On Friday’s Mark Levin Show, criticism of President Trump’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear program is unconscionable and ignores the threat posed by a regime that has killed Americans, targeted U.S. officials, threatened the United States and Israel, and was advancing toward nuclear weapons capability. Senator John Kennedy said intelligence showed Iran was rapidly expanding its missile and drone arsenal and intended to use that capability to shield a renewed nuclear weapons program. Israel or neocons didn’t push the United States into conflict, the President acted independently based on the facts and the nature of the Iranian regime. Efforts to slow or restrain the campaign prolonged the conflict and the isolationists who advised Trump are now unfairly criticizing the war’s duration and election loss. Later, Democrats are laying the groundwork for 2028 with the goal of controlling the presidency, House, and Senate, which would allow them to undermine constitutional protections, bypass established amendment processes, eliminate the filibuster, reshape the Supreme Court, and weaken institutions such as the Electoral College. Democrats, communists, socialists, and Islamists want to use the constitutional mechanisms to ultimately undermine the Constitution itself. Also, political parties have existed since the founding of the Republic because they represent shared principles, beliefs, and values, and the idea that becoming independent or centrist is inherently superior should be rejected. Voters deserve transparency about what candidates stand for, especially when facing ideological opponents, and that the existence of parties gives people a clear choice between competing visions. Afterward, inflation, driven by excessive government spending and debt, is the primary cause of rising costs, while Congress, not the president alone, plays the central role in federal spending. The presidents can help by promoting energy production and controlling inflationary pressures but cannot simply order food prices down once higher costs are embedded throughout the economy. Meanwhile, America faces a deeper cultural problem: a growing belief among some people that they are entitled to benefits without personal responsibility, a mindset attributed to ideological indoctrination. Rugged individualism, hard work, self-reliance, and education, particularly by parents, is the solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices