Found it, in context, it’s not what’s being alleged;
Donald Trump, a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, said Friday he sometimes identifies more as a Democrat when pressed to explain previous statements that the economy generally does better under Democrats than Republicans.
“I identify with some things as a Democrat,” Trump said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” when pressed about the comments from 2004, adding that “generally speaking” he was “never a Bush fan.”
“When the economy crashed so horribly under George Bush because of mistakes they made having to do with banking and lots of other things, I don’t think the Democrats would have done that,” Trump said.
“Now, I see it both ways, but I hated what I was watching in the last two years of George Bush, because it was a bubble that was waiting to explode,” he added. “What they were doing was a death wish, and I saw that.”
“I have seen things done by Republicans that are not good and are not smart, and I would not do that,” he said.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/249062-trump-i-identify-with-some-things-as-a-democrat
Ok. I see two things here. I see he says Bush and the Republicans did things that are not good, not smart. That is a separate statement from “I identify with some things as a Democrat”...and he doesn’t think the Dems would have done that.
So. I certainly agree with the first part of his statement. HOWEVER, he not only does NOT hold the Dems equally or even partially responsible, he oddly says he doesnt think they would have done that. He is possibily unaware of the shared responsibility the Dems have??
I guess before I could support Trump I’d like to know in what ways, in what areas does he identify with because these statements do not help clarify issues or character or principles.