Trump attends another extravagant party at Mar-a-Lago as thousands, including government employees, hit food banks in shutdown

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-banquet-mar-a-lago-snap-funding-b2861556.html

Donald Trump has attended his second extravagant party at Mar-a-Lago in a week as tens of thousands of federal employees go without pay, leaving some of them, and many more Americans, to turn to food banks amid the longest government shutdown in history.

Images of the president were shared by guests on social media Friday at the lavish event which featured a three-course menu of beef filet, truffle dauphinoise, pan-seared scallops and a trio of desserts including “Trump chocolate cake.”

Trump was seen dining at a table surrounded by MAGA supporters, and posing with his thumbs up next to women in ballgowns. The event also featured ice sculptures and an opera performance.

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ramble81@lemmy.zip · 81 pts · 297d (4 replies)

This is seriously “let them eat cake” levels of maliciousness and the people are too fucking stupid to do anything about it. I thought I had become jaded about things but now I’m just flabbergasted. Propaganda really fucking worked better than anything has in human history.

asRomeBurns1979@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 297d

We are territorial animals. Creating a shared enemy for your tribe/pack/herd etc to fear/hate works better than anything, even to the extent you will turn a blind eye to your sides leaders blatant incompetence and corruption. He might be shit, but he’s our shit. We did the same thing when Biden was a gibbering doddery oap, and Labour are doing it now in the UK despite Starmer and Co governing from the sodding right.

Zombie@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 297d

Whether long-range weapon or suicide bomber
Wicked mind is a weapon of mass destruction
Whether soaraway Sun or BBC One
Misinformation is a weapon of mass destruct
You coulda Caucasian or a poor Asian
Racism is a weapon of mass destruction
Whether inflation or globalisation
Fear is a weapon of mass destruction

Whether Halliburton, Enron or anyone
Greed is a weapon of mass destruction
We need to find courage, overcome
Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction

https://youtu.be/uzgBD2wysuI

Rhyfel@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 297d

Wanna help me do something about it

iAvicenna@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 297d

do anything about it? many who suffer from this will still vote for him because m'uricah

Foni@lemmy.zip · 30 pts · 298d (11 replies)

Unrelated. Does anyone have a list of poisons that are undetectable in an autopsy? It's for a friend.

ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 297d (6 replies)

Does it matter if it's detectable? When he dies it's gonna be a conspiracy that he was murdered anyways.

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 297d (4 replies)

There's also gonna be conspiracy theories that he's alive and in hiding

7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 297d (2 replies)

He will be the new Elvis.

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 297d (1 reply)

I was thinking of Hitler

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 297d

you're always thinking of hitler

RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 297d

People had far less evidence to go on for JFK and there are still people who think he's out there, running things.

Foni@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 297d

You're right, I should have said undetectable to the flavor, but it was a joke and I didn't give it much thought.

despoticruin@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 297d

Nothing that's going to dodge a tox screen, you would want to go accidental. I am a big supporter of some Visine in his coke, but some nitrates would probably cause a heart attack given his likely meds to deal with the swelling.

prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 297d

I've been saying for years that all it takes is one heroic McDonald's worker

Bonesince1997@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 297d

What kind of friend are you?! /s

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 297d

FOOF

JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 297d

He's gotta spend the money somewhere, so he can blame the Dems for the empty coffers in spite of tariff income.

BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 297d

Good! He's working HARD to Strip Children of Food and Parents and DESERVES this Extravagant break!

-A Republican who's been Standing in Line at a Food Bank for 2 Hours!

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 297d (1 reply)

This is the kind of thing that leads to revolutions

GladiusB@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 297d

They have been very vocal about being after that for a decade.

Lag@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 297d

Looks like he wants things to accelerate for master Putin.

W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 297d

Secret Service and all white house staff should be sent home if the government is shutdown. You better fucking want it, if you shut down the government because you won’t have any protection or wait staff.

hanrahan@piefed.social · 7 pts · 297d (1 reply)

Let them eat cake

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 297d

Let us feast upon richflesh

WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 297d

Gotta host it somewhere… Seems the White House has a little construction going on.

falseWhite@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 297d
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FluffyDuffy@lemmynsfw.com · 5 pts · 297d

Just imagine if this happend in France today

etherphon@midwest.social · 2 pts · 297d
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jaybone@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 297d

Does he actually not eat McDonald’s on such occasions?

6stringringer@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 297d

Some seriously haute couture a la foutaise!

Rhyfel@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 297d

Sometimes a song just says it all https://youtu.be/o8jdzfHvCI8

Carvex@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 298d
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