Today, Trump retweeted that “the only good Democrat is a dead one.”
The head of Cowboys for Trump says a good Democrat is a dead one. And protesters in Kentucky hanged the governor in effigy. https://t.co/QYocUIM6lh
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 27, 2020
Trump changed party affiliations six times in 33 years. He was a Republican for 20 years of that period, an independent for 3 years, and a Democrat for 8 years:
In 1987, Trump registered as a Republican in Manhattan.
In 1999, Trump changed is affiliation to the Independence Party of New York.
In 2001, he became a Democrat.
In 2009, he became a Republican.
In 2011, he changed again to “no party affiliation.”
In 2012, he returned to the Republican Party.