By Associated Press - Monday, December 19, 2016

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton wants Atlantic City residents to join a march on Washington he’s planning for next month to protest Republican President-elect Donald Trump.

The civil-rights advocate and cable news host made the comments at a rally Sunday night, the Press of Atlantic City reported (https://bit.ly/2gTNKgX ).

Sharpton, leader of the National Action Network, is on tour promoting his Jan. 14 march. He cited the state takeover of the city and Trump’s business dealings in the resort as reasons residents should march.

The crowd of 100 people stood up when Sharpton said it’s time to shut Atlantic City down. He said the city is a colony now.

“Anytime they come in and suspend your elected officials and put an unelected czar over you, if you aren’t angry about that, there is something wrong with you,” he said.

The city should be a national example of how the wealthy have benefited at the expense of the working class, he said.

“If you want to know the tale of two cities, you come to Atlantic City,” Sharpton said.

Sharpton also questioned public subsidies for the “billionaire contractors and entrepreneurs” on the boardwalk and criticized Trump’s proposed policies and appointments.

“Trump is not going to change,” he said. “The march is not to convince Trump. The march is to give some guts and backbone to the Democrats in the Senate and the Congress to stand up.”

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Information from: The Press of Atlantic City (N.J.), https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com

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