Implode Trump Plaza for Charity!
December 18, 2020 7:30 AM Subscribe
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to bid on the right to push the button to implode Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ.
'... This will be done remotely and can be done anywhere in the world as well as close to the Plaza as we can safely get you there! All Proceeds of this auction will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City, NJ.'
The structure, closed in 2014, is due for demolition on January 29, 2021. “Some of Atlantic City’s iconic moments happened there, but on his way out, Donald Trump openly mocked Atlantic City, saying he made a lot of money and then got out,” said Mayor Marty Small. “I wanted to use the demolition of this place to raise money for charity.”
The auction ends on January 19, 2021, at 6pm GMT. At the time of posting, the current bid is $172,500.
'... This will be done remotely and can be done anywhere in the world as well as close to the Plaza as we can safely get you there! All Proceeds of this auction will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City, NJ.'
The structure, closed in 2014, is due for demolition on January 29, 2021. “Some of Atlantic City’s iconic moments happened there, but on his way out, Donald Trump openly mocked Atlantic City, saying he made a lot of money and then got out,” said Mayor Marty Small. “I wanted to use the demolition of this place to raise money for charity.”
The auction ends on January 19, 2021, at 6pm GMT. At the time of posting, the current bid is $172,500.
Can they dress up the building with the old Trump signage? That might raise the bidding.
posted by StickyCarpet at 7:39 AM on December 18, 2020 [6 favorites]
posted by StickyCarpet at 7:39 AM on December 18, 2020 [6 favorites]
A Facebook friend said that whoever wins the bid should donate the button-pushing rights to the Central Park Five.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:44 AM on December 18, 2020 [79 favorites]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:44 AM on December 18, 2020 [79 favorites]
Someone should start a crowdfunding campaign on behalf of whoever the cheeto would find most galling. I'm thinking Michelle Obama but there are almost certainly better candidates.
posted by suetanvil at 7:50 AM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by suetanvil at 7:50 AM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
does the inauguration have to take place in Washington DC?
It's a shame the announcement that it would take place at Mar-a-Lago turned out to be fake. Trump's minions must be kicking themselves that some troll thought of it before they did.
posted by Cardinal Fang at 7:54 AM on December 18, 2020
It's a shame the announcement that it would take place at Mar-a-Lago turned out to be fake. Trump's minions must be kicking themselves that some troll thought of it before they did.
posted by Cardinal Fang at 7:54 AM on December 18, 2020
I was unduly excited by the FPP until I saw there was an extra word at the very end. “Oh, Trump PLAZA. Well... I guess that is still something.”
posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:12 AM on December 18, 2020 [12 favorites]
posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:12 AM on December 18, 2020 [12 favorites]
A Facebook friend said that whoever wins the bid should donate the button-pushing rights to the Central Park Five.
empress I am awed by that idea!
posted by supermedusa at 8:26 AM on December 18, 2020 [2 favorites]
empress I am awed by that idea!
posted by supermedusa at 8:26 AM on December 18, 2020 [2 favorites]
The timing makes sense! Bidding ends right before the inauguration day, perhaps correctly understanding that the price will only go down after that. For maximum spite, the demolition is scheduled for about a week after Trump goes mad looking for news about himself. 2013 Twitter Trump would've lost his mind over this; it should be interesting to see whether Trump manages to keep himself sufficiently entertained by Newsmax and Epoch Times, or if this seeps into his Twitter feed.
(I'm also awaiting the first post-presidency Trump story where one of the anonymous sycophants explain that Trump doesn't want to leave Twitter for Parler because the platform is just for "weirdos and losers.")
posted by grandiloquiet at 8:38 AM on December 18, 2020
(I'm also awaiting the first post-presidency Trump story where one of the anonymous sycophants explain that Trump doesn't want to leave Twitter for Parler because the platform is just for "weirdos and losers.")
posted by grandiloquiet at 8:38 AM on December 18, 2020
Does anyone understand how the bidding site works? The bid has dropped from $172,500 to $28,000.
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 8:39 AM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Nancy Lebovitz at 8:39 AM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
Trump in 2016: "I made a lot of money in Atlantic City and left 7 years ago, great timing (as all know). Pols made big mistakes, now many bankruptcies."
I really don't think he's going to care about any of this, and will probably just point out that it proves he was right to abandon the city when he did.
But it's cathartic for the rest of us, and that's good enough.
posted by JoeZydeco at 8:56 AM on December 18, 2020 [2 favorites]
I really don't think he's going to care about any of this, and will probably just point out that it proves he was right to abandon the city when he did.
