Victor Davis Hanson Says Trump’s Counter-Revolutionary Tactics May Disrupt Democrats For Generations

Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson said on Newsmax Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s counter-revolutionary tactics might disrupt the Democratic Party for generations.

Trump’s current counter-revolutionary tactics include a comprehensive policy overhaul targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs across federal institutions, dismantling the Department of Education and reversing policies established under earlier administrations​. During an appearance on “Finnerty,” Hanson said President Trump is a fundamentally different kind of leader, one who is reshaping the Republican strategy.

“I don’t think they understand Donald Trump. He is not George W. Bush. He’s not a Mitt Romney. He’s not a John McCain. He’s not satisfied to just slow down the growth of the administrative state and neo-socialism,” Hanson said. “He’s a counter revolutionary. Yeah. And he’s saying economically, politically, socially, militarily, this country has gone way to the left, and I’m going to bring it back to the center. And that’s so disruptive.”

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Hanson went on to say that the Democrats’ current lack of significant political power — being without the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House, and the presidency — leaves them with limited tools.

“They didn’t think any Republican had the courage or the gumption to do that. And he does. He’s serious. And now they’re thinking, ‘My God, the guy is really serious. He could really disrupt