Mark Levin Yells at Fox Viewers and Tells Them to Support Bombing Iran
Fox News host Mark Levin advocated for bombing Iran on Tuesday night amid escalating hostilities between that country and Israel.
Last week, Israel bombed Iranian nuclear facilities and assassinated several top military officials and nuclear scientists. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleges that Iran is on the verge of building a nuclear weapon, a claim he has made repeatedly for the last 30 years. Iran responded with a barrage of missiles, and the two sides have been exchanging volleys since.
President Donald Trump had reportedly urged Netanyahu not to attack and allow talks between Iran and the president’s Middle East envoy to continue. After the attack, Trump expressed support for the move and has fired off a series of bellicose posts about Iran. On Monday, he cryptically warned all 10 million residents of Tehran to “immediately evacuate” the capital. The next day, he suggested he could assassinate Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and also posted simply, “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” The president also appeared to suggest that the U.S. is already involved, claiming, “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran.”
Levin, a Fox News weekend host, joined Tuesday’s Hannity, where he tried to rally viewers behind military action on Iran. He mocked those who suggested a U.S. attack could lead to a wider war in the region or the world:
The Israelis are kicking their asses left and right and the U.S. hasn’t even gotten involved directly. Yeah, so where are they? They’re nowhere! How about China? Nowhere! How about Russia? Nowhere! What happened to World War III? There is no World War III! They all sound like a bunch of Marxist Islamists. They don’t sound like patriotic Americans!
Let me be clear. This is good versus evil. You’re either a patriotic American who’s gonna get behind the president of the United States – the commander-in-chief, or you’re not!
Levin went on to slam Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who introduced a resolution aiming to prevent the president from attacking Iran without consulting Congress.
He added: “Folks, this is black-and-white. You’re either on the side of the red, white, and blue, or you’re on the other side. It’s that simple.”