US EditionTrump Throws ‘Gatsby’-Themed Gala as SNAP Benefits Expire
While SNAP funding lapsed for 42 million Americans, Trump hosted a lavish Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago, drawing bipartisan criticism for ignoring urgent food assistance needs.
- On November 1, President Donald Trump attended a Halloween 'Great Gatsby' themed party at his Mar‑a‑Lago residence as funding for SNAP ended amid the government shutdown.
- The ongoing government shutdown forced SNAP funding to lapse, sparking federal legal challenges Friday that led judges to order emergency funds released before the November 1 cutoff.
- John Oliver criticized President Trump during his opening monologue, slamming the Great Gatsby party optics as CNN framed it as 'about rich people partying' while California Governor Gavin Newsom accused Trump of prioritizing wealthy allies over Americans.
- White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told The Independent that `Democrats are full of it`, while President Donald Trump said he wants courts to `clarify` funding options and wrote `it will BE MY HONOR to provide the funding` if legally directed.
- Some 42 million Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, receiving roughly $188 per person per month, and a lapse would be the first in SNAP's 60‑year history.
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Mike Johnson defends Trump's 'obligatory' Gatsby party amid SNAP cuts
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) defended President Donald Trump for throwing a Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-A-Lago as his administration was expected to suspend supplemental food aid for Americans.During a press conference on Tuesday, a reporter asked Johnson about the "split-screen" optics of...
Economist Paul Krugman explains the real purpose behind Trump’s 'grotesque' Mar-a-Lago party
On Halloween Night 2025, President Donald Trump held a Great Gatsby-themed party at Mar-a-Lago, complete with 1920s dresses, headbands, dancers and Prohibition-era nostalgia. F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel "The Great Gatsby," published 100 years ago in 1925, captured the hedonism of The Jazz Age and, in 1974, was adapted into a movie starring Robert Redford as Long Island millionaire Jay Gatsby and Mia Farrow as his ex-lover Daisy Buchanan. …
Jon Stewart Rips Into Trump's 'Great Gatsby'-Themed Party Amid the Government Shutdown: 'Let-Them-Eat-Cake Optics'
Jon Stewart laid into Donald Trump after the president’s decided to throw a decadent “Great Gatsby”-themed party as millions faced losing their SNAP benefits. The comedian addressed Trump’s Halloween party at Mar-A-Lago during Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” where he accused the president of not giving “a f–k” about the American people. “He wasn’t working for the American people,” Stewart said. “That was just some Hollywood Babylon s…
‘Total BS’: Trump Official Tried to Drag Obama Into the Mess to Shield Trump from Outrage Over His Tone-Deaf Party, Then CNN’s Response Set Viewers Off
CNN anchor Jake Tapper is catching heat after an interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went sideways — fast. A segment about President Donald Trump’s lavish Mar-a-Lago bash quickly devolved when Bessent dodged the question and tried to pin the outrage on former President Barack Obama. The exchange aired as Trump faced growing backlash for hosting a Gatsby-themed Halloween party at his Palm Beach resort while millions of Americans brace…
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