In the book "The Case for Trump," distinguished historian and political analyst Victor Davis Hanson explains how a famous businessman with no political or military experience triumphed over sixteen well-chosen Republican opponents, a Democrat with a massive campaign budget, and hostile media and political establishment to become the President of the United States—and a highly successful president. Hanson places Trump in the broader political and social context, explaining his appeal to a large portion of American voters. The growing anger over globalization, economic stagnation, immigration, costly and fruitless overseas interventions, perceived bad trade deals, and political correctness meant that in 2016, if a strong outsider like Trump did not exist, he would probably have had to be invented. Trump alone saw a political vacuum, championing the forgotten working classes of the heartland, who had been alienated not only by the Democrats but also by the elite Republican candidates. Despite the disastrous fantasies of both the Left and the anti-Trump Right, a year into his presidency, Trump can boast an impressive record of achievements rarely seen from a new president. Trump has achieved economic and foreign policy outcomes not seen in a generation, moving through stagnation and overturning a corrupt old order. Hanson is not naive about Trump's self-destructive behavior but simultaneously sees him as a tragic political heroine, a character akin to those from the works of Sophocles or the American West. His successes are a direct result of his personal excesses—the fact that he is not traditionally presidential has allowed him to bring about long-needed changes in foreign and domestic policy.
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- Victor Davis Hanson
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- Basic Books
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