Trump Shouts Out Embattled Donor Steve Wynn While Taking Primary Victory Lap

In his gloating victory speech at the New Hampshire primaries on Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump took a moment to hype an ally seated nearby: Steve Wynn, a billionaire former casino operator whose alleged attempts to lobby Trump on behalf of the Chinese government are a classic example of the Trump administration’s chaos.

“We just won Nevada,” Trump said, referring to his uncontested status in Nevada’s upcoming caucus. “We have a man from Nevada here, Steve Wynn, wherever he may be,” Trump continued, gazing stage left from his podium. “Good to have you guys.”

Wynn is one of multiple Trump associates accused of participating in a plot to deport a prominent Chinese businessman seeking political asylum in the United States.

According to a recent Justice Department lawsuit, in 2017, Wynn pressed Trump on at least three occasions to cancel the visa of an unnamed businessman widely reported to be Guo Wengui, a Chinese billionaire and an outspoken critic of corruption in his home country. Trump allegedly told Wynn he would look into the matter.

At the time, Wynn was Trump’s handpicked finance chair of the Republican National Committee, and was responsible for putting together the president’s reelection war chest.

Wynn was also chair and CEO of Wynn Resorts, which operated three casinos in Macao, a region under Chinese control. Wynn allegedly discussed his casino business in calls and texts with a Chinese official who asked Wynn for help canceling the businessman’s visa.

In 2022, the Justice Department sued Wynn for pressuring Trump on China’s behalf without registering as a foreign agent, a violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

“Where a foreign government uses an American as its agent to influence