Trump The Chump, AC and The Mob

by: Nick Lento

Thu Apr 28, 2011 at 02:29:00 PM EDT

One of his prime Atlantic City developments, the Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino, relied on a partnership with two investors reputedly linked to the mob, prompting New Jersey regulators to force Trump to buy them out. And he employed a known Asian organized crime figure as a vice president at his Taj Mahal casino for five years, defending the executive against regulators' attempts to take away his license, according to law enforcement officials.

As the famously brash developer now considers a run for the presidency, this history could complicate his efforts to project an image of a trusted power in the business world. It exposes a seamy underside to Trump's rise to fortune -- one that involved intimate links to unsavory characters.

I hope the Republican birther base fanatics all vote for Trump in the primaries and that he becomes their nominee.   Of course that's unlikely since his "run" is just a publicity stunt to feed his ego and his ratings.

Wouldn't it be cool if NBC were to find it's conscience and say to this assoholic clown: "YOU'RE FIRED!!!"   One can dream...