War Room guest host Ben Harnwell talked with professor David Betz on Britain’s vulnerability for a potential civil war. He explained that the current conditions with mass migration, and government incompetence are creating instability within the society.

“What would you point to, to justify that conclusion?” Harnwell asked.

“Britain today exhibits all the standard warning signals of a country which is vulnerable to an outbreak of civil war,” Betz said.

“They have been building for a long time. The first is the factionalization of the society,” Betz said.

“The second factor is a perception on the part of a formerly dominant majority that they are losing their status in society. That they are trending ultimately to a minority status in their own society,” Betz continued.

“The third factor is essentially a loss of faith in the functioning of the normal legitimate system. When people lose faith in the ability to solve collective action problems through normal political means, they then seek alternate means of achieving change,” Betz said.

“It is very likely in my view that that will take the shape of some sort of civil conflict in the UK,” Betz warned.

Professor Betz also commented on the current government’s incompetence that is also a driving force to the issues that may potentially lead to civil war.

“The government is simply not terribly competent. They don’t know what they are doing. They are reacting in a highly capricious manner in, as essentially as frightened people do when they themselves are fearful of the monster that they have created,” Betz warned.

“You are seeing defections from the elite across the political spectrum, which results for instance in the rise of anti-status quo parties,” Betz continued.

“These combination of factors I would stress are long term. They haven’t come from nowhere. They have been building for a long while,” Betz warned.

Harnwell explained and echoed what Bannon has talked about in the past regarding conflicts arising when there is a rising power against a declining one.

“The theory is this is that when you have a rising power and a declining power. There’s the friction of that normally creates war as the declining power tries to maintain its dominance,” Harnwell commented.

“Would it be an inauthentic interpretation of what you are saying to suggest that there is a similar sort of dynamic?” Harnwell asked.

“I have no problems with that with putting it that way,” Betz said.

“The phenomenon you described I think is or the idea is perfectly portable into the context of a domestic situation,” Betz commented.

Watch:

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national facing serious federal charges for human smuggling, has been temporarily released from custody in Tennessee and has released a video statement.

Abrego Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador earlier this year as part of efforts to crack down on suspected gang members and criminals, was brought back to the U.S. in June to face charges of human smuggling in Tennessee.

Abrego Garcia rejected a plea deal offered by the Trump administration that would have allowed him to serve his time in the United States and then be deported to Costa Rica, where officials there have reportedly agreed to take him in. Instead, he chose release, reuniting with his family in Maryland after more than 160 days behind bars. He now has to turn himself in on Monday and face possible deportation to Uganda.

BREAKINGKilmar Abrego Garcia was freed from Putnam County Jail and reunited with his family on Friday night. Abrego Garcia saw his family in person for the first time in more than 160 days after he was taken into custody by ICE and sent to CECOT in El Salvador. pic.twitter.com/4Pi15HDYot

— 7News DC (@7NewsDC) August 23, 2025

His legal team has filed motions arguing that the threat of being sent to Uganda constitutes coercion by the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and ICE, aimed at pressuring him into pleading guilty.

“There can be only one interpretation of these events. The D.O.J., D.H.S., and ICE are using their collective powers to force Mr. Abrego to choose between a guilty plea followed by relative safety, or rendition to Uganda, where his safety and liberty would be under threat,” Abrego Garcia’s lawyers wrote.

Liberals in the media were quick to label his initial deportation “wrongful,” claiming he has some protected status that should shield him from being sent back to his home country.

In his first public comments since the release, shared in a video, Garcia expressed gratitude for the support he received from misguided leftists.

Abrego Garcia said:

My name is Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Today is a very special day because, thank God, I’ve returned to my family after more than 160 days. And I’d like to thank all the people who have been supporting me because after so much time, I’m realizing that many people have been on my side with positive things, and I’m grateful to these people, to everyone at home, to the people at Smart Local 100 where I work. Thank you to the pastors, male and female, and to all the churches that have been in prayer with me. Thank you for everything, because today, God has heard us, and thank you, thank you, because I’m out.

Abrego Garcia is expected to be immediately taken into custody on Monday.

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Genral Mike Flynn: The situation in Venezuela directly affects the security interests of the EE.UU.

General Michael Flynn has issued a clear warning: the situation in Venezuela is not just a regional crisis but a matter that directly impacts the national security interests of the United States. Far from being a local problem, Venezuela has become a geopolitical hotspot with consequences for the entire Western Hemisphere, threatening regional stability and influencing global strategic calculations.

Venezuela today is not just a country in political and humanitarian collapse—it has become a strategic chessboard where foreign powers are moving aggressively. Russia and China

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In March 2025, headlines across the country described the deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García, a Salvadoran citizen living in Maryland, as the story of a “Maryland dad wrongfully deported.”

The case became a rallying cry for progressive activists, Democratic politicians, and sympathetic media outlets. 

Yet beneath the carefully crafted narrative, disturbing facts reveal something very different: a man with suspected gang ties, a history that warranted legal scrutiny, and a media machine willing to mislead the public to advance a political agenda.

The García case is a window into how the American left has abandoned any sense of moral grounding. By portraying a man with gang tattoos and MS-13 ties as an innocent father torn away from his family, progressives revealed the extent to which ideology now overrides reality. 

When President Trump held press conferences defending the need to keep gang members out of the United States, he was condemned by reporters who demanded to know why a man covered in gang tattoos could be considered dangerous.

The fact that such a question was asked at all shows how warped the debate has become.

Mainstream coverage of García was deliberately framed to tug at the heartstrings. Outlets from CNN to The Guardian consistently referred to him as a “Maryland dad” or “Maryland man.” 

