My answer to why Trump would give up or risk those things is for power and pride.
Now, it is very possible that my answer to your questions is wrong. I don’t have the ability to truly know what is inside people.
What I do know is that Trump is not a conservative republican as he said. That was not a truthful statement on his part.
What I would like to believe is that he is a liberal that is outraged by the illegal immigration situation.
I would like to believe that there are still liberals who love America and her citizens and don’t necessarily buy into the globalist agenda, and no borders, and all that crapola.
If Trump is saying these things about immigration because this is what he believes, then I respect him for that, but at the same time, his telling me that he is a conservative republican is not going to earn my trust. I’m not a fool.
The other people you mentioned, I believe do believe in the globalist agenda, no borders, one world government type stuff, and I have no use for them, and I will vote for none of them, ever, for any reason, and I’m already disgusted with myself for having voted Rubio into the senate ;/
As far as Cruz goes, I believe he is an honest man who loves his country and her citizens, and he is also capable of being wrong on some things, but not because he is dishonest or lying.
On TPA for instance. To give that power to Obama and minimal oversight of that power to the GOP...stupid. I don’t think that Cruz understands just how much mistrust in government there is, and he stepped in it on that one, and it obviously cost him support.
However, despite my not agreeing with him there, I still believe that he is an honest man, and a conservative, and I still do support him and intend to vote for him.
I have also said that I believe that Trump is performing a useful task in exposing pro amnesty GOP candidates, though hopefully people would be aware of those candidates’ positions already.
What I have to say to Trump is this. Do not lie to me. Don’t think you can get away with it. You have already lied to me once telling me that you are a conservative republican. Perhaps I will let that slide, I can choose to do that, but if you think that you can fool me in selling yourself to me, think again.
If you want consideration from me, you had best tell the truth all of the time.
There are fiscal conservatives.
There are social conservatives.
There are military conservatives.
There are law and order conservatives.
In which category Trump is not conservative?
Who is your perfect conservative?
That guy who wants to increase H1-B visa’s five fold?
Or that guy who was for a path to legal status before he is against it?
And never ever forget,
Our much admired Ronald Reagan was once a democrat,
and a union official.
And he had 2 marriages. So what????
People change!
Even I was a liberal democrat in 1960’s.
When I reached age 30, I got smart and turned republican.