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00:00And welcome to Hannity. It is 9 p.m. on the East Coast and just past 5 a.m. in
00:05Iran.
00:06We start this night with a Fox News alert.
00:09The supreme leader of Iran, the Ayatollah, is dead, now even confirmed by Iranian state media.
00:17Now on Truth Social, President Trump posted the following.
00:20This is not only justice for the people of Iran, but for all great Americans
00:26and those people from many countries throughout the world that have been killed or mutilated
00:31by Khamenei and his gang of bloodthirsty thugs.
00:35And it's not just Khamenei.
00:37Less than 24 hours into Operation Epic Fury,
00:41while joint strikes from American and Israeli forces have taken out around 40 of Iran's top leaders.
00:49And it happened in broad daylight after we obliterated Iran's Russian and Chinese-made air defense systems.
00:57And so far, thank God, there have been zero American casualties.
01:01Now, according to President Trump, members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, military,
01:07other security police forces no longer want to fight.
01:12They are looking for immunity tonight.
01:14Meanwhile, celebrations, they are breaking out in the streets and cities all across Iran and around the world,
01:21including Canada, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and even Berlin.
01:26Take a look.
01:28President Trump!
01:30Thank you!
01:31President Trump!
01:33Thank you!
01:34Thank you!
01:35President Trump!
01:36Thank you!
01:37President Trump!
01:39Thank you!
01:40And this brand new poll just out moments ago, our friend Matt Towery, Insider Advantage,
01:46it shows Americans overwhelmingly supporting the president's actions by a whopping margin of 17%.
01:53And tonight, the strikes will continue around the clock until the Iranian rogue regime is totally brought to its knees.
02:01As President Trump clearly stated, this might be the one and only chance for the Iranian people to take back
02:08their country.
02:09Take a look.
02:10To the great, proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand.
02:17Stay sheltered.
02:18Don't leave your home.
02:19It's very dangerous outside.
02:22Bombs will be dropping everywhere.
02:23When we are finished, take over your government.
02:26It will be yours to take.
02:28This will be probably your only chance for generations.
02:34For many years, you have asked for America's help, but you never got it.
02:38No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight.
02:43Now you have a president who is giving you what you want.
02:46So let's see how you respond.
02:49America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force.
02:54Now is the time to seize control of your destiny and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is
03:02close within your reach.
03:03This is the moment for action.
03:06Do not let it pass.
03:07All right, here now with the very latest from the Middle East, our very own Trey Yankst is in Israel,
03:13where Iran has directed several volleys and missiles during what has been a very disjointed response.
03:21Look, I'm going to tell you, Trey, I've been riveted by your coverage.
03:24I know you've had a couple of close calls and scary moments.
03:29Great job all throughout the day and from last night through today.
03:33And we appreciate your coverage.
03:37Sean, thank you very much.
03:38We are watching history unfold.
03:40You heard President Trump there.
03:42America is backing you, speaking directly to the Iranian civilians who were in the streets of their country earlier this
03:48year.
03:49Tonight, Iranian state media confirming what we already knew.
03:52Iran's supreme leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei, the man responsible for so many deaths across the region, is dead.
03:59We also can report this evening that more than 40 senior Iranian security and IRGC officials were killed in the
04:08Israeli strikes that were launched with the Americans early this morning when this operation began against the Iranian regime.
04:16We do understand that both American and Israeli intelligence played a critical role in making sure those strikes were successful.
04:23Tonight, more ballistic missile fire into Israel as the Iranians tried to cobble together a response launching dozens of ballistic
04:30missiles, not only against Israel, but also targeting Gulf countries like Bahrain, the UAE, and even Saudi Arabia.
04:37At the site of one missile impact in the second largest city of Tel Aviv in Israel, we saw one
04:44person was killed.
04:45More than 20 others wounded.
04:47Tonight, the Israelis remain on high alert, fearing more ballistic missile fire from the Iranian regime.
04:52But there is a sense of relief, mixed emotions here in the Middle East, understanding that after so long, their
04:59top enemy, Iran's supreme leader, is dead.
05:02Sean?
05:03All right, Trey, amazing coverage.
05:04I hope you get some sleep tonight.
05:06Now, the United States Central Command is describing today's military action in Iran as an overwhelming and unrelenting blow.
05:16Take a listen to this.
06:01Greatest military on the face of this earth.
