Real America’s Voice: The War Room with Stephen K. Bannon (Ep. 5110)

Date: January 31, 2026
Host: Stephen K. Bannon
Correspondents & Guests: Ben Bergquam, Lee Wamsgan, Sam Tanenhaus, Cleo Pascal, Eva (New Federal State of China), TAJ Gil, Trevor Comstock

Episode Overview

This episode of “The War Room” centers on pivotal political and cultural battles across America and the globe. Stephen K. Bannon and his guests cover the high-stakes special election in Texas, election integrity issues in Georgia, conservative intellectual history, the threat from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Pacific, unrest in major U.S. cities, and breaking developments from inside China. The tone is urgent, combative, and unapologetically right-wing, calling for grassroots mobilization and “fighting back” on all fronts—electoral, legislative, cultural, and even spiritual.

Key Segments and Insights

1. Texas State Senate Special Election – “Fight for Texas, Fight for America”

Featuring: Lee Wamsgan (TX State Senate candidate), Ben Bergquam (Correspondent)
Timestamps: 02:59 – 08:14

• Voter Suppression via Weather: Inclement weather (ice storms) impeded early voting; Bannon and Bergquam urge Tarrant County Republicans to mobilize despite adversity.
• Alleged Democrat “Dark Money”: Lee Wamsgan alleges massive out-of-state funding (notably from George Soros) is fueling the Democratic campaign. She frames this election as Dems’ “pilot program for turning Texas blue in November,” warning that "the fight for sanity and freedom in our state" is on the ballot.
• Voter Irregularities: Reports of registered Republican voters being turned away, prompting grassroots efforts to confirm eligibility and increase turnout.
• Critical Stakes:

  "Taking a Texas Senate seat is a high priority for the Democrats. And that’s why they’re pouring money into it and that’s why we’re fighting so hard." – Lee Wamsgan (07:29)

2. Culture, DEI, and Legislative Battles in Texas

Timestamps: 08:28 – 12:01

• DEI and Transgender Policies: Texas A&M’s elimination of its DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) program is celebrated; continues the fight against what the hosts label “transgender ideology.”
• Upcoming Sharia Law Hearings: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is said to be calling hearings on “Sharia law and the Islamic invasion.”
• Power of Grassroots:

  "The political establishment in Texas responds to grassroots pressure... as Tarrant County goes, so goes Texas. As Texas goes, so goes the nation. As the nation goes, so goes the world." – Ben Bergquam (08:14)

3. Georgia, 2020 Election, and Legal “Warfare”

Featuring: David Schaefer (former GA GOP Chair), Bannon, Bergquam
Timestamps: 12:01 – 16:21

• 2020 Election Aftermath: Discussion of ongoing investigations (FBI, Director of National Intelligence) into the 2020 Georgia election.
• Accountability: Strong accusations that the election was stolen; call for both Democrats and senior Republicans (including Gov. Kemp, Lt. Gov., and Sec. of State Raffensperger) to be held accountable.
• Fani Willis Prosecutions:

  "They want to put Trump in prison for 30 or 40 years... It's the Red Room. It's atheistic, demonic. Now it's got a jihadist part to it." – Stephen K. Bannon (12:56)

• Personal Sacrifice as a Virtue:

  "They gave you a choice. Either admit you were guilty... or we're gonna bankrupt you for millions of dollars to defend yourself. And we're gonna put you in prison for 40 years. You will die in prison." – Bergquam to Schaefer (16:27)

4. Defending American Identity: Buckley, Buchanan, and the Culture War

Featuring: Sam Tanenhaus (Buckley biographer)
Timestamps: 19:13 – 29:39

• Historical Context: Pat Buchanan’s 1992 “culture war” speech at the RNC is revisited, seen as a prophetic warning about deep societal divisions.
• Bill Buckley’s Role: Buckley mentored Goldwater and Reagan; was motivated by his Catholicism—a recurring thread in his politics.
• Culture War Legacy:

  "Pat Buchanan said this is a war about who we are as Americans. Nobody really talked that way back then. Everybody does today, left and right." – Sam Tanenhaus (27:06) "Catholic first, conservative second." – Buckley, as quoted by Tanenhaus (29:39)

• Current-Day Parallel: Both sides now openly fight over the country’s identity.

