Bannon`s War Room Episode 5221: Pentagon Has Sights On Globalist Bankers For Defense Unit; Stopping All Immigration
Mar 17, 2026
Chip Roy, a Texas congressman running for attorney general, outlines the SAVE Act and his plan to use AG powers to challenge immigration and NGOs. Liz Hoffman, a defense and finance reporter, explains Pentagon plans to recruit bankers for a $200B-plus defense investment unit. They debate government-directed investing, economic warfare tools, China comparisons, and how capital markets can be used in conflict.
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Shipowners Hesitate Despite Cleared Mines
- President Trump described shipowners' reluctance to resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz even after mines are destroyed.
- He explained billion-dollar vessels won't risk passage until insurers and owners are confident it's safe.
Pentagon Recruiting Wall Street For Economic Warfare
- The Pentagon is headhunting Wall Street bankers to build an in-house investment unit for strategic deals.
- Liz Hoffman says the unit will marshal private financing and could deploy ~$200 billion to invest in defense-related companies and projects.
New Defense Fund Resembles Sovereign Wealth Industrial Policy
- The program reads like a sovereign wealth or industrial policy blending defense procurement with equity stakes.
- Hoffman notes ambiguity on funding sources but points to NDAA, Commerce deals, and a presidential sovereign-fund vision.