“Mr. Trump has numerous liberal positions that he still advocates, or did as of a few months ago. Furthermore, he has made comments that show he doesn’t understand that Big Government itself is the problem.”
Have you ever listened to Trump? At every rally he talks about the out of control spending in DC, always has.
GOOGLE IT (Trump cut the spending0 instead of guessing or whatever that is you just did.
Asked on “Fox News Sunday” how he would cut spending, Trump named the Department of Education and the Environmental Protection ...
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Dec 22, 2015 - Elements of Donald Trump’s tax plan could be very positive ... The economic growth it would spur, along with his spending cuts, would ...
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Jun 16, 2015 - ... Sarasota, Florida. Here is where Donald Trump stands on ten key issues. ... Budget: Government must cut spending more.
If you need more, go look.
He says he’ll revoke all of 0bama’s executive orders, as Cruz also does. The difference is that Cruz doesn’t believe n government by executive order, but Trump says “I’ll do good ones.” He doesn’t seem to understand that that’s as much the problem as the “stupid” people in charge.
He is willing to use eminent domain for the advantage of private interests. He wants to increase ethanol subsidies. (He’s the only candidate to take those particular positions.)
Economists hve said Cruz’s tax plan (and that of Rand Paul, who’s now out of the race) are more pro-growth than Trump’s. Trump actually wants a Sanders-like surtax on the wealthy.
Trump is all over the map on 0bamacare. He says we need to repeal and replace it and he has made a few brief remarks about market-based solutions, but he’s also said good things about Sanders-style single payer (”It works well in Scotland and Canada”) and has recently been saying everyone will have healthcare and the government will pay for it.
He has opposed complete defunding of Planned Parenthood.
You cite a couple of agencies he’d like to get rid of, but he does’t go nearly as far as Cruz, who says he would get rid of 5 departments. (I believe some agencies would also be included.) And things like covering everyone’s healthcare, increasing subsidies, and the like will more than make up for those cuts.
These are a few of his views that show a departuer not just form conservative positions, but from the broad conservative principles.
Add in teh rough way he treats anyone who gets in his way and you vhe a recipe for a presidency that will not make those of us who love the Constitution happy in most ways.