On Thursday’s Mark Levin Show, Sen Roger Marshall is defending Qatar despite its role in funding terrorism globally, including support for Hamas, which has taken American hostages. While Qatar collaborates with Iran and shelters Hamas leaders, Marshall tries to highlight positive aspects of the country, seemingly excusing its actions. Why did Marshall choose not to bring up examples of Qatar funding terrorism? Does he understand the difference between an ally and an adversary? Also, Democrats are targeting Pete Hegseth, while Soros- and Koch-backed Republicans are gunning for Mike Waltz over the Signal text controversy. Ultimately, though, it’s Trump the Democrats are after. Hegseth and Waltz must hold firm, or the presidency will suffer. Later, Trump, Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, and Tom Homan have been making significant strides in cleaning up our streets. Despite resistance from judges slowing their efforts, they’ve done an outstanding job, notably apprehending a high-ranking MS-13 leader labeled the “worst of the worst.”
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Segment 1
Hello, America. Mark Levin here. Our number 877-381-3811. 877-381-3811. You know, years ago. There is some group. I forget their name. They used to give an award. The to the dumbest senator every year. This poor guy from I think it was Virginia. I could be dead. Dead Wrong. He used to like one and every year. I know his name, but I don’t want to say it because I’m sure his past and his family deserve better than that. But that said. I think I’m going to start that practice right here and right now. But I’ll change it a little bit. The dumbest Republican Senate. So I want to give out the trophy to the dumbest Republican senator. His name is Roger Marshall from the state of Kansas. 99.9% of you, especially if you’re not from Kansas, have never heard of the man. But he’s obviously a very dumb man. And. I want to play this for you. This was today, right, Mr. Producer? At a Senate hearing on anti-Semitism. Here’s Roger Marshall questioning Dr. Charles Small, founding director and president, the Institute for the Study of Global anti-Semitism and Policy. I don’t know him. I’ve never heard of him. But nonetheless, there he is. So let’s listen. Listen in. And I will explain why I have given him the 2025. Dumbest Republican in the United States Senate Award. Cut! Forego. Dr. Small, what was Qatar’s role in the hostage release of Americans? It’s a good question. I’m not an expert at that level, but I know that the Qataris certainly were funding Hamas. They have very good relations. That’s not my question. Let’s stop right there. Notice how he cuts him off like a liberal. I don’t know, Senator, what was the Qataris role in October 7th and the taking of the hostages? You really are a sleazeball, this guy, Roger Marshall. Go ahead. Responsible for the freeing of American hostages and many others. Dr. Small, what was Qatar’s role in the in the evacuation of Afghanistan and especially had it in Impact America? The Qatari regime has good relations with the Taliban, with the Iranian revolutionary regime. It’s interesting, just the prejudice I hear coming out of your mouth. Okay. So, ladies and gentlemen, Qatar’s funding terrorism all over the world. They’ve been funding. It’s not just me. The money’s been traced by all kinds of experts and so forth who actually believe in this country, our country. They’ve been funding Hamas. They are allied with Iran and the Taliban. He doesn’t want you to know that. So he’s cutting this guy off and he’s mistreating them. They work very, very closely with these terrorist regimes. They are pouring, God knows how much money into our country. So this guy is now a propagandist. Let’s be clear, Kansas. Roger Marshall is a propagandist for Qatar. And look, real big time, Mr. Senator. It’s cutting off your witness and bullying him. You want to come on this show? Drag your ass onto this show. I’m more than happy to talk to you. I’m sick of these arrogant. You know what’s. Sitting there like a liberal cutting off this gentleman. You’re not answering my question. He’s not giving you the answer you want, you schmuck. That’s your problem. Go ahead. Guitar was so important to the 120,000 people evacuated from from Afghanistan. In our moment of need, guitars stood beside us and 120,000 removed. Six. Gentlemen, this guy is bad, dude. In our moment of need. Qatar coordinated with supported the Taliban, and we’re removing people. Qatar agrees that we can land our planes in Qatar on a base that we built and we lease the biggest military base in the Middle East. Qatar funds Hamas. Which takes our people hostage. That is