Trump’s Strait of Hormuz ‘Jujitsu’ vs. Iran, Europe’s NATO Weakness, and the Swalwell Scandal Fallout | Victor Davis Hanson
4/17/20261 hr 25 min
President Donald Trump looked at the Iranian regime’s strategy to close the Strait of Hormuz and simply flipped it upside down. The difference between the United States and Iran is that one of us can live while the strait is closed, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” (00:00) Swalwell Scandal Preview (01:16) Iran Strait Strategy (32:10) Swalwell Allegations Fallout (39:46) Swalwell and Fang Fang Fallout (46:39) Pope Politics and Clickbait Conspiracies (58:22) Europe Israel Alliances and UK Decline So basically now where we are is Iran is quickly going broke. It's going to implode. The population is restive, and America’s in the driver's seat. “They have no money. Before the war started, there was hyperinflation. Now their currency is worth nothing, and China doesn't have the wherewithal, strategic or tactical, to force their way in. If one Chinese carrier comes in there, it's gonna be met by three American carriers.” PROMOTIONS: 👉If Victor Davis Hanson is must-watch for you, The Signal Sitdown belongs in your feed. Bradley Devlin delivers long-form conversations on Washington’s biggest fights—from an unapologetically conservative perspective. Subscribe now!https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉Watch The Tony Kinnett Cast NOW! LIVE weekdays at The Daily Signal and wherever you get podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjMHBev3NsoV3kHckydY58R7TaYsizl45v 👉America is worth preserving. Do your part and act now by going to https://www.heritage.org/beautiful 👉Go to My Patriot Supply to see exclusive deals before offers end! https://www.mypatriotsupply.com/ 👉Claim your liberty offer of up to $5,000 in free metals with allegiance gold by going to https://www.ProtectWithVictor.com WHERE TO WATCH: 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest editions of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2iOoN0xoOoSNvDFlpLLYGY?si=5a9f369acc874c6e 👉 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/victor-davis-hanson-in-his-own-words/id1566731706 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1 👉 Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/VictorDavisHansonInHisOwnWords?e9s=src_v1_sa%2Csrc_v1_sa_o 👉 Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Clips
Transcript preview
First 90 secondsVictor Davis Hanson· Host0:00
The last time we talked, they were boastful. They were d- they had delighted the American left. The American left said, "Oh, we're losing." Even Joe Scarborough said, "There's been a change in the tempo of the war. I, I think maybe Iran is on the defensive." [laughs] And that's what they're doing now. They're all doing that.
Tammy Wink· Host0:17
Eric Swalwell may m- also know about other people, et cetera.
Victor Davis Hanson· Host0:21
Yes.
Tammy Wink· Host0:21
So do you think there'll be any pressure to cut him a deal and keep him out of jail?
Victor Davis Hanson· Host0:25
Well, it, it depends on what the D- the DAs are all crooked in New York. We know that from Alvin Bragg. Letitia James has stated they could. He could say, "I'm gonna do the Solomon strategy and pull the temple down on everybody."
Tammy Wink· Host0:37
Yes, exactly.
Victor Davis Hanson· Host0:38
Uh, but people did that with Trump.
Tammy Wink· Host0:40
Yeah.
Victor Davis Hanson· Host0:40
He said, "Go ahead and do it." [laughs] "What are you gonna say, that I'm an adulterer? I am an adulterer."
Tammy Wink· Host0:45
Yes, but- "That I've been married three times?
Victor Davis Hanson· Host0:46
Yeah, I am." He didn't care.
Tammy Wink· Host0:47
But that- And they did it. Yeah, but the diff- difference is here S- Swalwell will be pulling down maybe other Democrats, maybe Republicans- If he has- ... 'cause we know this problem is not- Well, he better watch out for his wife- Yeah, right ...
Victor Davis Hanson· Host0:59
because Democrats don't fool around.
Tammy Wink· Host1:01
[laughs] Okay. [laughs] All right. Fair enough. [upbeat music] Hello and welcome to Victor Davis Hanson, In His Own Words. This is our Friday news roundup, so we'll be looking at the news of the week with Victor Davis Hanson. Uh, for those of you who are new, Victor is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Military History