The Best Of Mark Levin - 10/18/25

Oct 18, 2025

The discussion centers on President Trump's pivotal decisions regarding Iran and how they shaped Middle East peace deals. Mark Levin highlights media attempts to undermine the U.S.-Israel alliance and critiques internal MAGA critics of Trump's military actions. There's a deep dive into Netanyahu’s strategy and accusations of war prolongation, contrasted with the necessity of removing Hamas's military capabilities. Additionally, Levin calls out antisemitism across political lines and stresses the importance of condemning bigotry while analyzing recent political dynamics.

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ANECDOTE

Why Levin Didn’t Join Air Force One

Mark Levin received a personal invitation from President Trump to travel on Air Force One to Israel but declined due to his brother's illness.
He shared this to counter online speculation about his absence and explain his personal reason for staying behind.

INSIGHT

Strikes On Iran Framed As Pivotal

Levin argues the pivotal moment in securing the peace deal was Trump's strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, not leaked tensions with Netanyahu.
He credits prudence and reason over ideology for achieving the outcome.

ADVICE

Ignore Ideological Pundits On Security

Ignore pundits who oppose decisive national security actions on ideological grounds.
Rely on reason and prudence, not partisan talking points, when judging foreign-policy moves.

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This week on the Mark Levin Show, President Trump has made clear several times while he was in the Middle East that he believes his order bombing the Iranian nuclear sites was pivotal in bringing about his peace deal, including the backing of Arab/Muslim countries and the release of the 20 hostages. We shouldn’t forget the names of those in our country who unleashed a relentless, vicious, and deceitful campaign against the bombing of those Iranian nuclear sites and those of us who strongly encouraged and supported it. They also trashed Trump before he acted, claiming it would divide MAGA, lead to WWIII and the death of thousands of American troops and perhaps nuclear war with China and Russia, and that Netanyahu and the Jews were trying to drag our country into a war. These liars will be remembered forever as the buffoons that they are. Later, no, PM Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t prolong the Gaza war for personal political gain, these claims overlook the strategic benefits of his persistence. Netanyahu has accepted a Trump-brokered deal on his stated terms: full hostage release, dismantling of Hamas's military and governance, and Israeli troops remaining to enforce it, with U.S. backing if needed. All antisemitic, racist, and bigoted messaging and other forms of communication should be aggressively condemned. Who cares if it's Young Republicans or Young Democrats, members of Congress, media that platforms and promotes such poison, organizations that invite bigots as speakers and debaters, podcasters, comedians, and on and on. It’s disgusting that some of those condemning the Young Republicans in the Politico piece, who most certainly should be condemned and removed, are as guilty as they are with their headlines, storylines, and promotion of a long list of bigots. It's sinister. The likes of Tucker Carlson, Candice Owens, Steve Bannon, and their ilk, as well as their apologists are being mainstreamed do have an impact on the minds of too many young people. Where are the top Republicans denouncing them? John Bolton has been indicted on 18 counts by a federal grand jury in Maryland for mishandling classified information, including 8 counts of transmission and 10 counts of retention of national defense information. But this indictment is not retribution but a serious breach by someone who knew better, despite the Biden administration previously dropping a related investigation.

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