WarRoom Battleground EP 825: Bringing Law And Order To DC And Dangerous Sanctuary Cities

Summary

Podcast Summary: WarRoom Battleground EP 825 – Bringing Law And Order To DC And Dangerous Sanctuary Cities

Release Date: August 9, 2025
Host: Steve Bannon
Guests: Dave Brat, John Lott, Taj Gill, Trevor Comstock, Brandon Showalter

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Introduction to the 200th Day of President Trump's Second Term

Steve Bannon opens the episode by marking the significance of the 200th day of President Trump's second term. He outlines the agenda, highlighting discussions on law enforcement in Washington D.C., the impact of sanctuary cities, economic policies like tariffs, and cultural battles surrounding transgender ideology.

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Law Enforcement in Washington D.C.

Key Discussion Points:

• Current State of Crime: Taj Gill provides insights into the crime statistics in D.C., noting a decline in reported crimes over recent years but emphasizing that numbers remain above pre-COVID levels. He attributes increased crime partly to a reduction in police force post-pandemic and inadequate prosecution of juvenile offenders.

• Federal Intervention: President Trump is contemplating federalizing the D.C. police force, potentially deploying ICE agents and the National Guard to restore law and order. This move has sparked concerns about the militarization of domestic law enforcement.

Notable Quotes:

• John Lott [00:16]: "ICE is kind of between what you think of as your local law enforcement and the US Military. They are a militarized force... operating domestically that is only accountable to itself and to Donald Trump."

• Taj Gill [04:48]: "If you want to reduce crime, you have to make it risky for criminals to commit crime."

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Sanctuary Cities and Federal Law Enforcement

Key Discussion Points:

• Growth of ICE Agents: Brandon Showalter highlights the ease of becoming an ICE agent, suggesting that it facilitates the creation of a powerful, unchecked law enforcement body.

• Implications of Federalization: The conversation delves into the dangers of ICE's expanded role, drawing parallels to authoritarian regimes like Nazi Germany. Concerns are raised about mission creep and the potential for ICE to extend its reach beyond immigration enforcement.

Notable Quotes:

• Steve Bannon [07:07]: "They're saying now the progressives are going crazy saying President Trump's really building group of brownshirts..."

• John Lott [09:31]: "MAGA media. I wish in my soul, I wish that any of these people had a conscience."

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Economic Policies: Tariffs and Trade

Key Discussion Points:

• Tariff Implementation: Taj Gill discusses President Trump's proud achievement in restructuring global trade relationships through the implementation of tariffs. He argues that tariffs, while distorting trade, are a necessary tool comparable to other taxes that also create economic distortions.

• Economic Impact: The dialogue addresses the balance between tariffs and other forms of taxation, emphasizing the need for an optimal mix to reduce overall economic disincentives.

Notable Quotes:

• Taj Gill [13:06]: "Before Trump became president, the average tariff rate was 2.5%. ... I am willing to bet you a large amount of money it's a lot higher than 2.5%."

• Dave Brat [24:03]: "John's getting a lot of things right about taxes and tariffs. It shows you the deep state, the mainstream media."

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Criminal Justice and Gun Control

Key Discussion Points:

• Power and Accountability: The discussion emphasizes the need to empower law enforcement by increasing arrest rates and enforcing stricter prosecutions, especially concerning juveniles. Taj Gill advocates for policies that make criminal activities more risky for perpetrators.

• Gun Rights: The conversation touches on the importance of allowing self-defense through legalized concealed carry permits, arguing that it deters criminal activities.

Notable Quotes:

• Taj Gill [07:31]: "If you're just making it more likely they're going to be arrested, more likely that they're going to be prosecuted and convicted, you're going to reduce the amount of crime."

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Cultural Battles: Transgender Ideology and DEI

Key Discussion Points:

• Policies Against Transgender Ideology: Brandon Showalter discusses the Trump administration's efforts to curb transgender healthcare for minors, including banning Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements for gender-affirming treatments. He highlights ongoing resistance in conservative regions and the challenges in holding trans activists accountable.

• Impact on Institutions: The conversation underscores the influence of progressive ideologies in universities and major cities, calling for continued efforts to dismantle these entrenched beliefs.

Notable Quotes:

• Brandon Showalter [40:35]: "Secretary Kennedy at HHS is now ordering that no hospital that performs sex trait modifications on children... they are starving this demonic trans beast."

• Dave Brat [48:53]: "This stuff, they want science... but this assault on our children and the sexuality of kids is just horrendous."

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Closing Remarks and Future Outlook

Steve Bannon wraps up the episode by reiterating the progress made in various areas, including economic restructuring and cultural battles, while acknowledging that significant challenges remain. He emphasizes the ongoing fight against entrenched progressive ideologies and the importance of continued vigilance and support for law enforcement and traditional values.

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Conclusion

Episode 825 of Bannon’s War Room provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of law enforcement in Washington D.C., the threats posed by sanctuary cities, the implications of President Trump's economic and cultural policies, and the ongoing battles against progressive ideologies. Through insightful discussions and expert opinions, the podcast underscores the critical need for federal intervention in law enforcement, strategic economic policies, and cultural preservation to safeguard American values and security.

