I am not denying the present. I am not talking about his views from 20 years ago. I would consider 2014 to be representative of his present.
In 2014, McConnell’s primary made national news since Bevin’s challenge was viewed as a microchasim of the “throw the bums out” sentiment. Trump made the choice to support McConnell, the establishment candidate.
Then 6-8 months later, Trump announces his candidacy, positioning himself as the anti-establishment candidate. Less than a year before, he had backed the face of the establishment in McConnell.
How do you reconcile the drastic difference between his actions and his campaign slogans in that timeframe and conclude he is obviously anti-establishment?
Trump was acting in his business’ best interests as he saw it. The man is a consummate pragmatist tactician. He is also a man of his word. He says he will do something then moves heaven and earth to get it done.
As a businessman he is in the same boat as most Americans. He experiences the corruption of government daily. He has played ball with it in order to stay in business. He is now prepared to surrender control of his business interests in order to change that same government.
He may need to reminded of some of the reasons he was elected but that is a far cry from acting out of some ideology. I have not seen conservatives or liberals bring about the kind of change that builds our nation. There was a time when that was true, when business and culture ran things, not government.