Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses for millions of Americans
President Donald Trump has been blasted for attending a lavish Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago hours before a vital food assistance program relied upon by millions of Americans was about to lapse.
Some 42 million Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program but because of the on-going government shutdown, funding for the critical scheme ended on November 1.
Meanwhile, Trump was pictured enjoying himself at the Halloween bash at his Palm Beach residence, surrounded by guests in Roaring 20s-style getup.
Gatsby and “a little party never killed nobody” was the “official theme” of the night, according to the Associated Press.
Prominent Democrats accused the president of prioritizing his “billionaire” friends over the American people.
“Donald Trump hosted a Great Gatsby party while SNAP benefits were about to disappear for 42 million Americans,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom in a post on X. “He does not give a damn about you.”
“Trump hosts a Gatsby party for billionaires while SNAP benefits expire for 41 million Americans today,” California Rep. Ro Khanna added on X. “Tax the rich. Feed hungry Americans.”
“The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans’ face never ceases to stun me,” said Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut. “He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.”
Trump was sat next to his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, at a table in the center of the room.
Dancers in flapper costumes were pictured entertaining guests at the party.
Responding to the criticism, White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told The Independent that Democrats “are full of it.”
“President Trump has consistently called on them to do the right thing and reopen the government, which they could do at any time,” Kelly said. “Unfortunately, Gavin Newscum, Chuck Schumer, and Congressional Democrats would rather push health care for illegal immigrants than save American citizens from suffering.”
On Halloween, Trump also revealed he has renovated the bathroom in the White House Lincoln Bedroom.
“I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House,” he said on Truth Social, sharing pictures of the new gold and marble look. “It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era. I did it in black and white polished Statuary marble. This was very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln and, in fact, could be the marble that was originally there!”
