# The Fall of the House of Trump

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 17, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-trump/933132 "2021-02-17T15:01:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-trump/933132/1 "2021-02-17T15:01:30Z")

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Here’s something cathartic:

> **[Watch Trump’s Atlantic City Casino Get Demolished 'Like A Deck Of Cards'](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-atlantic-city-casino-demolish_n_602cf70ac5b66dfc101b394d)**
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> The former Trump Plaza casino was imploded Wednesday after falling into such disrepair that chunks of the building began peeling off and crashing to the ground.

I like to imagine Trump as Roderick Usher, super-sensitive to sounds, colors, light, and even the mildest criticism.

Melania is, of course, Madeline, wandering the halls in a distracted trance (while, however, stunningly dressed, like a SuperModel), pretty much indifferent to Trump’s doings.

A Mad Trist, indeed, Palace of Gold and all.

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-trump/933132/2 "2021-02-17T15:08:28Z")

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Who was the killjoy that took the Trump sign down first? I was hoping for a clear counterpart to…  
[![](https://thumbs.gfycat.com/GrippingTallAdmiralbutterfly-max-1mb.gif) ](https://thumbs.gfycat.com/GrippingTallAdmiralbutterfly-max-1mb.gif)

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-trump/933132/3 "2021-02-17T16:42:32Z")

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Agreed. Would have been beautiful.

I expect plenty of other Trump properties are going to implode. I’m sure we’ll get to blow up at least one sign

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**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fall-of-the-house-of-trump/933132/4 "2021-02-17T17:24:16Z")

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I look forward to the inevitable day when the Trump sign is taken off the building facing the Chicago River. I figure it’s only a matter of time before his financial reality requires a sale, and I can’t imagine a new owner will waste any time removing those value-destroying five letters.

> **[Trump’s Chicago Hotel Is Losing Money Hand Over Fist](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/11/trump-tower-chicago-revenue)**
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> Too bad he can’t host an emoluments-clause-violating G7 summit there!

> **[Could Trump Lose Trump Tower Chicago?](https://www.chicagomag.com/real-estate/November-2020/Could-Trump-Lose-Trump-Tower-Chicago/)**
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> On paper, he owes more than $50 million to his own LLC affiliated with the building. It'll take a court to crack open the reason why, but that could happen now with the New York AG circling.