Victor Davis Hanson was on “The Ingraham Angle” on Friday to talk about President Donald Trump’s strength in dealing with China and Xi Jinping
Hanson explained that the US is dominant in economics, energy, and AI, giving President Trump significant negotiating power.
President Donald Trump holds “all the cards” in negotiations with Beijing, according to Hoover Institution senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson.
Hanson argued Friday that America’s energy dominance, economy and artificial intelligence growth allow Trump to negotiate from a position of strength.
“All the data show that the cards are in Donald Trump’s hands,” Hanson said on “The Ingraham Angle.” “He can be [as] magnanimous as he wants, but he has all the cards in his hand, and they don’t have any.”
“Hanson also pointed to factors like China’s declining birth rate, its massive dependence on foreign oil and the United States’ success in keeping Beijing’s influence out of the Western Hemisphere as clear indicators that Trump has the upper hand.” Fox News Reported.
Partial transcription of the video.
“Victor, your reaction to that? Trump never likes to tell anyone what he is gonna do until he actually does it,” Ingraham asked.
“All the data show that the cards are in Donald Trump’s hands. The United States GDP is a third of the world. I mean, four Chinese produce 60 percent of what one American does in terms of GDP,” Hanson said.
“We are exporting oil. Laura, they are importing 10 million barrels a day, and they are desperate for it. Trump has shut them out of the Western hemisphere, whether it is Panama or Venezuela,” Hanson explained.
“Whatever happens in Iran, China is not gonna be a player, and if it is a player, it’s gonna be with the permission of the United States,” Hanson continued.
“Their fertility is 1.0. They are shrinking and aging. So, they have got fundamental, existential problems,” Hanson said.
“We on terms of AI and GDP and oil and natural gas, we are booming in foreign investment, and they know it,” Hanson explained.
Hanson explained that threats to the US over the years faded away. He cited examples, including the Soviet Union and the EU.
“They all faded because they don’t have our Constitutional system, Federalism, personal freedom, market capitalism,” Hanson said of previous threats to the US.
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🚨 VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: CHINA NEEDS AMERICA MORE THAN AMERICA NEEDS CHINA 🚨
Victor Davis Hanson: “We’re exporting oil. They’re importing 10 million barrels a day and they’re desperate for it.” pic.twitter.com/qYEbsaKmmY
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