insisted Congress's imminent counting of the Electoral College votes was an act of "tyranny" because of the supposed fraud. He told his listeners, "If we don't fight on Jan. 6 on the floor of the Senate and the House... then we are done." Following the next day's storming of the Capitol in Washington, he continued in the same vein. "It appears nothing has changed in 24 hours... Not a damn thing. The never-Trumpers, the RINOs, the media — same damn thing," although he was critical of the rioters. Meanwhile, on the same day as the riot, Cumulus Media circulated a memo instructing its presenters, a roster which includes Levin, to cease implying the 2020 presidential election was stolen or face the end of the right to broadcast via Cumulus. COVID-19 pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, Levin downplayed the threat of the virus, arguing that the media was overreacting and that the death toll from the flu was higher than the coronavirus. Russia-Ukraine War Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Levin has supported Ukraine, saying that if Russia defeated Ukraine, Vladimir Putin would take further aggressive action. He also criticized the Joe Biden administration for its response, which he considered to be lacking, and the isolationists and the "Putin wings" of the media, Democratic Party and the Republican Party, also called for the US to arm Taiwan to defend themselves from the Communist China and call off the negotiations with Iran. At the 2022 CPAC, Levin criticized populism and nationalism and called for the US to support Ukraine, saying that the CPAC means Conservative Political Action Committee, not "McGovern, populist or nationalist action committee" and "We love America because it’s America, not because we’re nationalists. I mean, the Russians are nationalists. The Chinese are nationalists. America First is about Americanism, first." and "You want a world war? Then become an ostrich, put your head in the sand and let the Russians roll through one country after another," Personal life Levin suffered a heart attack in 2000 and had open heart surgery. On the June 13, 2021, episode of Life, Liberty and Levin, he mentioned he has heart disease. He was married to Kendall Levin; they subsequently divorced. He is currently married to Julie Prince. Selected publications Levin, M. R. (2005). Men in Black: How the Supreme Court is Destroying America. Regnery Publishing Levin, M. R. (2007). Rescuing Sprite: A Dog