06:04New video showing American aircraft obliterating target after target after target, including
06:10missile batteries, weapons systems, drones, government buildings, missile defense systems,
06:15so much more. Satellite images appear to show what is left of the Supreme Leader's palace,
06:22which is now a smoldering heap of rubble. Joining us now with a full report from Washington,
06:28Mark Meredith is with us tonight. Mark.
06:31Sean, good evening to you. We are 20 hours into Operation Epic Fury, and tonight both
06:35U.S. and Israeli operations expected to continue and last for the next several days, if not weeks,
06:40as they vow to take out what's left of the Iranian regime. We have seen some of the best
06:45videos today, as you showed from U.S. Central Command, showing not only the American military
06:49assets that have been deployed throughout this operation, but as well as what they've been able
06:54to hit. We saw the radar stations, the drone sites throughout Iran that have been targeted and simply
06:58obliterated in that video footage that we have been seeing from Central Command. The U.S. insists,
07:04though, that they were targeting the command and control infrastructure throughout Iran and not
07:08just the main facilities that we've been seeing in Tehran. We've seen so many of the social media
07:13videos there, but the U.S. going to great lengths to insist that these are military targets,
07:17that they are not targeting the civilian infrastructure of Iran, despite what the
07:21Iranian regime has been saying. The U.S. military also, Sean, going to great lengths tonight to insist
07:26that the U.S. military personnel in the Middle East remain safe and that while, yes, the Iranians
07:31have been carrying out their counterstrikes against the U.S. and Israel, so far the American military
07:37personnel have been safe and that there's been minimal damage to U.S. facilities and minimal impact
07:42to the U.S. operation. We have, though, seen the Iranians continue tonight to try to fire as many
07:47of their short and medium-range ballistic missiles throughout the Middle East, including in their
07:51neighbors, as we have seen some damage at major civilian sites like airports in Dubai. We've also
07:57seen a hotel in Dubai that was completely covered in flames earlier today, aside, of course, to how much
08:02that this conflict is widening from just beyond the Iranian borders. As for the White House, we do expect
08:07the president to continue to post on social media or give real updates. We've heard from his defense
08:12secretary, Pete Hegseth, as well as a number of others. But we're also waiting to see what daylight
08:17will bring to see if we'll see additional attacks as it is morning now in Tehran. Sean.
08:22All right, Mark, thank you. Now, prior to the start of Operation Epic Fury, congressional Democrats
08:27and Republicans in the gang of eight were briefed. Now, we believe Secretary of State Marco Rubio
08:33briefed seven of the eight members before these strikes. And tonight, there is bipartisan support
08:39for the mission in Iran, including Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, John Fetterman, who
08:45pinned the following post to X, quote, Operation Epic Fury. President Trump has been willing to do what
08:51is right and necessary to produce real peace in the region. God bless the United States, our great
08:58military and Israel. By the way, Senator Fetterman, he will be joining us later in the show. But first,
09:04here now with the very latest from Capitol Hill, our very own Bill Malusian is with us tonight. Bill.
09:10Well, Sean, as expected, reaction from Congress has fallen pretty much along party lines here,
09:15with most Democrats condemning President Trump's decision to attack Iran. And then, on the other
09:20hand, most Republicans praising it as righteous and necessary.
09:25So, this is an absolutely necessary operation. I commend President Trump, and I join all our
09:31Kansans and all Americans in praying for the safety and the success of our troops and their mission.
09:36This is not how a democracy is supposed to go to war. With an abrupt declaration by our president
09:43in the middle of the night, with no justification that it is an imminent or preemptive strike,
09:49that there is a clear imminent threat to the American people. And Senate Minority Leader Chuck
09:54Schumer is now calling for Congress to return to D.C. immediately to vote on a war powers resolution,
10:00which would try and limit President Trump's authority to conduct these strikes. But
10:04some Democrats aren't confident that will happen.
10:08Is there any talk right now from the House leaders and others about Congress returning
10:14to take a vote on a war powers resolution?
10:18Not under the completely feckless Mike Johnson. I think he'll go down as the weakest speaker in
10:23American history, and he's not talking about calling us back at all.
10:27Meanwhile, one Republican opposing this is Congressman Thomas Massey. He posted on X,
10:32quote, I'm opposed to this war. This is not America first. When Congress reconvenes,
10:37I will work with Congressman Ro Khanna to force a congressional vote on war with Iran.
