Donald Trump scored a major endorsement from a very beloved Indiana hero, Hoosier basketball coach Bobby Knight. The endorsement serves to give an important boost to help Trump win the state in his march to the nomination. But on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon Thursday when asked to respond to critics that suggest Trump was not a real conservative Knight admitted, “You know, I'm not sure what a conservative is.”
“I don't know whether a conservative is a guy that goes to bed too early or maybe doesn't sleep long enough or just what the hell he might be,” the coach explained. “I don't know. Maybe he's a guy that -- you know, he just wants to be real quiet. I don't know what a conservative is,” he continued.
For those who might have forgotten a conservative believes in limited government, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, fiscal responsibility, and traditional values. Conservatives also stick to their convictions and don’t waiver easily. Many in the Republican Party argue that Trump does not fit this description of a conservative. It is well known that Trump hold beliefs that don’t coincide with conservatism, such as the abuse of eminent domain and allowing transgendered people use the rest room inconsistent with the gender on their birth certificate. Liberals have actually praised Trump for some of his positions calling him a Moderate.
Transcript below:
CNN
CNN Tonight with Don Lemon
April 28, 2016
10:21:31 PM Eastern
DON LEMON: A lot of folks in the establishment, establishment Republicans, Trump's rivals, they'd like to say that, you know, say often he is not a true conservative. What do you say to them?
BOBBY KNIGHT: You know, I'm not sure what a conservative is. I don't know whether a conservative is a guy that goes to bed too early or maybe doesn't sleep long enough or just what the hell he might be. I don't know. Maybe he's a guy that -- you know, he just wants to be real quiet. I don't know what a conservative is. You know, but I do know what good people are. And that's where I sit with Donald Trump.
