re: What Would Reagan Think of Trump?

The leftists of that era and their media sycophants loved describing Reagan as a "B List Actor".

Although he was a former Governor, he was still considered an outsider. He flipped the South and basically told the Unionistas to shove it. He was loathed by DC Democrats and the Hollywood class. One sufferer from RDS (Reagan Derangement Syndrome) shot him.

On the other hand, Reagan was far better spoken, wasn’t prone to self-aggrandizing proclamations, and read books. He had no history of questionable business practices or a trail of past wives and low rent hos. There were also no reports of infidelity as a married man.

While Reagan infuriated his Democrat counterparts, they did come to respect him and his effectiveness as a leader, particularly on the international stage.

Reagan and his Administration broke the law by funding anti-communists in Nicaragua. Congressional Democrats thought they had their "gotcha moment", but Oliver North walked into the hearings, slapped his Johnson on the table, and made them look petty and foolish. That was 30+ years ago and you can still rile old school Dems over the issue. It was a fascinating chapter in modern American politics.

None of these things can be said of Trump. As I have said in other threads. Trump is a bombastic, narcissistic womanizing scoundrel. And while he is not wrong in calling just about everything inside the beltway "The Swamp", he's pretty much a swamp creature himself.

To the question: I don't think Reagan would respect Trump on any front outside of his ability to antagonize and frustrate Democrats. But perhaps I am projecting because I respected Reagan immensely and these are my views on Trump.