Trump names another top Fox News host as key adviser in war on illegal immigrants
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President Donald Trump has announced that another Fox News host will be playing a key role in his administration.  

‘I am proud to announce the formation of my revamped Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), which is comprised of Top Experts in their field, who are highly respected by their peers,’ the 78-year-old Republican wrote on his Truth Social app Thursday evening.

The HASC regularly meets to craft policy and reports for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 

‘It is a big honor to serve on HSAC, and I know the new Members, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, Mark Levin, Bo Dietl, and Joseph Gruters, will do an incredible job,’ Trump said.

Mark Levin, 67, is an author, syndicated conservative radio and podcast host and the star of his own Fox News program, ‘Life, Liberty & Levin.’ He previously worked in the administration of President Ronald Reagan under then-Attorney General Edwin Meese. 

As a conservative mainstay on the airwaves for the past 20 years, Levin has been an ally of Trump for years, and the president even awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019.  

Trump shared that under Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s leadership, the HSAC will work on policies and strategies to improve the border and national security.  

The group will create plans ‘that will help us secure our border, deport Illegal criminal thugs, stop the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs that are killing our citizens, and make America safe again,’ Trump wrote. 

Mark Levin hosting his show on Fox News

Mark Levin hosting his show on Fox News

U.S. President Donald Trump stands aside as Mark Levin takes to the podium during a ceremony awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Attorney General Edwin Meese in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 8, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump stands aside as Mark Levin takes to the podium during a ceremony awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Attorney General Edwin Meese in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 8, 2019

Levin interviewed Trump for Fox News during the president's first term

Levin interviewed Trump for Fox News during the president’s first term

The Fox News host graciously thanked the president for the appointment via tweet: ‘What an honor! Thank you, Mr. President!’

Levin joining the Trump administration in an advisory role makes him the third Fox News host to team up with the Republican. 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth co-hosted the cable channel’s morning show Fox & Friends Weekend from 2017 to 2024 before being tapped by the president for the Pentagon’s top job. 

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy similarly hosted a show on Fox Business from 2023 until he was nominated by Trump last year. 

The connections to the cable channel, which is the president’s favorite, run deep. Duffy is married to Rachel Campos-Duffy, who co-hosts the same show that Hegseth used to. 

Further, Jennifer Rauchet, Hegseth’s wife, formerly worked at Fox News as a producer on the same morning show. 

The other members of the HASC include Trump’s law enforcement and political allies. 

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster was an early supporter of Trump in 2016 and he even delivered the future president’s nominating speech at the Republican National Convention that year. 

Levin and Trump have known each other for years

Levin and Trump have known each other for years

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was a Fox News host until he was nominated to lead the Pentagon after Trump won the election

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was a Fox News host until he was nominated to lead the Pentagon after Trump won the election

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy 

Bo Dietl is a decorated former NYPD detective and bodyguard for ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ investor Jordan Belfort; he even made a cameo in the 2013 movie featuring Leonardo DiCaprio. 

He has been in multiple movies, and is a favorite of Martin Scorsese. 

Joseph Gruters is a long-time Trump ally who helped the Republican gather support in Florida during the 2016 campaign. 

He is also widely credited with leading Florida’s GOP voter registration push under Gov. Ron DeSantis, where he grew the party’s registration by close to 700,000 members. 

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