Conservative historian Victor Davis Hanson has released a new video discussing former President Donald Trump’s actions in his second term, characterizing them as a “counterrevolution.” In the video, Hanson argues that Trump is leading significant changes in government and policy, which he compares to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal era.
Hanson states that Trump is “targeting the systems that the left uses to gain power” and claims that Trump’s current team is more aligned with his vision than during his first term. He suggests this alignment is contributing to what he describes as the success of Trump’s efforts.
In a partial transcript provided by The Daily Signal, Hanson says:
“Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. We’re watching the greatest counterrevolution in some 90 years. We have not seen any president try to radically change the political calculus and the nature of government since Franklin D. Roosevelt did it, from the Left, during the New Deal of the mid-1930s.
And what do I mean by that? President Donald Trump closed the border. Nobody thought he could. He closed it. He has now deported over 100,000 criminal illegal aliens and 1 million have self-deported, of all statuses, who were here illegally.
He’s basically declared war on DEI. And he’s winning that argument. He has barred biological males from competing in women’s sports. He has full public support for doing that and he’s making enormous inroads.
The universities are rushing and competing with each other to cut a deal with Donald Trump, and to agree to not gouge the federal government on federal grants through their surcharges of way over 40% or 50%; to follow civil rights legislation, the Supreme Court, and not discriminate by race or gender, as they do in admissions, hiring, promotion, tenure; and to be disinterested and be fair and follow, as I said, free speech canons in the Bill of Rights on campus.
What am I getting at? Donald Trump is winning on all of these social and cultural issues.”
Hanson predicts increased opposition from critics of Trump’s policies: “He also suggests that in the coming months, the reaction of the left will become even more unhinged than they are now.”
A clip from Hanson’s remarks was shared by The Daily Signal on social media on August 13.
The video addresses topics such as immigration enforcement measures under Trump’s administration—highlighting claims about border closure and deportations—as well as recent executive actions regarding diversity initiatives (DEI) and regulations related to participation in women’s sports.
