Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats Deflect From Truth About Minnesota Trans School Shooter

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🗓️ 3 September 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson explains why this was not simply a tragedy, but an act of evil, and why the media and political leaders refuse to have an honest discussion about the factors behind it on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “They won't have any discussion over transgenderism. This falls in the broader category of exempt DEI woke topics, but I think we should talk about this. This is the fourth or fifth incident—I don't even like the word "incident"—occurrence of transgendered shooters who are protected by authorities. “We were told, "Be careful about Big Pharma. Be careful about Big Med." All of those worries and prohibitions and cautions were thrown out the window, as were SSRI antidepressants. These were selective serotonin prohibitors. In other words, they altered the chemistry of the brain, supposedly, to correct mental disturbances, depression, bipolarity. But they're very dangerous drugs. But when it came to the exempt topic of transgenderism, suddenly the society was supposed to accept that this was not a mental disorder. It was not a rare occurrence. It was a national crisis where large percentages of the population were transgendering.” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos 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 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com (0:00) Introduction (1:49) Democrat Hypocrisy on Politicization of Tragedy (2:49) They Won’t Touch DEI (4:13) Democrats’ Reactions Miss the Point (4:53) Gender Dysphoria Erasure (6:24) Medication’s Role in Transgenderism (8:48) DEI Censorship Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.2	that because I work here. Get started today at banta.com. There's been another shooting, mass
0:32.7	shooting, this time in Minneapolis, at Annunciation Private Catholic School, one Robert Westman, who has transitioned a few years ago to female status, now called Robin Westman, shot and killed two use inside a church and wounded 18 others.
0:51.3	I would say it's another one of these tragic mass shootings, but I don't like the word tragic,
0:56.0	because tragedy, a good Greek word,
0:58.0	does not denote culpability.
1:00.0	It's not just tragic.
1:01.0	These things just don't happen.
1:03.0	They happen because of evil.
1:05.0	And this man, this young man, was evil. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for the Daily Signal.
1:21.6	There's been another shooting, mass shooting, this time in Minneapolis at Annunciation Private Catholic School.
1:31.2	One Robert Westman, who has transitioned a few years ago to female status, now called
1:38.8	Robin Westman, shot and killed two youths, two kids, I should say, inside a church and wounded 18 others.
1:48.0	The church was locked. He stood outside with a variety of weapons and kept firing through the windows at the pews to kill small children,
1:57.0	killed two and wounded 18. I would say it's another one of these tragic mass shootings,
2:03.0	but I don't like the word tragic because tragedy, a good Greek word, does not denote culpability.
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