10:41Massey suddenly finding himself on the same page as Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who posted in part,
10:47quote, Trump has launched an illegal regime change war. And Sean Fox News has confirmed that tomorrow,
10:54Trump administration officials will brief staffers for key how law, excuse me, key House lawmakers
10:59regarding this attack on Iran. And then next week, once Congress is back here on the Hill,
11:05the House will vote on a war powers resolution with Iran. That's being forced to the floor by
11:10Congressman Thomas Massey and Ro Khanna. We'll send it back to you.
11:13All right, Bill Malusian, thank you for that report. It's amazing that some people want 535
11:18commanders in chief. We need one. Now, tonight we are witnessing one of the greatest starts to a
11:24military campaign in history. The level of sophistication and planning and technology
11:29and coordination between the United States, our military, and Israel. And the IDF has been
11:36remarkable to say the least. Joining us now with more insight analysis, Fox News, senior strategic
11:42analyst and also former vice chief of staff for the Army, our friend Jack Keene is with us. General,
11:50great to have you. You know, we watch this in utter amazement, but we can never take for granted
11:58ever. The amount of intelligence, our military capabilities, the level of professionalism are
12:06second to none. However, with every military mission, there is always danger. In this case,
12:13the president had to measure the danger, the risk with also, you know, what would the long-term
12:19prospects be if the Iranians ever got what they or achieved their ambition of getting a nuclear weapon?
12:29Yeah, well, it's hard to overstate the significance of what we're witnessing here. And because the
12:35speed of it is, sometimes it just numbs us a little bit in terms of what's actually taking place.
12:40I mean, it is absolutely historic. The president has, along with Prime Minister Netanyahu, has made
12:47an incredible decision here. They knew full well after the 12-day war, because they've been watching
12:53Iran ever since. Iran was not going to change. They were going right back to where they were.
12:58They were recovering their ballistic missile program. They were producing thousands of more
13:03drones. They made a decision to recover their nuclear program, but they hadn't done anything
13:09consequential about it. And they were providing the continued support to their proxy. So at some point,
13:16once again, they could attack Israel. Looking at that behavior, that was decision point one.
13:23We have got to do something about this. And the second thing is, they recognized full well,
13:29because they were in such a weakened condition, Sean, coming out of the 12-day war politically,
13:36economically, and certainly militarily, that they were vulnerable here. And we could likely put them on
13:43a path to a regime collapse. So what happened? Those two leaders put their heads together. They
13:49assessed the risk. They have competent military leaders to take them through what that risk is.
13:55They accepted the risk and concluded the benefits far outweigh the risks here.
14:01And that decision is monumental in terms of what will likely happen in the Middle East.
14:07And what we have seen here is an extraordinary operation that you're applauding, to be sure.
14:14We haven't done anything like this on this kind of scale since Desert Storm. So it is very significant.
14:21It may last as long as two to three weeks. However, given the decapitation of the leaders that has
14:28already taken place with the 40 leaders and the Ayatollah, now Larajani, Ali Larajani is in charge.
14:35He's a hardliner as well. And certainly, he is likely going to be targeted. Or there may be people
14:43not wanting to support him. Look at what's happened. The regime leaders are decapitated. We are striking
14:50the entire infrastructure, Sean, that sustains the regime on the political side, the legislature,
14:57the National Security Council, the IRGC on the military side, the Basel militia, the police stripping
15:05away all the elements that sustain the regime. And at the same time, massive attacks on ballistic
15:13missiles and drones and the Navy capability to disrupt the Persian Gulf. As a result of all of that,
15:20our leaders and our president and Prime Minister Netanyahu believe they're absolutely on the right
15:27path here. And what can happen in the Middle East as a result of this, Sean, is certainly profound.
15:34We could likely be on a path here for enduring peace and stability of the region as we go through
15:41the process of a regime collapse, other leaders come in, bend them to our will, and in time possibly
15:49move this country to a place where the Iranian people can take control again. We are early days,
15:5524 hours. But certainly, in talking to the leaders in Israel and also our military leaders from the
16:03United States, this operation has exceeded their expectations in terms of the damage done and also
16:11the weakened response that they're getting from the Iranians. And that all has to do with what took
16:18place here on day one. You know, I don't think we've ever seen anything like this in our lives. I
16:24mean,
16:24this is like shock and awe on steroids and human growth hormone. And if you look at the leadership
16:32that existed, that no longer exists in Iran, and the lead up to this conflict, they were saber
16:40rattling. They were showing images of American ships being sunk. They were making bold proclamations.
