Victor Davis Hanson Ranks Donald Trump Among America's Top 5 Presidents

Trump's Presidency: A Counter-Revolution

• 🎯 Victor Davis Hanson assesses Donald Trump's presidency, placing him in the top five of American leaders.
• 💡 Hanson argues Trump is not waging a revolution but a counter-revolution against progressive alterations to American life.
• ⚡ The scope of Trump's focus extends beyond traditional politics to include the border, economy, culture, Smithsonian, PBS, NPR, and universities.

Strategic Approach to Governance

• 🧠 In his first term, Trump learned that many appointees thwarted him, leading him to seek force multipliers in his second term.
• 🚀 He is consciously and deliberately attempting to redirect aspects of American life that have been radically altered by progressives over the last 30 years.
• 🔑 Unlike other Republicans, Trump aimed to stop the progressive project rather than merely slow it down or alter it.

Redefining American Identity

• 🇺🇸 Hanson believes Trump recognized the nation had moved beyond the founders' vision, becoming a neocialist state.
• 🗣️ Trump's approach is characterized by a radical effort to bring the country back to the center to prevent its destruction.
• 🌟 No other major Republican candidate or president has undertaken such a comprehensive task of redirecting American life.