ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Hillary Clinton is coming to Atlantic City to bash Donald Trump’s handling of his former gambling empire, but striking casino workers say their beef is with a different billionaire.
Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union went on strike Friday against the Trump Taj Mahal casino, which bears the name of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee but now belongs to his friend Carl Icahn.
According to a statement from her campaign, Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, intends on Wednesday to highlight Trump’s management of Atlantic City casinos in the 1980s and ’90s, including three bankruptcy filings under his reign.
The statement said the former secretary of state is coming to Atlantic City “to make the case that Donald Trump is unfit to serve as president based on the wake of destruction his business dealings have left in the seaside town and for businesses and families across the country. Clinton will highlight Trump’s history in Atlantic City of multiple bankruptcies, stiffing contractors and spurring hundreds of job losses while pocketing cash for himself.”
Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks didn’t respond to a request for comment Tuesday.