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Celebrity Pimp Wins Nevada Republican Primary, Credits Trump

John Bickley

In what could be described as “historic,” on Tuesday Republicans in Nevada selected a “celebrity pimp” to run for a seat in the state legislature. The pimp, Dennis Hof, is the star of HBO’s reality series “Cathouse,” which revolves around his lucrative brothel business. It is to protect that business that Hof ran for office. And it’s Donald Trump he credits for his decision to run.

“It’s all because Donald Trump was the Christopher Columbus for me,” Hof told AP in a phone interview. “He found the way and I jumped on it.”

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