THE WAR ROOM WITH STEPHEN K. BANNON (EP. 4955) – NOVEMBER 26, 2025
Podcast: Real America’s Voice / iHeartPodcasts
Date: November 26, 2025
Key Guests: Laura Loomer (journalist/activist), Alex Jones (media personality), Jack Posobiec (commentator), Pastor Bob Pearl, Brad Economics
Host: Steve Bannon
Episode Overview
This episode of "The War Room" centers on concerns over Islamic influence and the Muslim Brotherhood in America, the gaps in recent Trump administration executive orders, and calls for assertive action by conservative grassroots—especially Texans—in “defending the nation.” The discussion features a deep dive with Laura Loomer on Executive Orders related to the Muslim Brotherhood, rousing claims from Alex Jones about “Islamic invasion,” and a call from Jack Posobiec for men in the MAGA movement to take decisive action to “protect America.” The tone is urgent, militant, and intentionally combative.
Key Themes & Discussion Points
1. Executive Order on Muslim Brotherhood Designation
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(03:23–08:14) Laura Loomer Critiques Trump’s Executive Order
- Loomer alleges Trump’s recent executive order regarding the Muslim Brotherhood is not a true designation but a “review process”—noting a 75-day review split between the State, Treasury, DOJ, and Attorney General before possible designation.
- Criticizes omissions: Qatar and Turkey (alleged MB financers) are not included, despite being, in her view, key players.
- Expresses skepticism about real intent or effectiveness, pointing out political coziness with Qatar and Turkey.
“...it’s not even a designation, it’s an executive order... all these yahoos...doing victory laps, talking about how...the Muslim Brotherhood [is] designated. Where’s the designation? There is no designation.”
—Laura Loomer (05:30)- Cites the Holy Land Foundation trial as proof of a “blueprint” for targeting MB/Hamas charities, and insists tax-exempt organizations in the U.S. are front groups for terror financing.
- Loomer charges that U.S. government officials, up to and including President Trump advisers, are “partying it up” at the Qatari Embassy, undermining any claim of seriousness.
“Why is it that the President signed an executive memorandum...directing the DOJ and the IRS to start a review...yet there’s no mention...of these C3 organizations in the executive order?...Are we going to arrest Ilhan Omar? Shut down the Qatari embassy? I don’t think so.”
—Laura Loomer (08:14)
2. Alex Jones: The “Muslim Invasion” and Texas as the Battleground
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(14:32–17:18) Response and Amplification
- Jones partially agrees with Loomer, insisting the order can still yield a plan for targeted action but bemoans widespread “Muslim Brotherhood infestation” in western societies.
- Frames Somali and other Muslim communities as uniquely criminal and “piratical.”
“There’s hundreds of millions of Muslim Brotherhood people and they are infesting everything. And they are super ultra dangerous.”
—Alex Jones (14:47)- Asserts that demographic shifts and welfare dependency are a form of “invasion;” uses personal anecdotes to illustrate his claims about Texas being “under attack.”
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(23:21–31:37) Texas as the ‘Crown Jewel’ & Urgency
- Jones provides an extended, alarmist narrative about the presence of Muslims in Texas, drawing on personal experiences and making broad generalizations about Muslims’ intentions and behaviors.
- Paints a picture of social breakdown, “rape waves” (especially referencing Europe), and claims that “political war and enslavement” are central tenets of Islam.
- Argues Texans are too complacent and have lost the spirit of territorial self-defense.
“We are under absolute total invasion. ...It is a military, political takeover system. There are two types of nations: nations that are Muslim and nations that are about to be Muslim.”
—Alex Jones (23:21)“If we lose Texas, we lose everything, sir.”
—Steve Bannon (35:10)
3. Strategy, Policy, and Grassroots Action
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(31:37–39:13) Internal GOP/MAGA Dialogue and Strategy
- Bannon references mainstream media misrepresentation of Jones’s support for Trump and reiterates the need for grassroots vigilance; keep pressure on Trump’s administration to follow through.
- Jones underscores that the White House is responsive to MAGA input, citing direct communications.
“Politics is downstream from the grassroots...I’m seeing the greatest awakening in my 30 years on air, seismically...this awakening to Islam is massive.”
—Alex Jones (31:37)- Loomer, Jones, and Bannon agree that if the final implementation leaves out Qatar and Turkey, it signals failure or deceit.
4. Call to Arms: ‘Men Must Act’ (Jack Posobiec)
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(44:28–50:16) The Men’s Turn in the Conservative Movement
- Posobiec enters with a succinct, almost militaristic rallying cry: “Christ is king.”
