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Bannon`s War Room

Episode 5156: Trump Live From Rome Georgia

20 Feb 2026

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Chapter 1: What key economic achievements did Trump highlight in Georgia?

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July, the quotes, the orders, I couldn't keep up.

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They were coming nonstop.

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14.147 - 29.981 Donald Trump

In October of 2025, we landed our first huge tire rack deal that we had in 10 years. This is going to keep our racks department busy for two shifts a day, six days a week. and we're pumping them out as fast as we can go.

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And they're all going to Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, right in America.

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32.884 - 38.812 Steve Bannon

We're going to continue to watch President Trump at the steel factory down in Georgia. We will cover live all the way through and then go to the show.

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Mr. President, what you've done for these guys down front, what you've done for our entire economy, what you've done for all of America, couldn't be done without your favorite word, terrorists.

51.708 - 52.208 Donald Trump

You did it.

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You're making America great again. You're making all these guys more in their wages. and we couldn't be more than happy to call you Mr. President.

78.986 - 85.354 Steve Bannon

Wow, good man. And, you know, I say the car industry is coming back.

Chapter 2: How does Trump describe the impact of his policies on the car industry?

86.397 - 107.127 Steve Bannon

The plants from Canada, they took a lot of our car business. That was a good job. He just said, you know, I had a speech to write, but I wanted to go from the heart. That's what you did, and much better. That's much better than reading a speech. But our car industry is coming back like nobody has ever seen. It's all coming. They stole it.

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107.688 - 130.039 Steve Bannon

Fifty-two percent of our car industry over the last 30 years went back to Germany, Japan, Mexico, Canada. All coming back were building plants all over the country. Nobody has ever seen anything like that. All because of — look, it's because of, I guess, November 5th, the election and all, but it's because of the election that I did the tariffs.

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130.099 - 141.674 Steve Bannon

Nobody else would have done it because nobody else had the guts to do it. And a great man, a great economist, came in yesterday and said, Sir, you did something that nobody has ever done. Nobody.

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Chapter 3: What are the benefits of the tax cuts mentioned in the speech?

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Twenty-two Nobel Prize laureates on economics oppose you on your theories on manufacturing and other things, or the economy. And you were on one side, and they were all on the other side. They said we'd be in a recession. And you were right. This is the boom like he's never seen before. And even crime is way down. Crime is at the lowest level in 125 years, before my father was born.

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But he said, what you've done is amazing. You had 22 Nobel Prize winners in economics and you and you were the exact opposite of every one of them. And they admitted now every one of admitted. But I had Howard on my side, a great secretary of commerce. And I had Kelly on my side and I have Fuller on my side. I know that I got my Fuller. You better win that election.

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Chapter 4: How does Trump address crime rates and public safety?

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And I had the lieutenant governor of this state on my side, Burt Jones. Burt Jones. You know, all these guys are coming in now, loaded up with some money. Who the hell knows how much money he's got? But Burt Jones has been here and been with you and been with me right from the beginning. He's been with me for so long, right from literally the first day. And, Brandon, you've been so incredible.

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221.931 - 248.931 Steve Bannon

Secretary of the Treasury. That's pretty good. You've come a long way. He's a very successful state senator with me all the way. These guys are with me all the way. I'm going to introduce them in a second. Another Georgian whose workers will benefit from our tax cuts is Kirk Cowan. Kirk owns the GMC Value Mart, a family business and a fixture of this community since 1971 with 100% expensing.

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Chapter 5: What role do tariffs play in Trump's economic strategy?

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A lot of people don't know what that means, but basically, You'd be able to deduct over a 40-year period. We're letting you deduct your expenditure over one year. That crane is deducted. Knowing him, I think the crane is deducted before you even took shipment. But, no, you're allowed to do it. One-year expensing, it's a big, big thing. It's why we had so many.

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It's why we were so successful in the first term. And now we even expanded it, and we made it 10 years. In other words, it's good for 10 years. with 100 percent expensing bonus depreciation and no tax on the overtime. And Kirk says that the tax cuts are helping him keep the store up and running, and it's doing better than it's ever done before. So, Kirk, could you come on up for a second, please?

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Kirk?

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Chapter 6: How does Trump respond to election integrity concerns?

