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For the right amount of money, you can help blow up President Trump's former casino
Atlantic City is offering critics of President Donald Trump the chance to celebrate his departure with a literal bang.
www.cnn.com
12/17/20
Atlantic City is offering critics of President Donald Trump the chance to celebrate his departure with a literal bang. Mayor Marty Small Sr. announced Thursday that the Jersey Shore town is auctioning the chance to push the button that will set off the implosion of the now-closed Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino. The city plans to donate the money raised to the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City. "Personally, I'm a pretty ambitious guy. I want to raise at least a million dollars," Small said in a news conference Thursday. Originally scheduled to happen around New Year's Eve, the building's demolition is now set for early February. Bidding is already live online with "a lot of action already," the mayor said. Trump Plaza announced its closure in 2014. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn currently owns the site, Small said.
"Listen, make no mistake about it. Carl Icahn is a major player in this town, and we appreciate all the contributions that he made to the great city of Atlantic City," Small said, adding that he hopes the future development will contain some sort of family entertainment component. He said his administration will assist in any way it can on the site's future. Trump's decadeslong relationship with Atlantic City has been marked by rocky finances and grandiose ambition. His most noted property, the Trump Taj Mahal hotel and casino -- which he dubbed "the eighth wonder of the world" -- officially closed in 2016 with less fanfare.
KABOOM! Lol. A bit pricey for the average person, but it would indeed be the bomb.
They should detonate at precisely 12:00pm ET on 20 January 2021.