IS Trump a Republican?

I don't believe he even has a political ideology that he genuinely believes in, but he plays the part pretty well. He's pretty liberal on trade and farm subsidies though, and his foreign policy is all about feeding his own image.

He cares only about what best benefits him.

Trump was a Democrat. He invited the Clintons to his wedding and they attended. He was pro-impeachment.

When Trump saw the Republican Party has his path to glory and personal enrichment, that suddenly changed.

Things he said in the past seem to indicate he must have chosen that party because it would work for him, rather than he was always a republican by loyalty.

The world isn't just divided into left/right. To someone like Trump (and the big people who supported him getting into power) that's just a wonderful and simplistic distraction, and a tool for manipulation. Many of them can and do work with either side, as long as their interests are taken care of.

Personally, as an Independent, I don't care which party he belongs to. I only care about actions and policies not hype and propaganda (and that goes for either side).

he values himself rather than his party.

His Values are indeed NOT mainstream Republican values.

He's not like any republican I'd ever known in the past, but then again neither are today's republicans.

Republicans are his main marks, which he values. Their values are just a means to his ends.

He's a businessman.

It's obvious that the Republican Party now cares for and embodies the values of Trump.

Yeah no he’s not a republican. He just parrots the talks points. If he gets re-elected we will then see his true colors

To any rational individual, the answer is obvious.

Yes and yes. The two are not mutually exclusive.

He remade an entire political party into his own fascist image.

No. He's a moron 🙂