Steve Bannon marked the 10-year anniversary of Trump’s 2015 campaign launch with a bold proclamation to open Monday’s WarRoom program: Trump is America’s third great hero—after George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Bannon says the “Reclamation” is now. He slammed U.S. foreign entanglements, called for national focus, and cast Trump as a wartime leader facing a regime that wants him imprisoned or dead.
It’s been ten years since Trump came down the golden escalator. To Steve Bannon, that moment didn’t just change politics. It changed history.
Bannon didn’t hold back. He said we’re living through the third American revolution. The first was George Washington’s fight to birth a nation. The second was Lincoln’s battle to keep it. Now, according to Bannon, we’re in the Trump era—the "Reclamation” of a nation lost to globalism, open borders, and foreign wars.
And yes, he called Trump one of the three greatest presidents of all time.
Bannon reminded listeners where Trump stood in the polls in 2015. Barely 3–4% support. Seventh place. Written off by the political class. Then came the speech. No fancy jargon. No empty promises. Just plain talk: protect the border, stop the forever wars, bring jobs home from China.
That was the start of something huge, Bannon said. A movement. A moment. MAGA.
And Trump never looked back.
But this anniversary wasn’t just about nostalgia. Bannon had a warning.
Israel’s recent strikes against Iran may have crossed a line. He questioned the intelligence used, the timing, and—most of all—the assumption that the U.S. would jump in. "Is this America First?” Bannon asked. "Or America Last?”
He slammed media cheerleaders urging U.S. military escalation. He said it’s not our fight. Not when millions of illegal immigrants are pouring into American cities. Not when U.S. manufacturing is still bleeding jobs to China.
"This Pearl Harbor-type attack might work for Israel,” he said, "but is it right for America?”
His answer: No.
Then came the pivot. Bannon dropped the foreign policy talk and zoomed in on the war at home.
He described Trump’s post-2020-election months at Mar-a-Lago as a profile in courage. Not just political courage—but personal survival. "They tried to bankrupt him. Smear him. Imprison him. Maybe even kill him,” Bannon said.
It was dark. Raw. Personal.
Bannon said Trump knew the cost of coming back into the fight. He compared him to Cincinnatus, the Roman general who left his farm to save the Republic.
Except this time, the battle isn’t swords and spears. It’s lawfare, censorship, and political persecution.
Bannon believes Trump knew what would come. And came anyway.
Three Pillars of MAGA
For anyone who forgot or didn’t understand, Bannon boiled the America First movement down to three key pillars:
- No more forever wars – Stop sacrificing American lives and dollars for globalist games.
- Sovereignty now – Seal the border. Deport illegal aliens. Control who enters the country.
- End China’s grip – Bring back jobs. Break the CCP’s chokehold on U.S. industry and politics.
Simple. Sharp. And non-negotiable, in Bannon’s view.
The Reclamation Has Begun
According to Bannon, everything since 2015 was just the warm-up. The real fight is now. Trump is leading a revolution.
For more context, watch the whole Monday Morning WarRoom segment featuring Steve Bannon:
