Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Can Still Lead Without a Third Term

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🗓️ 12 May 2025

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Summary

Trump is sending a clear message: he's not going away quietly. “ If you read The Washington Post, even The Wall Street Journal, but especially The New York Times, the question is, can MAGA survive after Trump steps down? “ There's arguments on both sides whether a popular movement can survive its creators. … Al Gore won the popular vote in 2000 to succeed him. And what did Barack Obama do? He repudiated Clintonism and the Democratic Leadership Council. And he went hard to the Left. And the result of that is we got a destroyed or an irrelevant Democratic Party.” 00:00 Introduction: Is Trump a Lame Duck? 00:23 Trump's Media Trolling and Third Term Speculation 01:29 Historical Context: Movements and Their Leaders 01:52 Reaganism and Its Aftermath 02:49 Clintonism and Obama's Shift 03:28 The Future of MAGA: DeSantis and Beyond 05:46 Conclusion: The Enduring MAGA Ideology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Amazon offers employees up to £8,000 for education and training, like Juliet.
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0:23.6	That's up to £8,000 for education and training at Amazon. Eligibility conditions apply.
0:29.6	One of the most popular topics in the media is Donald Trump is now a lame duck,
0:35.6	even though he has basically a full term of four years.
0:38.5	But if you read the Washington Post, even the Wall Street Journal, but especially the New York
0:42.9	Times, the question is, can MAGA survive after Trump steps down?
0:47.7	If I were to decode that, it was, please, please, let's end these crazy MAGA people because
0:52.3	Trump won't be around.
0:54.0	Donald Trump has been trolling the media.
0:56.2	In March, they ask him, would you like a third term?
0:59.0	Ah, no, you know, you can't do it.
1:02.0	But my lawyers are working on it.
1:03.7	They're looking at it.
1:04.7	Donald Trump was trolling and he knows what makes the left angry and confuses.
1:09.2	And the worst thing that they fear is the third term.
1:11.4	But he's saying, I'm going to be around. I'm going to be a senior statesman.
1:25.6	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for The Daily Signal.
1:28.6	You know, one of the most popular topics in the media is Donald Trump is now a lame duck,
1:37.5	even though he has basically a full term of four years.
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