- Frames the rise of “Islam” and mass immigration as existential invasions requiring organized, male-led response at the grassroots, political, and familial level.
“Now it’s time for the men to take their turn. ...We need the mass deportations. We need to get serious about ICE. We need to get serious about cracking down on left-wing networks...What are you doing to fix this? What are you doing to keep Texas safe? What are you doing to keep my wife safe?...It’s our duty as men to step up and fix it.”
—Jack Posobiec (48:21–50:16)- Encourages listeners to ignore liberal relatives during Thanksgiving and convene with “the men” to plot direct action and political pressure.
5. Historical Framing and Militant Christianity
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(37:01–38:39; 51:00–52:25) Crusader Mentality
- Discussion includes frequent references to the Crusades as “justified defense” against Islamic assault.
- Brad Economics, referencing AI, warns against underestimating Islamic exclusionism, calling for an unapologetically Christian defense of the West’s values.
- Bannon asks if the loss of the “Church militant” is why “Muslims think Christians are cowards.”
“We don’t just need to push them out, we need to absolutely contain them...Islam has to be absolutely contained and treated like what it is—Pandora’s box of doom.”
—Alex Jones (38:39)
Memorable Quotes
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“This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies because we're going medieval on these people.”
—Steve Bannon (03:23) -
“The Muslim Brotherhood is inches away from completely taking over America.”
—Laura Loomer (12:15) -
“If we lose Texas, we lose everything, sir.”
—Steve Bannon (35:10) -
“Are you going to stand with folks that are trying to save the country?...Because Islam is taking over the West. It’s been trying for 1400 damn years.”
—Alex Jones (35:18) -
“Christ is king. Bravo to Alex (Jones)...calling on the people of the west to wake up.”
—Jack Posobiec (44:28) -
“No more games. It's as simple as that. We need the mass deportations. We need to get serious about ICE...”
—Jack Posobiec (49:12)
Timestamps for Key Segments
| Timestamp | Topic/Segment | |----------------|--------------| | 03:23–13:24 | Laura Loomer discusses failures in Muslim Brotherhood executive order; critiques administration ties to Qatar/Turkey | | 14:32–17:18 | Alex Jones on the scale of “Islamic influence,” defends Trump’s ‘process’ strategy | | 23:21–31:37 | Jones on Texas as last stand, “invasion” narrative, and call for grassroots action | | 31:37–35:10 | Bannon/Jones: what to say at Thanksgiving; urgency of “Islamic threat” for MAGA | | 35:10–39:13 | “Losing Texas means losing America,” discussion on MAGA organizing, and what to demand from leaders | | 44:28–50:16 | Jack Posobiec’s call to “men” to organize, act, and force leaders’ hands | | 51:00–52:25 | Brad Economics: historical miseducation, militant defense of the Christian West | | 52:48–54:24 | Pastor Bob Pearl emphasizes patronage of “values-based” services |
Notable Segment Summaries
Laura Loomer on the Executive Order
- Argues that rather than designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization outright, the order creates bureaucratic review without teeth.
- Alleges infiltration at the highest levels, criticizes “fake” crackdowns.
Alex Jones: Urgency and Action
- Imagery of “total invasion” and cultural replacement, especially in Texas.
- Claims Democrats and Muslims allied to demographically and politically overtake the U.S.; blames complacency among Texans.
Jack Posobiec: Men Must Lead
- Credits women with grassroots (school boards) activism but insists now “the men” must lead the charge.
- Explicitly calls for mass deportations, hardline immigration enforcement, and political pressure at every level—from local to federal.
Tone and Rhetoric
- The conversation is highly charged, alarmist, martial, and religious, often invoking “existential threat,” “war,” and “containment.”
- Hostility toward perceived moderate political solutions; romanticizing historical Christian militarism.
- Frequent calls for grassroots activism, less focus on specifics of policy, more on a general sense of urgency, threat, and “awakening.”
Conclusion / Listen If You Want...
- A snapshot of MAGA movement’s most militant, anti-Islamic, and nationalist rhetoric.
- Insights into current activist talking points concerning immigration, executive action, and grassroots organizing.
- A sense of tactical priorities—especially around Thanksgiving—to “spread the word,” organize, and demand action from political leaders.
Final Thoughts
“THE WAR ROOM” presents its audience with a call to urgent, militant, and unapologetically religious and nationalist action against what it frames as an existential internal takeover. The episode is heavy-handed in its approach, providing a clear window into the anxieties and priorities driving the hard-right conservative movement’s organizational and rhetorical strategy as of November 2025.
