Victor Davis Hanson

But if he should do just four or five things, achieve a peace in Ukraine, a peace in the Middle East, make Iran inert in nuclear terms, get somewhat symmetry or parity in trade. And if he can cut even a half a trillion and get on a trajectory within three years, we're gonna have a balanced budget.

But if he should do just four or five things, achieve a peace in Ukraine, a peace in the Middle East, make Iran inert in nuclear terms, get somewhat symmetry or parity in trade. And if he can cut even a half a trillion and get on a trajectory within three years, we're gonna have a balanced budget.

Just those things alone would make him more successful than any president in the last half century, at least. No other Republican has ever tried that. Reagan, George H.W., George W., they all said the same thing. We're going to slow down the cultural revolution. We're not going to stop it. We're going to slow the growth of government. We're not going to cut it.

Just those things alone would make him more successful than any president in the last half century, at least. No other Republican has ever tried that. Reagan, George H.W., George W., they all said the same thing. We're going to slow down the cultural revolution. We're not going to stop it. We're going to slow the growth of government. We're not going to cut it.

We're going to look at deregulation and taxes, but we're going to not talk about trade. So they knew that if they were to do – they wanted probably some of them to do what Trump did, but if they did do what Trump – they would meet a level of resistance that they thought would be incompatible, either socially or culturally. They just didn't want to handle that.

We're going to look at deregulation and taxes, but we're going to not talk about trade. So they knew that if they were to do – they wanted probably some of them to do what Trump did, but if they did do what Trump – they would meet a level of resistance that they thought would be incompatible, either socially or culturally. They just didn't want to handle that.

And they got a lot of resistance as it was. But I think something about Trump's temperament or background or attitude or outlook makes him invulnerable or oblivious or protected from social opprobrium. He didn't care.

And they got a lot of resistance as it was. But I think something about Trump's temperament or background or attitude or outlook makes him invulnerable or oblivious or protected from social opprobrium. He didn't care.

Yeah, I mean, they told us that you had to have comprehensive immigration reform, which was basically amnesty in their view. And if you didn't, you couldn't close the border. And he understood that the border was open because they wanted the border open, and they wanted 12 million people in here, both for cheap labor and for future political constituents and for larger federal programs, greater...

Yeah, I mean, they told us that you had to have comprehensive immigration reform, which was basically amnesty in their view. And if you didn't, you couldn't close the border. And he understood that the border was open because they wanted the border open, and they wanted 12 million people in here, both for cheap labor and for future political constituents and for larger federal programs, greater...

taxes, more redistribution. And he just simply said, if you obey the law, and that means you fortify the border and you secure it and you turn people back and there's no catch and release and no refugee status once you're here, but you have to do it, you could stop it and create, more importantly, a psychological sense of deterrence.

taxes, more redistribution. And he just simply said, if you obey the law, and that means you fortify the border and you secure it and you turn people back and there's no catch and release and no refugee status once you're here, but you have to do it, you could stop it and create, more importantly, a psychological sense of deterrence.

And when he started to say things like, I have an executive order that if you come across the border illegally, you can't come back for 10 years. That was very brilliant because it told people, oh, I'm here and these people are serious. They might catch me and then I can't come back legally. So you're actually seeing a little bit of reverse immigration.

And when he started to say things like, I have an executive order that if you come across the border illegally, you can't come back for 10 years. That was very brilliant because it told people, oh, I'm here and these people are serious. They might catch me and then I can't come back legally. So you're actually seeing a little bit of reverse immigration.

I think they really need to enhance that because it's something people had talked about in the past, but they thought no president would ever dare do it.

I think they really need to enhance that because it's something people had talked about in the past, but they thought no president would ever dare do it.

Well, I have a website, victorhansen.com. For $5 a month, you can get my usual stuff. It's two columns a week. I do 11 videos of various statuses there. But I also have about 2,000 words only for subscribers and a video only for subscribers. And it's fresh. I've done it for four years. Haven't missed a week yet.

Well, I have a website, victorhansen.com. For $5 a month, you can get my usual stuff. It's two columns a week. I do 11 videos of various statuses there. But I also have about 2,000 words only for subscribers and a video only for subscribers. And it's fresh. I've done it for four years. Haven't missed a week yet.

So every week, two long essays and a 10-minute video in addition to all the other stuff at the website.

So every week, two long essays and a 10-minute video in addition to all the other stuff at the website.