Seems to me Trump has been loud and clear about his condemnation of the OVERSPENDING by our Government. AND he wants countries to help pay for our expenses which we incur protecting them. It is long overdue, in my opinion. It has always been a sore spot with me that throughout the cold war, America protected Canada but the cheap skate Canadians never contributed one penny to SAC. (Strategic Air Command.)
I don't think he's been loud and clear about government spending -not in context of most of his rhetoric. I've never heard him mention the term limited government once. In fact, the first thing he wants to do will require a huge increase in government employees. I've never heard him mention the Constitution per se - only a couple of amendments that dovetailed with a particular policy. His overall rhetoric, not to mention his life body of work, can hardly be characterized as Constitutional limited government. Not at all.
However I do agree with other countries helping with protection money - in theory - but I don't think it's going to happen. We don't protect them just to protect them - we have interests there as well. Trumps rhetoric on this outstrips any reality - but I do understand the appeal - because it appeals to me too. But I look at things the way they are, not how I'd like them to be.
Good conversation, thank you.