16:47And I was thinking to myself as they were doing this, what part of Operation Midnight Hammer did they
16:53forget, you know, that Donald Trump means what he says and obliterated their entire nuclear program?
17:01You would think they might have been a little bit more cautious and less arrogant.
17:09Yeah, well, you know, this is who they really are. The Ayatollah and that theocracy that surrounds them,
17:16these elites, they're tyrannical. They are absolutely committed to their cause to destroy the state
17:24of Israel, drive the United States out of the region. This is something they talk about every
17:29single year for the 46, 47 years these guys have been in power and certainly export their terrorism
17:36and take control of the region. That's that is who they are. And they are not going to change.
17:41And the president came to that conclusion. There's no amount of diplomacy. There's no amount of talk
17:47that's going to change these guys. At the end of the day, war is a test of wills. And here
17:52we have
17:53a president and a prime minister stepping up with their will to destroy this regime once and for all.
18:00Let's get these guys off the board and we're going to have to use force to do it. And look,
18:05if we break their will here because we decapitated their leaderships and these guys want to throw the
18:11towel in, certainly we'll take that deal for sure. Otherwise, we're going to keep this military
18:17operation going until the one they capitulate until two, we completely defeat and achieve all of our
18:25military objectives. That's the path we're on. And day one, early days for sure, but we are succeeding.
18:33It is amazing how committed they stood. And I had an opportunity to speak briefly with Steve
18:39Witkoff today, the Middle East envoy, how they rigidly were clinging to their nuclear ambitions,
18:46knowing that this was the likely outcome. Or if they didn't know, I guess they were blinded by this
18:52radical Islamic fascism or death cult that they have believed in that has motivated them,
19:01that caused them to to constantly be at war either directly or through their proxies in the region
19:08and threatening, you know, the destruction of Israel, threatening the destruction of the U.S.
19:14It is a really left America. No choice here left Israel. No choice here. It kind of was a decision
19:23that made itself over time, isn't it? Oh, yeah, there's no doubt about it. I mean,
19:30prime minister had longer experience associated with him for sure. But President Trump was on to
19:36these guys in the first administration. And you saw that clearly when he got out of the nuclear deal,
19:42he knew that was a bankrupt deal that guaranteed Iran a nuclear weapon in 2030. And then he kills
19:48Qasem Soleimani once he found out that what they had done in killing us, going all the way back to
19:54the Reagan administration, when they dropped two embassies and the marine barracks during the Reagan
19:59administration. And what did we do about that? Nothing. Actually, we pulled our troops out of the
20:05region. So seven presidents have had a go at this regime. And this was the first one in the first
20:11administration who began to confront him, both militarily and economically. And now here we are.
20:18We're on the cusp of something that's going to change the Middle East has the potential for decades
20:23to come. This will be a defining experience of the Trump presidency. It will be his legacy, for sure,
20:30if we achieve the objectives that we're on the pathway for. And think about the Iranian people.
20:37After all, at the end of the day, it really isn't it really about them and the people in the
20:42region
20:43to get these monsters off their back once and for all and lead decent lives? Abraham Accords,
20:50if this thing turns out the way it is heading, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has already said privately
20:57they are willing to come to the table and talk to the Israelis about normalization. If that happens,
21:03all the other Arab states will do the same. The Middle East will change forever as a result of
21:10that. I don't want to be too optimistic. But listen, we can see it. You can see it. We're on
21:15a path here
21:16to achieving those objectives. The hour of your freedom is at hand. For years, you've been asking
21:22America for help. Siege this moment. Don't let it pass. You know, this is likely, you know, one chance for
21:30generations to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Lay down your arms and join Iranian patriots.
21:40General Keene, historic, we appreciate you and your analysis tonight. Thank you.
21:46Now, tonight, Operation Epic Fury is well underway as the strikes continue. But per usual, some of our
21:53so-called allies are of little to no help. The European Union is now facing widespread, rightly so,
21:59ridicule after its president announced on next that the EU planned to prepare an official response
22:05during an emergency meeting that's scheduled on Monday. Meanwhile, the UN is as vile and worthless
22:12as ever. The Secretary General there condemning the US and condemning Israel for freeing the people of
22:20Iran from this radical regime. My next guest has been warning about the evils of Iran's radical
22:26government for decades, is rightly disappointed with so many of our so-called European allies who
22:32still do not seem to understand a clear threat to global security. On next, Senator Lindsey Graham of
22:40South Carolina writing,
22:41to our European allies, you have gone pathetically soft and lost your zeal for confronting evil,
22:48apparently, unless it's on your front porch. Here with more, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham.
