Podcast Summary: Mark Levin Podcast

Episode: 11/28/25 - Trump's Bold Moves: Fixing Biden's Foreign Policy Blunders
Date: November 29, 2025
Guest Host: Brian Mudd (filling in for Mark Levin)
Main Theme:
How President Trump’s recent executive actions aim to reverse what the host sees as catastrophic failures of Biden’s administration, with a particular focus on foreign policy, immigration, crime, and health care reform (Trumpcare).

1. Episode Overview

Guest host Brian Mudd (regular conservative commentator) steps in for Mark Levin to dissect current headlines, focusing primarily on:

• The aftermath of an alleged terrorist attack in Washington, D.C.
• The legacy of the Biden administration, especially regarding foreign policy and border security.
• President Trump’s new executive actions and their sweeping reversal of Biden-era policies.
• How new policies (notably on immigration and health care) could reshape the country.
• Calls from listeners and responses to national frustration and ideas for outreach.

2. Key Discussion Points & Insights

I. Foreign Policy Failures and National Security Blunders

• Afghanistan Withdrawal as a Turning Point:

  • Mudd repeatedly references August 26, 2021, the withdrawal date, as the inception of cascading foreign policy failures:
    “It was that fateful August day during the failed withdrawal from Afghanistan where we dropped our pants. We let the Taliban take over, we let the Chinese in to get a hold of our equipment...all the bloodshed, all the lives that were put on the line and lost, American servicemen and women for what? Because Joe Biden just absolutely feckless and weak.” (09:44)
  • Links the attack in D.C. to failed vetting in the Afghanistan evacuation.

• Continuous Criticism of Biden’s Foreign Policy:

  • Cites Robert Gates:
    “Joe Biden has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy, national security issue of the past four decades.” (10:50)

• Claimed Domino Effect:

  • Biden’s “weakness” credited for:
    • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
    • China’s provocations over Taiwan
    • Hamas attacks on Israel, Iranian-backed aggression
  • ISIS and al Qaeda resurgence linked directly to Biden’s presidency.

II. Immigration, Crime, and the Biden Era’s Consequences

• Linking Illegal Immigration to Crime:

  • Provides statistics (his own analysis) to argue a surge in crime due to illegal immigration, claiming:
    • Non-citizens 914% more likely to commit a crime than citizens by end of Biden term. (21:48)
    • Illegal immigrants responsible for 24% of drug trafficking, 25% of property crime, 28% of fraud. (22:50)
    • Rates of various crimes (including homicide and sexual assault) spiked between 182% and 967% during Biden’s tenure.
    • "'Homicide and manslaughter by non-citizens rose 967% under the Biden administration. But remember, these people less likely to commit crimes than you, they’re warm and fluffy.'” (25:44)

• Fraudulent Asylum Claims:

  • “97% of those who actually were processed ended up being not legitimate asylum seekers for any number of reasons, starting with the fact that the very definition of asylum is you are fleeing a government that is hostile to you.” (27:36)

• Government Benefits as Migration Incentive:

  • Under Biden:
    • Asylum seekers had access to a broad spectrum of government support (food stamps, Medicaid, housing, etc.)
    • “The average net lifetime financial impact of each illegal immigrant from the time they enter this country until the time they exit...has risen to $68,000.” (29:14)
  • Trump’s recent executive actions have terminated these benefits.

III. Trump’s Bold Moves and Policy Reversals

• Executive Orders and Border Actions:

  • “President Trump, just to kind of circle back to where I wrapped up the first hour. So far this year has reduced the amount of illegal immigration into this country to a near non-existent number...” (40:33)
  • Border crossings and new arrivals down by 90-99%. ICE daily detentions up 55%. Crime rates falling as a result.
  • “We now have had nearly 2.2 million deportations so far this year, most of those about 4 to 1 running self deportations.” (38:07)

• Ending 'Team Auto Pen' Executive Orders:

  • Trump voided roughly 92% of Biden executive orders, calling them 'Team Auto Pen’ since they were not personally signed by Biden.
  • Notable quote:
    “He said, quote: ‘Any document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with the auto pen, which was approximately 92% of them, is hereby terminated and have no further force or effect.’” (59:37)

• Restricting Immigration and Visas:

  • Permanent ban on migration from “the third world” to allow the system to recover.
  • Reining in visas from Afghanistan and elsewhere, introducing stricter vetting.

IV. Healthcare Reform: The Trumpcare Push

• Critique of Obamacare:

  • “What was true was that one of the greatest corporate welfare projects in American history, if not the largest, was set into motion...The Not Affordable Care act took the greatest obstacle to affordable health care...the insurance first model and it mandated it into law.” (64:54)

• Trumpcare Details:

  • Legislation (being written by Sen. Rick Scott) will:
    • Redirect federal ACA (“Obamacare”) subsidies into individuals’ Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) instead of insurance companies.
    • Remove insurance mandate. Individuals can buy coverage suited to their needs or just use the HSA for direct health services.
    • Competition and choice: Providers will compete transparently on price, urgent care model cited as positive example.

