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Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

Jennifer Hayne

News Commentary, News

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Violent rhetoric from celebrities and Democrats helped create the climate reflected in President Donald Trump’s third would-be assassin’s manifesto, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” Hanson assesses Barack Obama’s response to the most recent assassination attempts, recounts attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2003, and condemns Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about Melania Trump while defending free-speech rights and consumer boycotts of Disney. Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler cover James Comey’s second indictment, this time over the “86 47” beach post, and Dr. David Morens’, described as a top Fauci adviser, run-in with the law over alleged concealment and destruction of COVID-origin records. The conversation also touches on Virginia redistricting, U.S.–UK relations during the King’s visit and Trump’s remarks on shared Anglo-American heritage, and ends with comments from viewers and Hanson’s personal health update. 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 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 👉Everything you carry is broadcasting a signal—your phone, laptop, even your car key. SLNT Faraday Bags cut that signal instantly. No GPS. No WiFi. No tracking. Trusted by the military, now available to you. Get 15% off + free shipping at https://SLNT.com/VDH 👉Claim your liberty offer of up to $5,000 in free metals with allegiance gold by going to https://www.ProtectWithVictor.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	James Comey has been indicted again for his 8647 sand art.
0:05.0	Jimmy Kimmel, who's got a role in this, this kerfuffle.
0:12.0	It's not a kerfuffle. It's an assassination attempt, begged on by morons.
0:16.0	Does Disney have a prerogative? Yes, they can put him on there if they want, if they want to be that stupid. It's their choice. And do people have a choice to lobby to get him off? Yes. So he's a bore. He's talentless. He's a mean, spirited person. But he has a right to sound off and people have a right to say, we want to go to Disneyland. We don't want to buy anything to do with Disney. We were done with you because you're putting this guy on to get ratings.
0:41.9	The more he's on there, the more he's foul mouth, the more he hates Trump.
0:46.6	So beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.
0:50.3	You all know that if anybody, anybody said 25% of what he had said about Barack Obama, he would be yanked with a cane in two seconds off the stage.
1:00.3	But was Comey, did he go to the same college?
1:02.5	No.
1:03.4	No, he does, what is this?
1:05.2	Like, you think, fordham?
1:07.9	Because I went to Fordham for one year.
1:10.0	And Brennan went to Fordham.
1:11.5	That poisons everyone.
1:12.5	Are you accusing me of saying that all Catholic Irish boys look alike?
1:17.5	You paint with a broad brush sometimes, my friend. Well, hello, ladies and hello gentlemen and welcome to Victor Davis Hansen in his own words.
1:37.5	We are recording on Tuesday, April 28th, 26. This episode will be up on the World Wide Web's on Thursday, April 30th. We are part of the Daily Signal Network. You can see a Victor company man wearing his daily signal hat. Victor's the Martin and Ely Anderson senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He's a senior contributor at the Daily Signal. He's the author of the forthcoming. I'm going to say it's a forthcoming bestseller, Victor. Thank you. You're welcome, my friend. The Counter Revolution, the fall and rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. And you can order that now at Amazon. It will be out Tuesday, September 8th.
2:20.0	You know, when we go ahead, you're about to say something.
2:22.4	Well, you know how people sometimes at the end of your email on your, say, sincerely, Victor or something, we'll have a little time.
2:29.2	I never do that.
2:30.0	But I put this time, Victor Hansen, author of forthcoming, because, you know, I get a lot of emails I reply and somebody wrote,
2:40.0	Victor, this doesn't seem like you to be, to be, I thought, well, you mean I don't, I thought to myself, you mean I don't want to sell my book?
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