Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Can Still Lead Without a Third Term

Is Donald Trump a lame duck, or is he just getting started? In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson assesses the media’s obsession with ending the MAGA movement and Trump’s clever response to talk of a "third term."

Trump is sending a clear message: he's not going away quietly.

“ If you read The Washington Post, even The Wall Street Journal, but especially The New York Times, the question is, can MAGA survive after Trump steps down?

“ There's arguments on both sides whether a popular movement can survive its creators. …   Al Gore won the popular vote in 2000 to succeed him. And what did Barack Obama do? He repudiated Clintonism and the Democratic Leadership Council. And he went hard to the Left. And the result of that is we got a destroyed or an irrelevant Democratic Party.”

00:00 Introduction: Is Trump a Lame Duck?
00:23 Trump's Media Trolling and Third Term Speculation
01:29 Historical Context: Movements and Their Leaders
01:52 Reaganism and Its Aftermath
02:49 Clintonism and Obama's Shift
03:28 The Future of MAGA: DeSantis and Beyond
05:46 Conclusion: The Enduring MAGA Ideology