But it's cathartic for the rest of us, and that's good enough.
posted by JoeZydeco at 8:56 AM on December 18, 2020 [2 favorites]
Would have made a lot more money selling raffle tickets to do this. Most of the harm of this admin has not been to rich people, it's been to those just scraping by. Also, if you're going to drop $30k or $200k or whatever on a button-pushing ceremony, you probably aren't going to give that to the people who most deserve to do the actual button-pushing.
Just my 2 cents. Which I will happily donate to the local Boys & Girls Club even without the option to blow up some of Trump's [what's the opposite of legacy?]
posted by ptfe at 9:02 AM on December 18, 2020 [8 favorites]
Just my 2 cents. Which I will happily donate to the local Boys & Girls Club even without the option to blow up some of Trump's [what's the opposite of legacy?]
posted by ptfe at 9:02 AM on December 18, 2020 [8 favorites]
[what's the opposite of legacy?]
armacy. . . . I'll see myself out
posted by FirstMateKate at 9:08 AM on December 18, 2020 [37 favorites]
armacy. . . . I'll see myself out
posted by FirstMateKate at 9:08 AM on December 18, 2020 [37 favorites]
Great, yet another thing one needs to be rich in order to do.
posted by terrapin at 9:17 AM on December 18, 2020
posted by terrapin at 9:17 AM on December 18, 2020
They had me at implode Trump and lost me when it cost money.
posted by aspersioncast at 9:37 AM on December 18, 2020
posted by aspersioncast at 9:37 AM on December 18, 2020
Does anyone understand how the bidding site works? The bid has dropped from $172,500 to $28,000.
It's now back up to $55,000. I think the $172,500 must have been a troll, or otherwise failed verification. Shame - I'm sure it'll get back up there.
posted by Cardinal Fang at 10:19 AM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
It's now back up to $55,000. I think the $172,500 must have been a troll, or otherwise failed verification. Shame - I'm sure it'll get back up there.
posted by Cardinal Fang at 10:19 AM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
Literally the best way to spend “fuck you” money.
posted by sjswitzer at 10:55 AM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by sjswitzer at 10:55 AM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
Would have made a lot more money selling raffle tickets to do this
Not sure what it is like in New Jersey but here raffles that aren't on the down low are considered to be lotteries and come saddled with regulations a straight up sale doesn't.
posted by Mitheral at 11:34 AM on December 18, 2020
Not sure what it is like in New Jersey but here raffles that aren't on the down low are considered to be lotteries and come saddled with regulations a straight up sale doesn't.
posted by Mitheral at 11:34 AM on December 18, 2020
Mitheral, that's the case with raffles in New Jersey as well. Even the local PTO or animal rescue here needs to fill out significant paperwork and get a permit for raffles. Yesterday was my birthday, I hope someone took the hint when I posted this auction to Facebook.
posted by mollweide at 12:27 PM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by mollweide at 12:27 PM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
I took many, many trips to Atlantic City during the aughts. My friends and I would always start our nights at the Tropicana and work our way up the boardwalk.
What we learned very quickly was to skip the Trump Plaza.
Even after the first visit, beyond just the aesthetic failings of the place, it was depressing to be in. I don't know that I can really explain it clearly, but there was just a pall that hung over the place that made it unpleasant to be in. Maybe it really was on the cutting edge of what Atlantic City was going to become just a few years later, or maybe that's just Trump magic at work.
posted by Zargon X at 12:47 PM on December 18, 2020 [3 favorites]
What we learned very quickly was to skip the Trump Plaza.
Even after the first visit, beyond just the aesthetic failings of the place, it was depressing to be in. I don't know that I can really explain it clearly, but there was just a pall that hung over the place that made it unpleasant to be in. Maybe it really was on the cutting edge of what Atlantic City was going to become just a few years later, or maybe that's just Trump magic at work.
posted by Zargon X at 12:47 PM on December 18, 2020 [3 favorites]
It appears the owner is still a Trump entity. So even if there was a mass gofundme etc to get the Central Park Five to implode the building, in the end... wouldn't the donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City, NJ still be tax deductible for the Trump organization?
Seems like a continued masterful troll at the expense of the "American people" for the benefit of the Trump brand...
posted by rubatan at 8:08 PM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
Seems like a continued masterful troll at the expense of the "American people" for the benefit of the Trump brand...
posted by rubatan at 8:08 PM on December 18, 2020 [1 favorite]
Oh that this will be a symbol for trumpism too.
posted by blue shadows at 8:43 PM on December 19, 2020
posted by blue shadows at 8:43 PM on December 19, 2020
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I mean, does the inauguration have to take place in Washington DC?
posted by jacquilynne at 7:38 AM on December 18, 2020 [10 favorites]