Americans as well as Israelis. And then Qatar steps into the void and acts as a negotiator and moderator to help us. And then when it falls through. They blame the Israelis and talk nice about Hamas. They’re working with Iran. Al Jazeera is a propaganda newspaper owned by. Owned by the the Reds who run Qatar. And in fact, there are other Arab countries, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia. They want nothing to do with Qatar. And Al Jazeera. So here you have a guy who’s out front. Thanking the Qataris. And this is what Qatar does. And they obviously have one of their boys in the United States Senate here. Roger Marshall of Kansas. Who doesn’t want to hear what this gentleman is trying to say. Well, if that’s the way it is, Roger Marshall, then why don’t you just run back and forth between Inquisitor and Witness? You can take both sides of the same argument. Hedge I win tells you lose, right? What kind of a joke are you? Go ahead. Came through Qatar without Qatar. We would have had thousands more deaths as well. So I’m really I don’t know why you won’t answer that question. I want to think about just a little bit more objective here on this. I’m going to say this century, in the past decade or so, just sounds dumb to me. Sounds like a dumb guy. I want to say a little more objective here. She is even talking about. Go ahead. $5 billion to the educational institutions of America, and a vast majority of that, probably 80%, is setting up universities in Qatar, whether it’s Texas A&M. Hey, Mark, here’s part of the problem, and this has come out of your own body and other places. We don’t know exactly what Qatar spending. It’s more than $5 billion. We do know that I’ve done programs on this and have pulled the records ourselves as well as others have. And what are they doing? What are they doing with their money? They’re spreading anti-Semitism, anti-Americanism. And here we have a senator from Kansas, of all places. Who’s a special pleading for Qatar. Go ahead. And medicine. A vast amount of that money is research oriented as well. Guitar has been a great ally to America. I don’t know why you’re attacking them. And now we’re telling you why we’re attacking them, you schmuck. You sound like a buffoon. A complete jerk. Attacking them. It’s called exposing them. Tell us, Senator, why were five of the billionaires who run Hamas given protection by Qatar? Can you answer that? Why was Hamas given over $1.8 million over the year by over the years by far? Qatar was the biggest provider of funds to Hamas. How do you explain that? Senator? How do you explain the money going to all these colleges and universities in our own country? I’ve laid this out chapter and verse. How do you explain that? Oh, they’re just funding medical research, America, medical research, you know, like the communist Chinese and the Confucius Institutes. They’re just funding medical research. So this guy. Is like the Tokyo rose of our time. This guy is telling you all the things. Qatar. We can find them on the positive side has bought with their money. Well, on the other side. They’re literally funding terrorism. Literally. And he’s excusing them. And Republican. The dumbest Republican senator of 2025, maybe of all time. Go ahead. Ampere. So China’s given over 3 billion, the Saudis, one and a half billion, UK a billion, Germany over a billion. You comparing Qatar to the UK and Germany? Are you serious? So this is a propagandist. He’s a demagogue. He’s running interference. For a country that funds terrorism. And plays Americans. And plays us. Go ahead. Be attacking them as well. And I want you to, you know, be attacking them as well. We are communist China. What are you talking about, moron? But why would we attack great Great Britain, Germany? Is this guy sit on like the Foreign Relations Committee or something? Does he not know the difference between an ally and an enemy, or at least an adversary? Good God, is he stupid? Go ahead. Question two universities heavily funded by guitar and power. You got a witness there? She’s got a lot of knowledge. I don’t know the man, but I can tell he’s intelligent. You ask him a couple of questions and you shut him off. Go ahead. And VCU. Were there any large anti-Semitic riots or protests there? So this is a very important issue, and I would say so. So were there any anti-Semitic guys? You see what I mean, Rich? Won’t let him talk. He’s an embarrassment. A humiliation to himself in the United States Senate. He’s the Rasheeda Talib. And the Republican senators. Yes, he is. Tough guy. You want to. Come on, tough guy. Contact my producer. Have your comms person do it. Come on, tough guy. Let’s do it. I’ll be right back.
