Trump is an old man, attached to outdated ideas and all his acquaintances are CEOs of oil companies and similar obsolete technology.
He tries to keep the future from happening because he recognizes that the future is not his. He tries to perpetuate the past and stand in the way of progress and change.
Yup.
Conservatism = Fear of Change
Which is absurd because things…change. It’s like, one of the facts of life.