1999. His views remained consistent until Romney blew it in 2012 and then he seems to have undergone a complete metamorphosis. At the same time he had this epiphany, he copyrighted the slogan “Make America Great Again”.
People have been dredging up these past statements and interviews of Trump since last summer and they have had no effect. And they won't. The issues raised since he announced will be what voters base their votes upon. And we only have to go back to last Spring and Summer to find Ted's now abandoned positions on immigration and trade agreements. The Trump effect sent Ted to flip/flopping on those key issues.
slogans are hardly epiphanys