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Note: This summary excludes all advertisement segments and non-content sections to focus solely on the substantive discussions and insights presented during the episode.

Transcript

[Steve Bannon]

There's this idea that this, this force is being built with lots and lots of people.

[Dave Brat]

There's a major recruitment effort. It seems mighty ideological.

[Brandon Showalter]

The requirements to be an ICE agent are basically nothing.

[Steve Bannon]

At this point, it feels like he's building a police force of his own.

[John Lott]

100%. And this is what should really concern people, because ice is kind of between what you think of as your local law enforcement and the US Military. They are a militarized force. I mean, we've seen them show up in force. They're totally unaccountable. They're wearing masks. They don't coordinate. I mean, I'm from Los Angeles. They don't coordinate with local and state law enforcement before they go on these raids. And now they're going to be more funded than the vast majority of militaries around the world. You talk about authoritarianism. This is just something that you only see in kind of extreme, securitized authoritarian states where you essentially have a militarized force operating domestically that is only accountable to itself and to Donald Trump. From everything we hear about this, it kind of reports up through Stephen Miller to Donald Trump personally. And so we're talking about tens of thousands of heavily armed people going out into American communities deporting people. What people should watch here is mission creep. Does ICE start to. I mean, the thing that is so scary about the Washington piece is that has nothing to do with Immigration and Customs Enforcement if ICE is going to be a part of that. And I'm sorry to have a pretty haunting analogy, you know, but this is kind of like, you know, the sa. Right, like that we saw in Germany, the idea that you essentially have a militia that is answerable only to and accountable only to the leader, in this case, Donald Trump. And so this is, this is something that we all have to see as kind of, I think, the most dangerous manifestation, because this is new in America. We're not used to having a militarized federal security force on our streets.

[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. And where do people like that go to share the big lie?

[John Lott]

MAGA media. I wish in my soul, I wish that any of these people had a.

[Steve Bannon]

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. War Room here's your host, Stephen K. Banner. It's Friday the 8th of August in the year of our Lord 2025. Thank you for sticking around for the 6 o' clock edition of the War Room. Obviously, so much going on today. I think we teed it up pretty well this morning, the 200th day President Trump's second term, I think second among at least three terms. Maybe we'll talk about that tomorrow on the 201st day. Dave Brat is my wingman. I've asked John Lott, I got Tejo, I've got Trevor Comczyk, got some things I want to put to them. One about make America healthy again with Trevor and Taj, I want his opinion on the particular situation with police forces throughout the country. John Lottie, he's, I think the top guy on looking at stats on crime and really cutting to the truth of what's happening with gun rights and all that. He's also written a brilliant piece on tariffs. And President Trump out today, as you know, all day long because really the tariffs kicked in in the last couple of days. He's very proud of what he's done in redoing the commercial relationships of the world. But lot I got you on here for a couple of things. Number one, the situation in D.C. where President Trump is obviously looking at the criminal statistics of District of Columbia, the imperial capital, and saying this thing's out of control and I may have to federalize the police force. I may have to send in, I don't know, National Guard or whatever. You've got this situation right there where they accused President Trump with the ICE agents and the federalization of some National Guard around this, of creating the SA is really the brown shirts in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. And then last but not least, the shooting that happened in Fort Stewart the other day. You've been an expert in saying, hey, these gun free zones work to the exact opposite. Let's take it from the top. First, since you're the guy everybody always turns to for the hard data about crime, what is going on in the District of Columbia, the imperial capital, and President Trump. Now it's beyond threatening. I think it's actually in motion that he's saying we just can't allow these streets to be out of control. And obviously the D.C. metro Police and really the mayor has no, the mayor has no intention of really having law enforcement, sir. Right.

[Taj Gill]

Well, crime reported, crime to police has gone down the last few years in D.C. but it's still above where it was prior to Covid. One of the problems that you have in D.C. is they have fewer police now than they had before COVID It went up slightly last year, but it's still below what it was before, despite the increase that they've had in the population. But one of the big problems that they have is that they really just don't punish juveniles. You have in the city is responsible for going and prosecuting juveniles. The federal government basically handles crimes by adults. And unless they're going to get serious about cracking down on crime against juveniles, you're going to have situations like you had the other night where Doge's big balls was harmed. I guess there were like 10 juveniles that had attacked him. Look, this isn't rocket science. If you want to reduce crime, you have to make it risky for criminals to commit crime. And you can do that in many ways. You can go and have higher arrest rates, higher conviction rates, longer prison sentences, the death penalty. But you can also make it riskier by allowing victims to be able to go and defend themselves. And DC Makes it very difficult for people to be able to go and defend themselves. They allow concealed carry permits, but it's very restricted. Visitors to D.C. essentially find it impossible to be able to go and carry there. They don't recognize permits from other places. There's in the next reconciliation budget that they have, there is a provision in there that would require D.C. to recognize concealed carry permits from other parts of the country. You know, that would be useful. But, you know, Trump is right. To be able to go and put more federal agents on the street is just one way of making it costly for criminals to go and commit crime. You are you.

