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As Americans await SNAP benefits, Trump heads to Florida for Halloween gala at Mar-a

While 42 million Americans missed their first SNAP food assistance payment during the government shutdown, Trump held a lavish Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago.

  • On Saturday, President Donald Trump attended a Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago resort as 42 million Americans missed their first SNAP payment amid the government shutdown.
  • The Trump administration refused to tap about $6 billion in emergency funds, and Trump said, `If we are given the appropriate legal direction by the Court, it will BE MY HONOR to provide the funding.`
  • Guests at Mar-a-Lago wore 1920s attire on Oct. 31, 2025, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Ivanka Trump, Tiffany Trump, Jared Kushner and Michael Boulos at the Gatsby-themed party.
  • Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin accused Trump of ignoring Americans missing SNAP benefits, while House spokeswoman Anna Kelly dismissed critics, saying `These Democrats are full of it` Saturday.
  • More than 12% of the U.S. population receives SNAP, including 16 million children, while observers flagged the Gatsby theming irony and online critics called the timing peak level tone deaf.
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The president of the United States organizes a Halloween party in Mar-a-Lago (Florida) with live music, dancers and costumes evoking the happy 20s that donors and members of his government come to like Secretary of State, Marco RubioNo money for mortgage, bills and food for the closure of the government: this is how the queues of public employees in the United States to collect food Donald Trump was partying all over the place in Mar-a-Lago (Flo…

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In a style reminiscent of "The Great Gatsby," US President Donald Trump held a lavish party inspired by the Roaring Twenties, based on the film "The Great Gatsby," at his private resort in Florida, amidst a limited attendance and prominent displays of extravagance...

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Live Mint broke the news in New Delhi, India on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
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