When he does, conservatives in Congress and conservative activists have to be ready to push back if his agenda is not a conservative agenda. Congress runs a risk if they choose to rubber-stamp all of Trump policies, leaving themselves open to primary challenges that have hurt the GOP in the past. Trump has hinted at a $1 trillion stimulus package and tariffs on imports. A GOP controlled Congress wouldn’t dare give a Democrats a trillion dollar stimulus package nor would they entertain any thoughts of implementing tariffs on domestic imports if a Democratic president asked Congress to do it. So why should they if a Republican is in office.
If anything, Republicans should take a stronger stand against a member of their party who supports un-Republican policies on principle alone.
Some conservatives are surprised and pleased with some of Trump’s cabinet choices. Asking Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services was one move in particular where most conservatives agreed Trump made a fine choice. Price is a medical doctor and has expertise in heath care policy. That said, Price is still going to implement what Trump wants, not necessarily what he wants. It will be the same for his other cabinet picks as well. So they can all be as conservative as Price, but it matters little when Trump is driving policy, not the other way around.
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