Trump Parties With Millionaires as American Troops Die

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Source: daily beast



AS THE WORLD BURNS
Millionaires, Republican Party elites and big-spending donors were at Mar-a-Lago to party while Trump’s war raged across at least 10 countries.


Nico Hines Updated Mar. 1 2026 10:17AM EST



President Trump hosted yet another glitzy fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago Saturday night as the Middle East was lit up by Iranian missiles targeting the U.S. and its allies in the region.

Video posted on Instagram appeared to show Trump greeting wealthy visitors at his West Palm Beach club on the night that Tehran vowed to unleash “devastating blows” in retaliation for airstrikes which killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader.


...............The White House did not respond to a request for confirmation that Trump was partying on Saturday night, but Leavitt had been clear earlier in the day. “President Trump still intends to stop by the fundraiser being held at Mar-a-Lago this evening for the Republican Party, which is more important than ever,” she said.....................


The New York Times reported late last year that Mar-a-Lago would host a fundraiser this weekend, which would cost $1 million per person to attend.




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Trump Parties With Millionaires as American Troops Die

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[chicoescuela]

1. No conscience or empathy at all but none should be expected

What a dick

[PatSeg]

2. Such a repulsive man

And all those shallow people cheering him on. Damn, how can so many be so clueless?

[Biophilic]

7. The millionaires at that party weren't clueless. They were and are complicit.

[PatSeg]

10. Yes, but many of the things Trump does

will have long range effects that could affect everyone. There are world events that touch all people. What good is their obscene wealth in a post apocalyptic world? A nuclear war or the profound after effects of climate change?

I think Trump is/will start World War III and meanwhile, natural events from climate change will probably kill even more people than a war would. There's a good chance that money, stocks and bonds, and most property will have little or no worth. That's what I mean by "clueless people". They really think their money makes them untouchable.

[Biophilic]

11. Ok, gotcha.

[ananda]

3. So many sociopaths in one place.

Smiling, while our troops and much of the world
goes down in flames...

[sheshe2]

4. To him they are just:

Suckers and Losers.

[Bengus81]

5. Operation: FORGET ABOUT EPSTEIN

Won't work Trump,we're doubling DOWN on your ass!!

[RussBLib]

6. Now that is a good look

Somebody will surely make a meme of Trump toasting his rich friends while the bombs drop and missiles scream.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. another glitzy fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago Saturday night as the Middle East was lit up by Iranian missiles .."

[LetMyPeopleVote]

9. Trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran (NYT Gift link)

President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.

Link to tweet

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/politics/trump-iran-public-comments.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P1A.Vl4l.1ReAv-dEWZtu&smid=url-share

From the moment he announced an extensive military attack against Iran by posting an edited social media video at 2:30 a.m. Saturday, President Trump made clear that he would be taking a different tone and approach than his wartime predecessors.

Mr. Trump did not scramble back to the White House from Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Palm Beach, to oversee the U.S. and Israeli strikes. He did not deliver a televised address informing the public of the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was the nation’s supreme leader for nearly four decades.

Instead, the president capped an extraordinary day of U.S. aggression abroad by attending a glitzy fund-raising dinner at his club.....

Mr. Trump’s decision not to make a formal address to the public — besides the two videos and conversations with several individual reporters — also came after he made little effort before the attack to lay out the case for a military assault against Iran.

His lack of public engagement, after launching a military attack that could spur a broader conflict and has already cost the lives of at least three U.S. service members and dozens of people in Iran, Israel and other countries in the region, was a striking departure from how other presidents have handled the gravity of war.

“What Americans of our time are accustomed to is a president giving a White House speech — usually from the Oval Office — that befits the supreme importance of making war,” said Michael Beschloss, a presidential historian and the author of the book “Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times.”.....

But Mr. Trump’s approach Saturday was a departure from how even Mr. Trump himself has handled other major military actions. Last year, when the United States attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities, the president addressed the nation from the White House......

The president did not let the bombing of Iran upend his schedule, including his plans to attend a fund-raising dinner to support MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump super PAC.

Ms. Leavitt said Saturday that Mr. Trump had no intention of breaking that commitment. The fund-raiser, she said, was “more important than ever.”