Where do Trump’s ideas come from?

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When Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination, many conservatives seemed to endorse him on the belief that he was malleable and over time would embrace conservative positions, at least on their issue of choice. Months later, it now seems like this has succeeded on some issues but failed on others.

Immigration and trade are two issues where Trump seems to have his own ideas going into the campaign.

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