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Mark Levin Podcast

12/16/25 - Who’s to Blame for the Vanity Fair Story?

Mark Levin Podcast

Cumulus Podcast Network

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.622.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

On Tuesday’s Mark Levin Show, WMAL’s Larry O’Connor fills in for Mark. President Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles gave an interview to Vanity Fair, which was then highlighted by the New York Times, turning it into an exaggerated scandal trying to damage Trump and his team. This is a classic case of the media and the machine that is DC culture for inflating the story. Much of the NY Times' article is characterization rather than direct quotes, fueling the DC frenzy. Also, there’s been a global string of recent terror attacks and thwarted plots linked which are all linked to radical Islamists, including ISIS and Hamas supporters, targeting religious and cultural celebrations across continents. There are the patterns of Islamist-motivated violence against Christian and Jewish events, with terrorists aiming to murder, destroy cultural symbols, and terrify societies into altering behaviors. The worst part is that Western policies are welcoming such individuals without proper vetting. Later, there’s a woman in Canada with a chronic disease unable to access treatment, leading the government to offer euthanasia as a solution since she qualifies and is "going to die anyway." Euthanasia, initially sold as compassionate mercy for the terminally ill in unbearable pain, has expanded in Canada to include those with depression, shifting from doctor-assisted relief to societal endorsement of suicide that contradicts healers' roles. Why would a society fund and approve this? Finally, we’re now on day four of a massive manhunt in Rhode Island—federal and state officers are hunting for the coward who opened fire during a final exam at Brown University. Two young people are dead, nine others are injured, and there’s still no clear motive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

America's best days are yet to come.

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That's because conservatives like you know and live the values our great country was built on.

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0:14.3

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Paid for by the Heritage Foundation.

0:20.9

He's here.

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He's here.

0:25.0

Now broadcasting from the underground command post.

0:28.8

Deep in the bowels of a hidden bunker somewhere under the brick and steel of a non-discreet building,

0:35.0

we've once again made contact with our leader, Mark Levin.

0:42.8

My name's Larry O'Connor. I'm in for the great one, Mark Levin, and boy, we got a lot to talk about.

0:47.9

Mark's going to be back tomorrow, by the way.

0:50.7

Always an honor and a pleasure to fill in for the great one. 877-381-3-8-1-3-8-1. You know, the last couple of times I've had the honor of being behind Mark's... It's not a golden microphone, is it, Mr. Producer? He doesn't... Rush was the only one with a golden microphone. What will be... Is it platinum? Is it... Well, he's kind of... But but you know what he's the blue collar guy he's like

1:12.4

the hardworking hard hat kind of let's call it let's call it the iron microphone that i like that

1:18.5

i like the iron microphone uh the last time i had a chance to sit in here behind mark levin's

1:23.9

iron microphone um i realized after the fact that i'd done all the talking and we didn't get a chance to

1:30.4

interact.

1:31.4

And my favorite part about talk radio, it's the world's original social media.

1:36.4

And your calls are the comment section.

1:38.7

And I promised myself this evening that I will be, or I should say today, that I'll be taking a lot of your calls.

1:45.4

So 877-381-3-8-1.

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