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Here is the info on your question about VDH having been a Never-Trumper because he has a column that appears in NR.

No, he was not a Never Trumper, in fact he has been critical of that stance referring to them as “Never Trumpers.”

At the time of the NR edition with its stupid cover he wrote this on Oct 18 three weeks before the election.

http://victorhanson.com/wordpress/the-case-for-trump/#more-9522

No, he was not a Never Trumper, in fact he has been critical of that stance referring to them as “Never Trumpers.”

Yes, VDH is a smart man and by three weeks before the election VDH had realized he had burned a lot of bridges with his readership and was in full "save-my-butt" mode. The idea that he was in any way a Trump supporter or even provided fair and even handed analysis of Trump during the primaries is completely false.

Obama and Trump: Two of a Kind - July 21, 2015

More importantly, like Trump, Obama does not worry over inconsistency or bombast, and has no hesitation about insisting on things that not only are not, but perhaps could not be, true.

The Trump Catharsis - August 13, 2015

Trump preps little. He has no real agenda. And he makes stuff up as he goes along. For such a New York brawler, he has thin skin, smearing his critics, often in creepy fashion.

The Origins of Trump Nihilism - March 8, 2016

During the most recent Detroit debate, even a reformed “inclusive” and “presidential” Donald Trump still was crass and vulgar...

His entire moral universe is predicated on a preteen morality of liking those who praise him, and hating those who criticize him.

Hillary Vs. Trump: Godzilla Vs. King Kong? - March 20, 2016

I agree that each day Trump says something not only stupid, but gross... If you think political discourse is debased, then Trump is a good run-of-the-mill example

Do you need more examples of VDH's animosity towards President Trump back before he finally saw the Trump Train bearing down on his apple cart and decided to jump on board before he lost his source of income for good - because there are plenty more examples of VDH's true feelings about President Trump out there?