Peters: Trump’s ‘Populist Instincts’ Fundamentally at Odds with Ryan’s Small Gov’t Vision

‘Trump really understood that what Republican voters wanted was not what they were being offered’

PETERS: “This is what makes this governing so difficult right now for Republicans. Trump’s populist instincts are fundamentally at odds with the small government conservative vision that Paul Ryan and many in the House have. So, there’s this ideological clash. And I read about this today in the 'Times.' David summed it up really well when he said, you know, whatever Trump is, Trump really understood that what Republicans voted, what Republican voters wanted was not what they were being offered. They were being offered more immigration, less health care and another Bush. And they wanted — they didn’t want any more Bushes. They wanted more health care and less immigration and Trump gets that.”

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