US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has walked down Atlantic City’s boardwalk to highlight rival Donald Trump’s failed casino projects in the struggling city.
Clinton stood next to Trump Plaza, which closed in September 2014 and is now shuttered, where she warned that the US economy faced a similar fate should the surprise Republican nominee win office later this year.
She also noted that Trump had promised to “do for the country what I did for my business.”
“Donald Trump once predicted [Trump Plaza] was the biggest hit yet. Now it’s abandoned,” Clinton said. “Now ask yourself, according to the Donald, isn’t he supposed to be some sort of amazing businessman? What in the world happened here?”
Clinton later drove to Trump Taj Mahal where she spoke with workers currently striking over cut to health and other benefits. Trump Taj Mahal is now owned by Carl Icahn.
Donald Trump once owned four casinos in Atlantic City but has now left the area altogether as it continues to face economic difficulties.
