Trump Throws Lavish Halloween 'Great Gatsby' Party On Eve Of SNAP Running Dry
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The president hosted his glittering, Roaring '20s-themed event at Mar-a-Lago hours before federal food benefits were set to go on pause.
Hours before millions of Americans were set to lose federal food benefits amid the ongoing government shutdown, President Donald Trump hosted a glittering party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.
The official theme of the Halloween night bash was “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody,” according to a pool report. The line is a title of a song featured on the soundtrack for the 2013 movie version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, “The Great Gatsby.”
Reporters at the event described a “smoky party scene” and noted guests were “dressed up in flapper costumes” and “seated at well decked-out tables while a band played.”
“The Great Gatsby,” published in 1925, takes place during the Roaring ’20s and famously explores the emptiness of material wealth and moral decay of the rich, among other themes.
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