Fury as Trump holds 'tone deaf' Gilded Age Halloween party as millions lose food aid

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By Alexander Willis
Published November 1, 2025 8:25 AM ET

As 42 million Americans missed their first food assistance payment Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown, President Trump attended a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago resort — sparking outrage from critics who described the event as ‘tone deaf.”

“Trump and Rubio at the Mar-a-Lago Halloween Party, on day 31 of the shutdown,” wrote Danny Kemp, the White House correspondent for AFP, in a social media post on X Friday night. “Official theme is Gatsby and ‘a little party never killed nobody,’ we’re told.”

Critics couldn’t help but point out the irony of the theming of the party, based on the 1925 novel that offers a sharp critique of social and economic inequality seen during the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, which was fraught with corporate and government corruption.

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First and foremost this asshole can pound sand .............lots of it ..............and he continue to pound sand..........Johnson /Thune/and the Roberts Court can pound sand.........lots of it.........Pelosi and the the democratic led House did that right thing to have this asshole removed from public office, McConnell and the maga Senate and the US. Supreme Court have basically enabled this bullshit..................with there fucking corruption that is now occurring in real time 24/7..............the country has a maga racists party inflecting pain on 42 million people and children and basically the entire population of 330 million in this country...............democratic party do not fold.............do not fold............there over 17 million of us at the "NO KINGS rally and growing that have your back................

[CanonRay]

1. I'm shocked to learn that Trump doesn't give a shit about anyone else.

[samsingh]

2. fury by who? Trump does whatever he wants and gets away with it.

[dutch777]

3. Need to surround the WH and Capitol with hungry SNAP recipients with lots of kids marching. Have same at any GOP event.

[Justice matters.]

11. And bring free food to distribute...

Like in Gaza.

[FakeNoose]

16. It makes more sense to surround Mar-A-Lago with same

Embarrass Chump in front of his billionaire "buddies."

[Stacey Grove]

4. They will not hesitate to kill American citizens using the military (or hybridized LEO/military like ICE)

when that time comes.

I'll bet anyone $500 on that one.

The terrorism against civilians will get worse.

They don't need to kill everyone to accomplish their objectives.

[tanyev]

5. So their inspiration is a song from the Baz Lurhmann movie,

with a cast and soundtrack full of artists who don’t support Trump, and probably also the musical which has been a big hit on Broadway, but declined to schedule any shows at the Trumpery Center on the upcoming tour.

They simply cannot stop themselves from glomming on to art and popular culture that rejects them.

Also, I always took The Great Gatsby to be a cautionary tale about the pursuit of great wealth by any means to enable obsession and revenge.

[bronxiteforever]

6. Evil just pure evil. It tracks with the GOP.

[Fil1957]

7. Not only is he tone deaf, he's trying to destroy the American people including Magas. If you're not very rich,

he considers you an enemy.

[Iggo]

8. Let 'em eat cake.

History rhymes.

[Zackzzzz]

19. Gatsby Party/Let Them Eat Steak

[surfered]

9. Here is a possible solution

[yorkster]

12. Hah. Hit post, looked up and there it was.

Dreadful apparatus. But to misquote Marie A., "Let 'em eat!".

[surfered]

15. Great minds....

[yorkster]

10. Between what happened to Louis XVI and

Gatsby, a bit of discretion would be advised..for starters.

[Justice matters.]

13. Like flying a plane with a gilded crown and...

droping poop bombs on the peasants down in the streets...

[yorkster]

14. Kreist - so many despicable deeds.

[Initech]

17. Yeah, but will anyone do anything about it? No.

That man needs to be punished but he never will be. At least Satan will have a special circle waiting for him.

[Grim Chieftain]

18. This story needs to go far and wide

I doubt the media will give it much coverage, but I hope concerned citizens plaster it all over Facebook and social media - over and over.

[Grokenstein]

20. No surprise here.

This is the childish little bastard who makes sure everyone at the table knows he's getting TWO scoops of ice cream and they're getting one, because he's a Special Boy. It's not "tone deafness," it's a flex.

Marie said "Let them eat cake," krasnov says "Let them eat shit."