Trump’s Strait of Hormuz ‘Jujitsu’ vs. Iran, Europe’s NATO Weakness, and the Swalwell Scandal Fallout | Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

Jennifer Hayne

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 84 minutes

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President Donald Trump looked at the Iranian regime’s strategy to close the Strait of Hormuz and simply flipped it upside down. The difference between the United States and Iran is that one of us can live while the strait is closed, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” (00:00) Swalwell Scandal Preview (01:16) Iran Strait Strategy (32:10) Swalwell Allegations Fallout (39:46) Swalwell and Fang Fang Fallout (46:39) Pope Politics and Clickbait Conspiracies (58:22) Europe Israel Alliances and UK Decline So basically now where we are is Iran is quickly going broke. It's going to implode. The population is restive, and America’s in the driver's seat. “They have no money. Before the war started, there was hyperinflation. Now their currency is worth nothing, and China doesn't have the wherewithal, strategic or tactical, to force their way in. If one Chinese carrier comes in there, it's gonna be met by three American carriers.” 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 👉Go to My Patriot Supply to see exclusive deals before offers end! https://www.mypatriotsupply.com/ 👉Claim your liberty offer of up to $5,000 in free metals with allegiance gold by going to https://www.ProtectWithVictor.com 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	The last time we talked, they were boastful. They had delighted the American left. The American left said, oh, we're losing.
0:36.4	Even Joe Scarborough said,
0:37.9	there's been a change in the temple of the war. I think maybe Iran is on the defensive.
0:44.8	And that's what they're doing now. They're all doing that.
0:47.2	Eric Swalwell may also know about other people, et cetera. So would you think there'll be any
0:53.1	pressure to cut him a deal and keep him out of jail?
0:55.8	Well, it depends on what the DAs are all crooked in New York. We know that from Alvin Bragg.
1:01.9	Latita Jane that stated they could. He could say, I'm going to do the Solomon strategy and
1:06.0	pull the temple down on everybody. Yes, exactly. But people did that with Trump.
1:10.4	Yeah. He said, go ahead and do it. What are you going to say that I'm an adult? I am. You've been married three times? Yeah, I am. He didn't care. And they did it. Yeah, but the difference is here, Swallow will be pulling down maybe other Democrats, maybe Republicans, because we know this problem is not. Well, he better watch out for his wife because Democrats don't fool around.
1:32.3	Okay. All right. Fair enough.
1:49.7	Hello, and welcome to Victor Davis Hansen, in his own words. This is our Friday news roundup, so we'll be looking at the news of the week with Victor
1:54.0	Davis Hansen.
1:55.0	For those of you who are new, Victor is the Martin and Ily Anderson Senior Fellow in Military
1:59.8	History and Classics at the Hoover Institution and the Wayne and Marsha Busky Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College.
2:06.6	Today we have, we're going to talk a little bit about Iran, as usual, as there's always changes there.
2:12.6	And then we will look at the Swalwell case, which is turning new every day up new evidence.
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