Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words

Victor Davis Hanson: Ilhan Omar Wants Accountability—Until It Knocks on Her Door

October 15, 2026

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Victor Davis Hanson: Ilhan Omar Wants Accountability—Until It Knocks on Her Door

Representative Ilhan Omar responded to a Homeland Security Investigations raid on her Washington, D.C. home by calling it "an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement." Victor Davis Hanson's response is blunt: "The question is simply, did she or did she not marry her own brother to facilitate his getting a residence permit in the United States, and did she or did she not lie subsequently about that? If she did, she committed immigration fraud."

The Central Question: Preferential Treatment or Prosecution?

Hanson frames the Omar case around a single mechanism: whether she received impartial treatment from previous administrations that declined to investigate widely reported allegations. The Biden and Obama administrations never pursued what had been publicly documented—that Omar allegedly married her brother to secure his U.S. residency, and that her father, a colonel in the army of Somali dictator Siad Barre for 20 years, may have entered the country under false pretenses about his role in the regime's genocidal operations.

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  • 1 (00:50) **Introduction and Guest Welcome** - Jack Fowler introduces Victor Davis Hanson, setting up the episode's topics.
  • 2 (03:46) **Columbus Day and the Aztec Empire** - Victor offers a historical perspective on Columbus and the conquest of the Aztecs.
  • 3 (08:31) **Ilhan Omar's D.C. Raid and Immigration Fraud** - The core topic begins as Victor analyzes the raid on Representative Ilhan Omar's home.
  • 4 (10:04) **Omar's Father and the Somali Genocide** - Victor expands the investigation to include Omar's father's past.
  • 5 (14:26) **Bill Kristol's Defense of Omar** - Victor critiques Bill Kristol for urging conservatives to defend Ilhan Omar.
  • 6 (20:15) **The Truth and Credibility of Politicians** - Victor pivots to a broader discussion of truthfulness in politics, using Ted Cruz as an example.
  • 7 (25:05) **Christopher Wray and the Weaponization of the FBI** - Victor discusses the controversy surrounding former FBI Director Christopher Wray.

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Victor Davis Hanson

Show Notes

A college professor allegedly poses as a MAGA supporter to threaten and harass a Jewish colleague, raising alarming questions about rising antisemitism on America's elite college campuses.

Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler examine these disturbing allegations on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” arguing that antisemitism is becoming increasingly tolerated within progressive institutions.

They connect the controversy to broader concerns about DEI policies, the political Left’s response to the October 7 Hamas attacks, and growing hostility toward Israel. Hanson criticizes Hamas and its role in the destruction of Gaza, while warning about the dangerous normalization of antisemitic rhetoric in American politics.

They examine allegations surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar, and accusations of political double standards involving federal investigations. They dive into the ongoing protests in France which seemed to have started over a lack of air conditioning in schools, however, Victor argues these protests are often encouraged by left-wing donors and political organizations, rather than being entirely spontaneous. 

The episode also turns to Cornell University’s controversial sexual advice amid sexual assault allegations, and the disturbing sexual-health materials being passed out by the university.


Who is Guangtian Ha?

What happened to Ilhan Omar and why did the Federal government raid her home?

All this and more on today’s show. 


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