AMERICA MARKS 250TH ANNIVERSARY AS BRITISH FLEET THREATENS COLLAPSE | WAR ROOM AM W STEVE BANNON | AUGUST 20TH, 2026
Steve Bannon opens War Room AM on Thursday, August 20, 2026, by marking the 250th anniversary of one of the most perilous days in American history. Two hundred and fifty years ago today, roughly 200 Royal Navy warships filled New York Harbor while 32,000 British and Hessian combat troops (including 8,000 Hessians) sat on Staten Island, ready to move. Nathanael Greene fell ill; John Sullivan stepped in as a key commander under George Washington. Independence, signed just 90 days earlier, stood on the brink of being crushed.
Bannon praises his blue-collar, working-class, and middle-class…
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