Trump has been a registered republican since 1980. Roger Stone said he first met Trump when Trump and his father were raising funds to help Reagan get elected.
Why Trump is a conservative
That list is bull crap. I have heard him saying the opposite of some of that on the campaign trail.
Thank you Danny, nice summation.
Why Trump is a conservative
1.Pro life since at least 2011, wanted to ban partial birth abortion as far back as 2000 FALSE, he is on record as saying he doesn't like abortion, but will not take action against abortion or even partial birth abortion
2.Says no funds for Planned Parenthood, while they do abortions. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
3.Pro Traditional marriage. "Gay rights is not my thing." FALSE, it may not be his "thing", but the Donald is on record as saying he will not fight on the gay rights issue
4.Pro capital punishment "Capital punishment isn't uncivilized; murderers living is" If Trump is honest on this issue, this would be a more conservative position
5.Hold Judges accountable How will you do this Donald?
6.Opposes "Common core is a disaster" Teach citizenship, quit "dumbing down". That's nice Donald, but a conservative would recognize this as a STATE issue
7.Anti education unions (2000) That's nice Donald, but a conservative would recognize this as a STATE issue
8.For school choice That's nice Donald, but a conservative would recognize this as a STATE issue
9."Climate Change is a hoax" Also on record as a climate change supporter. Which is it, Donald?
10."No Cap-and-Tax" But is on record for wanting to raise MANY other taxes
11.For drilling our own. But opposed to Atlantic offshore drilling
12.On Environment "Good development enhances the environment" Sounds like "Green Building" to me
13.Stressed the importance of a strong family & culture of life (2015) Strong family? Which one? With which wife?
14.Supports Israel Maybe. I know Donald supports "schlonging"
15.Opposes Iran deal and letting Iran obtain the bomb. Another Trump conversion from former position
16.Wants to crush ISIS quickly. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
17.Wants a military so strong no one will challenge us. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
18.Against unbalanced trade deals that kill American jobs. And wants heavy tarriffs, too. NOT CONSERVATIVE
19.Against warrant-less government surveillance of citizens. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
20.Is against having a high national debt. Warns that $24T is a point of no return. But was supportive of Obama's past budget fixes raising the national debt
21.Againt gun control FALSE, the Donald is on record supporting limits on the 2nd Amendment
22.For assault weapon ban but says the AR-15 shouldn't be considered an assault weapon. See above
23.Wants to repeal Obamacare and replace it with market driven polices and increased competition among insurance companies. But supported Obamacare prior to and during passage
24.Wants to increase military spending. Another 2015 Trump conversion
25.Will close the border to illegals. Another 2015 Trump conversion
26.Will send the criminals and sponges back. At least temporarily, lol
27.Will deport all illegals but will let the hard working ones go through the legal process to come back. Duplicate point as above
28.Against Anchor babies. Duplicate point as above
29.Knows unemployment is much higher than official stats. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
30.Will bring jobs back through better trade negotiation. Riiight. Because our trade partners will yield to his supreme intellect
31.Attended military academy and Wharton Business School. i.e. boarding school & elitist education - sounds just like the education of most flyover conservative base
32.Stood up for Birthers and challenged Obama on his fraud. But backed down when push really came to shove
33.Believes USA is "the greatest force for freedom the world has ever known" Well, duh!
34.Wants to honor commitments on Social Security and Medicare, which we can afford to do if he gets the economy going full steam. Most conservatives realize that SS is beyond repair; only GOPe & RINOs suggest that SS can be saved
35.Wants to reduce the fraud in disability and other programs. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
36.Against marriage penalties in tax code. So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
37.Wants to reduce income taxes and eliminate corporate tax. FALSE. Trump is on record supporting increased taxes on wealthy
38.Wants to rebuild our infrastructure. That's an establishment position
39.Wants to apply welfare-to-work to 76 other welfare programs (2011). So what. EVERY Republican (RINOs & GOPe) holds this position
40.Doesn't have time for political correctness. It would take away time from gazing longingly in his mirror
41.Not afraid to call out either party or both when they are wrong. But strangely prefers to hammer conservatives like Ted Cruz or even Marco Rubio than Hitlery Clinton
42.Not a puppet to campaign donors. Campaign finance is a LIBERAL issue -- it bugs me every time a Trumpboner repeats this blather
43.Against the War on Christmas. "I go out of my way to use the word Christmas" Oh yes, I believe this because Trump is such a godly man. C&E'ers are more credible on this point. Maybe he read it in TWO Corinthians.
The really annoying thing about most of the Trumpkins that have been actively trolling on FR is that many of the same people were actively attacking Fred Thompson for not being a conservative or not being a Christian. Like good old DannyTN.
So in 1999 when he was interviewed by Tim Russert on Meet the Press he was very pro-choice and he changed his mind in 2000?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcUCLwWCihE&feature=youtu.be
The man has always been a politician without having been elected.