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MAGA and the Fight for America | Stephen K. Bannon
1. A Time Like No Other
In a landmark speech at Hillsdale College’s National Leadership Seminar on April 24, 2025, Steve Bannon declared, “This is 1860.” Echoing President Lincoln’s pre-war warnings, Bannon mapped today’s national decline—a “converging crisis” of constitutional breakdown, economic insanity, global war, and a corrupted ruling class—as a direct call to action for American patriots.
2. Bannon’s Bold Claim: Trump Won in 2020
Bannon asserted what many believe but fear to say: that Donald J. Trump won the 2020 election but was robbed. Rather than fade away, Trump made the rare and historic decision to return to the battlefield, knowing he’d face persecution, bankruptcy, and even prison. “He knew they were going to destroy him—and he came back,” Bannon said.
3. The Converging Crisis: Three Verticals of Collapse
Bannon identified three verticals threatening the republic:
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Global Warfare – “We’re in the kinetic part of World War III,” he warned, citing U.S. military entanglements and the threat of broader global escalation.
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Mass Deportations & Border Chaos – 10 million illegal aliens must be deported “or we don’t have a republic,” he declared.
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Financial Implosion – With a $2.5 trillion deficit and debt spiraling out of control, Bannon called for immediate cuts to defense, Medicaid, and social programs: “We only have tough decisions now.”
He also added a fourth vertical: the Administrative State, where unelected bureaucrats and activist judges now obstruct the constitutional powers of the presidency.
4. The Call to Patriots: Use Your Agency or Lose It All
Referencing Lexington and Concord, Bannon underscored the power of human agency—average citizens willing to stand and fight. The precinct strategy, he said, was modern-day patriotism: “That was you on the bridge.”
He insisted that if we falter, we lose. “It can’t be on Trump’s shoulders. It has to be on ours.”
5. What’s Coming: A Constitutional Showdown
A direct collision with the Supreme Court is coming, Bannon predicted. Over 170 lawsuits are already in motion to block Trump from exercising Article II powers. “They’re going to try to stop him from being commander-in-chief, from impounding funds, and from enforcing immigration law.”
Quoting Andrew Jackson, Bannon said Trump’s likely response will be:
“You made your ruling—now enforce it.”
6. The Role of Divine Providence
Throughout his speech, Bannon affirmed the hand of God in both Trump’s rise and America’s founding, urging believers to consider:
“Why are you here now? Why are you given this burden and this blessing at this hour?”
The analogy was clear: just as Cincinnatus returned from the plow to save the Roman Republic, Trump returned to defend the American one.
7. Engage the Fight: What Patriots Must Do Now
Bannon gave practical marching orders:
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Join your local precinct – Take over the GOP from the bottom up.
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Support America First institutions – Think tanks, legal teams, and executive planning are already mobilizing for a second Trump term.
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Stay the course – “Don’t quit. The one who doesn’t quit wins.”
Key Takeaways:
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Today’s crisis parallels 1860: war is not looming—it has begun.
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Trump’s return is historic, sacrificial, and divinely guided.
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America faces a collision with the courts and the administrative state.
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Only grassroots patriots can reclaim the republic through action, not passivity.
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History will weigh and judge this generation’s resolve.
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