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Related: About this forumTYT: Meet Trump’s Pretend Military Advisors
In a recent interview, Donald Trump was asked who his military advisors were. Trump responded that he sees Colonel Jack Jacobs on occasion. When Jacobs was asked about his, he explained that he doesnt. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"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. He replied, "Well, I watch the shows. I mean, I really see a lot of greatyou 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. He named John Bolton, one of the most hawkish neoconservatives, and retired Army Col. Jack Jacobs, who is a military analyst for MSNBC and NBC News. "Col. Jack Jacobs is a good guy," Trump said. "And I see him on occasion.*
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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/08/donald-trump-jack-jacobs-military-policy-adviser
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TYT: Meet Trump’s Pretend Military Advisors (Original Post)
WhoIsNumberNone
Aug 2015
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Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)1. He meant he sees him on TV, just like the rest of us... nt
HFRN
(1,469 posts)2. John Bolton? Wow - that's scary
a true bad guy from the Bush administration - a neocon's neocon
completely contradicts Trump's opposition to the Iraq war - why the hell would you listen to John Bolten, if you thought the Iraq war was a mistake?
think
(11,641 posts)3. Bolton is the epitome of right wing neocon war mongering: "To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran"
(Not worth quoting beyond the headline as it says it all as far as Bolton is concerned.)
To Stop Irans Bomb, Bomb Iran
By JOHN R. BOLTON - MARCH 26, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/opinion/to-stop-irans-bomb-bomb-iran.html?_r=0
By JOHN R. BOLTON - MARCH 26, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/opinion/to-stop-irans-bomb-bomb-iran.html?_r=0
They_Live
(3,240 posts)4. He looks wasted.
as in alcohol.