‘I’m a serious player,’ Trost says he’s in Conservative leadership race to win, can sell social conservatism

Conservative leadership candidate Brad Trost says he would ‘de-emphasize’ climate change, as it isn’t the ‘earth-shattering’ issue it’s made out to be.

Conservative leadership candidate Brad Trost says he might appeal to social conservatives who aren't seeing these positions from anyone else in the race.The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

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BY DEREK ABMA

October 17, 2016

Brad Trost is someone who questions the science of climate change, is ready to fight for the rights of the unborn, and will stand up for traditional marriage—and he says these are things that separate him from others running for the Conservative leadership. In an interview last week with The ...

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