Victor Davis Hanson: Venezuela Is No Panama, and Trump Knows This

Victor Davis Hanson

•   November 22, 2025

While many on the Left, and even some on the Right, believe the Trump administration’s decision to park the USS Gerald R. Ford off the coast of Venezuela is a precursor for war, Victor Davis Hanson argues that President Donald Trump’s “America First” base and recent U.S. history in the region may shine the light on an entirely different outcome on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”

Victor Davis Hanson
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Victor Davis Hanson is a Daily Signal senior contributor, hosting a podcast, producing video commentaries, and writing a weekly column. He is the author of “The Counterrevolution The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement.”

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