"The Great Trump" lives extravagantly, while 42 million Americans are starving
"As champagne flowed and dancers in Flapper costumes performed for guests, Donald Trump played the role of Gatsby. Just hours later, about 42 million Americans lost food assistance."
According to the UK's Daily Telegraph, which reported on the local time of November 2, the past weekend saw U.S. President Trump face intense criticism after being photographed hosting a luxurious Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago, while the federal government shutdown continued to cause wage freezes and business closures.
The official theme of this Halloween party was "A little party never killed nobody," which obviously refers to the song by American singer Fergie from the 2013 movie version of "The Great Gatsby" soundtrack. This film is adapted from the 1925 novel of the same name by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, which tells the story of moral decay brought about by luxury.
On that day at Trump's Mar-a-Lago, guests wore lavish "Roaring Twenties" style costumes, performers moved among the crowd, and food and wine were continuously available. Critics (mostly Democrats) quickly pointed out that this celebration was "out of touch with reality" — just on November 1, as funding for the United States' largest anti-hunger program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as the food stamp program, ran out, marking the first interruption of this program, leaving nearly 42 million Americans facing the threat of losing food.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1847752210063369/
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