He's operating in the realm of BIG BUSINESS and you usually spend a certain amount of time making sure you kiss everybody's butt a little. You don't know for sure who may or may not be driving the bus. If you're playing at the high finance level you need friends on BOTH sides of the fence.
You're POV sounds like it's all B&W and there is no Grey area.
“You’re POV sounds like it’s all B&W and there is no Grey area.”
Principles have a way of separating sheep from goats and black from white. I know many businessmen who earn their money without abusing/using political influence, so they don’t HAVE to need ‘friends’ on the other side.
You know, after years of people whining about how our politicians lack principles and sell us out at the drop of the hat, know full well that part of that problem is that the PEOPLE themselves vote the snake-oil salesman into office, my mind is boggling a bit at the excuses made on behalf of the unprincipled behavior of this billionaire. We only hve ourselves to blame when we say we want “X” and vote for someone who delivers “Z”.
Look, you are right that his behavior is that a big businessman does, even though I find it a bit unseemly. My point, is simply this: That’s not what a principled conservative does. If you want a principled conservative in the White House, you won’t get it by supporting Trump. He’s an operator who is not a conservative.