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“Trump is a businessman. I am a businessman. He employs a lot of people. I employed 50,000 people. Why not?” Casino magnate and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson said. | AP Photo Sheldon Adelson on supporting Trump: 'Why not?'

If Donald Trump is the nominee, Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson says, “Why not" support him?

“Trump is a businessman. I am a businessman. He employs a lot of people. I employed 50,000 people. Why not?” Adelson said during a gala in Las Vegas in February.

“It reminds me of [a joke]: One Jewish man said to another Jewish man, ‘Do you know why Jews always answer a question with a question?’ So, the guy said, ‘Why not?’” Adelson said in comments first reported by Israeli blogger Tal Schneider. Jewish Insider later covered the report.

Adelson was speaking at a gala in honor of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who has signaled he supports Trump, though he hasn’t officially endorsed him.

“The real Trump is thoughtful, intelligent and very well-educated. He has extensive political knowledge, and he chooses to support good people,” Giuliani said in an interview with Israel Hayom on Monday.

Adelson owns the paper.

