And every single voter in America needs to know about it, so he won’t do to our country what he did to Atlantic City.”įor his part, Trump placed the blamed on Democratic officials. “What he did for his business and workers is nothing to brag about. “Donald Trump says he’s qualified for president because of his business record,” Clinton said at a rally in July. Trump filed for bankruptcy on the Taj Mahal in 1991 and the Trump Castle Associates in 1992.“Even if the Union accepted what we previously offered, which included the UniteHere healthcare plan we were led to believe they wanted, we would still be losing significant amounts each month, but at least there would be hope,” Rodio said.ĭemocratic nominee Hillary Clinton has slammed Trump’s business record in Atlantic City, where he once owned three casinos. He could bankrupt America like he's bankrupted his companies,' she said.Ī report in CNN said that Trump had filed four business bankruptcies in the last 30 years, all of which surrounded his casino holdings in Atlantic City. 'Trump economics is a recipe for lower wages, fewer jobs, more debt. 'How can anybody lose money running a casino? Really,' Clinton had asked an audience in Detroit last month.

In a campaign stop last month in the New Jersey town, Clinton had hit Trump for 'multiple bankruptcies, stiffing contractors and spurring hundreds of job losses' during his time owning casinos in Atlantic City. They also lost their health-care benefits as well as other labour contract protections in bankruptcy.ĭemocratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has attacked Trump's business record in Atlantic City. The report added that the Trump Taj Mahal workers are among the lowest-paid in Atlantic City, getting an average wage of less than USD 12 an hour. 'For a few million bucks, he could have had labour peace and a content workforce, but instead he'd rather slam the door shut on these long-term workers just to punish them and attempt to break their strike.' 'The great deal-maker would rather burn the Trump Taj Mahal down just so he can control the ashes,' McDevitt said. Union chief Bob McDevitt criticised Icahn in a statement and likened billionaire investor to a 'playground bully.'

'Our directors cannot just allow the Taj to continue burning through tens of millions of dollars when the Union has single-handedly blocked any path to profitability,' Rodio said in the report. In a statement, Tony Rodio, president and chief executive of Tropicana Entertainment Inc, which is also controlled by Icahn, blamed striking workers for the demise of the Taj.

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