Rarely mentioned in those sympathetic portrayals were the very reasons law enforcement flagged him for deportation in the first place: his background and suspected ties to violent gangs. 

Instead of addressing legitimate security concerns, the media crafted a human-interest story designed to cast the Trump administration as cruel and heartless.

This type of framing is not an isolated incident. It is part of a broader pattern where facts are filtered through ideological lenses. 

When voters are repeatedly told that immigration enforcement is inherently immoral, they lose sight of the victims of gang violence, drug trafficking, and human smuggling—the very problems Trump highlighted when he made immigration control a centerpiece of his presidency.

The García case also illustrates a larger trend: there is no longer a meaningful moderate left in America. 

Once upon a time, Democrats like Joe Lieberman or even Bill Clinton (to an extent) acknowledged the need for borders and law enforcement.

Today, figures such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—who polls show has significant support among Democrats heading into the 2028 primary season—champion open borders, defunding police, and hostility toward America’s allies like Israel.

Consider Zohran Mamdani, the Socialist candidate for New York City mayor, who openly endorses socialist policies while downplaying the historical reality of socialism’s failures. 

WATCH: Zohran Mamdani’s Crime Policy EXPOSED; New York City In Danger

Supporters insist that “socialism is not communism,” yet history proves otherwise. The Soviet Union called itself socialist, not communist, but the effect was the same: economic stagnation, repression, and decay. 

To compare the vision of Mamdani’s Socialist America with 1970s Moscow is an accurate reflection of what happens when socialist ideology guides policy.

Even the DSA’s own platform openly calls for the elimination of police officers in schools, bans on CCTV cameras, and restrictions on armed security. 

When prominent Democrats such as Elizabeth Warren refuse to condemn these measures, it demonstrates how far the party has drifted.

The García narrative is one example in a series of alarming trends. The left has chosen ideology over truth, narrative over fact, and partisanship over principle. 

The United States thrives when it upholds the rule of law, protects its citizens, and welcomes immigrants who seek the American dream honestly. 

The left’s refusal to acknowledge this distinction proves what many conservatives have long argued: the moral compass of progressivism has been lost.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom ended up red-faced after once again trying to dunk on Bed Bath and Beyond for leaving his failing state for greener pastures.

As The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft reported, Bed Bath and Beyond’s Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis announced on Wednesday that the company is closing all retail stores in Newsom’s California.

Lemonis added, “This isn’t about politics – it’s about reality. California’s system makes it nearly impossible for businesses to succeed, and I won’t put our company, employees, or customers in that position.”

Bed Bath and Beyond will continue to ship to customers but is cutting out the overregulated, expensive, and risky environments for businesses in the state.

Lemonis later fired back at Newsom while speaking on “Hannity.” He hammered Newsom for readily rejecting capital investment while taking a shot at the Governor for ranting on social media.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis pushes back on Gavin Newsom’s attacks after the company announced it will not open any stores in California:

“Well, I think the thing that was surprising to me was that I tried to articulate, in a non-aggressive way, exactly… pic.twitter.com/Kh6979ACUA

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 21, 2025

LEMONIS: Well, I think the thing that was really surprising to me was that I tried to articulate, in a non-aggressive way, exactly why our company wasn’t going to reinvest capital in California. And what I found out this afternoon was that Governor Newsom had enough time to respond to a tweet to remind everyone in America that in 2023 the company went out of business.

Now we’re trying to make a comeback, and I would think that a governor would want to attract investment and attract capital into the state. In fact, he did the opposite; he rejected it.’

It’s a very simple model for me. As a capitalist, I want to do business in all 50 states…But I don’t want to put my shareholders, employees, and myself in a situation where we’re regulated to zero.

Newsom responded to Lemonis’s words by taunting Bed Bath and Beyond once more. Notice how he pathetically tried to copy President Trump’s manner of speaking in the tweet below while trying to sell t-shirts.

“Wow! Bed Bath and Beyond just reached out to sell our hats,” Newsom wrote. “No thank you!”

Wow! Bed Bath and Beyond just reached out to sell our hats. No thank you! https://t.co/QusgXIH4G9

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 22, 2025

Seeing this, Lemonis once again put Newsom in his place while inviting him to take part in a meeting so the Governor can be educated on how actually to create jobs and attract capital.

Of course, he probably knows Newsom is too ignorant and stubborn to accept his offer.

Thank you for the note below. Rather than taking time on topics like hats, I’d like to propose a sit down with business leaders from companies across sectors to determine what can be done to drive business and people investment in California.

Any business, as you know, is ultimately determined by providing a healthy and prosperous work environment for people, offering a solid product or service at a great price for consumers, and making a profit for owners and investors. As a current business owner in California, we are able to be part of the strong commerce that exists there, but in comparison to other states, we struggle to have the metrics line up.

The cost of doing business isn’t led by real estate costs and, in fact, based on the size of the addressable market, is equal to and in some cases below other geographic areas. The real friction comes on the layers you have the ability to influence. Your ability to show the market what is possible is before you. Slim down regulations, induce investment and become the bell weather for commerce in America.

Respectfully, I am confident that an intense and fair and balanced look at those frictions and a sensible and practical plan to ease those over time will be the fire starter. I have no concept of balancing a local, state or federal budget but, in using basic math principles understand the concept of money in and money out. Your residents deserve to not have some companies develop “California pricing” to keep their doors open but rather focus on making the “Golden State” golden for all.

If your aspiration is beyond governor, the moment is now to put this type of idea into action creating the “gold standard” for business everywhere. So, rather than making hats let’s make hay.

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