VIDEO: Trump Plaza reduced to pile of rubble in Atlantic City, New Jersey WPVI Replay Video UP NEXT On a cold and crisp Wednesday morning in Atlantic City, the tower of the former Trump Plaza casino and hotel imploded into chunks of rubble. The 34-story tower and symbolic monument to former President Donald Trump's influence in the city folded like a deck of cards shortly after 9 a.m. WATCH: Multiple views of the Trump Plaza implosion City officials said while the implosion was successful, a small safety issued delayed things momentarily. "There was a drone being flown above Caesars and, as we know, it was a temporary no-fly zone," said Mayor Marty Small at a press conference that immediately followed the implosion.