I searched the transcripts of 50 of Trump’s campaign speeches. He (almost) never mentions the Constitution, Liberty or Freedom

[BigHomer]

By all accounts, Trump hasn’t exactly been a small-government conservative for the majority of his life. His support of strict gun-control laws, partial-birth abortion, government-run healthcare, his cronyism, abuse of eminent domain, support of massive tariffs and trade wars, and his donations to (and close friendships with) many left-wing Democrats, have left many are wondering why he’s running as a Republican at all. And usually, when these points are made known to one of Trump’s legions of ardent supporters, the response is either “You’re part of the establishment!” or “People change their views.”
The former response is utterly ludicrous. The latter, however, is certainly true. People can and do change their opinions. It happens often. Sometimes these opinions evolve slowly over time while other changes in opinion happen at a point in time, when a person is able suddenly understand things in a way that they never had before. I have personally experienced both of these phenomena. But, unlike his supporters, I don’t believe this describes Donald Trump. Rather, it seems to me that Mr. Trump is simply a talented showman and confident negotiator who says and does what he thinks he needs to do in order to “win”. It seems that he has no overarching principles of any kind.
In my estimation, the most important characteristic of a president by far, is his understanding of the Constitution and commitment to liberty. After all, government doesn’t exist to “win” or set economic policy or get ahead in trade wars or provide us with everything we don’t have or to give us healthcare or to educate us, etc. It exists for the sole purpose of protecting our life, liberty and property so that we can live our lives as we see fit. It is for this reason that I’m encouraged when I hear candidates talk about the founding Constitutional principles of liberty and freedom.
The problem is that Trump never does.     


http://poorrichardsnews.com/i-searched-the-transcripts-of-50-of-trumps-campaign-speeches-he-almost-never-mentions-the-constitution-liberty-or-freedom/

[don-o]

Great find. This is a question I have asked on the threads. Now here's the answer. (No surprises.)

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Let’s recap. Out of the 50 speeches that I searched, Trump made mention of the Constitution, Liberty or Freedom in only 5 of them. And of those 5 speeches, 3 instances were of Trump speaking of the inadequacy of them, while one instance was in direct response to a question about Constitutional principles.

[sinkspur]

Trump couldn't pass a high school civics test.  He thinks Judges "signs bills."

Trump: Now, Ted’s been very critical, I have a sister, who is a brilliant, [crosstalk] excuse me, she’s a brilliant judge. He’s been criticizing… he’s been criticizing my sister for signing a certain bill. You know who else signed that bill? Justice Samuel Alito, a very conservative member of the Supreme Court, with my sister signed that bill. So, I think that maybe we should get a little bit of an apology from Ted, what do you think?

[Mechanicos]

Hes been walking the walk for decades:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/anti-gun-control-rally-albany-brings-trump-article-1.1742627
http://dennismichaellynch.com/must-see-donald-trumps-position-on-the-blm/
Video Compilation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmHwLaOloh4

The person who talked the talk Voted to renew the Patriot Act...

[INVAR]

By all accounts, Trump hasn’t exactly been a small-government conservative for the majority of his life. His support of strict gun-control laws, partial-birth abortion, government-run healthcare, his cronyism, abuse of eminent domain, support of massive tariffs and trade wars, and his donations to (and close friendships with) many left-wing Democrats, have left many are wondering why he’s running as a Republican at all. And usually, when these points are made known to one of Trump’s legions of ardent supporters, the response is either “You’re part of the establishment!” or “People change their views.”

Rather, it seems to me that Mr. Trump is simply a talented showman and confident negotiator who says and does what he thinks he needs to do in order to “win”. It seems that he has no overarching principles of any kind.

In my estimation, the most important characteristic of a president by far, is his understanding of the Constitution and commitment to liberty. After all, government doesn’t exist to “win” or set economic policy or get ahead in trade wars or provide us with everything we don’t have or to give us healthcare or to educate us, etc. It exists for the sole purpose of protecting our life, liberty and property so that we can live our lives as we see fit. It is for this reason that I’m encouraged when I hear candidates talk about the founding Constitutional principles of liberty and freedom.
The problem is that Trump never does.

No.  He never does, which is why I went from Trump being a Secondary choice for me, to NEVERTRUMP. The more I researched, the more alarmed I got, and the more I listened to him and his throngs of rabid supporters and experienced their antics online - the more convinced I became that he is in some ways, possibly more dangerous to what remains of our liberties than Hildabeast.

[A-Lert]

Great find. This is a question I have asked on the threads. Now here's the answer. (No surprises.)

one snip


Let’s recap. Out of the 50 speeches that I searched, Trump made mention of the Constitution, Liberty or Freedom in only 5 of them. And of those 5 speeches, 3 instances were of Trump speaking of the inadequacy of them, while one instance was in direct response to a question about Constitutional principles.

Out of those fifty Trump never spoke of the 2nd Amendment?

[Mechanicos]

Out of those fifty Trump never spoke of the 2nd Amendment?

[Gov Bean Counter]

The only time Trump mentions the Constitution is when it is preceded by the word "morning".

[ABX]

Compare that to the number of times he uses the word "Force".

[Silver Pines]

Thank you for doing that.  I've never heard him mention liberty or small government, either.

"I, I, I, me, me, me" and "great"?  Countless times.