You will have no argument from me that Trump is a conservative.
He is not. I do not think he is a liberal, though.
95% of the current GOP candidates are not conservative either.
They are fake conservatives.
Supporting some of the things he says is different than supporting him
for President. Nor do I think he will ever be President.
What you are seeing if you can understand, is Trump is filling a void
at least for the moment because of GOP weakness to confront him.
As I have mentioned several times, Trumps current strength comes from
GOP weakness.
Until the GOP begins to seriously address the many concerns grassroots have,
there will always be openings for the Trumps of the world.
Here is a short list on Trump's liberal leanings both past and present. Has he truly changed, or is he just saying what he needs to say to try to get your vote?
I am unaware of any conservative who has given 6-digit figures to the corrupt Clinton Foundation. Trump has.
Conservative do not say, "people here ILLEGALLY should have 'a road to legal status' if they work hard and contribute to the country." Liberal Donald Trump said just that. So he is not only for amnesty, he is also ok with ILLEGAL liens taking jobs from American citizens.
I am unaware of any conservative who wants to ban "assault weapons". There is no such thing you know. "Assault weapon" is a term created by anti-gun liberals so they could ban guns based on cosmetic appearances...and Trump, being the liberal that he is, fell for it.
I am unaware of any conservative who has said they want to extend the waiting periods to purchase a gun. Trump has.
I am unaware of any conservative who has praised as "Brilliant" gun-grabbing leftist Michael Bloomberg for "Putting His Money Where His Mouth Is" on guns.
I am unaware of any conservative saying they "identify more as Democrat" like Trump has.
I am unaware of any conservative saying "the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans". Trump said just that.
I am unaware of any conservative saying “Bush was probably the worst president in the history of the United States.” Trump said just that.
I am unaware of any conservative saying “I’m very liberal when it comes to health care. I believe in universal health care.” Trump said just that.
On the bank bailouts, Trump said: “You had to do something to shore up the banks, because ... you would have had a run on every bank.” Do you call that conservative?
On the auto bailouts, Trump said: “I think the government should stand behind them 100 percent,” “You cannot lose the auto companies. They’re great. They make wonderful products.” Do you all that conservative?
Conservatives Rehnquist, Scalia and Thomas ruled against the Kelo Decision, which was the taking of a private individual's property, not for "public use" as is normally the case with eminent domain, but to give it to private industry as was done with Kelo (it was taken and given to Pfizer). Being the crony capitalist he is, Trump said he was "100% for it".
I have posted all this and more many times and you and others have chosen to ignore it because that is what you must do to defend your support for this lifelong liberal democRAT. He may be saying things that conservatives want to hear. But what political candidate doesn't when in an election?
What you are seeing if you can understand, is Trump is filling a void at least for the moment because of GOP weakness to confront him.
I understand quite well that many have fallen for his ruse as they, like you, refuse to believe he is the liberal that he clearly is.