Segment 2
So in this forum, this senator wouldn’t be able to cut me off. Counter Extremism Project. And there’s so many reports. Qatar, a longtime U.S. ally, member of the global coalition to counter ISIS, has supported and harbored international terrorist organizations and individuals. And they are footnote after footnote after footnote after footnote backing up their allegations. The hydrocarbon rich Gulf country sends direct financial material support to internationally designated terrorist groups such as Hamas and the Nusra Front, and knowingly permits internationally designated or wanted terrorist leaders and financiers to operate within its borders. The Qatar government has lent support to al Qaeda. Maybe, maybe Mr. Marshall has heard of them in the Arabian Peninsula. Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Nusra Front, the Taliban, including through direct money, loans, ransom payments and supply transfers. Qatar has been harboring it at least dead at least 13 sanctioned, designated or wanted individuals, including former Hamas leader Coward Michel Karen, Hamas leader. Some of these people are dead now. Muslim Brotherhood ideologues use of our quarry, three U.N. sanctioned Taliban operatives and at least seven al Qaeda financiers. Although these individuals have been sanctioned by the United States and the U.N. are subject to Interpol arrest warrants, they are able to live with impunity and in many cases, luxury within Qatar. And they go through it piece by piece, by piece by piece. Hamas, The Muslim Brotherhood. Loaded with footnotes and explanations. The Taliban. Financial institutions that they’re involved in these banks, the Doha Bank that’s involved in funding terrorism. Qatar National Bank. Charitable front groups. It goes on, the list goes on. And this isn’t the only one. Now he mentions two schools like Qatar funding in the United States. Qatar is funding scores of colleges and universities. Matter of fact, over 100. Including some of the places where the anti-Semitism and anti-Americanism has had its worse. They’re involved in funding front organizations, terrorist front organizations in our own country. Now he doesn’t have to look far to find this out. The Senate Intelligence Committee could educate him. The Georgetown’s terrorism project can educate him. Many of these projects can educate in memory dot org. In the MRI they could educate him. They counter-extremism project can educate him. This is no joke. This is no neo con deal. They’re funding our enemies. And here you have a Republican senator from Kansas who’s lambasting an individual who’s there. At least the. The claim is to discuss anti-Semitism, and he jumps right to the defense of Qatar. I’ve told you before, and I don’t know about this senator and his connection, if he would come on, I would certainly pursue it. But that said. Qatar owns a lot of politicians, current and former. A lot of law firms. They have provided moneys to and gone to business with a lot of business people who are in and out of politics. They’ve spent their money wisely. But it’s blood money. It’s money that they have used to prop up all these terrorist organizations. No. No alliance with Iran, for God’s sakes. I’m surprised you didn’t mention it. They gave $5 million to the new Medal of Honor Museum. They do these things. Because they are propagandists. They want the West to believe in the West believe. Look, we have a Republican senator. Who’s rude? Who’s a bully? Who’s cutting off a witness? I don’t know why you’re criticizing Qatar. You don’t know why he’s criticizing Qatar. How stupid is this guy? Hence Roger Marshall, Republican of Kansas. He gets the stupidest Republican Center award for 2025. What a schmuck. I’ll be right back.