22:55I mean, I mean, Macron is one of the worst, Senator. We appreciate you being with us.
23:00And I've been looking at Europe, and we have seen a continent in decline. And this is a continent that
23:06has
23:06abandoned their commitment to national security, both collectively and individually. This is a
23:14continent that has embraced socialism. This is a continent that has embraced climate alarmism. This
23:20is a continent that has not been a good partner to the US and also open immigration without assimilation.
23:30Your thoughts?
23:31Well, none. All that's true. To Admiral Cooper, who's the head of CENTCOM, who planned this operation
23:38all under his command, God bless you. To Donald J. Trump, you've just surpassed Ronald Reagan as the
23:45most consequential Republican president since Lincoln. You're now the gold standard for modern Republican
23:51presidents. You're Reagan plus, plus, plus. What you did tonight, Mr. President, today is you unleashed
23:58the might of the United States military against evil. To our European friends, you've lost your way.
24:04You've lost your sense of who you are and what makes you different. You're pathetically weak.
24:10To recommend that we go negotiate with the Ayatollah's regime now is an offense to the Iranian people.
24:19You know, you care a lot about Russia invading Ukraine. I do too. But you're pathetic when it
24:25comes to the Iranian people. You've thrown them over. To the European leaders, you make me sick
24:31when it comes to your values. You seem to only care about your backyard. To President Trump,
24:36you did the right thing. You're not entangling America. You're making America safer. You're
24:41taking the largest state sponsor of terrorism and you're sinking the mothership of terrorism.
24:46There's a hole in the boat of the Iranian regime today and the captain has been killed.
24:51Mr. President, by sinking the mothership of terrorism, you're making America safer. The
24:57idea that peace is at hand is real the day this regime collapses. What President Trump did today is
25:04he set in motion an historic opportunity, as General King said, to have Israel and Saudi Arabia recognize
25:11each other. The keeper of the Holy Mosque, the center of Islam, Saudi Arabia is on the verge,
25:18I think, of recognizing the one and only Jewish state. And the person who made that possible was
25:23Donald J. Trump. One last thought. If this Lord Johnny guy, the new hardliner in charge,
25:29if he invites you to a meeting in Iran, don't go.
25:33I think that's pretty good advice, Senator. Thank you.
25:36You know, first of all, we both believe in our military. We know we have the best intelligence
25:43gathering along with Israel. And we know our military capabilities, but, you know, and we also
25:49know the risk associated with it. And, you know, did you imagine in such a in in the opening salvo
25:57here
25:57that the supreme leader Ali Khamenei and 40 top leaders in Iran would be wiped out as quickly as they
26:05were?
26:07It says, one of the most stunning military operations in history. I can't believe these
26:11people are so stupid to gather in large numbers. To our friends in Israel, when you say never again,
26:17you mean it. This is revenge for October the 7th. October the 7th was a brutal attack against the
26:24Jewish people. Their resolve to make sure it never happens again has led us to this, along with
26:30President Trump. There's two things that have happened here. Prime Minister of Israel and Donald
26:35J. Trump have partnered to end, I think, pretty soon, the largest state sponsor of terrorism, opening
26:42up a new era of peace. All I can say about President Trump, I've never met a man like him.
26:49I've never met anybody so determined to be a peacemaker, but you don't want to get on his
26:56bad side. What he did by unleashing our military is going to make Russia and China and all the bad
27:05guys out there think twice. This is an antidote to the withdrawal from Afghanistan. That bad taste
27:12you had in your mouth from four years of pathetic Joe Biden, that's been washed away. America's back.
27:19America's proud. America's doing the right thing to our friends in Europe. You're morally bankrupt to
27:24the Iranian people. Hope is not on the way. It has arrived. Keep protesting. There's more help
27:30coming. Take back your government. Take back your country. Be a friend of the United States. President
27:36Trump, you did the right thing. God bless you. God bless all those under your command. And if we lose
27:42anybody in this operation, they will have died a noble death because they will have risked their
27:46lives and sacrificed their lives to make us safer here at home. The most evil man on the frigging dead,
27:55stone cold dead, because of President Trump's resolve. Well, you know, thank God for that.