• Potential Impact:

  • “The average American spent only $1,514 in actual health care needs...while the average health insurance plan this year is $6,400. So...not only is the round trip on your insurance policy $6,400, but you often don’t get anything for that.” (81:33)
  • With HSAs instead of insurance-first, claims average families and individuals would save 30-70% or more on healthcare costs.
  • Quotes Trump:
    “‘The only healthcare I will support or approve is sending the money directly back to the people with nothing going to the big fat rich insurance companies...Power to the people, Congress, do not waste your time and energy on anything else. This is the only way to have great healthcare in America. Get it done now.’" (84:31)

V. Listener Calls and Broader Outreach

• Connecting with Dissenters:

  • Caller Sandra (62:27) expresses frustration:
    "We have to get...we have to reach the people who don’t agree with us...we need to reach the people who don’t agree with us. And we have to figure out a way to do it."
  • Mudd agrees, says he gets plenty of opposing listener mail, and emphasizes giving actionable solutions, not just complaints.

• The “Insurance Ponzi Scheme” Parallel:

  • Caller likens healthcare and Social Security to Ponzi schemes (106:34), Mudd expands:
    “…If Social Security were not run by the federal government, it would be declared the greatest scam in the history of the United States of America...” (107:42)
  • Mudd asserts health care reform is actionable in the short term, distinct from entitlement reform.

3. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Linking Biden Policy to Tragedy and Terrorism:

  • “It is a fact that Sarah Beckstrom is dead today because Joe Biden was President of the United States.” (12:19)

• On Self-Deportation and ICE Detention:

  • “Let every detention facility that is run by ICE seem like it was the original Alcatraz. ... That is the single most effective mechanism to help speed up deportations.” (42:32)

• On Health Insurance:

  • “Health insurance is almost always to most people the antithesis of health care. It’s what why they can’t afford health care.” (65:22)

• On Executive Orders:

  • “Eight percent of the presidency. That’s what we’ve learned. Eight percent of the executive actions taken by the Biden administration were actually taken by the President of the United States. 8%. Any questions?” (59:54)

• On Healthcare Savings:

  • “Imagine saving over 70% on health care over what we’ve been paying as a country. That is the true solution, something that I have always been waiting for.” (101:23)

4. Timestamps for Important Segments

• Foreign Policy/Critique of Biden: 03:20–14:57
• Crime & Immigration Analysis: 16:00–33:00
• Listener Glenn & Non-citizen Crime Discussion: 32:51–36:29
• Trump's Actions on Immigration and Executive Orders: 36:02–46:00
• Details on Halting Federal Benefits for Illegal Immigrants: 40:33–54:07
• Trumpcare and Healthcare Reform: 54:07–94:44
• Listener Calls and Broader Societal Issues: 98:28–114:43

5. Tone and Delivery

• Combative, sarcastic, and highly critical of political opponents.
• Frequent use of humor, hyperbole (“salmonella-ridden turkey,” “bad crap crazy”) and vivid analogies.
• Focused on actionable optimism—emphasizing Trump as providing concrete, corrective action.
• Rooted in personal experience and audience engagement (“Mud lover,” “All you need to do…”).

6. Summary: For Those Who Haven’t Listened

This episode, guest-hosted by Brian Mudd, is a deep-dive—sometimes fevered—indictment of Biden’s past presidency, blaming it for the current ills in foreign policy, terrorism, violent crime, and healthcare dysfunction. Mudd attributes these problems to weaknesses and policy catastrophes of Biden’s administration, particularly the Afghanistan withdrawal, linking recent domestic terror events directly to these failures. He details the purported restoration of law and order under Trump through sweeping deportations, stricter border policies, and the axing of Biden’s executive orders—actions that, Mudd claims, are already driving down crime and illegal migration.

The second half pivots to healthcare reform, with Mudd stumping vigorously for “Trumpcare”—a transparent, consumer-first alternative to Obamacare—detailing how average Americans would save substantial amounts and regain choice and agency over healthcare spending.

Throughout, Mudd engages with callers on how to reach the disengaged and press for conservative solutions, tying together action on border security, entitlement reform, and healthcare under the banner of Trump’s new administration. The tone is urgent, relentless, and often darkly humorous, seeking to rally the base and present a case for Trump’s "bold moves" as a necessary course correction.

For further listening:

• [00:43] Initial framing: Trump, National Guard tragedy, and Biden’s legacy
• [36:02] Effects of executive orders rescinded, deportation statistics
• [54:07] Trumpcare segment: Concrete proposals, cost breakdowns
• [62:27][106:34] Caller exchanges on activism and policy

Key Takeaway:
In the host’s view, Trump has initiated a rapid, decisive reversal of Biden’s policies, already producing measurable improvements in border security and crime, while healthcare reform (“Trumpcare”) could finally give Americans choice and affordability, undoing what is described as a decade of insurance industry “theft” and government “Ponzi schemes.”