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Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

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🗓️ 14 April 2026

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If you take anything away from Rep. Eric Swalwell’s resignation, it should be the following: Whether a democratic politician actually abused, sexually harassed, sexually assaulted someone is not of importance to the Democratic hierarchy. What's important is the status of that person's political viability, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss Rep. Eric Swalwell dropping out of California’s governor race amid multiple sexual misconduct allegations, arguing Democrat leaders act based on political viability and comparing reactions to Tara Reade’s allegation against Joe Biden versus E. Jean Carroll’s case against Donald Trump. They analyze Trump’s criticism of Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones over opposition to strikes on Iran, with Hanson describing the campaign as a deterrent air effort aimed at the regime rather than Iran’s people. The episode also covers reports about U.S. clearing the Strait of Hormuz, prospects for ending the Russia-Ukraine war, concerns over European allies’ dependence on U.S. defense, the Byron Noem controversy as a national-security vetting failure, and anger over criminal justice outcomes including an early release in Indiana and a New York case involving a police officer convicted of manslaughter. PROMOTIONS: 👉If Victor Davis Hanson is must-watch for you, The Signal Sitdown belongs in your feed. Bradley Devlin delivers long-form conversations on Washington’s biggest fights—from an unapologetically conservative perspective. Subscribe now!https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉Watch The Tony Kinnett Cast NOW! LIVE weekdays at The Daily Signal and wherever you get podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjMHBev3NsoV3kHckydY58R7TaYsizl45v 👉America is worth preserving. Do your part and act now by going to https://www.heritage.org/beautiful 👉Enroll in Hillsdale College’s new free online course “Classical Logic and Rhetoric” to develop the skills to become a better citizen. There’s no cost, and it’s easy to get started. Enroll for free today: https://hillsdale.edu/VDH 👉 #1 Water Filtration System.Recommended by Victor Davis Hanson: https://www.covepure.com/vdh WHERE TO WATCH: 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest editions of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iOoN0xoOoSNvDFlpLLYGY?si=5a9f369acc874c6e 👉 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victor-davis-hanson-in-his-own-words/id1566731706 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/VictorDavisHansonInHisOwnWords?e9s=src_v1_sa%2Csrc_v1_sa_o 👉 Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com 00:00 Swalwell Scandal Fallout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Eric Swalwell, the Democrat congressman, gubernatorial candidate in California, Fang Fang Man,
0:06.0	is now dropping out of that race. Whether a Democratic politician actually abused, sexually harassed,
0:13.9	sexually assaulted someone, is not of importance to the democratic hierarchy. What's important is
0:19.4	the status of that person's political viability.
0:23.0	If you got the briefing I got from the FBI, you wouldn't have Swalwell on any committee.
0:27.4	You're going to tell me there's 200 other Democrats that couldn't fill that slot, but they kept
0:31.6	him on it. The only way that they even knew it came forward is when they went to nominate them
0:36.7	to the Intel Committee.
0:37.8	And then the FBI came and told the leadership then.
0:41.1	He's got a problem.
0:42.2	Everybody knew in 2020 that Tara Reid, when she came forward,
0:46.4	she had a much more detailed account of the sexual encounter with Joe Biden than what's her name that sued Donald Trump, you know, the crazy woman?
0:57.0	E. Jean Carroll?
0:58.0	Yeah, E. Jean Carroll.
1:00.0	I think most people think of rape as a, I mean, it is a violent assault.
1:04.0	It is not a...
1:05.0	I think most people think of rape as being sexy.
1:08.0	Let's take a short break.
1:10.0	Think of the fantasies. But with Tara Reid, she told her mom, and her mom called into Larry King and said,
1:15.6	my daughter's been harassed sexually at the time.
1:18.6	And she told people, and yet she was written off by the Democratic machine.
1:21.6	She was treated like Paula Jones, Kathleen Willie, the same old stuff.
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