As it happens, Mr. Cruz, the Republican senator from Texas who was once Mr. Trump’s primary opponent and the object of his taunts, apparently believes everything is going swimmingly. And in an interview before he took the stage, Mr. Cruz ran through the policies that pleased him the most. Those skeptics worry that if Mr. Trump keeps getting cast by Republicans as a champion of conservatism — when they believe he is just an opportunist with no real ideological core — the movement is doomed. The short answer is, it won’t.”Yet the number of conservatives who once raised similar questions about Mr. Trump but now profess to be pleased with what they see keeps growing. PhotoThe Teflon armor Mr. Trump has built up with many conservatives, especially religious and social conservatives, has become one of the most predictable aspects of his presidency.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2018 00:13 UTC