In a 2004 interview , Trump told CNN 's Wolf Blitzer : " In many cases , I probably identify more as Democrat , " explaining : " It just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats than the Republicans . Now , it should n't be that way . But if you go back , I mean it just seems that the economy does better under the Democrats ... But certainly we had some very good economies under Democrats , as well as Republicans . But we 've had some pretty bad disaster under the Republicans . " In a July 2015 interview , Trump said that he has a broad range of political positions and that " I identify with some things as a Democrat . " During his 2016 campaign for the presidency , Trump consistently described the state of the United States in bleak terms , referring to it as a nation in dire peril that is plagued by lawlessness , poverty , and violence , constantly under threat , and at risk of having " nothing , absolutely nothing , left . " In accepting the Republican nomination for president , Trump said that " I alone can fix " the system , and pledged that if elected , " Americanism , not globalism , will be our credo . " He described himself as a " law and order " candidate and " the voice " of " the forgotten men and women . " Trump 's inaugural address on January 20 , 2017 focused on his campaign theme of America in crisis and decline . He pledged to end what he referred to as " American carnage , " depicting the United States in a dystopian light — as a " land of abandoned factories , economic angst , rising crime " — while pledging " a new era in American politics . " Although Trump was the Republican nominee , he has signaled that the official party platform , adopted at the 2016 Republican National Convention , diverges from his own views . According to a '' Washington Post '' tally , Trump made some 282 campaign promises over the course of his 2016 campaign
2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
Political positions of Donald Trump