VDH: Trump Makes ‘Experts’ Eat Their Words with Record-Breaking Three Weeks

The Daily Signal YT Channel ^ | July 14 2025 | victor davis hanson

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What President Donald Trump has achieved over the past three weeks, most presidents could only dream of for an entire term.

Trump has revitalized military recruitment and turned the armed forced from “fat” to “fit,” reshaped America’s foreign alliances, and delivered bold results that no one expected—and many actively warned against.

Victor Davis Hanson breaks down why, in the face of naysayers and “experts” claiming it couldn’t be done, this even more of a momentous feat on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: r; vdh; victordavishanson

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“ The economy did not crash or crater. Wall Street is at all-time high. Stock prices, job growth unexpectedly—that’s a word have to use because the Left always says it’s going to get very angry. The angry Left. And they’re very angry and they say, ‘It’s not going to work.’ And then they have to say, ‘Well, it worked.’”

“ The idea that all of their Ph.D.s, all the letters after their names, all of their ZIP codes, all of their prestige meant nothing. That here we have a billionaire builder from New York, with a Queens accent, who’s transactional. And he was able to create a revolutionary change in culture, in social life, in economics, on foreign policy, on border security. And we can see the fruits of that in just three weeks, contrary to what everybody told us. It’s startling. It’s embarrassing for them.”

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Ping! Out to the Victor Davis Hanson list

00:00 Trump's Recent Achievements
00:14 Military and Recruitment Successes
01:42 Economic Triumphs Under Trump
02:18 Cultural and Social Shifts
03:11 Defying the Experts
04:28 Trump's Unprecedented Success
05:58 Conclusion

What! He should listen to the Experts! Look what a great job they did during the last 4 years ...

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[Big Red Badger]

Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget.
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Missing part of His Right Ear to boot.
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Look At The Big Beautiful Picture!
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Trump Is in Charge Your Not.

[Steely Tom]

That ear is coming back. And when it does, it’s going to be the most beautiful ear you ever saw.

[BradyLS]

Zackly right. A lot of “experts” have a vested interest in failure. Predicting failure and pointing it out makes them feel like savants. “It won’t work so don’t even try. Because yadda blah-blah.” Then a guy like Trump just breezes past them while they close their eyes shake their heads…gets it done and prove’s em “WRONG!”

[Jonty30]

Trump realized that just dealing with the US itself has economic value that people should be willing to pay for.

[Big Red Badger]

From your Mouth
To God’s Ear.

[Bobbyvotes]

It’s more than that. Experts are liberals who just won’t accept Trumpism actually works.

[redfreedom]

But, but, but WHAT ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES? I don’t care how much good Trump does, I want the Epstein list. If I don’t see them on Bondi’s desk I’m throwing a huge tantrum and never voting Republican again. /s/

Seriously, I’m surprised no one has brought that up here. We either get them or we don’t. We need to move on and accept the good that there is and hope we can keep it. I’m tired of the Epstein whiny babies.

[dennisw]

VDH is so all in on Donald Trump that its hilarious. In a good way. He explains DJT’s successes better than Trump is able to articulate. VDH should be invited to Bedminster or Mar-a-Lago to have a Tête-à-tête with the Donald and Melania over some prime steaks.

[Tell It Right]

I wonder how many FReepers paid attention to VDH pointing out the “experts” were wrong that Trump’s tariffs would jack up inflation. LOL

[dennisw]

During Biden we had 15 million or so illegal aliens enter the USA. Trump shut down this nightmare 100%. Just this action alone is 100x more important than the Epstein garbage, which is 75% titillation and 25% Mossad rumors & speculation.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

And whom amoung us was benefitting from such lopsided trade deals that have been going on since right after world war 2?

[Flaming Conservative]

VDH is about the most reasonable voice out there. And his delivery is so low key, I often wonder if he ever gets upset about anything.

[healy61]

there seems to many on FR who have a distaste for President Trump. Anyone else notice it of late?

[Lod881019]

This is why Rand Paul is an Optometrist and not an Economist. It’s like going to a plumber to help you with a case of gout.

[FreedomPoster]

Wall Street and K Street/DC, and certainly *not* Main Street.

[Deaf Smith]

>>>WHAT ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES?

I do not care about the Epstein files or list.

I would like to know what the FIBs removed from Epstein Island. FR threads reported private drone footage of the FIBs removing volumes of stuff from the island.

[Twink]

Hell yeah. They’re showing themselves again. And imo it’s fine as everyone is entitled to their opinions (not entitled to their made up facts), beliefs etc.

But they’re back and showing themselves again lol. It’s like what Trump did to congress-showed who wasn’t for America First. We are seeing the never trumpers who tried to hide now showing themselves in many threads.

[Danie_2023]

“”And he was able to create a revolutionary change in culture, in social life, in economics, on foreign policy, on border security. And we can see the fruits of that in just three weeks, contrary to what everybody told us. It’s startling. It’s embarrassing for them””

It ‘would’ be embarrassing for them... IF they were capable of being embarrassed by anything they do or cause. They’re not. They’ll do the usual schtick of deny, deny, deny... and accuse, blame and lie. Their base is just stupid enough to keep falling for it.