Trump's fingerprints on GOP platform light

Meet the new Republican Party — same as the old Republican Party.

At least on paper, the Republican Party as it defines itself under presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump is almost indistinguishable from the GOP of the last several years.

The New York businessman has made waves inside the party for an unorthodox approach to social, fiscal and national security policy that challenges decades of Republican dogma.

But delegates gathered ahead of next week's national convention to write the party platform made few significant changes on matters that have long characterized GOP positions on domestic and international issues.

Where Trump's stamp was added, the adjustments were largely cosmetic, crafted to acknowledge the party's new populist leader without alienating the conservative activists who labor over the platform.