“I do think Donald Trump has conservative instincts. I think he had anti-Obama instincts. I think he saw Obamacare, the Obama foreign policy, the Obama economic policies as harmful to America.” ThinkingAmericaSawsEconomicPolicyTrumpInstinctConservativeForeign PolicyObamacareEconomic Policy Author:Matt Schlapp
“I think where conservatives were wary of Trump is he had not advocated for conservative positions for decades. He had been more meandering in his politics, including being a Democrat, including writing checks to Democrats. I have said that it's impossible to say what a candidate is until they get to office, especially someone who has never been in office before.” ThinkingWritingSaidImpossiblePositionTrumpOfficeDemocratIncludingConservativeDecadesChecksCandidates Author:Matt Schlapp
“Donald Trump has clearly put conservative around him, he's clearly taking conservative policy positions, and I think for conservatives, the first, most important pick was selecting Mike Pence, then picking Neil Gorsuch to fill this tiebreaking vote on the Supreme Court. Looking at the Cabinet. Most conservatives are pretty happy.” ThinkingFirstsImportantPolicyPositionTrumpPicksVoteCourtConservativeSupremeSupreme CourtMikeCabinets Author:Matt Schlapp
