One of the problems with appointing oneself The Ultimate Arbiter of Truth is that ultimately your own veracity comes under the spotlight, as does the “truthiness” of your financial claims. And if the Ultimate Arbiter in question happens to be casino pitchman Donald Trump, a modest and charming personality is also part of the package.
Not to worry: Trump’s publicity tour-cum-prank poses no danger to the image of the casino industry per se. If anything, it actually improves it because every other CEO in the business has his or her gravitas enhanced even further by the simple virtue of not being a publicity-crazed clown named Donald J. Trump. The longer this stunt goes on, the better the chances that the enduring myth of Trump, Captain of Industry will be finally dispelled.