28:03Senator Lindsey Graham, we appreciate your time tonight. Justice for so many American service members,
28:09diplomats, their families, who will never be the same because of the terrorist government in Iran,
28:15well, that was there for a long time. The mullahs probably thought they could get away with abducting
28:21and murdering and maiming so many American people. The Israeli people, they were wrong.
28:27All right. Joining us now from the Senate Armed Services Committee,
28:30Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton is with us. Senator, you have been saying the last two nights on my show
28:36over and over again that they are not a group of people that are trustworthy.
28:42They will never stand by any deal that they make. I believe then and I believe now that you are
28:49correct. And here we are. The supreme leader is dead. 40 of their top leaders are dead.
28:54And for the first time since 1979, the people of Iran, they had an answer to their prayer. They now
29:04have
29:04a window of opportunity to take their country back and and to rebuild what was once a great culture.
29:14Yes, Sean, these are radical Islamic revolutionaries that have been exporting violence and chaos
29:22against their neighbors and against the United States and American citizens for 47 years.
29:27And for 47 years, the Ayatollahs have calculated that they could continue to cross every red line
29:34and no American president would put his foot down. After 47 years, they finally miscalculated.
29:41Donald Trump put his foot down today and said, we're not going to put up with it anymore.
29:45And the supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini learned that the hard way, as so many others have learned
29:51the hard way when crossing America with Donald Trump in the White House. So I commend the president
29:56President and I commend our brave and skillful troops for the first 24 hours of this amazing operation
30:02that is not only going to keep America safer, but give the Iranian people a chance to live in freedom.
30:08Let me ask you, Senator, and Bill Malusian brought up the issue of the War Powers Resolution
30:13and Democrats wanting to go down that road. No other president has been held to that.
30:19And it's frustrating to me because you only have one commander in chief at a time. You cannot have
30:27535 commanders in chief. I want to get your thoughts.
30:32President Trump, his administration has kept Congress a prize, Sean. I am part of the so-called
30:37Gang of Eight, the leaders of the Intelligence Committees in the House and the Senate. Marco Rubio and
30:41John Ratcliffe briefed us on Tuesday. Marco called me yesterday. I had a chance to visit with Pete
30:46Hegseth in Arkansas as well. The president has done everything that's needed to do to consult with
30:52Congress. This was an absolutely necessary operation because of Iran's gathering dangers.
30:58They've got thousands of missiles that far exceeds our missile defense capabilities,
31:02and they've been waging that campaign of terror against us for 47 years. So if the Democrats want
31:07to have a vote under the War Powers Act, I'm happy to have a vote to see who goes on
31:11the record
31:12on the side of the brave Americans who are serving in the Middle East today, the thousands of Americans
31:18who have been maimed and killed by Iranian terror over the years, and who sides with the Ayatollahs.
31:25It'll probably be a lot of the same senators who sided with them 10 years ago with Barack Obama's
31:29disastrous nuclear deal. Senator Tom Cotton, you've been very generous all week with your time
31:35leading up to this. We appreciate it. Thank God for the U.S. military. Thank God for President Trump
31:40and his courage. Now today, a clear symbol came from the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,
31:46during a call with President Trump. He was pictured with a book titled Allies at War,
31:51which described the Allies' victory over Nazi Germany. Joining us now, he is the host of Life,
31:58Liberty and Levin, right here on the Fox News Channel. I call him the great one, Mark Levin. You know,
32:03Mark, you were on the show last night, and we were talking about the difference between President
32:09Trump and some people on the left. And President Trump has this very keen sense of history. You
32:15are a historian. And we talked about the last century, and Mao in China, and Stalin in Russia,
32:21and Hitler in Germany, and Mussolini in fascism, and Tojo in Japan, and Pol Pot in the killing fields.
32:28And I think through the prism of history, Donald Trump in this last 21 hours is going to be judged
32:37as having seen the world at its potential worst if this regime, this Nazi fascist regime ever would
32:48have achieved their goal, their ambition of nuclear weapons. And I want to get your thoughts specifically
32:53on that. Donald Trump did what nobody else could do for half a century. How do you like that? And
33:01you know why he did it? Because he loves his country. You know why he did it? Because he's humane.