[Steve Bannon]

Is it more in the Judge Jeanine, is it more about actual enforcement and enforcing on these juveniles and charging them as adults? Because, you know, people are saying it's scary in certain parts of town with these packs of young kids. Or do you think it would you caution President Trump about federalizing and putting federal law enforcement officers in there? I mean, what would be your recommendation to the president?

[Taj Gill]

Well, Judge Jeanine has restrictions on which you can do. I believe they have to go and change the rules for D.C. so that somebody who is 14 would be classified as an adult and at that point she could go and prosecute him. Look, there's a big difference between what she's doing and what the US Attorney under Biden did. Who the US Attorney under Biden dropped over half of of the arrests and didn't prosecute them for violent crimes that were there. You know, he was willing to go after J6ers and others, but. But when it came to actual violent criminals, he wasn't willing to prosecute him. So, look, that's helpful, at least in terms of how they're treating adults. But D.C. is going to have to make some changes there to make it so that the U.S. attorney can go and prosecute people who are 15 years of age or whatever who are engaged in these types of pacts. Look, as far as federal officers go, I don't, you know, to me, it doesn't really matter whether it's a federal officer or whether it's a metropolitan police officer. You're talking about the capital city for the United States. In part, though, you know, this applies in general. I mean, look at Los Angeles, where they went and used National Guard troops to go and try to protect ICE agents and reduce violence. I mean, that seemed to work there. So I, you know, I don't think it matters for the criminal exactly who's doing it. If you're just making it more likely they're going to be arrested, more likely that they're going to be prosecuted and convicted, you're going to reduce the amount of crime. For some reason, the sound cut out.

[Steve Bannon]

No, it's. Sorry, I'm sorry. I had my block on. People are. This gets to our second point about the mass deportations. They're saying now the progressives are going crazy saying President Trump's really building.

[Taj Gill]

A.

[Steve Bannon]

Group of brownshirts that in bringing these troops in and giving them authority away from local police, he's essentially building a force that he can turn on anybody. Walk us through your understanding what President Trump's trying to accomplish here, particularly in these out of control sanctuary cities.

[Taj Gill]

Well, I mean, he's focused overwhelmingly on criminals, people who. Particularly violent criminals that are there. One of the puzzles that you often have is why these Democrat sanctuary areas fight so hard against deporting criminals. I mean, murderers, people who are child rapists. And, you know, I think partly what's going on is just the census counts illegals as the same as US Citizens. When it's coming to things like figuring out the population in an area which is used for things like congressional districts. You look at California, the most conservative estimate that I've seen with regard to the number of illegals in California is like 3 million. Obviously, I think it's much higher than that. But, you know, you may be talking about five congressional districts or more as a Result of that, you look at New York and Illinois and New Jersey and Maryland and Massachusetts and these other places, you know, you may be talking about 25 congressional districts, the equivalent of that. You know, I can understand why they want to be magnets for attracting illegal aliens to their areas. And, you know, otherwise it's pretty much a puzzle why they go and fight so hard against even deporting people who are child rapists. And so, you know, I think, you know, it's really, I'm glad Trump is talking about trying to redo the census. Obviously it's not going to affect the redistricting right now. You have to wait until they do the next census properly. But at least it would give people an idea of how messed up the system is right now. I have to say one other thing though. Trump has to be careful in terms of who he appoints to run these types of things. One of the mistakes that he made for the 2020 census is that he didn't use people who actually were good at statistics that were there. And the census itself has acknowledged that there were systematic errors that overcounted population in Democratic controlled states and undercounted them. And Republican states, you know, may have been a difference of like 13 congressional districts that should have gone from Democratic states to Republican states. You know, maybe you're talking about 10 more Republicans at least that should have been in Congress. Could you imagine how different the discussions we've been having this year would be if rather maybe than 3 Republican vote margin in the House we had 13, it would be very different. And so this makes a big difference. And so hopefully this will be something that's dealt with in the future.

[Steve Bannon]

Before I lose you, I gotta talk about this amazing piece you just wrote. President Trump today putting out tariffs. It's his 200th day. And one of the things he's proudest of is how he's redone the commercial relationships in the world and particularly with use of tariffs. You've got a great piece up. Walk me through it.

[Taj Gill]

Yeah, so just so people know, I have a PhD in economics. I've had research and teaching positions at Stanford, University of Chicago, the Wharton Business School, Yale, ucla, and I've written on trade type issues. So this is something that's in my wheelhouse. And look, you have all sorts of economists and others who go and say tariffs distort trade, they reduce the amount of trade, they hurt consumers, they go and reduce investment and growth. Look, all those things are true. But the thing is, they're also true for all the Other taxes that you have there, sales taxes distort. Income taxes distort issues about things like how much labor people are willing to sell, how much they're willing to work. Corporate income taxes reduce growth. So do regular income taxes on personal people. And so, you know, the question isn't whether, I mean, all taxes do this. So to go and use the arguments against tariffs, doesn't make much sense unless you also compare it to others. The issue that economists should be looking at is how do we reduce the overall disincentives created across all the different taxes. Before Trump became president, the average tariff rate was 2.5%. I mean, compare that to income taxes where you just look at state and federal. The top rate on average across states is like 44%. For corporate income taxes, the top rate would be about 27%. You know, those are really high rates. And the things that people have to understand is that the size of the distortion increases more quickly with the level of taxes. So if I have a 20% tax, I have more than twice the distortion that I have if I have a 10% tax. Now, I don't know what the correct optimal tariff is, but I am willing to bet you a large amount of money it's a lot higher than 2.5%. And so, you know, somehow, I mean, I don't like taxes at all in general, okay, but you got to have some taxes. We spend money on things. And so the question is, what's the right mix of taxes that we have there? And I think Trump is much closer to getting it right than people who just say we shouldn't have any tariffs at all.

