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| At Trump's Halloween Party! |
How arrogant is this? While people are starving Trump flies down to Mar-A-Lago (At our expense) for a Halloween Party!
Democrats slammed the event held as millions lose food benefits.ABC NewsByFritz Farrow and Ivan PereiraNovember 1, 2025President Donald Trump has come under fire after he hosted a "Great Gatsby"-themed Halloween party just hours before millions of Americans lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.The Friday night fête at Mar-a-Lago was themed "A little party never killed nobody,” according to the White House, referencing the song from the 2013 film adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel.
Of all the insensitivity, having the Halloween "Great Gatsby"-themed party is slap in the face to all the struggling people out there! Completely out of touch with the voters... how many millions is spending to go to a Halloween party and golfing the next day!
Guests were seen wearing 1920s attire and there were hosts in flapper attire greeting the invitees, which included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ivanka and Tiffany Trump, and their husbands, Jared Kushner and Michael Boulos.
The new French Court. Is he totally ignorant of the optics... or is that the optics he wants to prevail? The Democrats said...
"Last night, Trump made it even clearer that he doesn’t give a damn about anyone but himself and his wealthy friends," he said in a statement.Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy reshared a photo from the party on his social media and commented, "The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans' face never ceases to stun me."
And the White House replied, the equivalent of "Let Them Eat Cake"...
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly dismissed the critics, arguing in a statement Saturday, "These Democrats are full of it."
While Americans are literally going hungry, Trump’s tearing down the East Wing to build a new White House ballroom — then jetting off to Mar-a-Lago to a Halloween party. The rich dine under chandeliers while families lose food stamps. Versailles had its gold halls; we’ve got marble floors and empty pantries. “Let them eat cake”? No — let them starve, it seems.
The Daily Beast reported;
Images from the Great Gatsby-themed soirée show the president beaming and speaking with top members of his administration, political allies, celebrities, and loyal MAGA supporters, all decked out in elaborate Jazz Age costumes and surrounded by Prohibition-era decor.One clip, posted to X by right-wing “monitoring” account PatriotTakes, features burlesque dancers suggestively fluttering feather fans among a sea of guests under the glare of bright neon banners.[...]A further clip, uploaded to X by MeidasTouch, shows the president grinning and chatting happily with fellow diners at his table as waiters dart about under 1920s chandeliers holding trays of exotic cocktails.[...]In photos screenshotted from Instagram stories and reposted to the PatriotTakes X account, one woman dressed in showgirl attire can be seen sitting inside a giant champagne glass.
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| Now we know where Trump got his idea for a Grand Ballroom! |
AP News writes...
By SUSAN HAIGH and DYLAN LOVANNovember 1, 2025People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways Saturday, after monthly benefits through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, were suddenly cut off because of the ongoing government shutdown.In the New York borough of the Bronx, about 200 more people than usual showed up at the World of Life Christian Fellowship International pantry, many bundled in winter hats and coats and pushing collapsible shopping carts as they waited in a line that spanned multiple city blocks. Some arrived as early as 4 a.m. to choose from pallets of fruits, vegetables, bread, milk, juice, dry goods and prepared sandwiches.Mary Martin, who volunteers at the pantry, also relies on it regularly for food to supplement her SNAP payments. She said she usually splits her roughly $200 a month in SNAP benefits between herself and her two adult sons, one of whom has six children and is especially dependent on the assistance.
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| People wait in line for free food at the World of Life Christian Fellowship International food pantry in the Bronx borough of New York on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. AP News |
"Welcome to the world of champagne wishes and caviar dreams."
Now we know where Trump got his idea for the ballroom... Peter's the Great... house!
Update: 11/04 @ 1AM
I just came across this article in Salon,
President Donald Trump hosted a “Great Gatsby” themed party for Halloween, complete with tuxedos, flapper dresses, jazz covers and cocktails that evoked the opulence of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Roaring Twenties. Glittering lights, champagne towers and carefully curated period decor created an atmosphere of celebration and indulgence. According to the Associated Press, the official theme of “A little party never killed nobody,” which is a reference to a song from the 2013 film adaptation.The timing added an unintended layer of irony. The party took place the night before many SNAP recipients experienced lapses in benefits, the federal program relied upon by millions of Americans to buy groceries. Images of gleaming tables and dancing guests circulated widely, a striking contrast to the very real struggles some Americans faced the following day.Observers noted echoes of Fitzgerald’s novel in the scene: a world obsessed with appearances, where glitter and spectacle mask the emptiness beneath. The Gatsby motif — a glittering party meant to dazzle, distract and impress — played out in real life as guests toasted while federal benefits quietly lapsed.
It was like...
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”― Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
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