33:06He saw
33:06people slaughtered, and he wanted to put an end to it. That's why he did it. Now, it's time that
33:11we
33:11Americans have to come to grips with something. We have a party in this country, the Democrat Party,
33:16that hates the country. Here we are in the middle of a spectacular, spectacular, humane
33:21peace mission, where people were being slaughtered. They were being slaughtered right up to the minute.
33:26We attacked them. We've been talking about it. They've slaughtered our soldiers. They've slaughtered
33:32our citizens, our embassy personnel. They come into our country and try and assassinate people.
33:38They're the biggest promoters of terrorism. And the Democrats immediately, knee-jerk,
33:43hurt. They defend the terrorists, like to defend the illegal aliens and the criminals.
33:47There's something wrong with that party. That at a time we should be celebrating the
33:52most spectacular military act I've ever seen. Khomeini's gone in 20 hours? While their president,
34:01Biden, was funding the Iranians billions of dollars, while Obama was paving the way for them
34:08to have nuclear weapons. Donald Trump loves this country. He knows right from wrong. And we've had
34:15a real psyop going on in this country for 10 years against this man, where they try and pretend he's
34:20the authoritarian. He's the dictator. No, they are. They talk about the War Powers Act of 1973.
34:29Anybody who is a serious constitutional lawyer knows that act is unconstitutional.
34:35I see all these lawyers writing these pieces like they're smart. They're dumb. And every
34:41administration, Republican and Democrat, has questioned it. Questioned it. But they haven't
34:48brought it to the Supreme Court because neither the Congress or the President wants a resolution.
34:53When you have Schumer, Schumer, who's basically sliding and walking and weaving, all of a sudden he's excited
35:00because it can cripple our armed forces in the middle of a war that they're winning. That's what
35:05Schumer is doing. Schumer, who supported the Obama nuclear plan, and they would have nuclear weapons
35:12today. That's Schumer. Then I see these other people say, Trump hasn't made the case. Trump
35:18hasn't made the case. He made the case in eight minutes. Overwhelming. But why do we need anybody to
35:23make the case? Do you have eyes? Do you have ears? Are you American citizen? Do you know what this
35:28regime's been doing? Do you know what it's done to our soldiers? Do you know what it's done to our
35:33citizens? Do you know we have people without limbs, without faces, without eyes? As a result of that
35:40regime, what do you mean we haven't made the case? Are you really that stupid? And I think they are.
35:45But that party hates this country. I love when they wave around the Constitution. They hate the
35:52Constitution. They use it to attack it. They believe that illegal aliens are citizens. They
35:58believe that terrorists should be given the benefit of the doubt. Listen, if they had their way,
36:04Donald Trump would have sent Marco Rubio and Pete Heggseth and others to go to Congress and say,
36:09here's what we're going to do. We're going to attack them at 3 a.m. We're going to use these
36:13kinds of
36:14forces. We're going to work with the Israelis. This is what we're going to do. Now tell the other 530
36:20members of Congress what we're going to do. Wow, nobody would leak that. Would they, Bernie Sanders
36:25and AOC and Talib? Of course not. Let me tell you what the founders of this country believed.
36:31They changed the word from making war in the first draft of the Constitution to declaring war. They
36:38specifically took that out because they don't want the Chuck Schumers of the world making decisions.
36:44The only person in Washington, D.C. who's elected by all the people other than the vice president is
36:50the president of the United States. Chuck Schumer is elected from New York. Bernie Sanders is elected
36:56from Vermont. They wanted the commander in chief to be elected by the entirety of the nation.
37:02And they're even talking about impeaching him if they take the House of Representatives. Ladies and
37:07gentlemen, we have an enemy within. And it is the Democrat Party. Every reprobate, miscreant and
37:15malcontent is in that party. The Marxists and the Islamists are in that party. Do they act like they
37:22love the nation? Do they? When we have men and women in uniform, Democrats and Republicans and
37:27independents? Fighting an enemy? Fighting terrorists? The greatest terror regime in America in the world
37:34history? And we're winning. And that's why they're going nuts. We're winning. This is so spectacular
37:42what's taking place. And I want our troops to know something. These people who are trying to undermine
37:48you, they are a small percentage of the population. We red-blooded Americans, we love victory.
37:55And we love you. You are of us. And most of us have had relatives, if not ourselves, in the
38:02military.