[Steve Bannon]

John Lott, Amazing. I'm gonna get Brad to wrestle with that after you punch amazing on your statistics, you're the number one guy in the country. With all your knowledge of crime in this country and the mathematics of it, where do people go to get you to go to your. To go to your institution to find out more, sir?

[Taj Gill]

Well, they can go to find us at crimeresearch.org crimeresearch.org Just a shout out to Brad. I know him a little bit, so I hope he's doing well, too.

[Steve Bannon]

He's doing well. He's riding shotgun. John Lott. Thank you, sir. Appreciate you.

[Taj Gill]

All right, thank you very much.

[Steve Bannon]

If you want to find out about crime and the reality of it, go to see John. John Lott's the best mathematician in this regard. Before I get to Brett, I want to bring in Taj. Gil, Tej. This whole thing about you came out of you know, over a dozen deployments, both as a SEAL and then as a contractor. You've got deep roots in the community. This whole situation with the coming at President Trump that you're building a series of brown shirts when what he's trying to do is help law enforcement that are obviously so outnumbered. When you talk about these sanctuary cities, give me your thoughts. Because they're saying, oh, you're militarizing this. This is militarization. Trump's a Nazi. Trump's a fasc. He's building an essay, a group of brown shirts. Your thoughts, sir?

[Trevor Comstock]

Yeah, Steve, the police have been gutted and demoralized, kind of like the Border Patrol were in the, in the military, actually. So a lot of these cops, they don't even bother arresting people anymore because the district attorneys just release people on no bail and they don't prosecute the crimes. So, and also the police, people go after him and sue and they lose their jobs. So why are they going to put their neck on the line and go arrest people when nothing happens? So that's, that's what's going on. So the head law enforcement officer is Pam Bondi and she needs to go to all the police departments nationwide and tell them to start enforcing the laws. Look at lawless areas like California, Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C. crime is rampant, homeless is rampant, drugs are rampant. And like this thing that happened in Cincinnati a couple weeks ago, the police didn't even want to take a police report for the, for the victims. That one of the victims I saw was on Fox News last night and she said she had to basically force the police to take her name and take a police report. So there's a record of what happened when the group of thugs attacked the white people like two weeks ago, I think it was. But this is going on nationwide. So call it whatever you want, brown shirts or militarization. But the police, they, they, they need support. They need to be empowered. Under Obama, they were depowered. Under Biden, they were depowered. They need, they need their power back. That, and we need to get rid of these George Soros district attorneys. So when the police make an arrest, the district attorney need to have the, have the police, the police officers back and throw the book at the criminals. That's, that's why nothing's going on. That's what the police don't even bother anymore because the district attorneys, they don't do anything. They don't do their jobs because they're George Soros funded prosecutors and they're anti America. They're Trying to destroy America within and through crime and drugs and the demoralization of society. So I think what Trump's doing, great, put the feds in, let the feds pick up the slack where the police are missing out, and then Pam Bondi needs to go around the country to law enforcement agencies and empower them, and they need to purge the George Soros prosecutors. That's what I think. What's going on?

[Steve Bannon]

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[Trevor Comstock]

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[Steve Bannon]

That was the whole theory when Taj came to me, because Taj actually ran my security for a while after all of his defense of our nation as a patriot. And he wanted to get into this and, you know, one thing we talked about is that it's tradition in the Navy, you drink it black just to show your manhood. Right. But it's usually so acidic. The Navy brew is not the best, particularly when it's burned. But Taj made a pledge that, hey, the way to drink coffee is to drink it black. And the way that you got to. People can drink it black is you've got to make it in a special way, because otherwise they're going to cut it with milk and they're going to cut it with sugar. But this is the champagne of coffees for a reason, is it not, sir?

[Trevor Comstock]

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[Steve Bannon]

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[Dave Brat]

Yeah. Well, if you haven't followed John, he's being humble, of course. He helped us out in the Freedom Caucus and me personally, a ton back in Virginia. He's a brilliant economist and statistician. His argument on guns and crime is very simple. If you want more Crime lower the price. You lower the price of anything, you get more of it. Who wants more of it? I'm reading a little history on the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks, very smart. They wait for the instability to grow big enough. They weren't happy with Latin America. They wanted the biggies. And so they're building unrest in the cities. So there's the short summary of how those things hold together. The left is still waiting. And that's all for real. Right? The Soros piece is all about that. Connected with lot on trade. It shows you the deep state, the mainstream media. What John Lott just said is just common sense. You can view terrorist attacks. They're little teeny inefficiency things. You know, we call them Harburger triangles in economics. There's a huge Harburger triangle called war and China. And the mainstream media, the deep state wants to ignore the big inefficiencies that cause millions to die. They don't want to measure any of those costs. So what John's getting at is not just the tariff in relation to other taxes. Income tax, state taxes, all the other taxes. He's absolutely correct. But it just shows you and the mainstream economists and the Federal Reserve economists, they got thousands of them. They need to be a held account for dereliction of duty and not covering the issues that matter to the middle class. It's outrageous what they've ignored. And John Lott can hold them all accountable. I'd give him a good slot anywhere. If you're listening out there, President Trump put him in as an honest broker to hold the rest of the bozos accountable.

