He were.
But after got presidency maybe he tergiversates.
If we compare trump's pre-election and post-election speeches, we see that he is a turncoat:
He said good and bad things. He were popular with good sayings. And now he forgot what he say as good before election. And is realizing only the bad ones. It will not be a surprise he will turn as a belly dancer and start to say the earth is actually round, after "somebody" "illuminated" him!