Trump changed his stripes from donating to Democrats. Reagan changed his stripes from a registered Democrat.
Trump donated to both parties, because he was a businessman, doing business with people from both parties. He has been a member of the Republican Party far longer than he ever was a registered Democrat. I was once a registered Democrat, and then a registered Republican for over 40 years until January 6th, and now I belong to no party. I've never donated to either party, because I've never been in a financial position where I could, and with the GOP being a bunch of gutless wonders, I never will give them a penny. When Trump decided to run for President as a Republican, he was villainized, and demonized, even by Republicans, and he's been stabbed in the back by many as well.
You can trust who you want. I refuse to trust Gabbard or any other chameleon that changes their appearance to tick the right boxes. I don't want her, Haley, or any of the other a-holes one heartbeat away from the Presidency.
—> both having had a consistent message for decades.