[Steve Bannon]

Lott's one of the smartest guys in the country. Dave. Brat's gonna stick with me riding shotgun. Trevor Comstock. I think we talked to Trevor today. I don't think I've had as overwhelming. You know, we're working on the redistricting. You're hammering home. You're powering that. But I gotta tell you, this morning's show, that huge hit. But the commercial about getting big pharma out of the television business. $18 billion in media. People went nuts on that. I'm gonna replay that spot and get Trevor Comstock's opinion since he has a very different outlook on Life. Patriot Mobile. 972 Patriot. These are the folks that are supporting, have supported redistricting in their pack. But you know, Glenn Story and the team, a service unparalleled to any other. Make the switch today. Stop giving your money to people that hate you. 972 Patriot. Talk to a US citizen at their call center about the services that Patriot Mobile has the best Service service out there. 972 Patriot. Tell them Steve Bannon. Essentially you get a free month, short break. According to the Department of Energy, blackouts could increase by 10,000% over the next few years. It's because of massive energy demand from artificial intelligence data centers. We talk about that all the time here in the war room. And we have a fragile power grid. It just cannot keep up with that demand. I don't know about you, but I don't like the idea of being without power even for a day. That's why I got the grid Dr. 3300 from my patriot supply. It's a powerful solar generator that runs refrigerators, AC units, medical devices, power tools, anything you need to write out a blackout. And right now, for their Christmas in July event, they're including over $1,000 in free survival gear with your generator. Including emergency food supply, water filtration, survival tools and more. You heard that, right. Over a thousand bucks in free gear for a limited time. Head to my Patriotsupply.com Bannon that's my Patriotsupply.com Bannon and grab the Christmas in July bundle before it's gone. Blackouts are coming. Go to my patronsupply.com Bannon and get prepared today. If you're a homeowner, you need to listen to this. In today's AI and cyber world, scammers are stealing home titles with more ease than ever. And your equity is the target. Here's how it works. Criminals forge your signature on one document, use a fake notary stamp, pay small fee with your county and boom. Your home title has been transferred out of your name. Then they take out loans using your equity or even sell your property. You won't even know it's happened until you you get a collection or foreclosure notice. So let me ask you, when was the last time you personally checked your home title? If you're like me, the answer is never. And that's exactly what scammers are counting on. That's why I trust home title lock. Use promo code [e-mail] to make sure your title is still in your name. You also get a free title history report plus a free 14 day trial of their million dollar triple lock protection. That's 24,7 monitoring of your title, urgent alerts to any changes. And if fraud should happen, they'll spend up to $1 million to fix it. Go to Hometitle lock.com now. Use promo code Steve. That's Hometitle lock.com promo code Steve do it today. Hey, I realize you got many choices when it comes to who you choose for your cell phone service and there are new ones popping up all the time. But here's the truth. There's only one that boldly stands in the gap for every American that believes that freedom is worth fighting for. And that's the team at Patriot Mobile. For more than 12 years, Patriot Mobile has been on the front lines of fighting for our God given rights and freedoms while also providing exceptional nationwide cell phone service with access to all three of the main networks. Don't just take my word for it. Ask the hundreds of thousands of Americans who've made the switch and are now supporting causes they believe in simply by joining Patriot Mobile. Switching is easier than ever. Activate in minutes from the comfort of your own home. Keep your number, keep your phone or upgrade. Patriot Mobile's all US based support team is standing by to take care of you. Call 978 Patriot today or go to patriotmobile.com Bannon that's patriotmobile.com Bannon use the promo code Bannon for a free month of service. That's patriotmobile.com bannon or call 972 Patriot and make the switch today.

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[Steve Bannon]

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[Taj Gill]

Whoa.

[G]

Who are you?

[Steve Bannon]

I'm Big Pharma. We spend a lot to get into your living room. Over 18 billion a year selling medicine you can't even get without a prescription. All that spending buys off the media and drives up prescription costs for you. And that's why there are only two.

[G]

Countries that allow us to advertise.

[Steve Bannon]

Cheers. Learn [e-mail] Got any nachos? Okay. Trevor Comstock joins us that today that ad has gone viral from Rob Burgess Group about stopping Big Pharma from advertising on television. Trevor, you're one of the most non political people I've ever met. You're a founder and a CEO of an emerging growth company and that you're 120% of your time is that. But your philosophy at the company is 180% different than I've ever seen from Big Pharma. Just talk to us about your philosophy. Why do you do Sacred Human the way you do it, particularly you look at products, the way you roll stuff out versus this bombardment of advertising. That really is propaganda from Big Pharma, sir.

