Victor Davis Hanson: The Trump Deranged “Experts” Were Wrong. Again.

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🗓️ 1 July 2025

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Since his second inauguration, the “experts” have been relentless in their mission to minimize the Trump administration’s efforts with the economy, immigration, Iran, and beyond. Meanwhile, the stock market has soared. There were ZERO illegal border crossings in May, according to CBP. Iran’s nuclear infrastructure was left severely damaged without the threat of war on the horizon. All this, thanks to the decisive and, at times controversial, actions taken by the Trump administration. Despite these verifiable results, Victor Davis Hanson argues that much of the elite resistance to Trump stems not from data, but from disdain. And that bias has blinded them to basic common sense. He breaks it down on this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “Donald Trump is pretty commonsensical. If you take a million people away that were working in the shadows at cheaper wages and hurting American job opportunities and you make countries that had asymmetrical tariffs and were responsible for a $1.1 trillion trade deficit and you can stop that and they still want entry into the American market, then you can have an economic renaissance. “You should try to shed your Trump Derangement Syndrome because it's really affecting your powers of judgment and analysis. And you're going to lose readers. You are so wedded to the idea that Donald Trump is going to destroy the United States because of your personal animus, you cannot see that most people have commonsense solutions.” 👉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://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://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 00:00 Questioning the Experts 00:29 Criticism of Trump: Reality vs. Perception 01:30 Iran Strikes: Media vs. Reality 04:02 Border Control: Trump's Approach 05:26 Tariffs and Economic Outcomes 06:34 Reflecting on the Experts' Accuracy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.2	go to amazon.com.uk.U.K. slash prime. I want to talk about our so-called experts. Recently,
0:33.1	they made a series of statements that are absolutely confounded by reality. Let's take Iran.
0:38.3	We get all of these stories that the United States strikes may not have done very much.
0:44.3	David Albright, one of the most prestigious analyst of nuclear proliferation, he said there was
0:49.3	serious damage.
0:50.3	We were told the tariffs they were going to crash the stock market.
0:53.3	Here we are in June, and the stock market is at a record high.
0:57.0	No recession, no inflation.
0:59.0	What am I getting at?
1:00.0	Most of the criticism of Donald Trump was not based on reality.
1:03.0	These so-called economic gurus, you are so wedded to the idea that Donald Trump is going to destroy the United States
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