Overview
- Pauline Hanson told Sky News she attended the Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago and described it as a great night, with her US trip tied to a planned CPAC speech.
- Gina Rinehart appeared in a photo posted by Jeanine Pirro, leaning in to speak to President Donald Trump as Marco Rubio sat at the table.
- The gathering took place over the weekend at Trump’s Florida club with a Roaring ’20s theme promoted as A Little Party Never Killed Nobody.
- The party occurred as a federal government shutdown disrupted food assistance for roughly 42 million people in the United States.
- Rinehart’s presence follows earlier visits to Mar-a-Lago, property purchases near West Palm Beach, and reported investment in Trump’s Truth Social.