Still, Paul says he has found some of Trump’s actions praiseworthy, including Trump’s statements “about 40 or 50 percent of the time” in favor of bringing United States troops home from overseas “and not confronting people and not dropping bombs,” his willingness to challenge political correctness, and his successful efforts to lower taxes and regulations.
Despite some good aspects, Paul says in the interview that Trump is largely part of the interventionist government system that Paul regularly voted against as a member of the US House of Representatives. “Trump blends right in to the system,” concludes Paul, elaborating that Trump is “for big government with some restraints,” supports “the Federal Reserve system that’s there to accommodate big businesses and big banks,” and “believes in printing money” and “running up the deficit.”
