Examining Donald Trump's record on the issues

Despite leading in recent polls, Donald Trump's stance on the big issues appears to still be in flux. CNN's Tom Foreman reports.

[seanwayda]

It's hilarious how afraid those in power are of trump

[twohalfmen]

CNN would NEVER make a video like this for Hillary.

[VIIROCKS]

Do a video like this on Hillary next. Point out that she was anti-gay marriage up until like 5-6 years ago. Also point out Hillary's anti-asian american policies and that she was also a Republican when she was going to law school.

[seanwayda]

Its hilarious how scared those in power are of Trump

[marclaclear]

2007 Hillary wasn't Secretary of State so how could he have flip flopped on this?

[marclaclear]

Can't wait to hear Trump's response.

[eokii]

0:36 Donald Trump says sorry for something.

[eokii]

So Donald Trump is more of an independent running as a Republican whilst Bernie Sanders is a socialist (but officially independent) running as a Democrat. 

Got it.

[malachusb]

CNN: "His beliefs are hard to pin down." CNN then pulls out a cherry-picked piece of an interview where Trump makes a verbal misstatement and quickly corrects it.

CNN then says: "On health-care for example, Trump in 1999:" Notice how they say "for example" for the first time, to imply the previous cherry-picked statement on abortion wasn't a real example, just an amusing opening quote for the segment. However, the very next second, the bottom text changes to: "billionaire has flip-flopped on *abortion*, health care, immigration." A few moments later it reads "changed views *dramatically* on *abortion*, health care, immigration." The basis for this is apparently the one clip above where he had a brief misstatement!

What about the other two issues? Then they quote Trump as saying, "I believe in universal health care" and "we need, as a nation, to re-examine the single-payer plan" and try to contrast that with his recent statement calling Obamacare a "disaster" and "the big lie." This is not a contradiction. A policy for a good cause can still be a disaster if it is a failure. The fallacy here is the implicit assumption, made by CNN, that Obamacare is a success.

Then, CNN implies that "building a great wall, " and wanting to "give [legal immigration applicants] a path and make it possible for them to succeed" is a contradiction when it is not. They also imply that building a wall "in certain sections" contradicts "building a great wall". From their own words: "Sometimes the apparent contradictions _may_ be a matter of nuance." No. These are not even apparent contradictions. All three statements may be satisfied without contradiction.

They close by contrasting his statement that "[Hillary is] the worse Secretary of State in the history of our country." with his earlier praise of Hillary. The problem? The earlier quote is from 2007. Clinton wasn't Secretary of State until 2009. If you complement someone and they later turn out to be a criminal, are you then not allowed to change your opinion?

[qwerty]

CNN is a joke! Keep digging your grave CNN... Im enjoying every second of it.

[AlcidesSegovia]

Yeah consistent. I shit alot. It's all shit. It's consistent. Will I listen to it Naaaa