Trump Hosts $25,000 Mar-a-Lago Halloween Drag Party as Midterm Rhetoric Turns More Vulgar
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Updated · The Guardian · Nov 3
Trump Hosts $25,000 Mar-a-Lago Halloween Drag Party as Midterm Rhetoric Turns More Vulgar
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Nov 3
Summary
Mar-a-Lago hosted a lavish jungle-themed Halloween drag party four days after Trump’s Texas rally, with caviar, king crab, a miniature pony, a caged zebra and guests in drag-style costumes.
Trump entered in his usual blue suit and red tie, joked that "rich people spend nine hours getting ready," praised his "rich members" and danced to YMCA as House Speaker Mike Johnson and Attorney General Todd Blanche attended.
The party landed amid a month of increasingly profane midterm appearances in which Trump insulted Democrats, women, Black officials and Muslim candidates while dangling a $5,000 payment if Republicans win.
That contrast — opulence at Mar-a-Lago against appeals to economically strained supporters — is presented as the latest sign of a campaign leaning harder into grievance, vulgarity and personal mockery.