President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address “was more of a variety show” than an address.

By highlighting various “tragic cases,” Trump showed Americans two things: “We’re a wonderful patriotic country,” and Democrats’ policies caused some of the tragedies, explains Victor Davis Hanson on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words.”

“They [Democrats] wouldn't stand for any applause, no matter what the topic was, or no matter whether they agreed with it. … They were all a disaster, to be quite frank.”

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00:00 SOTU Or Variety Show

01:30 Economy Bullet Points

03:24 Democrats Boycott Backfires

05:49 Polls And Party Optics
07:26 Closing Takeaways And 2026

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Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Laid Out America’s Comeback While Democrats Sat Silent