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George II

(67,782 posts)
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 09:23 AM Jan 2021

Ex-Trump Casino in Atlantic City Now to Be Imploded Next Month

A former Atlantic City casino built by former President Trump will be imploded on Feb. 17, and city officials announced a new auction connected to it to raise money for a youth charity.

Mayor Marty Small on Thursday announced the new date for the destruction of the former Trump Plaza casino, which had been pushed back due to the discovery of an unexpected concrete fixture and a dispute with the building owner, billionaire investor Carl Icahn.

The city originally planned to auction off the right to press the button that would have imploded Trump Plaza on Jan. 29.

But Icahn objected to that plan on safety grounds, saying a member of the public chosen to trigger the detonation could be injured by flying debris, as could any spectators nearby.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/trump-casino-atlantic-city-implosion/2675579/

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I wondered why we never saw the building come down. I sure wish I was rich, I'd get in on the auction action, and double my bid if they painted his face on the side of the building with orange paint.

The best word to refer to trump about ANYTHING is "former"

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Ex-Trump Casino in Atlantic City Now to Be Imploded Next Month (Original Post) George II Jan 2021 OP
Blow it to smithereens Blue Owl Jan 2021 #1
Which leads to an important question: Miguelito Loveless Jan 2021 #2
Have you ever seen one smithereen? George II Jan 2021 #3
And if you have a shelf with a pair of knick knacks on it, and the Miguelito Loveless Jan 2021 #8
The asbestos and toxic chemical cloud will be specatular. TheBlackAdder Jan 2021 #4
That was supposed to be yesterday I think underpants Jan 2021 #5
Yes, that's why I went looking for something about it this morning, wondering why.... George II Jan 2021 #6
You maniacs! You blew it up! Dem4Life1102 Jan 2021 #7

Miguelito Loveless

(4,468 posts)
2. Which leads to an important question:
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 09:30 AM
Jan 2021

Who was Smithers, and why do people hate him so much? Is he related to Will who is always getting shot at?

Miguelito Loveless

(4,468 posts)
8. And if you have a shelf with a pair of knick knacks on it, and the
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 10:41 AM
Jan 2021

cat knocks one to the floor, was it a knick or a knack?

underpants

(182,858 posts)
5. That was supposed to be yesterday I think
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 09:36 AM
Jan 2021

I forgot about it. So much going on - work, family, election, saving democracy, terrorist attack, Jewish space lasers, etc.

George II

(67,782 posts)
6. Yes, that's why I went looking for something about it this morning, wondering why....
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 09:57 AM
Jan 2021

....there was no mention of it yesterday.

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