As Bannon has emphasized, though, they matter. He has made frequent pleas for supporters to reshape the Republican party by signing up to serve as “precinct committeemen.” Bannon spoke approvingly in October about how his efforts have reduced Americans’ faith in “the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s regime.”īut Bannon has also urged “War Room” listeners to take long-term action. The podcast’s relentless barrage of election deception would be damaging enough to American democracy if it were just talk. Lindell – whose pillow company has been a repeat advertiser on “War Room” – appeared three times last week alone.īannon has also provided a friendly platform for the debunked election claims of people like former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, wildly inaccurate so-called “data analyst” Seth Keshel, and an assortment of swing-state Republican candidates who are running on election lies.Ī Bannon spokesperson acknowledged having received CNN’s request for comment this week but did not provide any additional response. One of his regular guests is Mike Lindell, the pillow businessman who makes conspiratorial election claims so ludicrous that Fox has refused to air ads that have invoked them.

On episode after episode, Bannon’s podcast goes into elaborate, incorrect detail about how the election was supposedly stolen. In the fantasyland of Bannon and friends, Trump won the 2020 election “in a landslide” (he lost), Trump’s victory (which didn’t occur) was ripped from his hands by a sprawling list of cheaters (pure fiction), and President Joe Biden’s win can still be decertified ( nope).Īs Bannon proudly noted on one October episode, “War Room” gives its listeners election-related “information” that even Fox News avoids. The podcast, called “War Room,” is a six-days-a-week alternate reality that is kind of like Trump’s banned Twitter account revived in audio form. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Steve Helber/APĭOJ officials unfazed by calls to expedite Bannon contempt decision Conservative radio host John Fredericks, a former Trump campaign chairman in Virginia, organized the 'Take Back Virginia Rally' in which former President Donald Trump called in. Political strategist Steve Bannon gestures during a speech during an election rally in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Oct.

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