On Tuesday’s Mark Levin Show, WJNO’s Brian Mudd fills in. President Trump isn’t playing games—he’s made it crystal clear he’s not sitting down with Putin or Zelensky until this peace deal is in its final stages. He’s already sent his people to Moscow and Kyiv to iron out the last disagreements, and he says we’re getting “very close.” Now, Ukraine is signaling they’re ready to move forward, but even they admit the toughest issues have to be handled directly between Trump and Zelensky. After those intense talks in Geneva, Kyiv says they support the “essence” of the deal. Later, in classic Trump fashion, he takes the Thanksgiving turkey pardon—Gobble and Waddle spared—and turns it into a moment to hammer Democrats. He even joked that Biden’s turkey pardons last year were “totally invalid” because of an autopen. And let’s not forget, this turkey pardon tradition goes way back—Truman got the first bird in 1947, Kennedy offered clemency in ’63, and it was George H.W. Bush in ’89 who made the “presidential pardon” stick. He also renewed his call for federal intervention in Chicago, saying he could make the city safer in four to ten weeks if Governor Pritzker would let him deploy the National Guard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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