The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement

From the author of the New York Times best-selling The Case for Trump, the story of Trump’s triumphant comeback and what his second term means for the future of our country.

When Donald Trump left office in January 2021, most observers thought his political career was over. Silenced on social media, pilloried by the press, and targeted for prosecution, the ex-president’s future appeared bleak. But in the months and years that followed, Trump staged a historic political comeback, rising from disgrace to win a second presidential term that launched a social, cultural, political, and economic transformation for America.

Here, best-selling author Victor Davis Hanson pinpoints how Trump regained power and came to lead an American counterrevolution. As Hanson reveals, the success and aggressiveness of Trump’s second-term agenda can only be fully understood as the product of his four years in the political and legal wilderness. Hanson details the tactical errors and overreaches of Trump’s opponents, as well as how Trump took note of those persecuting him and shaped his renewed agenda around striking back.

Packed with indispensable insight into the larger patterns behind Donald Trump’s rise, fall, and victorious return, The Counterrevolution is the definitive account of how a reelection transformed contemporary American history.

Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow in military history at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a professor emeritus of classics at California State University, Fresno. He is the author of over two dozen books, including The Case for Trump, The Dying Citizen, and The End of Everything. He lives in Selma, California.

“Victor Davis Hanson is the indispensable analyst of the American spirit. To understand where America has been and, more importantly, where she is going, read this book.”―Ben Shapiro

“Victor Davis Hanson is simply a national treasure. His new book, The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement, will enlighten every reader about the truth of what is really happening in the country today and how transformational and consequential these times are for the future of our great Republic. A must-read for every American who cares about our country’s long-term survival and success.”―Sean Hannity

“VDH does it again. In The Counterrevolution, America’s premier historian provides an unflinching account of Trump’s historic comeback and how it is reshaping the nation. This is vintage Hanson at his best―if you want to understand why Trump prevailed and what it means for the future of the American experiment, this book is your indispensable guide.”―Devin Nunes