Victor Davis Hanson: "I Told You Something is Coming & Now It's Here..."

In this sharp and unapologetic breakdown, Victor Davis Hanson reveals how the American legal system has been systematically weaponized — but not by the people the media blames. Hanson argues it’s the left that waged the first war on the law: attacking the courts, bending immigration policies, and trying (and failing) to sideline Donald Trump with politically motivated indictments. Now, faced with Trump's counteroffensive, they’re crying foul — and the American public isn’t buying it.

Pointing to polls showing overwhelming support for deporting illegal immigrants involved in criminal activity, Hanson highlights the growing frustration across the country. Americans see a basic truth: laws were broken, sovereignty was trampled, and the Constitution is not a suicide pact. The people don't want lectures on compassion from politicians who ignored the law for years — they want order restored.

Hanson also explores the deeper split within the MAGA movement: the tension between those who favor strong, targeted retaliation abroad to restore deterrence, and those who advocate a Fortress America, isolationist model. It's a Jacksonian instinct either way — no better friend, no worse enemy — but different interpretations are now battling it out within Trump's coalition.

In the end, Hanson warns that the left’s legal hypocrisy and the GOP's internal divisions both risk undermining America's ability to rebuild deterrence, sovereignty, and trust in its institutions. But if the public stays focused on basic principles — law, accountability, and strength — the tide can still turn.