THE WAR ROOM WITH STEPHEN K. BANNON

Episode #5032 – December 30, 2025
Podcast: Real America’s Voice
Host: Steve Bannon
Special Guests: Rosemary Jenks, Captain James Fannell, Garland Favorito, Glenn Story, Todd Wood

Episode Overview

This hard-hitting War Room episode, hosted by Steve Bannon, zeroes in on the most urgent political, security, and electoral controversies shaping Real America’s Voice at the close of 2025. Bannon, joined by influential conservative guests, addresses immigration upheaval, electoral integrity disputes, the crisis around Taiwan, and U.S. involvement in Ukraine. Throughout, the tone is combative, urgent, and unapologetically pro-MAGA, promising the War Room Posse that now is the moment to “bend the arc of history—again.”

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Immigration Policy Showdown

[03:28–12:03] Steve Bannon & Rosemary Jenks

• Main Discussion:
  • Bannon references a "hit piece" in The New Republic targeting Stephen Miller’s immigration policy work, and a Daily Signal article by Jarrett Stepman exposing systemic issues in Minnesota (e.g., the Somali community).
  • Rosemary Jenks (immigration policy expert) gives a primer on “safe third-country” agreements, explaining their EU origins and why their expansion is crucial for U.S. border control.
  • Jenks underscores that activist judges and Congress are main obstacles to reform and advocates reintroducing strong border bills.
  • IAPAction.com is promoted as a resource to track Congressional performance on immigration.

Notable Quotes:

• "Every Republican in a primary and then the general, all of them run as hardcore… But they don't act like that. Congress basically comes down on the side of Chamber of Commerce." — Steve Bannon [08:19]
• "Donors for the Republicans in Congress are the same way. They like their cheap labor. They don't want to say that out loud because they know it's not popular." — Rosemary Jenks [09:00]
• "It's time to set them aside and for Congress to actually look at what's in America's interest." — Rosemary Jenks [09:20]

2. China–Taiwan Tension & The Call for a ‘Golden Fleet’

[12:03–29:19] Steve Bannon & Captain James Fannell

• Main Discussion:
  • In light of fresh Chinese military exercises around Taiwan, Bannon frames the Taiwan Strait as the planet’s “main thing,” not Ukraine or the Middle East.
  • Captain Fannell—former Director of Intelligence for the U.S. Pacific Fleet—details unprecedented Chinese naval, air, and amphibious maneuvers ("a rehearsal," not a mere exercise).
  • Both argue the Chinese Communist Party’s military buildup exists to challenge the United States and secure access to Pacific deep-water ports by seizing Taiwan.
  • The discussion pivots to Trump’s announcement of a new “Golden Fleet” (U.S. Navy revitalization), with Captain Fannell’s new article at American Greatness serving as a touchstone for the analysis.

Notable Quotes:

• "This is the primal scream of a dying regime... It's going to happen." — Steve Bannon [02:39]
• "What we see is precision strike training with closure areas off the coast and around Taiwan, the closest ever since they started these firings..." — Captain Fannell [14:33]
• "Thankfully, President Trump announced this Golden Fleet and his battleship... He really recognizes the threat, regardless of what he says in a press conference." — Captain Fannell [28:01]

3. Georgia 2020 Election Controversy & Fulton County

[29:21–47:54] Steve Bannon, Garland Favorito, Todd Wood

• Main Discussion:
  • Bannon and Garland Favorito push back against the Wall Street Journal's editorial dismissing Georgia election concerns as "fantasy."
  • Favorito outlines discrepancies: 315,000 ballots in Fulton County lack signed tabulator tapes—"not a clerical error" but fundamental legal and procedural breach.
  • The segment voices growing impatience with “playing by the rules” and floats ideas like U.S. Marshals seizing ballots to ensure control.
  • Todd Wood adds context on FEC complaints in Georgia and the collapse of media credibility.

