U.S. President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Liberal Leader Mark Carney during the federal election campaign may reflect a dynamic where ideological rivals are able to engage more openly, one of America’s best-known historians and conservative commentators says.
Trump’s endorsement of Carney during the campaign, and his praise for him on several occasions, could stem from a common dynamic among ideological opponents where interactions can be more blunt and direct, said Victor Davis Hanson in a recent interview with Jan Jekielek, host of The Epoch Times’ program “American Thought Leaders.”
He said that when two parties are “diametrically opposed” in their ideology, they tend to be more candid and “more clear about their opposition.” Hanson argued that if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had become prime minister, Trump wouldn’t be so blunt, as dealing with a “kindred” conservative would require a more “careful” approach….