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Come on up, Kirk. Good-looking guy. Come on. Good afternoon, Rome, Georgia. My name is Kirk Cowan, and my family and I are proud to call this community home. I'm the owner of GMC Value Mart, a family-owned pharmacy and grocery combo my parents started back in 1971. If you've ever shopped at GMC, you know we're not a big chain supermarket. We have fresh meats cut in-house.

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We know our customers by name, and we work hard every day to keep prices fair for families. But running a small business isn't easy. Between fluctuating food costs, regulations, and pharmacy reimbursement rates that don't always reflect what we pay, it can feel like the deck is stacked against you.

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358.419 - 373.613 Donald Trump

That's why policies that support small businesses really matter. Under President Trump's leadership, Section 179 limits have increased and permanent 100% bonus depreciation incentives make a huge difference.

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They allow us to reinvest in equipment, which doesn't just help owners, it helps keep prices down, keep people employed, and keep serving our neighbors. For us, that means upgrading our pharmacy to stay competitive and continuing to support local schools and community events.

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Chapter 7: What future plans does Trump outline for Georgia and the nation?

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It means GMC Value Mart can stay right where it belongs, right here in Rome, Georgia. I'm grateful to have a president who understands small businesses are the backbone of town like ours. Thank you, Mr. President, for standing with local businesses. It truly keeps places like ours alive. Thank you. Thank you, Kirk. Good job. Really good job.

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You think it's easy for these guys to get up and do that? It ain't easy. It's not easy, and that was... Really, a couple of great jobs. Another key part of our tax bill is Trump accounts. That's a big thing.

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Chapter 8: What closing remarks did Trump make about his presidency?

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These are the tax-free investment accounts for every American child, starting with $1,000 for every newborn baby. Every newborn baby. I also want to thank Michael and Susan Dell. Dell, go out and buy a Dell computer, because they don't care about that. They care about this. They make a great product. They're not looking for any publicity. I give them publicity.

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They say, well, thank you very much, but it's okay. He put up, they put up $6 billion, $250 million. He started making computers on his bed. All of a sudden, he's got down. But he's a phenomenal person. She's a phenomenal woman. And they fund the accounts, and we're going to have funded 25 million children. So when they get to be 18 or 21, like these young, beautiful kids up front,

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They'll end up with a potentially really good nest egg, depending on, you know, where the economy goes a little bit. But they could be quite rich. And they start with $1,000. And a lot of people now are putting tremendous amounts, because you're allowed to come in and put your money into those accounts. And a lot of people doing it actually way, way over what we thought would be.

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513.654 - 537.157 Steve Bannon

It's been tremendous. I want to thank Michael and Susan. Joining us today is Bree Thomas, a local woman's clothing boutique owner, along with her husband, Austin, their newborn son, AJ. Bree and Austin are very excited to launch AJ's Trump account with millions of dollars. Think of this. Millions and millions of dollars being put into these various accounts.

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537.257 - 566.395 Steve Bannon

But on July 4th of this year, think of it, all you have to do is go to the TrumpAccounts.gov. Go to TrumpAccounts.gov. People are putting... in money, and the people themselves are putting millions of Americans who will benefit from these pro-job, pro-worker, pro-child policies. But Georgia's Senator John Ossoff and every Democrat in Congress voted against him. He voted John Ossoff.

566.415 - 596.055 Steve Bannon

You know, I competed with him numerous times. He ran against a woman. I think her name was Karen Handel. And he was leading her. And they called for help. I came down and helped. And she won! That was his first experience with me. And then I never heard from her again. I think she said, thank you, but she ran another race. A couple of years later, she didn't win. She never asked me for help.

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That was a mistake. But she won. And then Ossoff somehow got involved in the Senate race. I said, no, he's easy to beat. He's a real stiff. Real stiff. You know what a stiff is? He's a real stiff. We don't want people like that representing Georgia. Who would think that Georgia has a stiff?

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Anyway, and with us today are some of the amazing warriors who, unlike us, have stood up for the people of Georgia, including Congressman Brian Jack, Mike Collins, and Barry Loudermilk. You guys out? Come up, fellas. Come up. I got to go. I got to get these guys up. These are great people. Come on up. Proud of everything. They're warriors. But Loudermilk is going to take it easy now.

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I can't believe it. She's leaving. I can't believe it. We want them to say hello, fellas. Come on, Barry.

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