Fair enough, but what excuses Trump’s defense of Tiananman? And his admiration for Putin?
These are the positions of somebody who supports a very strong top-down government. Not a conservative, who would want government to get out of the way so that the multitude of ideas in the marketplace could be heard and acted upon by individuals.
Trump's a businessman. Of course he's going to brown nose the leaders of countries he wants to make business deals with. Just like he greases the palms of politicians from whom he expects favorable treatment.
(I think that is nonsense, personally, but it's one way Trumpeters excuse his actions.)