Is he even really anti-Establishment though? His past conduct belies his words, and THAT is the best predictor of future behavior. We all want him to break things when he goes to Washington. Yet there is nothing but his campaign rhetoric to indicate he will not simply embrace the Establishment as he always has. I fear that we are finally getting rid of one egotistical, self-absorbed, bombastic leftist to put in another egotistical, self-absorbed, bombastic leftist.
Look, we all know that Washington is Perk City. It is now designed stroke egos and perpetuate big government. That corrupting influence can only be resisted by a consistently principled ideologue, and Trump is none of those things. We want somebody to break the Republicrat Establishment, but Trump has only displayed the kind of character that will break our hearts and ruin this nation even more.
Only one candidate has actually stood up to the Establishment— note they hate him, and are embracing Trump now. There’s a reason.
Finally, if Trump’s ego or fear is such that he cannot stand up to Megan Kelly questioning his bona fide conservative values tonight, then how can anyone in their right mind believe he will stand up to anyone in Congress, much less Iran, Russia, etc., and push a conservative agenda?
Let no one say they weren’t warned not be naive about this man.
Trump was painted anti-establishment because the establishment did not want him in the race. They wanted Bush to win or Christie or Rubio. Someone they can easily control, one to “payback the donors” etc.
Trump is a different breed. He is his own person, he does not care what lobbyist A wants or what Lobbyist B wants, he owes them nothing. That is the difference.
However recently some “establishment types” are now publically backing Trump, why? Because they see the train leaving the station and they don’t want to be left out. They know that if they say things now that are positive or beneficial to Trump, he might return their calls if does get in the White House.
That is how I look at it. Could Trump do a 180 and do exactly the opposite of what he has promised? He could, the republicans did that and what repercussions did they face?
I see Trump as an elder Statesman who wants to fix a broken system. He is doing this for the history books, He is already wealthy, he has smart children and they will inherit a well run Real Estate business. So I don’t see him as doing this to gain a financial advantage.
Is he a liberal? Is he a conservative? I say he is neither, I say he is a nationalist, he is putting America first, and I like that.