MARTIN: But you still note that you don't consider him to be a role model. And if nothing else, I think, as a conservative and a Republican who says I'll vote for him in 2020, I think I should still be willing to say I disagree with him and not apologize for some of the things that he does. It's still sort of his supporters who feel like they have to justify every act. Honestly, one of my bigger problems with the president at this point, though, is not the president. And yet, Republicans who spent years saying that are also betraying that. I mean, for example, the budget and the deficit - I'm a conservative who thinks we need smaller government, and we need less spending in Washington. I also disagree with him very much on his harassment of NATO allies. I think, ultimately, they're going to wind up hurting the economy. Which of his policies do you differ on?ĮRICKSON: Tariffs are a terrible idea. MARTIN: You say you still don't agree with everything the president does or all of his policies. And so I'll wind up voting for the president in 2020. He now has a record, and there's a lot of it I don't like, but there are good portions of it that I do.Īnd when I see him in contrast to how the Democrats are running, particularly being a pro-life conservative, seeing the abortion laws Democrats are pushing and whatnot, I feel kind of stuck. But he's not the hypothetical he was when he ran for office. I've still got a lot of disappointment there. You know, he's still not a role model for my kids. MARTIN: What was it that changed your mind?ĮRICKSON: Well, he's no longer a hypothetical. We reached him this morning to talk about his decision. MARTIN: This month, though, Erickson wrote that he now plans to vote for President Trump in the 2020 election. We have a president of the United States who I cannot show to my kids as a role model. And now I'm supposed to believe he's a conservative? And then on stage, what sealed the deal for me - moment was he was on stage and called Planned Parenthood wonderful. Two years ago, he opposed conservatives funding the establishment.
I'm certainly not going to support him.įour years ago, Donald Trump opposed the Republicans, funded the Democrats. In 2016, the conservative blogger declared himself a Never Trumper and wrote on his blog that, quote, "more and more Americans are horrified and disgusted at the thought of voting for either Trump or Clinton." Here's some of what Erickson said on conservative media outlets before and after the 2016 election.ĮRICK ERICKSON: I don't think Trump's a conservative. Erick Erickson used to be a prominent critic of Donald Trump.
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