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‘Failure of imagination’: George Will explains why Trump may not ‘understand’ his own rhetoric

In his speeches, President Donald Trump has, at times, described himself as an aggressive defender of “The West.” But many Never Trump conservatives — including The Bulwark’s Bill Kristol, the Washington Post’s Max Boot, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and attorney George Conway — consider him sympathetic to Russian President Vladimir Putin and hostile to the interests of western democracy. And Trump’s attacks on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are a major source of irritation to Never Trumpers.Another prominent Never Trump conservative is veteran Washington Post columnist George Will…