
US President Donald Trump's opulent 'Great Gatsby' Halloween ball at Mar-a-Lago drew outrage as food banks across the United States reported an unprecedented surge in demand after SNAP benefits were halted.
The spectacle: glittering guests, period costumes, and champagne, took place just hours before an estimated 42 million Americans briefly lost access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme (SNAP) payments, leaving soup kitchens and pantries scrambling to meet surging need.