[G]

Yeah, appreciate you, Steve. So I could go on for hours about this topic, but part of the reason why I love RFK Jr so much and the whole Make America Healthy Again movement in total is because, you know, when you hear RFK Jr talk about trying to eliminate a lot of the ingredients within our foods within the US Specifically like the artificial dyes, the seed oils, the glyphosate, and a lot of the preservatives, it's pretty disgusting in my opinion, that it's even allowed in the first place. And a lot of other countries it's illegal. Like if you go to Europe, a lot of those ingredients that you find in US foods are literally illegal to include. And then that just funds everything, in my opinion, all the way into the big pharma system, getting people hooked on prescription medications and whatnot. But I won't go down that rabbit hole. In regards to us again, like what you hear a lot of RFK, RFK Jr talking about in regards to eliminating types of ingredients and chemicals within food, you still find a lot of those preservatives and chemicals in supplements as well. So for us, the reason why we created Sacred Human was to offer supplements that are clean, natural, and made with integrity. And when we launched about a year and a half ago, our goal was really just to provide people with high quality and affordable products while kind of breaking away from the big corporate model that prioritizes profit over health, as you can imagine. But unfortunately, what we see is that a lot of the larger companies in the industry, similar to the big food companies, you know, they go ahead and market their products as healthy. And then you take a closer look and you find things like preservatives, artificial additives, food dyes, and other fillers that are pretty detrimental to people's health in general. And then on top of that, many of these supplement companies tend to just outsource their production overseas, oftentimes to China, where the quality control is very questionable. So in that regard, we just took the opposite route. And we always promise to make sure that everything's produced right here in the USA and we only use ingredients that we trust. And you know, for us specifically, it takes a long time to get these products formulated then when it goes through testing. So we always ensure that we're rolling out products that we're confident in. I take all of our supplements on a daily basis as well. So I stand by our products on top of that. And then on top of that, as you can, if you caught some of the earlier shows, we're also rolling out more products. Again, on top of supplements and food, you still find a lot of chemicals and additives in products like your everyday skincare products. So that's why we decided to roll out our new tallow moisturizer which has been quickly one of our most popular products. We've sold out over and over the past four days, actually five days now. So it's, it's flying off the shelves, which is pretty remarkable. I'm super happy about that. But our team is working overtime so we don't have to list as out of stock. But it's been doing super well. And again, that product just contains the two ingredients like the grass fed and finished beef tallow and then the raw manuka honey. And then we don't include any fragrances, there's no alcohols or no synthetic ingredients or anything like that. And then on top of that, you know, people still love the beef liver in my opinion. I think people just love it so much because they do get that natural energy boost. And that's primarily because with beef liver it's a, it's a whole food supplement. So your body's actually able to retain a lot of these nutrients as opposed to flushing them out when you're taking something like a multivitamin or, sorry, a synthetic multivitamin or any synthetic vitamin for that matter. And with ours or our beef liver, it contains essential nutrients like the Vitamin A, the B12, the CoQ10, the folate. The list really does go on and on. But it also contains other critical nutrients like selenium, K2, zinc and copper. So you're getting the full spectrum, which is pretty amazing. And then in turn all those things provide benefits for like your hair, your skin, your heart, your brain, as well as your immune support. So I could go on and on about the beef liver as well as our other products, but I just wanted to highlight those a little bit and just speak to us as a company as a whole because I know not everyone's familiar with sacred human. So Just trying to get the message out there.

[Steve Bannon]

Where they go the site. Because the posse responds best when they're inundated with information. Where they go, yeah, you can go.

[G]

To sacredhumanhealth.com of course, just type in sacredhuman to Google will come up. And then also you can use code war room for 10% off any purchase. If you do subscribe to any products, you can cancel anytime, but you're locked into that 10% discount for life again until you cancel or if you ever cancel. But yeah, ton of information, ton of reviews you can sift through. The War Room Posse has been huge supporters, so we can't thank you enough and yeah, appreciate two more years of doing this.

[Steve Bannon]

Trevor, last question before we leave. Do you think, particularly younger generation, guys your age and younger and men and women, is Make America Healthy Again, are we getting traction? Because the forces resisting it, folks should understand, are massive. I mean, in Washington, D.C. it is massive to keep doing things the same way that's been done to maximize profits. And we're capitalists, as you know. We focus on the bottom line. We focus on profitability and growth. But do you think Make America Healthy Again is getting traction with the younger generation?

[G]

Yeah, 100%. I mean, to your point, the whole reason why a lot of these ingredients are included in our foods and our supplements is because for these larger corporations, like anything, like you said, like a capitalistic society, it makes sense. I mean, it's. It's easier to mass produce these, these products, whether it's food or supplements. It's cheaper, you know, higher profits and it's a longer shelf life so they don't have to take it off and spend more money to replace those items. So it makes sense from a monetary standpoint. But then, you know, human, human beings take the negative impact because they're just not natural ingredients that your body should be consuming. But to your point about the younger generation being aware and more motivated to transition to a healthier lifestyle, 100%. And also I think that's primarily fueled through social media, whether it's, you know, Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. There's just so much information going out and there's a lot, you know, of other companies that really are starting to gear themselves more towards a healthy lifestyle and including healthier ingredients. You see a lot of it, you know, if you go to Whole Foods, which I go to almost every day, a lot of these other products, like French fries, for example, historically they're made with seed oils, which are super inflammatory for the body and can lead to things like cancer. But now a lot of them are starting to switch it out to be fried with beef towel, which is pretty remarkable. But the younger generation, my generation in general is really becoming aware of the movement. So I'm happy to see that.

