The reports saying the snake-handler was in fact a `player’ and hypocrite is something like Trump’s employee the other day saying Clinton is suffering from a debilitating, possibly disqualifying illness.
The truth is an absolute defense to a charge of defamation.
In both cases Trump was pretty much saying, “Have you tried that great new Jewish sushi restaurant: the `Sosumi’?”
True, but the only defect in that logic is that when you start trying to sue public figures it becomes difficult to win a defamation lawsuit. They would have to prove that Trump published the statement to a third-party with actual malice and reckless disregard for the truth. That’s a tough standard. It’s why entering the political arena is tough because you will often be defamed and slandered without recourse.