Screencap of Twitter/X video.
Conservative historian and scholar, Victor Davis Hanson revealed that he was once approached by the Chinese operative known as Fang Fang, who is most closely associated with Rep. Eric Swalwell of California.
The video is from 2025 but it is getting a lot of play on social media as the Swalwell story is blowing up this week.
According to Hanson, Fang Fang came to see him at his office at the Hoover Institution but he would not even be left alone with her because he was onto her act from the start.
As he relays the story below, he tears into Sawlwell for being taken in by such an obvious scam artist.
Townhall reported:
An old clip of military historian and Hoover Institution senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson is making the rounds on social media, as he recounts a time when Fang-Fang, the infamous spy linked to Rep. Eric Swalwell, approached him after he wrote something critical of China. Hanson said it was easy to recognize her intentions, arguing that someone would have to be a “stupid, narcissistic idiot” to fall for what he described as an obvious honeypot trap.
“I wrote some critical things about China, and Fang Fang came to see me as a consular official out of the Bay Area,” Hanson said. “And I think she told me she was a political operative who monitored American politics.
But when she walked into my office at the Hoover Institution, I kept the door open. I had one of my research people with me the whole time. And the way she changed accents and how she was dressed, you would have to be a stupid, narcissistic idiot to fall for that. I’m serious.”
“In my case, he would say it’s easier because I’m an old man,” he continued. “But my point was, it was about 10 or 12 years ago. And he fell for that. And he got involved with her when he was on the House Intelligence Committee. So, end of story, with that guy…Honeypot is just a joke. Anybody could see that.”
See the video below:
VDH: Eric Swalwell wasn’t the only one Fang Fang approached in CA — he was just the one stupid enough to fall into the trap.
“I wrote some critical things of China, and Fang Fang came to see me.”
“The way she changed accents and how she was dressed, you would have to be a… pic.twitter.com/DPtVFJdpym
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 1, 2026
No one will be surprised that Victor Davis Hanson is smarter than Eric Swalwell. Hanson is smarter than most people, but it’s still a funny story.
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