Segment 3
Yep yep yep yep yep. Pretty amazing. The United States Senate. A Republican. It’s interesting. I’m reading here. Ask any. Of the Gulf Arab nations, United Arab Emirates real ally Bahrain, an ally of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. About Qatar. Qatar funds terrorism in the region and throughout the globe. That’s the truth. State run Qatar mosques hosted extremist speakers, religious leaders. Jihadis and. They’ve supported every terrorist group that is that has and has tried to attack the United States of America. Not amazing. Last time I checked, the Taliban is the enemy. They’ve subsidized the Taliban. They’ve subsidized Hamas. They’ve subsidized the Hitler Youth that’s parading around our country. I don’t know why you don’t. Why, Tom? I don’t know why this is a problem. The Center for Strategic and International Studies neighbor Qatar, a safe haven for religious extremists expelled by other countries. They cited Qatar’s history providing refuge to Palestinian East Sudanese Algerian terrorists. Qatar reportedly gave refuge to Saudi militants that had taken over the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Tara also hosted members of Al Qaida and the Taliban, according to military affairs periodical Janes, which is a fantastic publication. Qatar in the 1980s was the waypoint for senior Salafist terrorist. Transiting to or from Afghanistan utilizing the home secretary Nobles has safe. Safe houses. Oh. Why do you keep criticizing them? Let’s see. On June five, 2017. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic ties with Qatar over Qatar’s support for terrorism. The nations also barred Qatari citizens close to all of their borders to Qatar. According to the Saudi press, the kingdom broke ties with Qatar to protect its national security from the dangers of terrorism and extremism. Mean that Saudi Arabia. The Saudis cited Qatari support of Iranian backed militias in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, as well as alleged Qatari support for the Muslim Brotherhood, al Qaeda and ISIS. What do you think of that? Stroke. But those are Arab countries that have. Rejected Qatar. Muslim Brotherhood. Okay. To Hamas. I mean, this these are the now the all stars of terrorism. In fact, it’s said that Qatar funds more terrorism around the world than Iran. And there have been international terrorism lawsuits brought against Qatar. Lawsuits brought in the United States of America against Qatar. They’re all out there for anybody to read. You can read the Arab News, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post, Al-Monitor Arabian Business Network. The on and on and on. Qatar was reportedly on alert for an ISIS attack following attacks on Shiite mosques in Saudi Arabia in 2015. July 2014, ISIS reportedly threatened to attack a top international soccer organization did not relocate. So what did they do? They bought our faces. At least that was their effort. Taliban officials have had increasing presence in Qatar at least since 2010. Their families and high level officials have reportedly removed to the country. I mean, it’s like the the Star Wars bar scene of terrorists. Guitars forge an alliance with Iran, which has led to alleged cooperation with the IRGC, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Fox News report claimed Qatar advanced knowledge of an Iranian attack on for commercial jet goes on and on and on. Foreign fighters. That they fund. And so we have a guy, a Republican from Kansas. Who can’t understand why a gentleman they invited to talk about anti-Semitism brings up Qatar. And keeps cutting them off. Because he’s an obnoxious, obnoxious S.O.B.. You’re right, Your Honor. I mean, what are we called? Senators? You look at the George Washington University Project on extremism, there’s so many of them. You can look at one group after another. That’s fine. You know, I did an entire show on this on Fox about a month ago. But a month ago. I’m just telling you, America, it’s you and me. We the people against this ruling class, Republicans and Democrats that have sold out our country and so on, sold us out. I don’t know about the senator. He does. Come on. I will certainly grill him on this. But that’s beside the point. Qatar’s many friends in this country. And. Most of them are in the ruling class, not we, the people. We noticed that too. Must reduce her. Most of them are in the ruling class. Most of them are the beautiful people. Most of them are businessmen that have business deals with this country. They are not they alone. There are other enemy countries involved in this are destroying our colleges and universities. It’s very, very important that the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security. And the Treasury Department trace these dollars. A lot of this has already been done, but it’s very important that they use the power of subpoenas. And so forth to trace the dollars. Because it’s destroying our universities and colleges. They’re indoctrinating our children. To hate the United States, to hate the West. These are not Muslims per se. They’re Islamists. They’re even worse. They’re jihadists. Shoot em saying they’re jihadists. Terrorists. So they’ll stand there. One of them does in a suit. Big smile on his face. Give $5 million to the Medal of Honor Museum. Don’t criticize to me that what they’re doing. They’re doing such wonderful things. How do we know? Roger Marshall is telling us all the wonderful things they’ve done. So why didn’t what, Marshall bring up any of the other stuff that I just brought up? It’s available. Go on the Internet. Can’t believe what’s on the Internet. There’s sighting reports where their notes and footnotes. Perfectly legitimate. They’re not kooks or bloggers or anything else. These are legitimate institutions. Now work on this stuff morning, noon and night. So the question is, why did Roger Marshall, the Republican senator from the great state of Kansas, during the course of this hearing, choose not to bring up the a zillion examples of Qatar funding terrorism, terrorist organizations and terrorist states that are our enemy that have killed American citizens. Why did he do that? Why did he do that? I mean, in addition to being a low IQ schmuck, why did he do it? Which is why he gets the 2025. Dumbest Senator award. Dallas Republican Senator Award. Now, this is. This is well-earned. I mean, there’s a lot of competition. But in the end, it wasn’t close. Being there wasn’t even close. Man. Oh, man. Sick. Absolutely sick. And this guy has access to whatever he wants, and he’s got staff running around for him, getting him lunch, getting him water, whatever he wants. White Bean is. But who the hell knows? But he can get all this information. It’s available out there. And he didn’t want to hear what this fellow had to say. He didn’t want to hear what Dr. Charles Small had to say. That’s not my question. I’ll answer the question for you. So the Qataris were vastly responsible for the freeing of American hostages and many others. Dr. Small, what was Qatar’s role in the evacuation of Afghanistan, and especially how did it impact America? Oh, I don’t know. Senator, why don’t you tell the whole story? How much money did they use to subsidize the Taliban and how much of that money went to killing and maiming American soldiers, you dumb moron? How much? Oh, and they helped get hostages out from Hamas. They funded Hamas. Roger Marshall. I’ll be right back.
