Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Isn’t Weaponizing the Law — He’s Ending the Biden Double Standard President Donald Trump and his administration have been lambasted by the corporate media, members of Congress and left-wing pundits over the recent indictments of three notable individuals: John Bolton, James Comey and now Letitia James. These critics argue that the president is going on a so-called “revenge tour,” using the law “in a weaponized fashion.” All these people are willfully overlooking one cr

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Not an Isolationist, nor Nation Builder, but a Jacksonian President Trump’s foreign policy may be an enigma for many, including some within the MAGA movement. Some believe “America First” means no foreign wars. But at his core, Donald Trump is a pragmatist who tries to ensure “the benefit is much better than the cost.” “Trump is not an isolationist. He is not a nation builder. He is a Jacksonian. No better friend, no worse enemy,” Victor Davis Hanson said on the newest

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump, Beware—These ‘Unforced Errors’ Could Hand Democrats a Midterm Win With only nine months until the midterm elections, Democrats will scrutinize every move President Donald Trump takes as they fight to reclaim control of the House and the Senate. Victor Davis Hanson lays out the narrow road ahead to victory for Trump and the GOP during the 2026 midterm elections. History is not on the incumbent’s side. Messaging mistakes and unforced errors could shift key voters and ha

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Made China Realize the US' Full Potential The United States and China just inked a trade and economic agreement that saw America walking away with wins not seen in years: “We agreed to lower tariffs. They're still going to be, nominally, 47% on incoming Chinese goods, but China in return is going to drop tariffs against us. It's going to buy U.S. soybeans, and it's going to stop its blockade, or embargo, of rare earth materials,” Victor Davis Hanson said on last week’s

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Scared China Into Playing ‘Nice’ With the U.S. Again The “experts” were wrong again. For months, Americans were told that the U.S. was embroiled in a losing “trade war” with China, preventing the two world powers from striking any sort of deal. However, in the face of this supposed adversity, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump inked a trade and economic deal, which included key Chinese commitments: agreeing to buy more U.S. soybeans, ease export contr