[Steve Bannon]

One more time. Where do people go for the site, sir?

[G]

Yeah, yeah, you can go to sacredhumanhealth.com and again, click on our products, sit through our reviews. I think our products at this point speak for themselves. And again, thank you, War Room Posse, for always supporting us.

[Steve Bannon]

Thank you, Trevor, thank you for taking time today to join us on the 200th day of President Trump's second term. The historic 200th day. We spent a lot of time today on geopolitics and economics and trade and crime and the peace deals in the corridor and Ukraine, Russia, Gaza. We haven't spent, we haven't had enough time just to jam in what he's done culturally with DEI and just the different attitudes in the country. No single thing I believe President Trump has done culturally that's had a bigger impact that was so radical, it was almost, it was hard to comprehend was transgender ideology. And Brandon Showwater. And I think it's quite appropriate that you wrap up our coverage of the 200th day. Brandon, just what has happened in this transformative move of President Trump and what, as you know, because we had you on here in 21, 22, 23, it was so out of control and you were so concerned of what was happening to the children in this country. What has President Trump done to lead a transformation in this against this radical and just demonic ideology? Sir.

[Brandon Showalter]

The contrast, Steve, could not be more stark from one year ago to today and on this 200th day of the second Trump term, absolutely huge changes taking place specifically, and I'm referring to the news that was just announced yesterday that Secretary Kennedy at HHS is now ordering that no hospital that performs, quote, unquote, sex trait modifications on children, gender affirming care, as the euphemism goes, where they're giving blockers hormones and doing these vile surgeries on their developing bodies that no hospital will be reimbursed through Medicaid or Medicare dollars. So they are starving this demonic trans beast. And that follows on the heels of a watershed workshop that the FTC did one month ago. And now they're doing a public request for information where the possibility that the FTC commissioners will go after the marketers of these fraudulent medical services and products to change the sex of children under the FTC Act Section 12 and five for consumer fraud. I mean, the agencies at the federal government now, under the Trump administration's team, are pulling out all of the stops and they are starving this beast. It is hard to underscore how massive this change is, though. I would just say, even though gender clinics are now closing and some will close because of the move that Secretary Kennedy is doing with refusing Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, we are by no means out of the woods yet. Steve, I was just up in New England for vacation. Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The pride flags are still very much flying. That's kind of the reigning religion of the region. There's a long way to go. And trans activists are going to continue to be stealthy and regroup and strategize and probably do this on the black market and under the table. But at the federal level, the agencies are cooking with gas and it's such a welcome sign. But again, I would just underscore for the war room posse, we are not out of these gender woods yet. And I would point everyone to the latest episode of our documentary podcast that went live this morning. As you'll see, people are sort of picking up the pieces amid this fallout. Generationindoctrination.com is where they can listen to it. You'll hear from people who've been on the front lines, but massive positive change, no question about it. And I'm extremely grateful. But still, long way to go.

[Steve Bannon]

We got a couple of minutes here, but a long way to go. I just want to two things. Number one, what shocked, I think most of our audience when you first started coming on a couple of years ago was how some of the greatest minds at the greatest hospitals like Brigham Women's and Children's in Boston, that whole complex there, what was happening at Vanderbilt, the entire state of California. Are we making progress where we're getting some low hanging fruit and shutting down these clinics at the highest levels with the most credentialed people, which seem to be for some weird reason, they embrace this ideology the hardest. Are we making progress in breaking that? Because if we don't break that, we're cutting the weeds off at the top. But the underlying roots are there. Are we getting to that and really going after these top places with the best minds that for some reason were just warped, wrapped up and drove this? Sir.

[Brandon Showalter]

