram at Bannon's War Room and Telegram, the lovely Elizabeth, she manages that with Mondo and that is T Me Forward slash, Bannon's war Room. So make sure to follow us there on. We're on Rumble. I think we got, I think we got banned on Tick Tock just recently.

[David Mamet]

So.

[Mo Bannon]

So I think that might happen.

[Grace Chung]

Yeah.

[Mo Bannon]

So unfortunately we, we don't have a Tik Tok account anymore. But follow us on everything else and remember, engagement matters. Every like repost comment, it pushes the signal further. So you know, the algorithm, we get shadow banned a lot. Even though they say shadow ban is like, no one gets shadow banned. I mean, it's Steve, you know, sometimes what he says, you know, a lot of people don't like or the algorithm will fight it. So make sure to just push it out and force multiply that way. And you know it. Create your own brand with social media. It's, it's, it's how you can reach other people with the message. So, so yeah, that's social media.

[Grace Chung]

And then tell us a little bit about Bill Blaster. Bill Baxter has done so many great things with regards to, to what's going out, going on in the House and the Senate. So tell the posse exactly how they can use Bill Blaster, especially because, you know, we have some, some tough things ahead.

[Mo Bannon]

Yes. So I know most of the Posse does have the app, but go to bill blasterapp.org or you can search Bill Blaster in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. And, and it's one of the smartest tools we've got. Even, you know, I say so myself. No, our team is awesome. And, you know, it's where you can instantly call your congress member. And we also, we have the DC number, but also all their local district office numbers. So, you know, like, some of them have like 5, 6, 7 offices. Call them all and they have to log all the calls. So it is a tool that has been proven to help us in this fight. The pressure campaigns, they work. Get it, Download it. This is how we organize and we put our elected officials on notice. That's buildblasterapp.org and if you have any questions, just reach out to me or anyone on our team and we'll get back to you. And I, I'll go into the show notes. What Maureen was saying earlier is if you go onto war room.org and let's say you don't have time to watch the entire show. Carrie, who's our writer, she is awesome. She writes the Daily show notes for every single show. And you can go through it, you can share it with your friends, family, force, multiply that way. But also, you know, we have it on our weekly command brief where we go through all the show notes, but including the go the show notes. But also we have Kerry also writes articles for each segment, all the major segments. So if you want to get more information, you know, that's available for you guys and it's a great way to just share with your friends and family and just get more knowledge in because it's really all about immersing yourself in information. That's what Steve is all about. It's all free, no pay, no paywalls. So, you know, it's just every, anything you missed, it's all there. And part of that too is JoJo. She it's her Boots on the Ground series. So make sure to check on war room.org and she covers all the grassroots candidates you're not hearing about anywhere else. And you know that that's really where the fight starts. We really have to start thinking about, you know, the 2026. So make sure to read her Boots on the Ground and if you have any questions, reach out to her@jojo wfmarotonmail.com she does get back to everybody. She gives everyone the VIP treatment. So if you have any questions, please reach out to her. And this is action, action, action.

[Grace Chung]

And I know we were talking about before we came on air how our merch site is down for maintenance. So we're Working on getting it back up shortly. But can you talk to the posse a little bit about the merch site?

[Steve Bannon]

Yes.

[Mo Bannon]

So it's under maintenance right now. We're getting new products and new designs. So thank you so much for everyone who's reached out, email and commented what's going on? We're just redesigning everything, so it'll be up probably in the next week or so. And again, we want to make this an interactive process. If you have ideas for merchandise, please email at info shop war room.org Again, that's info shop war room.org and if you have ideas, if you have suggestions, please send them in because we want you guys to be a part of this process and we want to have merch that you guys want to wear. And, and so we're really excited about the, the new website that's coming up. And, and thank you everyone, for, for getting the gear so far. It's been really exciting to get all your comments and pictures of people wearing it. So please continue to send that to us.

[Grace Chung]

I actually was traveling in some of my War Room gear this weekend. As some of you guys know. I was actually up in New York City for Bernie Kerik's wake and funeral on Thursday and Friday. And while I was traveling, I had my War Room gear on. So I rock it whenever I travel. And some people recognize I actually had it on today, and some people recognize my shirt and the, the logo on it. So, you know, it's pretty cool to see that so many people are buying the merch and wearing it and in support of us. And another way to support War Room is to support our sponsors. And I know my dad has talked a lot about Birch Gold and he did before the commercial break. So in order to get a free copy of the Ultimate Guide for Gold in the Trump Era, you need to go to birchgold.com bannon or text Bannon to 989-898. And when you do that, like I said, you can get a free copy of the Ultimate Guide for Gold in the Trump Era. I also when Grace was talking about pulling out your phone and downloading the Bill Blaster app, why would you give money to companies that hate you, like AT&T and Verizon? Why not sign up for a mobile company that is a Christian conservative mobile company? You can go to patriotmobile.com Bannon or call 972-patriot for and you can get a free month of service. I know when my dad does the read, he forgets to remind the posse. If you do that you can sign up and get a free month of service and it once again it's a great company. Glenn Story and the team, great company, great service. So I highly encourage you guys to look at Patriot Mobile and ditch Verizon and ATT and go to the only Christian conservative wireless provider. And once again my dad this morning talked about being prepared and all of your preparedness needs, especially in la. What's going on with the riots and now here on the east coast we have now gone into hurricane season. I didn't realize it started June 1st. I should have remembered that for some reason. I thought it started in August, but it started June 1st. So for all of you guys that might be hit with a hurricane this year, I highly encourage you to go to my patriotsupply.com Bannon and right now they have a sale going going on. You can get the Grid Dr. 3300 solar generator with EMP plus two solar panels. I know I'll be doing that so that when a hurricane hits here I won't be going six days without power like I did last year. But please go to my Patriot supply. They have food kits. That's also great when you're going through a hurricane or a natural disaster. So just go check out their website. They have a lot of great things on on their site. I highly encourage you check it all out and you can get that free. Check out that deal right now. Grace, we have about 40 seconds left. Any closing thoughts?

[Mo Bannon]

Remember to subscribe, share, leave a review, Take action. And we love you posse. It's all about action. Action, action, action. Maureen, where can they find you?

[Grace Chung]

You can find me on Twitter and getter @maureenbannon and also on Instagram ealmarinebannon. And forget, don't forget the show is not for entertainment. We're at war and we have to be ready to be in battle. We can't sit on the way on the sidelines and let someone else fight this war for us. So Grace, where can they find you?

[Mo Bannon]

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[Mo Bannon]

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[Steve Bannon]

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[Mo Bannon]

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[Steve Bannon]

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[Mo Bannon]

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[Steve Bannon]

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[Mo Bannon]

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[Steve Bannon]

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