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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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 points 9 months ago

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 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

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

[-] Zombie@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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 points 9 months ago

Wanna help me do something about it

[-] Foni@lemmy.zip 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 33 points 9 months ago

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 points 9 months ago

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

[-] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 9 months ago

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

[-] 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago
[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago
[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

you're always thinking of hitler

[-] Foni@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago

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 points 9 months ago

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 points 9 months ago

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

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

What kind of friend are you?! /s

[-] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago

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 points 9 months ago

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 points 9 months ago

This is the kind of thing that leads to revolutions

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

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

[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 9 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] Lag@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Looks like he wants things to accelerate for master Putin.

[-] hanrahan@piefed.social 7 points 9 months ago
[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Let us feast upon richflesh

[-] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

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

[-] FluffyDuffy@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 9 months ago

Just imagine if this happend in France today

[-] Rhyfel@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

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

[-] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago

Some seriously haute couture a la foutaise!

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago

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

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