I agree, but in Reagan’s case, it was back in the Jack
Kennedy day. Kennedy was Left of center, but he was
nothing like today’s Leftists, and Reagan saw where it
was going.
As for Trump, I think he hedged his bets more than really
bought into the Leftist ‘dream’. He saw what we do and
it grated him. His comments over the years were in
reaction to what he saw going on (IMO). It shocked him
to see where things were headed.
He glad-handed everyone, no doubt about it. When he came
down that elevator he was one of us.
I think he was a pragmatist and had been for a long long
time.
I see Trump more as a nationalist. I do not see him believing in the social issues. He became pro-life because he had to win the nomination in ‘16. If you look at Trump’s statements before 2000, he was pro-choice.