People like Trump once identified themselves as a Democrat, I actually suspect it doesn't even matter and given other circumstances he would have happily continued to do so if he felt it was to his personal advantage.
When I was a child I remember various efforts by adults to teach young people various good principles. Some in school, some in books or even TV. I actually thought the amount of effort was sort of silly. Of course I should treat others in a way that I would hope to be treated if I were in their place and so on. Many of these things seemed self evident to me, and I wondered why they put so much effort into teaching the obvious.
I feel like I know why now. The trick isn't the basic concept of knowing principles, it's still applying them when it isn't advantageous to you or your tribe or your concerns.