


“He may have said the first person who came to mind,” Jacobs tells Mother Jones. There’s just one problem with Trump citing Jacobs as a national security adviser: Jacobs says he has never talked to Trump about military policy. Jack Jacobs, who is a military analyst for MSNBC and NBC News.

He named John Bolton, one of the most hawkish neoconservatives, and retired Army Col. I mean, I really see a lot of great-you know, when you watch your show and all of the other shows and you have the generals and you have certain people that you like.” Todd pressed him: “But is there a go-to for you?” Trump said he had two or three “go-to” advisers. When Donald Trump, the reality show tycoon turned GOP front-runner, appeared on Meet the Press this past Sunday, host Chuck Todd asked him, “Who do you talk to for military advice right now?” At first, Trump had no direct answer. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.