Notable Quotes:

• "315,000 ballots, no signed tapes for 315,000 ballots is not a clerical error. There's no way they can propagate that lie legitimately." — Garland Favorito [43:15]
• "Steve, I am tired of playing by the rules, Steve. It's been five years. I think we need action in Georgia... Time to stop playing by the rules in Colorado and get Tina Peters out of jail now." — Garland Favorito [45:45]
• "The Wall Street Journal is not telling you the truth. I used to respect them. I no longer do." — Todd Wood [47:54]

4. Islamization Concerns in Texas and Minnesota

[37:03–42:38] Steve Bannon & Glenn Story

• Main Discussion:
  • Prompted by a recent FBI arrest of a Texas man on ISIS-affiliation charges, Bannon and Glenn Story preview a January 9th event warning about “Islamization” and Sharia law in Texas (with allusions to Minnesota’s Somali community).
  • Story emphasizes support for freedom of religion, but draws a red line at “unconstitutional” attempts to implement Sharia law.

Notable Quotes:

• "When you start encroaching on the Constitution and trying to implement a law that's unconstitutional, that's what we have a point problem with it, right?" — Glenn Story [38:47]
• "This is systematic. This is just not a couple of people… This is exactly the pattern of the takeover of Europe." — Steve Bannon [39:36]

5. U.S. and NATO Troops in Ukraine – Opposition from MAGA Base

[53:15–56:04] Steve Bannon & Todd Wood

• Main Discussion:
  • Reports of U.S. possibly sending troops to the Ukrainian frontlines as a security guarantee surfaces, with Bannon and Wood strongly opposing the idea.
  • Wood suggests European leaders want U.S. on the line for escalation; predicts “MAGA base” backlash and warns of incident draws into war.

Notable Quotes:

• "A forward line of troops in Ukraine is unacceptable to the MAGA base. In my opinion. It’s going to make a lot of people very angry." — Todd Wood [54:50]
• "They want our forces on the ground over there so they can get us involved in some kind of incident... and then all of a sudden, you've got a massive war with Russia." — Todd Wood [54:50]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• "This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies, because we're going medieval on these people." — Steve Bannon [02:39]
• "Donors for the Republicans in Congress are the same way. They like their cheap labor. They don’t want to say that out loud because they know it’s not popular, but they like their cheap labor." — Rosemary Jenks [09:00]
• "We have no strategic interest in the Ukraine at all. It's not in the vital national security interests of this country. It is to these European deadbeats..." — Steve Bannon [12:58]
• "This is not a normal naval exercise... This is a rehearsal." — Captain Fannell [14:33]
• "This is not a clerical error. I mean, that's just common sense." — Garland Favorito [30:29]

Timeline of Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Focus | Speakers | |------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------| | 03:28–12:03| Immigration, safe third-country policy | Bannon, Jenks | | 12:03–29:19| Taiwan, China, U.S. Navy/Golden Fleet | Bannon, Fannell | | 29:21–47:54| GA 2020 election, Fulton County, media clash | Bannon, Favorito, Wood | | 37:03–42:38| Texas Islamization event, Sharia law fears | Bannon, Story | | 53:15–56:04| U.S. in Ukraine, NATO, Poland, MAGA backlash | Bannon, Wood |

Additional Highlights & Calls to Action

• Websites Shared:

  • IAPAction.com — Immigration Congressional tracking (Jenks)
  • PatriotMobile.com/savetexas — Event registration (Story)
  • VoterGA.org — Georgia election legal fund (Favorito)
  • CDMPress.com and GeorgiaRecord.com — News/analysis (Wood)

• Frequent Theme:
  Throughout the segment, Bannon repeatedly frames the War Room audience as the most “activist” and important in media history, with constant calls to take action—on border security, election integrity, and sovereignty.

• Media Skepticism:
  Strong skepticism and direct attacks on mainstream media (WSJ, CNN, MSNBC), and repeated contrasts between “elites” and the “citizens”/MAGA movement.

Conclusion

Bannon and his panel bring firebrand, unapologetic commentary on immigration, American sovereignty, foreign threats, and contested elections. While fiercely critical of both Democratic and establishment Republican politicians, the episode also targets mainstream media outlets as complicit in what Bannon describes as systemic failures. The stakes, throughout, are existential—for the American republic, for U.S. sovereignty, and for the very definition of citizenship and freedom.

If you missed the show, this summary captures both the headlines and the unmistakable, combative energy of War Room’s MAGA frontline.