Overview
- President Donald Trump publicly welcomed Louis Martin Prevost and his wife, Deborah, at a private New Year’s Eve gathering at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach.
- Trump praised Prevost’s loyalty to the MAGA movement and cited a widely shared photo showing him in front of a home decorated with pro‑MAGA signs.
- Video of the onstage shout‑out was posted by the TikTok account palmbeach.socialite, providing visual documentation of the exchange.
- Prevost, a Florida resident and vocal Trump supporter, has a record of provocative social media posts, including misogynistic language directed at Democratic figures, as reported by multiple outlets.
- Reporting notes Prevost has said he would be more cautious online since his brother became pope, even as the Mar-a-Lago appearance drew attention to their political differences.