‘Completely Unhinged’: Victor Davis
Hanson Says Dems’ Fury Against Trump
Nominees During Hearings Is Political Misstep
Posted By: snakeoil, 2/2/2025 1:47:38 AM
Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson explained on Friday how Democratic senators’ attacks on President Donald Trump’s nominees during confirmation hearings are backfiring politically because of conservatives’ current ability to push their messages more effectively online. Many Democratic senators have taken adversarial approaches to Trump’s cabinet nominees, including screaming at them, interrupting them and hurling accusations against them. Hanson, on “Victor Davis Hanson Show,” said that Trump’s nominees have all excelled at their hearings as they have come under fire from Democrats.
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I may disagree with Ruth Marcus, but she’s not an idiot. It’s why this piece is so baffling. There are some Democrats who haven’t lost their marbles, but this article misses the target by several hundred miles. The headline already tees us up for what’s in store: “Trump 2.0: The most damaging first two weeks in presidential history.”
The teaser is the killer: “Trump’s second term is all about curtailing government’s power and reach.”
Yes, Ruth—that’s what we voted for. How is this a surprise to anyone? President Trump's taking a hatchet to the DC political class gravy train was articulated endlessly
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The dims may be unhinged but they all have a vote. Sanders and Warren are corrupt hypocrits.