ACTUAL conservative explains WHAT'S WRONG with Trump
December 14, 2025
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as posted by the channel-- Ramesh Ponnuru, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a longtime writer and editor at National Review, joins us to discuss Trump's takeover of the Republican Party and the future of the conservative movement
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Original show date: December 10, 2025
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20 claims extractedTrump's positions are inconsistent and contradictory
Trump's conservative policies on taxes, deregulation, and judges are positive
Family separation policy was a humanitarian disaster
Trump administration contradicts drug policy with Venezuela and pardons
MAGA ideology based on Trump's whims and personality is problematic
Trump's tariff policy is chaotic and failing to achieve goals
Trump administration lacks competence on tariff policy
Trump not following through on campaign promise to prioritize worst offenders
Trump administration not prioritizing employer verification for immigration enforcement
Trump's trans policies are correct but overemphasized politically
Trump fails to acknowledge good faith on divisive issues
Biden's trans athlete policy was a mistake
Public consensus exists on trans employment but not on sports
Republicans support child tax credit but oppose Biden's approach
Some Republicans oppose child tax credit as special interest
J.D. Vance is overwhelmingly likely to be next Republican nominee
Republican Party should synthesize pre-Trump and post-Trump conservatism
Uncertain if Republican coalition can survive without Trump's personality
Republicans risk losing low-propensity swing voters after 2024
Republicans prematurely assumed realignment with swing voters
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