About this episode

Mark Levin discusses the complexities of the ceasefire situation involving Israel and Lebanon, the threat of Hezbollah, and California's fraud issues with guests Chris Rufo and Rep Clay Fuller.

On Thursday’s Mark Levin Show, the reporting of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is perplexing because Israel is not at war with the Lebanese government or army but is instead trying to destroy Hezbollah in Lebanon, which is effectively an extension of Iran. There is concern is that Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Iranian regime may survive by the time President Trump leaves office, though there is no reason for Hezbollah to survive at all given its history of attacks. Also, what is Trump doing that is so irreligious, especially when the United States is in a position to act against a terrorist Islamist regime that slaughters tens of thousands of its own people, rapes, murders, tortures, and plans to hang four young people, including a woman, for nothing. No major faith—Catholicism, Christianity, Judaism—teaches non-involvement or passivity in the face of such evil. Rather than raising doubts about righteous actions, spiritual leaders should speak out against these evils. Later, Chris Rufo calls in and reveals that California under Gov Gavin Newsom experienced at least $30 billion in annual fraud, with the main areas being the Medi-Cal program, unemployment insurance and roughly…

People in this episode

Guests: Chris Rufo, Rep Clay Fuller

Topics covered

• Israel
• Lebanon
• Hezbollah
• Hamas
• Iran
• fraud
• California
• social programs

Keywords

• ceasefire
• terrorism
• fraud
• social services
• Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Medi-Cal, unemployment insurance

Places: Israel, Lebanon, Iran, the United States, California, Europe

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