President Donald Trump has defended right-wing commentator Mark Levin as a "Great American Patriot" amid a feud between Megyn Kelly and fellow conservative pundits over Israel and the war in Iran. This is part of a larger fracture among conservative pundits, with both Kelly and Levin arguing over issues such as the U.S.’s close relations with Israel and a reluctance to release the Jeffrey Epstein files by the Trump administration. The president praised Levin in a late-night Truth Social post, calling him “Tough, Strong, and Brilliant” and a “true Conservative, and Intellect, far smarter than those who criticize him. Kelly responded by using a vulgar nickname in a response on X.