Analysis: Victor Davis Hanson: âThis was a three-year project to ove...

1y ago Jul 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM

Victor Davis Hanson: âThis was a three-year project to overturn the will of the American peopleâMakes Watergate look like small potatoesâ¦.â

Video transcript 1:29

Victor, when you think about the time, the man hours, the tens of millions of dollars, probably over $100 million, when you add it all up, of the Mueller investigation, that entire thing was built on a lie, running all the way up to the election of 2020, all the way up to the debates, as you said, but that entire thing was a fraud. And Obama knew those reports, what they were, right? He knew. And all these individuals knew the truth, but they wanted Trump's presidency to fail. They wanted it to be considered illegitimate as they said that he was against democracy. That's the rub here. Yeah, they wanted Donald Trump's administration to fail and they wanted to destroy him career-wise, presidential-wise, psychologically, they wanted to destroy him. And so they went through the collusion false narrative in 2015 and '16. That failed. They took a little breath. Then they ate up 22 months and $40 million of his administration to destroy it. Then they took a little breath and they went into the first impeachment phony, Zelensky phone call, and Venman and the "whistleblower." And so this was a three-year project to overturn the will of the American people and to destroy administration. It makes Watergate, as people have remarked on Laura, look like small potatoes. It really does. It's such a magnitude we can't even grasp it.

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AI Analysis

Machine-generated analysis of the post above on 2026-03-22. Not written by the author of the post.

Danger Level

None

Narcissistic State

Vulnerable

Authorship

Uncertain

Intensity

35%

Authorship Analysis

Uncertain

Indicators:

Quote-sharing format common to both Trump and aides
Late evening posting (9:26 PM ET)
Simple quote + video format
No typos or emotional outbursts

Psychological Profile

▶ State

Vulnerable State

Trigger: Supply Seeking (Victor Davis Hanson commentary)

Sentiment

-0.40

▶ Clinical

Malignant Narcissism:

Narcissistic

50%

Antisocial

20%

Paranoid

50%

Sadism

10%

Defense Mechanisms:

projectionidealization

Cognitive Complexity:

Complexity

30%

Parasocial Techniques:

appeal to authorityshared victimhood narrative

Fact Checks (1)

"There was a three-year project to overturn the will of the American people, worse than Watergate"

Unverifiable

This is a characterization of investigations/political opposition as conspiracy. Multiple investigations occurred but framing them as a coordinated 'project to overturn' an election is editorial interpretation, not established fact.

Receipts

No contradictions with other posts detected yet.

Analysis: Victor Davis Hanson Quote Share

Overview

A low-intensity post sharing a Victor Davis Hanson video clip characterizing investigations into Trump as a "three-year project to overturn the will of the American people" and comparing it unfavorably to Watergate. This is a routine supply-seeking post using intellectual authority to validate a persecution narrative.

Authorship

Posted ~9:26 PM ET. The quote-and-video format is ambiguous—used by both Trump and aides. Medium confidence; slight lean toward authentic given evening timing.

Psychological Dynamics

The post exemplifies proxy validation—using a credentialed intellectual (Hanson is a Stanford classicist) to legitimize grievance claims that might seem self-serving if stated directly. This is a common narcissistic supply technique: the admiration feels more valuable coming from an authority figure.

The vulnerable narcissistic state is evident in the victimhood framing ("overturn the will"), while the Watergate comparison provides grandiosity ("this is even bigger than the most famous political scandal in American history").

Rhetorical Analysis

The trailing ellipsis ("small potatoes….") is a deliberate engagement hook, implying the video contains even more validating content. The Watergate comparison serves as anchoring—establishing a frame that makes any investigation seem like historic persecution.

Context

This fits within a broader pattern during this period of grievance-oriented posting, alongside the Massie attack post and WSJ lawsuit. The DNI Gabbard memo and AI Obama arrest video suggest an escalating persecution/vindication narrative cycle.

Fact Verification

Claim	Verdict	Evidence
"There was a three-year project to overturn the will of the American people, worse than Watergate"	Unverifiable	This is a characterization of investigations/political opposition as conspiracy. Multiple investigations occurred but framing them as a coordinated 'project to overturn' an election is editorial interpretation, not established fact.

Overall Veracity: 50%