Does anybody advise Trump? Or does he advise his advisors?
When you're the smartest guy in the universe you don't need advisors.
When you are dealing with the smartest and richest man in the room, it is a little hard to give much more than a sycophant’s nod from time to time.
A real adviser would be able to present practical reasons for altering course, and be able to express the real dangers of failure to correct growing mistakes.
Actually, the suggestion that The Donald join up with Marco Rubio is an excellent one, for many reasons. For one thing, Rubio has more pledged delegates than Kasich, and for what it is worth, could affect the Hispanic vote at least as much as Ted Cruz, as a VP running mate. It would also free up Ted Cruz to be a nominee to the Supreme Court, to replace the sorely missed Antonin Scalia. Perhaps this move would help heal the rift with the Republican National Committee, or perhaps not, because like the Bourbons of France, the Republican Establishment forgets nothing, and learns nothing. And it puts Rubio in the position where he could possibly learn a little something about how to actually govern.
Trump’s strong suit is negotiation. He is now starting the reconciliation stage of his campaign. I see Manafort rubbing his hands together anticipating Rubio’s 177 delegates in Trumps pocket. Then they can tell Cruz and Kasich to suck eggs. Rubio is going to need a job as he is leaving the senate.
Leaders lead, they listen, but they lead.