Bannon`s War Room Episode 4830: Feuding, Factions, and MAGA Operatives Drive Trump’s Antitrust Policy
Oct 6, 2025
The hosts dive into the growing significance of antitrust policy in Trump's agenda, highlighting infighting within the DOJ and FTC over aggressive strategies. A look at how MAGA operatives influenced key cases adds intrigue. They dissect the differences between Chicago-school economics and neo-Brandeisian views on corporate power. A surprising alliance emerges as populists and progressives unite in the fight against corporate influence. Finally, reflections on geopolitical impacts and military themes round out the conversation.
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Enforce Federal Authority On Immigration
- Use federal authority to restore order and enforce immigration laws, including mass deportations per speakers' view.
- Prepare to deploy Title 10/Insurrection Act powers where state officials defy federal immigration enforcement.
Antitrust Fights Within The Administration
- The Trump administration faces internal feuds over how aggressively to use antitrust to break corporate concentration.
- MAGA operatives influenced a settlement in the HPE-Juniper case, revealing factional pressure on enforcement.
Two Antitrust Philosophies At Odds
- Two competing antitrust philosophies shape Republican policy: Chicago-school consumer welfare and neo-Brandeisian power-concentration concerns.
- The neo-Brandeisian view prioritizes breaking concentrated corporate power to restore entrepreneurial opportunity.