>> I think we can safely assume that Mr. Trump knows a thing or two about finance <<
Of course. And for that reason, I’m sure he knows that he doesn’t actually have the liquid assets for a one-billion-dollar national campaign.
>> As it stands, right now he’s had to spend very little money since he’s gotten millions of dollars in free publicity from dominating the news cycle for weeks <<
Absolutely correct again!
Bottom line:
A self-financed Trump campaign is highly improbable. And to the extent that he hints and brags about possible self-financing , I think he’s probably blowing smoke.
Does it really matter at this point? The point is to win, and so far Mr. Trump is doing just that.