38:03Chuck Schumer means nothing to us. Hakeem Jeffries means nothing to us. You, Mr. and Mrs. America,
38:10we support our military. We support our commander in chief. We support victory. This is a spectacular,
38:18spectacular military operation with our spectacular ally, the Israelis, with their spectacular prime
38:25minister. It's working. It's effective. It's spectacular. And these guys, we have to hurry back
38:33to Congress. We need to have a vote on the War Powers Act of 1973. This would be the same
38:40party
38:40that dragged us into Vietnam, right? Was that a declared war? No, it wasn't a declared war. And I
38:46could go on and on and on about the hypocrites in that party. It's their president that was about to
38:53hand nuclear weapons to this enemy. It's their president who handed them billions of dollars in
38:58cash and cash and so forth. This president isn't going to put up with it. And he has it. God
39:04bless
39:04our president. God bless the prime minister of Israel. And one last thing, as quickly as I can,
39:10all those poor people who died on October 7th, all those hostages who were taken and raped and
39:17tortured and murdered and brutalized. This is for you. All of those Americans
39:26who are walking around without without arms or
39:31legs, they're in wheelchairs, have died. All of those people who died in our embassies,
39:38all those people who've died from their terrorist acts, this is for you. And this is retribution.
39:45And you know what? We Americans like retribution, especially when it comes to dealing with terrorists.
39:51Khomeini is dead. He's not six feet under. He's in hell. He's got a river of blood on his hands.
39:59And the Iranian people are going to be free. They're going to be free. America's going to be
40:04safe. The Israelis are going to be safe. The world's going to be safe. No thanks to the UN. No
40:09thanks to
40:09Europe. And most of all, no thanks to the Democrats. I say this to the Democrats. Bring it on, baby.
40:15You don't know what you're dealing with. We, the American people, we've headed up to here with you.
40:21Issue your press releases. Go on your TV shows. And by the way, quickly, when did Tom Massey become
40:27the mouthpiece for the Republican Party? He's a non-entity. He's a radical libertarian. I keep
40:33here, Tom Massey says, Tom Massey says. I don't give a damn what Tom Massey has to say. He doesn't
40:39represent me. He's an irrelevancy. He will be a footnote to a footnote to a footnote in history
40:45if he's a footnote at all. That's it. I'm done. Great one. Mark Levin, the Supreme Leader, dead.
40:54Forty of the top leaders, dead. Donald Trump made that happen. Consequential, transformational.
41:02This goes back to Jimmy Carter in 1979. And Donald Trump was the one that had the courage,
41:10the conviction, the moral clarity, along with the Prime Minister of Israel, to get this done. And
41:15the world, Mark, you're right, is a safer place. All right. Thank you, sir. All right. Counterterrorism
41:21teams are now at high alert at the FBI. Now, keep in mind, Iran has operated death squads within the
41:28United States, even tried to assassinate President Trump multiple times. Here with more, former
41:34National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien. Obviously, especially during the Biden open borders years,
41:41we have known terrorists in the country. We have people from over 200 countries. We know they're here.
41:47We don't know where they all are. How great a threat do you believe that is?
41:53Sean, it's a real threat. And we know that Iran has used terrorism and assassination from the
42:00start of their regime. They've killed people in Europe. They've tried to kill people here in America.
42:05And it's an asymmetric tool that they use regularly. Now, Cash Patel was the senior director of the NSC when
42:13I was the national security advisor. And he was a counterterrorism senior director. So Cash knows this.
42:18He's put the FBI on high alert. But keep in mind, the number one target of the Iranian regime,
42:25the top of their list is Donald J. Trump and his family. And he's been a target from the start
42:32since he took office. And I'll tell you one thing, President Trump is a courageous and brave man,
42:37because I've never heard him once as he decides policy and decides what to do for the American
42:42people with respect to Iran. Never once has he raised the issue about his vulnerability.
42:48He's out with the public all the time. He's on the streets. He's at rallies.
42:52Never once has he raised the issue of his vulnerability to attack by the Iranians.
42:55He's the only one to do what was best for the American people. And today he's doing it.
42:59The Iranians, who would assassinate us and cut our heads off with a butter knife if they could,
43:06they're never going to get the chance to get a nuclear weapon and marry it up with an intercontinental
43:10ballistic missile and hold New York or L.A. at risk because Donald J. Trump is keeping America safe.
43:17All right, Robert O'Brien, we appreciate that insight. And we pray that Americans stay safe here at home.
43:23Now, we continue to monitor the skies over Iran and the Middle East, where this conflict will continue.
43:29It is ongoing until Iran's radical government is brought finally to its knees.
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