What is happening?
In a particularly notable moment, the president said that “some of his ideas are really the same ideas that I have.” At another point, he added that “we agree on a lot more than I would have thought. I want him to do a great job, and we’ll help him do a great job.”
yeah i’ve been thinking the same thing
ultimately trump is just a populist. he doesn’t care what he does, as long as it makes him popular and stay in power. that can be seen as a good thing, because it might trump to actually move more on the affordability topic.
You’re right that he has no moral compass—but I think that means any movement he makes on affordability can only ever be skin-deep. He’d just as soon sell out the entire populace if he gets a better offer in regards to retaining power.