Is Trump a socialist?
Muh......Duh...................
Yes. He's a socialist. The U.S. has been a collectivist nation since WWII. The individual is no longer welcome in the land of the buy 1 get 1 free.
The gov't has it's vagina draped on everything in this Land o' the free.
School.
Military.
Cops.
ROADS.
Business.
Home improvement.
Then there's the steam of unelected gov't agencies.
TSA NSA DHS FBI CIA FDA.. On and on it goes.
Not to mention the hordes of little groups of bleating sheep begging for rights and privileges from the gov't.
Trump is an Oligarch. Just like anyone whom craves power. Power is manifested in the abuses of men unto other men.
He wants to rule, by the by. Not lead. No politician LEADS. They order plebs to do things that they'd never do themselves.
True socialism is characterized by sociality. Trump supporter of mercantile policy. Mercantilism have never been social.
No. He's an Oligarch. He supports the state.
One thing not prevents the other.
If it isn't a free market, it's governed. Anarcho-capitalist here. And a bit of a purist about it I might say.