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President Donald Trump have joined their second Extravagant Party at Mar-a-Lago Thousands of federal workers will go without pay in a week, forcing some of them and many Americans to turn to food banks amid the longest government shutdown in history.
Photos of the president were shared on social media by guests Friday at the lavish event, which included a three-course menu of beef filet, truffle dauphinoise, pan-seared scallops and a trio of desserts including “Trump Chocolate Cake.”
Trump was seen dining at a table surrounded by MAGA supporters and posing with his thumbs up next to women in ballgowns. The event also included ice sculptures and an opera performance.
Around the same time on Friday, the Trump administration was allowed to continue only partially funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program A Supreme Court order stayed the lower court’s decision That required the government to fully fund SNAP, otherwise known as food stamps.
SNAP funds, distributed monthly by the federal government to states, support the nation’s largest anti-hunger program. The funding freeze has left approximately 42 million Americans who rely on the program facing delays in critical payments.
Food pantries across the country are warning they are unprepared to support the millions of families who rely on government aid.
Thousands of federal employees have been furloughed or are being forced to work without payMany are turning to long-serving civil servants According to reports the food bank.
“I used to be a grants administrator, an administrator of grants in the federal government, giving aid, and now I’m requesting aid,” federal worker Anthony Speight told NBC News while attending a food bank in Washington, DC. He said he “never thought” he would be placed in this position.
The Mar-a-Lago party was the second Friday in a row that the president celebrated at his private Palm Beach club, surrounded by MAGA supporters.
Independent The White House has been contacted for comment.
Trump also held a lavish Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party last weekend, hours before the SNAP program initially lost its funding.
At that event, the President was photographed surrounded by guests in a Roaring 20s-style getup.
“Donald Trump hosted a Great Gatsby party while SNAP benefits were about to disappear for 42 million Americans,” California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom said in a post on Twitter. “They don’t care about you.”
On Saturday, Newsom again shared an AI-generated image depicting Trump as Marie Antoinette of France — a symbol of selfish luxury while people go hungry. his press office caption Post: “Good night, farmers!”
Video of 7th November incident, recipient The Daily Beast, It showed the President sitting with Fox News anchor Brett Baier. Earlier this week, Byrd interviewed the President and informed him of one voter’s concerns, Who begged him to “please do something” About the rising cost of food.
Other high-profile guests reportedly included actor Kevin Sorbo, country music singer Jason Aldean and his wife Brittany, and British politician Nigel Farage, who is known for his aggressive anti-immigration stance.
Trump’s visit to Palm Beach came as he demanded that senators remain in Washington DC over the weekend to hammer out a deal to end the government shutdown, which is in its 39th day and the longest in history.
“The United States Senate should not leave town until they have a deal to end the Democrat shutdown,” he wrote on Truth Social Friday. “If they can’t reach an agreement, Republicans must immediately end the filibuster, and take care of our great American workers!”
As the president departed on Air Force One for Florida on Friday evening, travel chaos for millions of Americans escalated.
More than 1,500 flights were canceled and thousands delayed on Saturday Federal Aviation Administration reduced air traffic at terminals across the country due to the government shutdown.