But the year after the Taj opened, it filed for bankruptcy. These three casinos could have enabled him to dominate gambling on the East Coast. Trump already owned two other Atlantic City casinos, Trump Plaza and Trump Castle. The Taj was Atlantic City's largest casino hotel complex when it opened in 1990.
GROSS: My guest, Robert O'Harrow, a reporter with The Washington Post's investigative unit, has examined Trump's business practices and the promises he made when Trump acquired Atlantic City's Taj Mahal before the Taj was completed. It will be done on time, on budget, way below cost, way below what anyone ever thought. Here's an example of what Trump promised last June when he announced that he was entering the race for the Republican nomination for president.ĭONALD TRUMP: Rebuild the country's infrastructure.
This week, he tweeted that he will make the American economy sing again. Donald Trump is running for president without ever having held elected office, but he offers as qualifications his record as a great businessman and dealmaker.
