If you asked me why I opposed Trump in during the 2016 Republican primary, I would have pointed at his extensive record of siding with Democrats on nearly every issue. He surprised me during his first term, by being American’s most conservative president. But something seems to have gone wrong. He is no longer the conservative that he was during his first term.

Here’s the latest story from Daily Wire:

Late on Monday, former President Donald Trump called for someone to take up a primary challenge against Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who has endorsed Trump’s primary rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, for president.

“Has any smart and energetic Republican in the Great State of Texas decided to run in the Primary against RINO Congressman Chip Roy,” Trump said, using the acronym for “Republican in name only,” in a post to his Truth Social platform. “For the right person, he is very beatable. If interested, let me know!!!”

Is Chip Roy a “RINO”? Let’s take a look at the data.

Voters first elected Roy to the House in 2018 after he established himself in politics working for other prominent Texas Republicans, including former Governor Rick Perry and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Now in his third term, Roy represents the 21st Congressional District in Texas, which includes South Austin, North San Antonio, and the Texas Hill Country.

As a congressman, Roy has pressed for reining in government spending, grilled and blasted Democrats over the border and immigration crisis, advocated for the development and better access to lifesaving medicines, and challenged leadership over COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates during the pandemic.

Roy became a member of the House Freedom Caucus and boasts a “Liberty Score” of 100% as well as a 98% on the Heritage Action’s Scorecard, which looks at how conservative members are in their voting records and co-sponsorships. A few weeks ago, Roy shot back at keyboard warriors who call GOP legislators like him a “RINO,” saying, “You can kiss my a**,” adding, “I’ve spent a lifetime fighting for limited government conservatism.”

Whenever I want to know whether a legislator is conservative, I always go straight for the Heritage Foundation scorecard. Chip Roy’s score is 98%, and his lifetime rating is 97%. That makes him tied for FIRST PLACE for most conservative member of the House of Representatives. Why would Trump oppose such a conservative legislator? Maybe it’s because Trump isn’t a conservative at all, and doesn’t care about conservatives winning the House and the Senate. He just cares about himself. He’s a narcissist.

How do so many left-wing fake Republicans get into the House and Senate? Could it because of people like Trump demanding that they get primary challengers, so that the most conservative candidates don’t get elected? Can we really trust someone who only cares about himself to be the leader of the conservative movement? This would be like picking a quarterback who refuses to throw the ball to the star receiver, because the star receiver doesn’t like the quarterback’s hairstyle. It’s that level of childish and stupid. And we can’t afford to pick a stupid child to run as the Republican nominee. Especially if that stupid child is in prison in Spring of 2024.

One of the of reasons why Republican voters might want to choose DeSantis over Trump in 2024 is that Trump is almost certain to be convicted and imprisoned in early 2024. Even if he were to run and win, he would be a lame duck president. We would only get one term out of him. But most of all, some of his comments lately clearly show that he’s returning to his Democrat roots. Especially his opposition to pro-life legislation at the state level. We can do better than Trump in 2024. A lot better.