Maureen Bannon - Unmasking the Weaponization of Institutions and the Decline of American Military Power

Show Notes and Transcript

Maureen Bannon, a military veteran with a famous father joins Hearts of Oak to discuss the weaponization of institutions against the American people.
We delve into the military's shift towards woke agendas, the impact on warfighting, and unit cohesion.
Maureen criticizes Biden's military downsizing and emphasizes the need for strong leadership.
We also touch on the media's role in spreading misinformation and highlight the importance of alternative platforms like WarRoom and Real America's Voice.
The podcast underscores the challenges posed by institutional manipulation for political gain and advocates for truth and transparency in public discourse.

Maureen Bannon is the CEO of WarRoom, an Army Veteran, Operation New Dawn Veteran and Steve Bannon’s Daughter

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Interview recorded 4.6.24

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TRANSCRIPT

(Hearts of Oak)

I'm delighted to have a brand new guest, someone I've kind of got to know here and there over the last few years, and that is Maureen Bannon.

Maureen, thank you so much for joining us today.

(Maureen Bannon)

Thank you, Peter, for having me on.

Not at all.

It was about time.

You kind of connect with people and you think it's probably about time to have them on for an interview. So it is great to have you. Obviously, people can follow you on Twitter.

@maureenbannon is your handle and obviously you're the CEO of war room, army veteran, and of course you have a sideline of being Mr Bannon's daughter and people will know you.

We've had lots of war and posse on. Lots as in, we've had Karli Bonne’ on and Noor Bin Ladin this week, so it has been a WarRoom Posse week.

So, it's always good fun to connect with those giving input into the program itself, into War Room, and sharing it to our half and half US, UK audience here.

But I want to talk about institutions being weaponized against us all.

And I think the conversation is just as valid for you, stateside, as it is for us in the UK and across Europe.

We've seen that in many different levels. But maybe we can ask you, You've fought for your country, your background is in the military, and you've gone to war for, I guess, American interests and to fight for American values.

Maybe start there, just tell us why you joined the military and what are your thoughts on the current state of the military?

So, I joined the military.

Like you said, I was in the Army.

I graduated from West Point in 2006, and then I served almost nine years on active duty. So I got out.

My last day in the Army was May 1st of 2019.

So, I joined West or went to West Point, started back in 06. And I knew growing up that I wanted to be in the military.

My dad is a Navy vet.

My uncle is a Navy vet.

One of my older cousins is also a Navy vet.

And actually on 9-11, I had two cousins living in New York City.

So, my mom woke me up on 9-11 and I was living in California. So, we were three hours behind and she told me, you know, a plane's hit the first tower.

And then I was in the kitchen watching on our little black and white TV in the kitchen and I saw the second plane hit the second tower and it was kind of right then that I knew that, that an act of terrorism was going on and.

I wanted to help my country.

So, the next day, I told my parents, I want to join the military. I was 12, 13.

What was the response?

Both parents were like, okay, that's admirable, but no one's going to believe that you're 17, 18 years old and can enlist in the military.

There's no way.

maybe 16, I could get a waiver or 17, get away, 17, get a waiver, but not at 13.

Like there was no way that I was going to convince anyone that I was old enough to serve at that time. But in high school, you know, I was like, okay, I still want to serve the military.

But I want to go to a normal like four-year civilian college and actually, I was playing volleyball since the fourth grade and my dad said: well all these schools are recruiting you why don't you reach out to the service academies.

You want to be in the military, you know, you can still play volleyball and you can serve your country. I was like: well I don't know but I did.

And I got recruited by all three major service academ...