Trump vs. the Pope, Iran’s Economic Squeeze, NATO’s Weakness, and Left-Wing Street Violence | Victor Davis Hanson

Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

Jennifer Hayne

News Commentary, News

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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While it was unwise for President Donald Trump to attack Pope Leo in such a public manner, the Pope himself should know better than to wade into partisan politics in a time of war, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” featuring co-host Jack Fowler. Jack and Victor also condemn the assault on TPUSA reporter Savannah Hernandez at a recent protest, urging legal consequences, and use it to argue the activist left claims moral exemption while enabling violence. Victor reviews analysis that a U.S. blockade could rapidly cripple Iran’s oil revenue, limit storage capacity, and deepen internal regime weakness, criticizing media pessimism and disputing claims that China will “win” via renewables. The episode also notes NATO allies’ declining readiness, UN backing of Iran for a key council role, and Al Sharpton’s call for black Americans to avoid celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. 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 👉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 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	But the news is what it is.
0:31.6	So the Pope has been critical of the United States.
0:34.6	Not directly, he has no thing he's attacked Donald Trump directly, but in the wee hours of Sunday, Donald Trump took to truth social and just went on a very aggressive critique of the Pope. And then on top of that also portrayed a picture of him. I don't know, somebody AI-generated picture of where the president clearly seems like Jesus
0:59.1	healing somebody.
1:01.5	Oh, Jack, we're...
1:02.4	I hope this doesn't...
1:05.0	This doesn't endanger our beautiful relationship.
1:08.0	It won't, Victor.
1:09.1	It won't.
1:09.6	Victor, we've lived through all the depictions of Barack Obama
1:13.3	as a crowd of Thoris. They had all those pictures with a halo around him. Savannah Hernandez
1:19.5	bullied and pummeled at a rally. She's a reporter for T.P. USA. He was talking on Jensaki that
1:26.2	she was beaming because he was talking about he was all
1:28.8	about love and peace and he was stabilizing. In fact, he and his wife and his daughter were the
1:33.6	primary catalyst for the violence against Savannah.
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