They are the flag bearers for the conservative party in this country.
"They" (if you are referring to Attorney general Sessions and President Trump) ... Are not members of the Conservative Party, much less flag bearers for it ...
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Like it or not, the GOP is the conservative party in this country.
They are not. I am a Reagan conservative and I am appalled at what conservatism has come to mean. The Freedom Caucus has nothing to do with the principles that Reagan espoused.