Victor Davis Hanson: Will Trump’s Economy Survive the Left’s Sabotage Ahead of Midterms?

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🗓️ 13 November 2025

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The Democrat Party is no longer the centrist institution of the past, and because of that, the midterms will be unlike any in recent memory. Donald Trump’s path to victory for the GOP in 2026 is clear: sustain a growing economy while facing opposition determined to stall it. Victor Davis Hanson explains how the Left’s strategy seeks to slow momentum before voters can see the full recovery and what steps the Trump administration needs to take to fight back on this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ Donald Trump is in a race to get the message out that the economy is much better than the Biden economy. It's going to get much better. And don't believe the media because the media, like the Democratic shutdown, like the Federal Reserve, this artificial efforts to keep interest rates high are politically motivated. But if everything works out the way that he had planned and he does the right thing, right around midterm time, the economy's gonna take off.” 👉 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 short 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 👉Want more VDH? Watch Victor’s weekly, hour-long podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” now! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, and enabling notification: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1⁠ 👉More exclusive content are available on Victor’s 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/⁠ (0:00) Introduction (0:47) The Blame Game (2:47) Trump’s Economic Achievements (4:24) The Battle Against Shutdowns and High Interest Rates (7:21) Long-Term Strategies (10:02) Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.7	These midterms are going to be different than most midterms because the Democratic Party is
0:34.4	different. It's not the Democratic Party. It's a Jacobine neo-socialist radical click.
0:39.3	And if Donald Trump loses the House, within a week he will be impeached. And those impeachment hearings will go on for weeks and months.
0:47.3	They will make the shutdown look like nothing. So they will derail his agenda. Donald Trump is in a race to get the message out that the economy is much better than the Biden economy.
0:58.0	It's going to get much better.
0:59.0	But if everything works out the way that he had planned and he does the right thing,
1:04.0	right around midterm time the economy is going to take off.
1:07.0	The going to take off.
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1:43.3	There's been a lot of talk about affordability.
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