Victor Davis Hanson: Sedition, Insurrection, and the Democrats’ Desperate Strategy

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🗓️ 9 July 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson breaks down what’s driving this madness on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ We've got even more disturbing reports that Democratic Congress people said, ‘Well, what are we supposed to do? We meet with our constituents and they're telling us that one of us should be shot. I don't mean shot by punishment. They're urging us to use violence and be willing to be shot by others to promote a radical agenda.’” “ This is insurrection. Why is it happening? …They lost the Congress, they lost the White House, they lost, of course, in most cases, the Supreme Court. So, they don't have any power. So, they're frustrated.” (0:00) The Era of Sedition and Insurrection (0:24) Disturbing Comments and Actions (1:47) The Hard Left Turn of Democrats (3:00) Violence and Radical Agendas (5:59) Trump's Counterrevolution (7:39) Conclusion and Caution 👉 This episode is sponsored by the Pepperdine School of Public Policy. Learn more: https://go.pepperdine.edu/dailysignal 👉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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We're getting to the point now. The left is entering the era of sedition insurrection.
0:05.0	But in the last week, it's become surreal.
0:08.0	We had this Democratic official, Sadie Perkins, and she posted that she was almost happy that we lost over 100 people, the majority of children, this flash flood in Texas.
0:19.0	She said they were all white and therefore they were discriminatory.
0:21.8	I've never seen anything like it. It's very, very disturbing. We've had now two organized
0:26.7	assassination attempts of ICE agent who were just following the law. Why is it happening? We've said in the
0:32.5	past that part of it is that the Democratic agenda, nobody. They were 80, 27, 30 issues.
0:38.2	And as a result of that, they lost the Congress, they lost the White House, the Supreme Court.
0:43.7	So they don't have any power, so they're frustrated.
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1:37.4	It's go.peperdine.orgene.orgas slash daily signal. Hello, this is Victor Davis-Hansson for the Daily Signal. We've talked in the past a lot about
1:49.3	the unfortunate turn to the hard left that Democrats have made, but in the last week, it's become
1:55.4	surreal. We had this minor official, a Democratic official, Sadie Perkins, and she posted that she was almost happy that we lost over 100 people, the majority of them children, this flash flood in Texas.
2:11.5	She said they were all white and therefore they were discriminatory. I've never seen anything like it.
2:15.8	And then people weighed in and they had
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