5. Street-Level Culture War: Minneapolis & BLM

Featuring: Ben Bergquam reporting from George Floyd Square
Timestamps: 35:23 – 37:32

• BLM Aftermath: Bergquam lambasts “virtue signaling” and accuses BLM and the left of exploiting tragedy for political gain. He claims Black Americans are now neglected and harmed by “illegal alien invasion.”
• Call to Action:

  "The fight for Western civilization is in these streets... We make or break it. We save this nation or we lose this nation." – Bergquam (37:32)

6. China and Pacific Geopolitics

Featuring: Cleo Pascal (reporting from Micronesia), Eva (New Federal State of China)
Timestamps: 38:16 – 43:57, 44:03 – 46:50

• Chinese Expansion: $2B in infrastructure (including military) in Yap, Micronesia—“the Chinese are already on the ground.” U.S. is slow to respond.
• Diego Garcia Dispute: U.S.-UK-Mauritius dispute over this strategic Indian Ocean base; leverage rests with the U.S. and UK.
• Missionary vs. CCP Influence:

  "In an ideal world, the Chinese would build the runway and the missionaries would operate off of it, helping the people of the region." – Cleo Pascal (43:32)

• Breaking News – Coup in China?: Category 5-level speculation—top PLA generals detained, potential “systematic and institutional coup” in Beijing, as per Eva. CCP accused of “poison pill” information warfare.

  "This is a breakpoint and Xi Jinping from now on cannot stop any insider attempts to taking down the regime. This is a regime change on the horizon." – Eva (46:22)

7. US Unrest: Riots, Law Enforcement, and Political Will

Featuring: TAJ Gil
Timestamps: 52:13 – 52:59

• Civil Disorder: Descriptions of violent protest—“French Revolution stuff”—in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Portland. Calls for military force to “clean up those cities.”

  "We are literally under attack in the United States." – TAJ Gil (52:57)

Notable Exchanges & Quotes

• "This is the primal scream of a dying regime." – Ben Bergquam (02:08)
• "Ask yourself, what is my task and what is my purpose? If that answer is to save my country, this country will be saved." – Ben Bergquam / Steve Bannon (02:36–02:44)
• "We have to fight and we have to keep fighting harder to keep the sanity and freedom in our state. And that is keeping it red." – Lee Wamsgan (03:55)
• "They stole the 2020 presidential election. We've got this massive problem with debt, with deficits... the railhead of it is the stealing of the 2020 election." – Steve Bannon (11:18)
• "It was a spiritual battle." – David Schaefer, on refusing to plea bargain (15:38)
• "Buckley said when people would push back, they'd say, well, you a conservative or are you a Catholic? He'd say, Catholic first, conservative second." – Sam Tanenhaus (29:39)
• "If you flinch or take the knee now, we'll never save Western civilization. This is the defining moment." – Ben Bergquam (30:11)
• "Xi would not touch Zhang Youxia if she had any other solution. So that is why she is so scared she's trying to cover the information realm... This is a regime change on the horizon." – Eva (45:17)

Additional Segments of Note

• Populist Mobilization: The War Room reiterates the power of coordinated grassroots activism, both in elections and broader societal debates.
• Constant Battlefront Framing: Every issue—from local turnout in Texas to CCP activities in Micronesia to street unrest in U.S. cities—is positioned as existential, with winning or losing seen as history-defining.
• Product Endorsements & Calls to Community Action: The episode is laced with pitches for pro-America coffee, pain relief creams, and social campaigns, reinforcing the “parallel economy” theme.

Resource & Social Links Provided

• Lee Wamsgan: leefortexas.com (for voting info during Texas election)
• David Schaefer: X (Twitter) @DavidSchaefer
• Sam Tanenhaus: samtanenhaus.com; book available on Amazon
• Ben Bergquam: frontlineamerica.com; social media via @benberquam
• Cleo Pascal: Pacific Mission Aviation – pmacific.org
• Eva/New Federal State of China: Getter/X @NFSESpeaks

Summary: The Pulse of the Episode

This War Room episode was a rallying cry on multiple ideological fronts: fortifying Texas’s conservative hold against a blue wave, confronting perceived political persecution related to the 2020 election, reflecting on historical conservative battles, monitoring Chinese movements in the Pacific, bracing for urban unrest, and keeping watch for signs of dramatic change inside the CCP. The core motif is the urgent defense of American—and, by extension, Western—identity and civilization. The conversation draws lines between policy, culture, faith, and national survival, encouraging constant action and resistance against perceived threats—be they globalist elites, left-wing movements, or foreign adversaries.

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