Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Sends So-Called ‘Expert’ Reeling After Historic First 6 Months

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🗓️ 23 July 2025

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Nothing could have prepared our so-called “experts” for the growing success of the Trump administration. They insist they alone could only predict the outcome of numerous policies. And yet, time after time, they continue to get it all wrong. Look no further than President Donald Trump’s tariff policy. Trump’s tariffs did not send the U.S. into a recession, as some of the so-called “experts” believed would happen. Instead, they’ve generated over $100 billion in revenue so far this year, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. An outcome some experts thought would be impossible. These miscalculations not only apply to the economy, but also on issues such as immigration, military recruitment, and foreign investment, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words:” 👉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 The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: https://secured.dailysignal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.2	In this first six months of the Trump administration, we've entered unknown territory.
0:35.5	I guess the best way to determine is there are a lot of known unknowns.
0:39.3	We're doing things we've never done before, and the conventional wisdom about tariffs, about foreign investment,
0:46.3	about our assets that are unrealized, about military recruitment, about illegal immigration,
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0:56.0	wisdom as ignorance, our experts think they can predict it, but they've been wrong, and nobody knows
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1:12.6	We don't know where we are, but we might be on the verge of an economic boom.
1:16.6	Hello, this is Victor Davis-Hanson for the Daily Signal.
1:32.5	In this first six months of the Trump administration, we've entered unknown territory.
1:38.3	I guess the best way to determine is there are a lot of known unknowns.
1:42.8	We're doing things we've never done before, and our experts think they can predict it, but they've been wrong.
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