Historian Victor Davis Hanson said President Donald Trump’s time in office represents a major shift in American politics, describing it as a counter movement not seen in decades.
Hanson compared the current moment to historical transformations in government, stating, “We’re watching the greatest counter revolution in some 90 years.”
He added, “We have not seen any president try to radically change the political calculus and the nature of government since FDR did it from the left during the New Deal of the mid 1930s.”
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He pointed to several policy areas as examples of that shift, saying, “What do I mean by that Donald Trump closed the border.”
Hanson continued, “He’s basically declared war on dei and he’s winning that argument abroad.”
He also referenced foreign policy developments, stating, “We see that Iran no longer poses a nuclear threat for the immediate future.”
Hanson said changes are also taking place within higher education, stating, “The universities are rushing and competing with each other to cut a deal with Donald Trump.”
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He added, “Trump is winning on all of these social and cultural issues.”
He argued that Trump’s approach includes redefining how political power is understood, stating, “What he’s trying to do is tell the American people that the left exercises power even when they do not control government, any branch of government.”
Hanson added, “And they exercise power even though, on most of the issues, if not all of them, their constituency is only 40% the majority of the American people oppose their agenda.”
Hanson predicted a strong response from political opponents in the near future.
He said, “We’re going to see in the next year a frenzy, a frantic, almost out of mind reaction from the left.”
He added, “Because they know that if this counter revolution succeeds, it will be very difficult for them to push down an unpopular agenda, down the throat of the American people.”
He concluded with a warning about what he expects to come next, stating, “So brace yourself.”
Hanson added, “We’re looking at the resistance coming up to the counter revolution, and it’s going to be fierce and unhinged.”
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