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The Liz Wheeler Show

Leftist ARRESTED for Plot to Assassinate Conservative Commentator Benny Johnson | Ep 183

The Liz Wheeler Show

Blaze Media

Daily News, News Commentary, News

4.94.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of “The Liz Wheeler Show,” Liz is joined by conservative commentator Benny Johnson to discuss his most recent death threat. The man who threatened Johnson has been charged with one count of mailing a threatening communication. Plus, Liz examines the case for giving the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump. SPONSORS: KINDRED HARVEST: Stop trusting China with your family's health. Choose American quality. Choose Kindred Harvest. Cultivating Goodness Daily. Go to http://www.KindredHarvest.co and use code LIZ for 20% off. -- Get the full audio show on all major podcast platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-liz-wheeler-show/id1567701295 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4LhlHfocr5gMnLj4l573iI iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-liz-wheeler-show-82737301/ Subscribe to The Liz Wheeler Show newsletter: https://lizwheeler.com/email Get VIP access to The Liz Wheeler Show on Locals: https://lizwheeler.locals.com/. Stay in touch with Liz on social media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lizwheeler Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLizWheeler Twitter: https://twitter.com/Liz_Wheeler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/OfficialLizWheeler Rumble: https://rumble.com/LizWheeler Website: https://lizwheeler.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

All right. We are live right here on X, on YouTube, on Facebook, on Rumble. It is good to see you all. Thank you for joining the Liz Wheeler show today. I am your host, Liz Wheeler. We have a very special guest joining us here in just a moment because we have a very somber, a very frightening, a story that gives us a peek into the reality of what we are facing against

0:24.4

the left right now in our country. A leftist has just been arrested for an assassination

0:30.2

plots against a conservative commentator. And, you know, listen, we get a lot of hate as conservatives, especially those of us in the public eye, a lot of nasty comments online.

0:41.2

But there's a difference between a nasty comment, even a threatening comment, or a credible threat of violence against one and one's family.

0:50.2

And this was a credible enough threat of violence that the Department of Justice has arrested George Isabel Jr., a 69-year-old man for threatening to kill Benny Johnson and his entire family.

1:02.3

This is the Department of Justice, Attorney General Pam Bondi, hosting a press conference announcing the charges against this despicable man.

1:09.5

Take a look.

1:10.4

Good morning. Thank you all for being

1:12.5

here and thank you Lieutenant Governor for being here. We've been living through a horrific

1:17.2

cycle of political violence in this country. We've seen attacks against police officers,

1:22.4

federal agents, including the deadly shooting in the ice facility in Dallas.

1:32.6

Night after night, Antifa wreaks havoc on our streets of our cities.

1:37.4

In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband.

1:38.3

It was horrific.

1:50.0

An anti-Semitic, lunatic, tried to burn down Governor Shapiro's house while he was in it with his wife and young children. This week, authorities arrested a man outside a Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., with hundreds of explosive devices.

1:57.0

And on September 10th, our nation stopped in its tracks with the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

2:03.6

We miss him dearly.

2:05.6

Unfortunately, I'm here today to talk about similar threats that were made against Benny Johnson and his wife Kate.

2:13.6

Benny's a well-known media personality, carrying a message very similar to Charlie's, grounded largely in faith and love of country.

2:24.3

Just days after Charlie's assassination, Benny received a letter at his home where he and Kate are raising their beautiful, beautiful young family.

2:36.4

The author of this letter made it very clear that he hated Benny because of his views

2:43.6

and he wanted Benny dead.

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