Victor Davis Hanson

Yes, I've got a lot of business at a meeting today, two or three meetings. I've got to go to Palm Beach and speak, and I've got to get home. I want to get home as quickly as possible. I'm 71. I don't like leaving my farm.

Yes, I've got a lot of business at a meeting today, two or three meetings. I've got to go to Palm Beach and speak, and I've got to get home. I want to get home as quickly as possible. I'm 71. I don't like leaving my farm.

Yes, I've got a lot of business at a meeting today, two or three meetings. I've got to go to Palm Beach and speak, and I've got to get home. I want to get home as quickly as possible. I'm 71. I don't like leaving my farm.

This Department of Government Efficiency is not a cabinet agency. He does not have to be approved by Congress. and only is going to last till July 4th, 2026. It's not a permanent agency. As far as the executive orders that created the Doge program and eliminated USAID, that was perfectly legal in itself. AID was created by John F. Kennedy in 1961 by an executive order. As far as impounding funds,

This Department of Government Efficiency is not a cabinet agency. He does not have to be approved by Congress. and only is going to last till July 4th, 2026. It's not a permanent agency. As far as the executive orders that created the Doge program and eliminated USAID, that was perfectly legal in itself. AID was created by John F. Kennedy in 1961 by an executive order. As far as impounding funds,

This Department of Government Efficiency is not a cabinet agency. He does not have to be approved by Congress. and only is going to last till July 4th, 2026. It's not a permanent agency. As far as the executive orders that created the Doge program and eliminated USAID, that was perfectly legal in itself. AID was created by John F. Kennedy in 1961 by an executive order. As far as impounding funds,

Joe Biden set the precedent. You all saw him on tape when he said, SOB, the son of I went in over there to Ukraine and I said, you're not getting this billion dollars until you do this. Well, that money had been approved by Congress. And when he became president, there was a statute that said, here's the money to build the wall. And Joe Biden canceled the wall. That was illegal.

Joe Biden set the precedent. You all saw him on tape when he said, SOB, the son of I went in over there to Ukraine and I said, you're not getting this billion dollars until you do this. Well, that money had been approved by Congress. And when he became president, there was a statute that said, here's the money to build the wall. And Joe Biden canceled the wall. That was illegal.

Joe Biden set the precedent. You all saw him on tape when he said, SOB, the son of I went in over there to Ukraine and I said, you're not getting this billion dollars until you do this. Well, that money had been approved by Congress. And when he became president, there was a statute that said, here's the money to build the wall. And Joe Biden canceled the wall. That was illegal.

But he came up with all these, oh, we have to do environmental studies or endangered species. But he didn't spend the money. All Donald Trump is doing is saying, well, I don't believe the impoundment act is legal. We'll see what the Supreme Court, but I'm just following the precedent that Joe Biden did. But now the shoe's on the other foot.

But he came up with all these, oh, we have to do environmental studies or endangered species. But he didn't spend the money. All Donald Trump is doing is saying, well, I don't believe the impoundment act is legal. We'll see what the Supreme Court, but I'm just following the precedent that Joe Biden did. But now the shoe's on the other foot.

But he came up with all these, oh, we have to do environmental studies or endangered species. But he didn't spend the money. All Donald Trump is doing is saying, well, I don't believe the impoundment act is legal. We'll see what the Supreme Court, but I'm just following the precedent that Joe Biden did. But now the shoe's on the other foot.

Yeah, it's like spring loaded.

Yeah, it's like spring loaded.

Yeah, it's like spring loaded.

Well, that was a gift. I mean, you would think they'd be quiet given all what's happened, the election and what's going on in Los Angeles, this confederacy of dunces. And yet they never learn. They decide they're going to make a big show. And then they'd embarrass themselves with these crazy questions. And it just he was calm. He answered the questions. He was funny. They were embarrassed.

Well, that was a gift. I mean, you would think they'd be quiet given all what's happened, the election and what's going on in Los Angeles, this confederacy of dunces. And yet they never learn. They decide they're going to make a big show. And then they'd embarrass themselves with these crazy questions. And it just he was calm. He answered the questions. He was funny. They were embarrassed.

Well, that was a gift. I mean, you would think they'd be quiet given all what's happened, the election and what's going on in Los Angeles, this confederacy of dunces. And yet they never learn. They decide they're going to make a big show. And then they'd embarrass themselves with these crazy questions. And it just he was calm. He answered the questions. He was funny. They were embarrassed.

They got angry. They should never get angry. And it ensured his confirmation. Any Republican senator that would not vote for him is going to be politically dead because you know what they're going to do. They're going to say, you voted for Pete Buttigieg. You voted for this incompetent Austin. You voted for...

They got angry. They should never get angry. And it ensured his confirmation. Any Republican senator that would not vote for him is going to be politically dead because you know what they're going to do. They're going to say, you voted for Pete Buttigieg. You voted for this incompetent Austin. You voted for...