His answer was that “Conservatism means... to conserve... your wealth......... “Conservatism means limited government, free enterprise, and a strong national defense.” And he (or whoever prepared him with that answer) is right. .....Conservatism is about protecting private property rights and giving businesses the opportunity to grow without the stranglehold of regulations......Where was Trump wrong?
He wasn’t wrong. But you’ll never convince GOPe shill to think otherwise.
Here is the Trump transcript: Moderator: Mr. Trump, You have heard the argument that you are not a Conservative. Tell the voters watching tonight why you are.
Trump: Well I think I am and I view the word Conservative as a derivative of the word "conserve". We want to conserve our money. We want to conserve our wealth. We want to be smart. We want to be smart when we go to spend, we want to save our country and we have people that have no idea how to do that and they are not doing it. It's something I believe very strongly.
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Good Grief. A third grader could have given a better answer thsn that.