Segment 4
If I were Roger Marshall. I wouldn’t want this gentleman to speak either, because he doesn’t want the nation to hear what the man had to say. I will continue to say this till till they put dirt on me. This idea that America first is to support terrorist regimes that fund Hamas, that fund the Taliban, that fund the Hitler Youth in our streets is not America first. It’s not MAGA. It’s not Trump. This is a complete perversion. Of who we are as conservatives, constitutionalists and Republicans. A complete perversion. And we will fight this. Because this is the view and used to be the view of the hardcore radical leftists. The Marxists. They sound like Marxists. And they’re giving aid and comfort to the Marxist Islamist fusion that’s taking place not just in our country and our universities, but all over the world. And so we will fight them. I will fight them. If I’m the only one to do it. And I won’t be because you, the American people, you’re patriotic, you love your country. You know a terrorist when you see one, you know, good for an evil, you know, liberty and tyranny, you know, the whole thing. I don’t care that he served in the military. That doesn’t mean anything to me. When you’re a United States senator and you’re doing the kind of stuff you’re doing now, congratulations for serving in the military now. You’re a disgrace. You’re a moron. Bizarre. Absolutely bizarre. In my entire life as a constitutional conservative from the age of 13, and now I’m 67. Involved in the Reagan revolution in the Tea Party movement. A strong advocate of President Trump. In all the things I’ve read, all the things I’ve read, and all the people I’ve talked to millions and millions of, you know. I never thought I would see the day. When we have elected senior officials in the Republican Party like Roger Marshall. Defending, hence giving aid and comfort. Two countries that spend billions on terrorism aimed against us. And they’re so blinded. They’re so moronic. Fundamentally, they’re so stupid. Then one guitar uses its money. To market itself to the West as being Western with one hand and then uses its money with the other hand to fund the individuals that want to overthrow our country. The idea that senior elected and public officials, many of whom are Republican, don’t see it. Is frightening. It’s frightening. Or even worse, they don’t want to hear about it. Yeah, but hearing a guy’s trying to talk, he keeps cutting them off. He keeps cutting him off like an obnoxious liberal. In fact, I’ll ask you folks a question. You live in nights out there, millions of millions of you. I will ask you this question. How many radio hosts, how many TV hosts go on the air behind microphones or behind cameras and condemn Qatar? How many? Count them on one hand, I think. How many bring to you, whether it’s behind a microphone in front of a television camera? Fact after fact, evidence after evidence proving that their funding the enemy. Well, at the same time, they’re buying professional sports teams. They’re contributing to the Medal of Honor Museum. They’re doing things of that sort to cover their tracks. You see these shows, these commercials, tunnel the towers, wounded warriors. You see what’s happened to these men and these women. In Afghanistan and Iraq. The Taliban have done it. Iran has done it. Islamist terrorists. Jihadists have done it. I just told you Qatar’s the biggest funder of terrorism in the world. It’s not even Iran. It’s Qatar. How many of those? Wonderful Americans. It brings tears to your eyes to see these commercials. How many of you donate to these fantastic charities to help them? And you have a United States Republican senator defending the leading funder of terrorism, Qatar. And then spewing their propaganda what they’ve spent in the West. Sad. It’s pathetic. And then he claims to be an American First thing, then an American first. A You’re a schmuck. I’ll be right back