[UPDATED] VICTOR DAVIS HANSON explains President Trump as a 'tragic hero'.

The Q&A is linked from this NewNeo post, who correctly notes that the questioner, Isaac Chotiner, is clearly hostile to Hanson and (in my opinion) clearly outclassed by Hanson in a battle of wits. Instapundit has it right: "[T]hink of journalists as Democratic operatives with bylines and you won’t go far wrong."

I do disagree slightly with Hanson in describing Trump as 'tragic'. Rather than using "Shane" or "High Noon" or "The Magnificent Seven" as classic Western examples, I would choose Richard Boone (Paladin) from the TV series "Have Gun, Will Travel". Paladin was a man with a unique skill set who, when called to to solve an existential problem, did so and moved on of his own volition when his skills were no longer needed. Trump is cut from that same cloth.

I don't see Trump as one who is desirous of either fitting in or remaking society in his own image. He will be ready to move on when the time is appropriate