SEATTLE NEWS ARCHIVES & FEATURES

When did Donald Trump change?

Apr 27, 2016, 4:48 PM | Updated: 5:18 pm

Well, Donald Trump is heading to the Northwest and his supporters seem really excited about it.

But I still have trouble with Trump on one central issue: the way the man has lived his own life.

Donald Trump uses H-1B visas and rails against H-1B visas. He rails against the pay-to-play system but participated in it before he was running for president. Now Trump says it is wrong.

He wants to project strength but says wild things about the system being rigged, when it is the system that is benefiting him and may elect him. I have a lot of character concerns with Trump. And how do you get over the gap of a life spent doing things that someone now says they’ll put an end to?

Callers seem to get caught up in the emotion that Trump exudes, while some thinks he’s a realist in business and that he will pursue that tact with the country.

But I’ve yet to have a caller explain to me how a man who has spent his life bribing politicians can now say he is sickened by that. When did he change? And why? Did he really have a conservative Saint Paul moment?

Associated Press

Asian shares are mixed as tech losses offset broader gains on Wall Street

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as markets like South Korea and Taiwan that are heavily weighted toward technology shares declined following a sell-off on Wall Street. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices moved higher. South Korea’s benchmark Kospi fell 2.5% to 5,712.57. Memory chipmaker SK Hynix dropped 3.6% and Samsung […]

1 hour ago

everett fire...

Jake Chapman, KIRO 7 News

Local criminal investigation underway in Everett apartment fire that displaced 15 people

Fire investigators have launched a criminal investigation into a Halloween night apartment fire in Snohomish County.

2 hours ago

snohomish shooting...

James Lynch

1 dead, another injured in shooting in unincorporated Snohomish

A 21-year-old man was killed, and another 21-year-old was injured after a shooting early Sunday in unincorporated Snohomish.

3 hours ago

chains...

Nate Connors

No snow, but chains required: WSP checks trucks on Snoqualmie Pass

WSP is conducting a chains emphasis patrol over Snoqualmie Pass on Tuesday and Wednesday.

3 hours ago

FILE - A banner for shooting victim Tyrin Johnson is seen on July 17, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP P...

Associated Press

Bodycam video shows aftermath of fatal shooting by National Guard in Memphis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee National Guard troops in Memphis last summer trained their handguns on a man as he lay dying on a sidewalk after a guard member shot him in the back, video released Monday by county prosecutors shows. A Memphis police officer can be heard in the footage from an officer’s body […]

3 hours ago

dog shot...

James Lynch

‘The reason I lived’: Seattle woman seeks surgery for dog shot protecting her

A Seattle woman said her dog Judah, a 150-pound Cane Corso, saved her life during a 2024 shooting.

4 hours ago

When did Donald Trump change?