Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

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In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson argues Iran is unlikely to strike the U.S. homeland with drones but could use proxies or influenced naturalized citizens, while discussing Trump’s potential escalation options in the region and Europe’s reluctance to help despite benefiting from reduced Iranian power.

The discussion then centers on Washington’s fight over a DHS-related shutdown: Hanson claims Democrats are using DHS as a pretext while aiming to damage the economy by disrupting airport security and broader DHS operations, forcing Trump to negotiate, and avoiding any discussion of ICE because parts of the party oppose deportations. 

He also criticizes Democrat leaders for lacking a governing agenda beyond opposition to Trump and notes debates over voter ID legislation and threats of future prosecutions from figures like Susan Rice.

(00:00) Iran Homeland Threats

(04:56) War Plans and Allies

(27:27) Cuba and Capitol Battles

(36:23) Voter ID and Base Shrinkage

(40:14) DHS Shutdown and No Agenda

(50:10) Chavez Scandal and California Wrap

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Jack Fowler and Victor Davis Hanson discuss Joe Kent’s recent resignation over opposition to military action against Iran. Hanson argues Iran’s long record of attacks and proxy warfare makes stopping now dangerous. Hanson reacts to an Al Jazeera column claiming the U.S.-Israel strategy is systematically degrading Iran’s key assets, suggesting Gulf states back the campaign out of fear Iran will hit their economies. 

He then examines an NBC News poll showing Israel’s standing has fallen sharply among Democrats and warns Jewish national candidates face a hostile party climate. Hanson also links corporate flight from blue states to high taxes and governance failures, criticizes Canada’s policies, and argues weak assimilation and DEI incentives fuel anti-Americanism and criminal impunity among some immigrants and activists.

(00:00) Welcome and Family Stories

(09:47) Joe Kent and Iran Debate

(29:03) Polls and Israel Politics

(43:00) Canada Critique Breakdown

(50:06) Blue State Exodus Warning

(58:45) Immigration DEI and Wrap 

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The legacy media continues to downplay recent bombing attempts and other violent incidents tied to illegal immigrants, arguing “Islamophobia” is overstated while antisemitism rises.Victor Davis Hanson, co-host of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” criticizes the 1965 immigration shift toward family-based entry, says the Left excuses illegality and anti-Americanism, and connects these trends to tribal politics. 

Victor and Jack mock a proposed “supergroup” of radical big-city Democrat mayors (New York, Chicago, Boston, Oakland, Seattle, Los Angeles) amid crime, taxes, and dysfunction.

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“There's an impression that if you're an immigrant and you come from a hostile country, that you will come over here and we will ask nothing of you. We won't even ask you to be legal, and we won't ask you to obey our laws. “And if you act like a victim or you use violence against the state, there will be people in the United States on the left that either will contextualize or excuse your criminality, or if you're not a criminal, but you're just simply anti-American, they will laud it and think you're a member of the DEI greater brotherhood. 

“Yeah. And we've gotta stop it, because it's getting dangerous.”  

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Iran’s “chaos strategy” consists of threatening the Strait of Hormuz and striking regional targets, weighing U.S. and Israeli escalation options amid Donald Trump’s political constraints before the midterms and concerns over oil markets, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”

The episode also addresses controversy over a girls’ school allegedly struck near a military base, noting uncertainty over responsibility and the likelihood of collateral damage from dispersed Iranian military sites.

Hanson then turns to Cuba as a sophisticated exporter of revolutionary influence and suggests pressure without invasion.

He analyzes Trump’s use of Rubio versus Vance as “good cop” dynamics and criticizes California efforts to revive racial preferences, gerrymandering, and a high school transgender track controversy.

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