Progress is being made. I am optimistic, cautiously so. The Children's Hospital of Los Angeles has said that they are closing. They've closed down its gender clinic and that was run by some truly sociopathic people. And I don't have any qualms saying so. Others are digging in their heels, others are saying they are pausing these treatments. And I think that should clue people in that what people are doing and they're trying tothe real, the evil people at the tops of these institutions that have been sort of the seedbed and the host of this ideology from which it's been furthered so much in our society, I think they're trying to just outlast the Trump administration. They're gonna see what they can do and try to hedge and do it. And so now is the time when you pour on the steam, stomp on the gas and continue to shove the issue under people's noses. Because trying to get any accountability from trans activists that are in their allies in the medical field, that are harvesting colon to make fake vaginas and harvesting forearm tissue to make fake penises, those people will stop at nothing. And getting any accountability from them is going to be like trying to nail Jell o to the wall. Pam Bondi's chief of staff, Chad Meisel, announced a month ago that some subpoenas had been issued against gender clinics. And I think, Steve, that until we get some scalps, until we get some people going to jail and charges filed, even if it's like, you know, Al Capone going to jail for tax evasion and you're sort of getting something, getting these people on some charges that may not be emotionally satisfying, until we see some legal accountability, all of this is going to do is retreat to the shadows. But again, I want to say that yes, there are some roots being pulled up, but people should disabuse themselves. We're not out of the woods yet. We are still trying to, we're cutting off the funding. There are good things happening, but this is deeply embedded. There are many tentacles. And so don't think that just because all of this positive change has happened that we've somehow won the war. We've established some beachheads and there are good things happening, yes, even in blue states which have been really strong on this, but it's only just begun. And I think really what needs to happen now is we see even more of a reckoning of the countless families that have been ripped to shreds over this, the suffering that has been unleashed on our society. Many, many books and documentaries need to be written because there are still people who feel as though they can't speak up in light of all of the pressures in their communities, especially if they live in a really left wing area. This ideology still reigns in jurisdictions like Seattle, New York City, San Francisco. People are suffering still in a lot of silence, even though the spell has started to break. So we're getting there. But no, don't think we've won. It's only just begun. And if you listen to our documentary podcast, you'll hear why.

[Steve Bannon]

Brandon Shoalwater, where do people go to get all your content, sir? You've been at the tip of the of the tip of the spear in this fight.

[Brandon Showalter]

Christianpost.com, you'll see our colleagues print reporting there. Generationindoctrination.com is the landing page for our documentary podcast and we just put out a new episode this morning. It's very riveting listening. I can be found on X at brandonmshow. And if you want to see the Deadname documentary, which profiles several families, you can go to deadnamedocumentary.com and that's also available on Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Prime.

[Steve Bannon]

Brandon Schollwater, thank you. Thank you for your efforts in this area. You're a true warrior. Thank you, brother.

[Taj Gill]

Thank you.

[Steve Bannon]

Steve.

[Brandon Showalter]

So much.

[Steve Bannon]

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[Dave Brat]

Yeah, well, thank God for people like Brandon Showalter. And you know, just to clarify for the folks at home, this stuff, you know, they want science. They say they want us to do science and follow the best Science when it comes to Big Pharma and all that. But at the same time, they won't follow any science on the basic components of human biology. And so how do you square that? You square that it's being run by Marxists. And the folks who just want to tear down this country and all of its institutions, they don't have to be systematic. They use science when it goes their way. And they. But this, this assault on our children and the sexuality of kids is just horrendous. And it's associated with the left and all political views are my own, but it's also associated with the Democrat Party. And so the folks at home who are riding the fence still or whatever, and you have CEOs out there and all you powerful folks, you know you're morally culpable. Your soul is tied to these decisions. If you're making the wrong decisions, the fact that this can be going on. Rosemary Jenks the other day said 300,000 up to 500,000 young girls are being trafficked into prostitution. That goes along with the border invasion. Trump's against that. I got friends at universities. Trump's also making major moves on universities. I hear complaints all the time. I say there's a very easy solution just to have your government relations person send President Trump or the administrators a letter, say, we apologize. From now on, we're just going to do straight science. They won't ever write that letter because what Brandon just said is true. It's a religion we're fighting with. And so, yeah, on the buried lead, they want to wait Trump out. The left is just going to wait Trump out. Any Republican who's even mildly associated with any of these things just needs to be turfed out immediately. This stuff is so far from the Judeo Christian west and the basic moral foundations of the country and the existence. Right. The thing I don't bring up enough that needs more emphasis is the nuclear family. Right. And since, you know, 1971, the origin of Federal Reserve, the family used to be five members and now it's two members.

[Trevor Comstock]

Yeah, yeah.

[Steve Bannon]

Had no relation to. No relation. To get a goal, we got to bounce. I'm gonna try to talk you into co hosting the Saturday show with me. What's your. What's your social media? Where do people go?

[Dave Brat]

Yep. Brat, Economics, Sign, Getter or X.

[Steve Bannon]

Okay, we're gonna be back at 10:00am Eastern Daylight Time for our favorite show of the week, the Saturday show. I'm gonna try to talk Brat into being my wingman then, too. We'll see you tomorrow morning. Real America's Voice, the war room, 10am on Saturday morning. See, then you missed the IRS tax deadline. You think it's just going to go away? Well, think again. The IRS doesn't mess around and they're applying pressure like we haven't seen in years. So if you haven't filed in a while, even if you can't pay, don't wait. And don't face the IRS alone. You need the trusted experts by your side. Tax Network usa. Tax Network USA isn't like other tax relief companies. They have an edge, a preferred direct line to the irs. They know which agents to talk to and which ones to avoid. They use smart, aggressive strategies to settle your tax problems quickly and in your favor. Whether you owe $10,000 or $10 million, Tax Network USA has helped resolve over $1 billion in tax debt. And they can help you, too. Don't wait on this. It's only going to get worse. Call Tax Network USA right now. It's free. Talk with one of their strategists and put your IRS troubles behind you. Put it behind you today. Call Tax network USA at 1-800-958-1000. That's 800-958-1000 or visit Tax Network USA tnusa.com Bannon do it today. Do not let this thing get ahead of you. Do it today.