Fox News host and best-selling author Mark Levin is grumbling about President Donald J. Trump’s foreign policy as it relates to relationships with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, two powerful interests in the volatile Middle East.
Trump rolled out the red carpet for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is visiting Washington, D.C., and during a Tuesday White House dinner, the leader of the free world officially designated Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally, “something that is very important to them,” he said.
The renowned geopolitical expert shared his thoughts in a post to X, grumbling about the elevated status of the longtime ally.
So, Saudi Arabia is to become a major non-NATO ally, and Qatar is a protectorate for which we will go to war if necessary.
The problem is that Saudi Arabia’s main enemy apart from Iran is Qatar. Qatar’s main enemy is Saudi Arabia, which they would love to overthrow through…
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) November 19, 2025
“So, Saudi Arabia is to become a major non-NATO ally, and Qatar is a protectorate for which we will go to war if necessary,” he wrote.
“The problem is that Saudi Arabia’s main enemy apart from Iran is Qatar. Qatar’s main enemy is Saudi Arabia, which they would love to overthrow through terror groups. The two countries have long despised each other. Therefore, we are promising to defend both,” Levin added. “It all seems so bizarre.”
The volatile host has been a vocal supporter of Trump’s Middle East policy when it comes to Israel, but has a serious problem with Qatar and criticized the president over his September executive order to “guarantee the security and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar against external attack.”
Our new protectorate, Qatar
If the leadership of Hamas in Qatar is killed by Israel, are we going to war with Israel? Wouldn’t it have been better to condition any military defense of Qatar on some basic requirements? For example: turnover the Hamas leaders; no more funding of…
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) October 1, 2025
“Our new protectorate, Qatar,” Levin wrote in an October 1 post to X. “If the leadership of Hamas in Qatar is killed by Israel, are we going to war with Israel? Wouldn’t it have been better to condition any military defense of Qatar on some basic requirements? For example: turnover the Hamas leaders; no more funding of terrorists worldwide: no more funding of Marxist-Islamist groups in the United States. This is the bare minimum.”
Levin has repeatedly suggested that former Fox News colleague Tucker Carlson is working on behalf of the Qatari government, dubbing him Chatsworth Qatarlson, a reference to a character in “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis,” an early 1960s sitcom unknown to anyone other than aging boomers and an example of his obsession with the wealthy Arab country.
X users served up some feedback for Levin to chew on.
Levin, you see simple division; Trump sees geometry of power. This is not bizarre; it is a checkmate. Trump ensures both rivals rely entirely on American force for their survival. You don’t pick sides, you control the board. This guarantees our dominance, isolates Iran, and…
— Saggezza Eterna (@FinalTelegraph) November 19, 2025
It may be bizarre but not unexplainable.
Simple – all those trillions of investments.
— haim (@haim_2010) November 19, 2025
Seems brilliant to me.
— Lady Hecate (@hecate40) November 19, 2025
I’m shocked you think it’s a bad idea.
— Hugh Jastle (@hughjastle69) November 19, 2025
@realDonaldTrump is a great Peacemaker! Blessed are the Peacemakers! Matthew 5:9 https://t.co/AeA3jsEK3y
— ᑕ ᑕ (@ContrabandCures) November 19, 2025
It is called playing both ends against the middle. They each have to fear the US holding the defense of the other so neither pursues conflict. Peace through strength.
— Timothy Crenshaw (@Ingolenuru) November 19, 2025
It’s a complicated world, and of course this region is more complicated than most.
— Piero Scaramuzzi (@Pieroscara) November 19, 2025
“It’s a special privilege to welcome his royal highness to Washington this year, as we mark the 80th anniversary of the first meeting between [a] U.S. President and a Saudi king,” Trump said during remarks at the state dinner. “The two became immediate and warm friends … and right now you have the best friend you’ve ever had.”
The president also praised the kingdom’s modernization as “an economic engine and a modern-day miracle,” and noted that Saudi Arabia’s upping of its U.S. investment to $1 trillion will create American jobs.
“So, that’s why tonight I’m pleased to announce that we’re taking our military cooperation to even greater heights by formally designating Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally, which is something that is very important to them,” he said.
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