Crumbling Trump Plaza in Atlantic City to be blown up in February; auction launched for demolition ‘viewing party’

This demolition will be yuuuge!

Atlantic City officials have set a new date to blow up the defunct and crumbling Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, which for years featured the former president’s name in huge red letters.

The highly anticipated implosion is now scheduled for Feb. 17, officials announced Thursday — adding that anyone excited to watch the once-iconic building turn into dust can place a bid to join a “viewing party” from nearby hotel rooms.

“It’s a great day here in the city of Atlantic City,” Mayor Marty Small told reporters at a news conference.

Trump Plaza closed its doors in 2014 after three decades in business. It survived a 1992 bankruptcy before Donald Trump cut ties with the city in 2009. The building has been falling into pieces in recent years and has long been set for demolition.

The implosion was originally scheduled to take place next week, but a disagreement between city officials and the building owner about a separate charity auction pushed the event back a few weeks.

The now-scrapped auction aimed to give the highest bidder the chance of pressing the button that would set off the implosion. Building owner and billionaire investor Carl Icahn opposed the plan over safety concerns and sent a cease-and-desist order against the auction, saying a member of the public placed so close to the demolition could be injured by flying debris, local news station CBS Philly reported.

The original auction plan drew so much attention that porn star Stormy Daniels, who claims to have had an affair with Trump many years ago, said she wanted to push the demolition button herself. Her supporters even set up a GoFundMe campaign to help raise money for her bid.

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“I really want to do it... and we all know I’m good at pressing buttons,” she tweeted at the time.

The auction house behind the effort, Bodnar’s Auctions, had raised $175,000 for a local Boys & Girls Club before Icahn intervened. The wealthy investor, however, vowed to donate the same amount to the organization.

Mayor Small also announced a separate auction Thursday for 10 seats at The Hard Rock and Ocean casinos, where each winner would enjoy front-row seats to the demolition along with a one-night stay and dinner for two.

“The bottom line is, the building is coming down,” he said. “It’s going to come down in a safe and secure manner... and we’re looking forward to rebuild.”