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BumRushDaShow

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19. True story
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 02:09 PM
Apr 23

But after the Taj was taken over by Carl Icahn from 45, they started offering cheap room rates through GroupOn and one of my sisters was able to get an ocean front room for a weekend with my niece for like $60/night.

Icahn eventually sold it to Hard Rock and that's what's there now (right across from Steel Pier)!





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All business ventures not inherited from his father failed. All the bibles, meme coins, crypto, media company, watches, ChicagoTeamster Apr 23 #1
This may be a "failure" for the gullible who bought it, but it has Worked As Designed for the Trump family muriel_volestrangler Apr 23 #13
Well, yeah, who needs a measily $200K a year when you can bilk idiots for billions? Initech Apr 23 #26
Also, all of the businesses managed by Uday and Qusay... FakeNoose Apr 23 #16
Trump touched it. That alone sealed its fate. Scalded Nun Apr 23 #2
It's the coin's fault, not mine, for being so stupid. travelingthrulife Apr 23 #3
"The memecoin is currently down more than 95 percent from its January 2025 high" Ray Bruns Apr 23 #4
Ray was in the movie "Cocaine Bear". It didn't win an Oscar. I think it was his last. twodogsbarking Apr 23 #5
I wish it were painful for them so they might actually learn something. travelingthrulife Apr 23 #6
Grifter UpInArms Apr 23 #7
Hope that asshole angrychair Apr 23 #8
Oh for goodness sake Prairie Gates Apr 23 #9
It hit a high of around $75...... SergeStorms Apr 23 #10
Hers did worse than his. louis-t Apr 23 #18
If I inherited $1 million, RazorbackExpat Apr 23 #20
As Forrest Gump said..... SergeStorms Apr 24 #30
why is crypto still a thing? cab67 Apr 23 #11
It served its purpose Diraven Apr 23 #12
I think the real billionaires are smarter than that FakeNoose Apr 23 #17
I hope he bleeds everyone of them dry. SamKnause Apr 23 #14
I guess they never heard the story of tRUMP and the Taj Mahal window installers wolfie001 Apr 23 #15
True story BumRushDaShow Apr 23 #19
Looks pretty nice wolfie001 Apr 23 #22
I always figured one of the other issues with Vegas is what families could do there BumRushDaShow Apr 23 #24
This is what happens to a property that is -well run with honest business men- dave99 Apr 23 #23
That location also attaches (via a skywalk) to the famous Steel Pier BumRushDaShow Apr 23 #27
I hope ALL the crypto bros invested in Trump coins end up completely bankrupt and penniless. Multichromatic Apr 23 #21
Most knew these were shitcoins from the start fujiyamasan Apr 23 #25
And the end goal was to incorporate the Trump Crypto into circulation with the no_hypocrisy Apr 23 #28
'While the minimum memecoin holdings to attend the TRUMP dinner at a Virginia golf club in 2025 was roughly $55,000, riversedge Apr 23 #29
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