Steve Bannon says Trump will be “gone” after the 2028 presidential election
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From the November 14, 2025, edition of Real America's Voice's War Room
STEVE BANNON (HOST): All I'm saying about Ted Cruz, whether you think Ted Cruz is great — because listen, the Constitutional conservative guys are going to get — Ted Cruz is not MAGA. Ted Cruz never lifted a finger on the invasion of the southern border.
All my point is he's a classic Republican, but he's already started his '28 campaign because they know that, hey, once Trump's gone, you know, -
ROGER KIMBALL (GUEST): Oh campaigns for president — that's not —
BANNON: — the Raheem Kassams and the Roger Kimballs and the Steve Bannons, this is all flotsam and jetsam.
KIMBALL: That's not going to happen —
BANNON: Yeah, go ahead, sir.
KIMBALL: Yeah, I was talking to, I was talking to someone else recently. I don't think that's going to happen myself, Ted Cruz in '28, but I think it's going to be JD Vance or possibly Marco. I myself, I would prefer JD, but we'll see. That's a lot, and, you know, Harold Wilson said a week is a long time in politics, and three years is an eternity. So a lot could change between now and then.
BANNON: Well hold on — about '28, first off, we have to get by '26, which Raheem's going to get on this.
KIMBALL: Yes absolutely.
BANNON: So any talk of '28 — But, however, I will tell anybody in that administration, JD, Marco, if you're not blowing the tech bros — right now they're owned by the tech bros. They're owned by the broligarchs and they're owned by David Sacks and this crowd.
The big fight coming for MAGA is not really conservative inc. because they're not as powerful as they were, but the tech bros are — they believe they're dominant. They believe they're taking over the MAHA movement. They're taking over the MAGA movement.
They got guys, this guy Isaacman, whoever at the White House, and I know who you are, that got Isaacman back in as head of NASA. Right? Who's just going to give contracts to Elon. That whole game of the tech bros is gonna come to crashing down in an end, OK? It's going to be brutal, but it's got to be done.
We cannot allow these guys who are all progressive Democrats, they're all progressive Democrats hiding — they're the wolves in sheep's clothing. So, and if you're in the White House not standing up to it, then you're part of the problem. And that's all going to get exposed.
But you do agree that the conservative inc. that you talk about, it's a long way from dead. They just think we're a passing summer storm.
KIMBALL: That's right. Well, that — they are hoping to wait Trump out but 3-and-a-half years, or a little less than that now, that's a long time, and the, I think everyone is, even I was astonished at the alacrity with which Trump has moved. I mean, he's been a positive whirlwind of activity, and he's gotten, you know, a lot done. There's a lot more to do.
People are very impatient, why, you know, why hasn't this person been indicted or why hasn't this promise been fulfilled, but Trump has actually fulfilled a lot of promises, and, you know, people say, well, if you get 70% of what you want, you should be happy. I think we're batting a little higher than that.