Victor Davis Hanson Notices Something About Trump No One Else Did...

Victor Davis Hanson just tore apart the illusion of "sober and judicious" leadership—and exposed the brutal reality of how power really works. Trump’s unpredictability isn’t a flaw; it’s a weapon. While the media calls it reckless, world leaders are forced to take him seriously. Why? Because unpredictability keeps them on edge.

Hanson breaks down how Trump flips asymmetrical problems on their heads. Greenland, for example—why is Denmark suddenly pouring money into it and stamping its coat of arms all over the place? Because Trump called them out. The same goes for his lawfare cases. Every single one is built on charges that wouldn’t exist if his name weren’t Donald Trump. If he had walked away in 2021, none of these prosecutions would have happened.

But this goes deeper than Trump. The entire system, from Washington elites to California’s bureaucratic disasters, is being propped up by a class that protects its own. Ivy League credentials? That’s your shield. Say the right things in the right tone? You’re untouchable. Meanwhile, the MAGA movement is rejecting the old rules, demanding fighters instead of polished insiders.

Hanson lays it all out: America is in the middle of a fight between a ruling class that’s lost touch with reality and an insurgent movement that refuses to play by their rules. Who wins? That depends on whether enough people are willing to break the system before it breaks them.