I am more Republican than President Elect Trump

Republicanism is defined as being for a Constitutional Republic with certain checks and balances. Which contains lots of ways of watching the watchers and a very narrow defined role of the government. That role being specifically and historically the national and domestic defense; cops, courts and a military. Using this definition I am a Republican and as Peter Thiel said at the Trump rallies I am proud to be one. I defend a limited government/state as the only moral one that can exist.

I also considered myself to be a lowercase libertarian (as opposed to an upper case member of any Libertarian political party.) As well as understanding of and supporting of Objectivism. These ideas are not in conflict. One can be both a Republican and a libertarian. Just like one can be an Objectivist and Republican. In fact all Objectivism is Republican as all Objectivists support a limited government which is a republic of sorts. That does not mean all Republics in this world are Constitutionally limited governments.

I am defining Republic in this description as only within the spectrum in which Republic means limited constitutional government. Trump is not one he is in favor of all kinds of government programs; such as NSA and The Patriot Act that are completely antithetical of a constitutional republic and a separation of powers with checks/balances. Not too mention he is OK with raising the minimum wage. He now supports possibly Climate Change legislation and is not repealing Obamacare after all. He is also going back on going after Hillary Clinton. He has no principles and he is showing this. Republicanism is principled defense of liberty and limited government. I would be a better Republican President than Trump and I am Canadian!