In a fiery interview on Steve Bannon’s War Room, former Congressman Matt Gaetz delivered a blistering takedown of the federal judiciary’s overreach, warning of a “judicial coup” threatening the Trump administration’s America First agenda. Gaetz, a stalwart defender of President Donald Trump, didn’t hold back as he exposed the entrenched elitism of the judicial system and called for bold action to defy activist judges who seek to dictate national policy.
The Judiciary: Last Stronghold of the Elites
Gaetz laid bare the systemic bias within the federal judiciary, arguing that the path to becoming a judge is rigged in favor of the establishment. “The one place the elitists have got us cornered out is the judiciary,” Gaetz declared. “We’ve got populist energy in the Congress. We’ve got our few populist Senators—Vance, Hawley, Braun, and Rick Scott. You can get a populist president. But if you’re a populist, great thinker, it is really hard to become a judge.”
He emphasized how the judicial selection process forces candidates to conform to the very establishment they seek to dismantle. “The system to become a judge requires judicial nominating commissions, and it’s a whole mating dance with the establishment that you have to go through… It draws you deeper into the establishment to take a judicial position.”
Defying Judicial Tyranny
Gaetz issued a rallying cry for the Trump administration to reject unconstitutional nationwide injunctions, particularly those blocking immigration enforcement. “We cannot be tolerant of this judicial coup,” he warned. “We cannot have an administration, and a Congress, that sits back and allows the Harvard Law admissions council to be able to run the country.”
His solution? Ignore the rulings. “Deportation flights should resume immediately. Keep the planes flying,” Gaetz urged. “If we are not willing to do this in the face of some Woketopian in a black robe, then we did not deserve this victory.”
Gaetz praised Trump’s strategic brilliance in picking battles that expose the left’s agenda. “This is Trump’s great superpower: revelation. I think he knows how to pick the fights to reveal the enemies, in the right sequence.”
The Liberal Media’s Silence
While the left-wing media obsesses over fabricated “threats to democracy,” they remain eerily silent as unelected judges seize control of national policy. Gaetz’s warning should be front-page news—but don’t expect CNN or The New York Times to cover it. They’d rather protect their allies in the judiciary than hold them accountable for overstepping their constitutional role.
A Call to Action
Gaetz made it clear: half-measures won’t work. Impeaching rogue judges or defunding courts is insufficient. “The impeachments are justified, but that’s not really a strategy. That’s more of a spasm.” The only solution is defiance. “The only acceptable response from this administration is to ignore these orders. I think complying with them is constitutional vandalism.”
He also lauded Attorney General Pam Bondi’s efforts to restore law and order despite deep-state sabotage. “I think most of the people who work there probably wake up every day trying to make Attorney General Bondi’s job harder.”
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The MAGA Movement Stands Ready
Reflecting on his historic ousting of Kevin McCarthy, Gaetz emphasized that power can—and must—be challenged. “We showed that power systems here don’t win all the time… If you really martial a sufficient amount of energy, and if you are tactical about it, you can beat power in this town.”
Gaetz’s message is clear: The MAGA movement is ready to fight. The question is—will the left’s judicial activists back down, or will they force a constitutional showdown?