Macau Trump Money

Recent non-contradicted news states that one of the local mogul concessionaires has injected millions of dollars into the United States Republican candidate’s campaign.
I have a lot of respect for what that group has made and achieved in Macau. What Cotai is today, and therefore Macau, is also due to the vision of the leader of that corporation.
Not that I like that the government authorizes clones and replicas of buildings and concepts that already exist in other places, especially in Las Vegas. I would prefer having an iconic building as in Singapore. I would prefer having known international and local architects conceptualize brand new buildings. That is, of course, debatable, but I kind of don’t like to have a replica of the Eiffel Tower in Cotai.
What is non-debatable is the great contribution we have received from United States corporations vis-a-vis our gaming and entertainment industry so far. Sure, there are areas that can be refined and I’m sure that Macau’s top officials have the vision to make this city environmentally sustainable and more attractive to non-gamblers.
But back to the point. It seems strange that after almost 13 years since the first property opened in Macau that no-one has advised some persons in those companies that provide financial support to candidates like Mr. Trump that provocative statements carry consequences. Statements like “You look at what China’s doing to our country in terms of making our product, they’re devaluing their currency and there’s nobody in our government to fight them . . . they’re using our country as a piggybank to rebuild China.” (quoted by the great Jake Der Kamp in South China Morning Post two days ago) – among other ‘remarkable’ speeches – do not put them in a good light as far as the Chinese (not to say the Macau) Government go.
It is elementary, in my view. Maybe I’m wrong and those top management persons were advised locally but pretend they don’t hear. I want to believe that someone in the company has said, “Boss, you should not make this contribution as this can put our position in Macau at risk”.