Posted on 03/07/2017 7:39:44 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Self-made billionaire and restaurateur Tilman Fertitta says Donald Trump is going to help America because he is going to help American business.
"Taking so much power away from the government and putting it back in business is going to be great for American capitalism," says Fertitta, the star of CNBC's "Billion Dollar Buyer." "And why is America great? One reason: American capitalism."
Fertitta is worth nearly $3 billion and has 60,000 employees spread across his restaurant and casino empire. The CEO got his start peeling shrimp in the back of his father's restaurant in Galveston, Texas.
In particular, Fertitta is encouraged to hear Trump talk about getting rid of regulations, which he says hamper growth.
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Okay, Tilman. Now go hire a good football coach.
“Taking so much power away from the government and putting it back in business is going to be great for American capitalism,”
The business of America is business.
(NOT Government)
FWIW, Fertitta was a huge Clintonite back in the 90s and I suspect a big Obama supporter. But he isn’t stupid. He’s an aggressive capitalist with dealings in Vegas - just wasn’t close to the GOP while the Bushes were in power.
I met a self-made billionaire and restaurateur once; Friedrich Jahn. He was a nice guy but flew too close to the restaurant expansion sun and had a great fall.
Sounds like an opportunist to me....but, hey, that's business....grab the opportunity in front of you.
Fertitta heads Landry’s portfolio. Includes: The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casinos, Morton’s The Steakhouse, Rainforest Cafe, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks, Saltgrass Steak House, Claim Jumper, Chart House, The Oceanaire, Mastro’s Restaurants, Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse....... and many others.
Fertitta once bought an A/C casino from Trump.
I had a mushroom and swiss Fertitta a couple weeks ago for Sunday brunch.
He is right about American capitalism...
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