
Donald Trump spent more than 20 years in the Atlantic City casino business, employing 1000s of local residents and millions that are generating tax revenue for the state. Dating back to the early 1980s when he first entered the resort industry, Trump operated and owned three casinos on the Boardwalk in what was then considered the gambling mecca for the East Coast.
In 1990, Donald Trump went all-in on Atlantic City, but today his business transactions are increasingly being criticized by some who hold the billionaire partially responsible for the gambling destination’s dismal present fiscal state. (Image: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)
Fast-forward to 2016, and the Republican frontrunner for the presidential general election is currently facing backlash, perhaps not only for the ultimate fate of his Atlantic City casinos, but in addition for what role he possibly played in the area’s current and ongoing downturn.
A former 2016 GOP candidate who has since endorsed Trump, defended the billionaire on Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
‘He is a honorable individual, and I do not believe he’s ever been an office-holder in Atlantic City,’ Christie told reporters. ‘ I do not keep in mind Donald mayor that is being’ he added, an apparent dig at current AC Mayor Don Guardian, for who the Governor has no love destroyed.
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