Today’s Washington Examiner is reporting that Donald Trump has named Senator Jeff Sessions as Chairman of his national security advisory committee. That explains a lot.

On February 28, Politico reported the following:

Donald Trump won another major endorsement Sunday, surprising the political world when he walked onto the stage for a rally in Madison, Ala., with Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions.

Two days ahead of Super Tuesday when 11 states will cast votes, Trump continues to dominate the national airwaves and demonstrate growing support from Republican elected officials.

I like Jeff Sessions, but that endorsement did not make sense to me. Ted Cruz is a much more obvious candidate for Jeff Sessions to endorse. They are much better aligned in terms of conservative values. With the announcement today, it is hard to look at this endorsement as anything other than a trade-off.