Until today, immigration lawyer Jacob Monty was an advisor to the Trump campaign, working with him to craft an immigration message that was more palatable to more people.
But no more. He has resigned from the Trump campaign and went on MSNBC to share his theory of what Trump is actually trying to accomplish.
"Maybe he doesn't want to win," Monty suggested. "Maybe this is a media play, and I feel serious about that."
"What do you mean, he may not want to win?," Craig Melvin shot back.
Monty explained that people who want to win generally follow the advice of the people they bring on as advisors, and that they count on their self-preservation instincts to follow that advice, but Trump doesn't do that.
He went on to speculate, "Maybe this is part of a media play where he wants to create a media empire which will focus on the millions of nativists that believe the country needs to control immigration."
He continued, "If that's his play it will be good and he'll have millions of followers but he won't win the presidency."
To his credit, Melvin did not let Monty off the hook with regard to his own participation and support for Trump.
