A Little Party Never Killed Nobody but Lack of Access to Food Does

"a little party never killed nobody."

"The way he rubs his inhumanity in [Americans' faces] never ceases to stun me,"

"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."

"It's also pretty infuriating to whatever exhausted high school freshman just wrote a 4,000 word essay about Great Gatsby as a grim meditation on the disillusionment of the American dream, only for CNN to tell them, 'You know what? It's really just a book about rich people partying.'"

Tens of millions of Americans lost SNAP benefits on Halloween night while Mar-a-Lago hosted an extravagant Gatsby-themed party. The event featured champagne, food on silver plates, and showgirls spinning around mega-sized martini glasses. Reporters at the event and photos and videos shared by guests supplied much of the available coverage. Ticket prices were unclear, though past Mar-a-Lago events have charged about $1,000 per ticket. Elected officials and commentators criticized the timing and ostentation, noting millions lacked food as the party proceeded. Federal court rulings blocked intentional benefit denials, but distribution delays could still harm recipients.

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