Honestly I have the impression that Trump on many issues has neither strong convictions nor deeper insight. While overall a ‘man of his own’ this makes him very vulnerable for advice and pushing from various corners. Ivanka and her hubby Jared Kushner are certainly two of those ‘close people’ that appear to have an undue sway over him.
I've lived in the NYC area and I've seen Trump in action over the course of my entire adult life, and I've had that impression for years. I was a big supporter of his, but I'll be the first to admit that he's probably taken five different positions in the last ten years on any given issue.
He picked up the call from Taiwan. That wasn’t something I expected even from my hypothetical Perfect Conservative