This whole thing seemed weird to begin with, and this just makes it weirder.
Trump just knows what all the dirty tricks are, and which ethnic groups tend to use what kind of dirty tricks. You gotta make deals with all kinds of different people in the NY real estate business, and if you want to succeed then you can't be suckered by any of them, no matter their race or cultural background. The wise understand that no one gets a free pass and that sometimes you gotta be a hard asshole.