A rather fascinating article about Steve Wynn's relationship with Donaldus Minimus . . .
Why Trump Can't Quit Steve Wynn
The casino magnate faces allegations of sexual assault and harassment, but the president revels in his flattery and attention.
By Elaina Plott
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/trump-wynn/551693/
. . . The initial bout of friction between Trump and Wynn dates back to the 1990s, when the two engaged in a vicious legal battle over Wynn’s efforts to expand to Atlantic City that included allegations of fraud, money laundering, perjury, and even claims that an investigator working on behalf of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. had become a mole for Wynn’s Mirage Resorts, a battle summarized by The Daily Beast last January. “He’s an incompetent,†Wynn told The Wall Street Journal in 1996. The suit was privately settled in 2000. “They hate each other’s guts. It’s like poison,†the casino analyst Marvin Roffman told The Philadelphia Inquirer at the time.
The president still nurses the wound of those years and the insults Wynn lobbed at him, according to sources close to Trump. Which means that when Wynn came crawling during the election, singing his former foe’s praises, Trump was eager to kick back and watch the show. They were chummy along the campaign trail during the general election, with Wynn also stumping with Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric. “It was always just billionaire ego bullshit,†said one Trump campaign official who witnessed their exchanges. “Like, ‘Haha, my building is a couple feet taller than your building.’ That kind of thing" . . .
. . . Yet far from keeping Wynn at a distance, Trump seemed insistent on tightening their relationship. “They became pretty close,†said former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. The Republican consultant said Trump did consider Wynn a “friend,†but it was known that the president took great pleasure in how their roles had reversed. Wynn had once been the catalyst for Trump’s shortfalls in Vegas, and now, when it came to Wynn’s policy priorities, Trump was the one who pulled the strings . . .
The "shortfalls in Vegas" alluded to are, reputedly, that Trump Tower in Las Vegas (aside from the light-glittered TRUMP at the top, you can't miss it for its resemblance, with its gold-tinted windows overlooking Interstate 15, to maybe the world's tallest slim perfume bottle) lost its bid for a casino license because of maneuverings by Wynn.