> The implication here is that somehow Trump conned people into voting for him. The reality is that there are actual, real people who believe in some of the pol

> The implication here is that somehow Trump conned people into voting for him. The reality is that there are actual, real people who believe in some of the policies he's proposing. Yeah, that sounds about right. I would be extremely surprised if Trump himself actually believes even half of the things he said during his campaign and in the time leading up to it. The rest is just pandering to the Id of his base. Like you say, the literal proposals are ridiculous and he's already starting to back off on them. Saying one thing and then doing another - isn't that practically the definition of a con?