Fact Check: Was Trump partying at Mar-a-Lago following airstrike in Iran?
WASHINGTON, DC: The United States and Israel launched a coordinated large-scale military campaign against Iran on February 28, with airstrikes killing Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a precision attack on his Tehran compound.
Following this, a rumor circulated online claiming that President Donald Trump partied at Mar-a-Lago after the air strike and shared clips of him at his Florida club. But is this really true? Let us find out below.
Claim: Trump was partying at Mar-a-Lago following air strikes in Iran
Following the air strike by the US-Israel joint military campaign on Iran, a rumor circulated online claiming that the POTUS partied at Mar-a-Lago while American bombs dropped on Iran.
The claim circulated along with alleged clips from events at his Florida club and posts that described his appearance there as evidence he was 'partying at Mar-a-Lago' while the war took place.
A Facebook post read, "BREAKING: Leaked video shows Trump was PARTYING at Mar-a-Lago while US troops were dying overseas in a pointless war he started for no reason! The video shows the President mingling with his fellow Epstein class members, enjoying a fancy soiree at his personal club while American soldiers pay the ultimate price for Trump's reckless and idiotic war with Iran."
"He couldn't even be bothered to go to the Pentagon to oversee the war that he just started for NO reason whatsoever, instead deciding to fiddle away while the world burns. Once we retake Congress this fall, impeachment has got to be the first thing on the agenda," he added.
Meanwhile, another Facebook post mentioned, "While Iranian missiles rained down on American allies and U.S. personnel across at least ten countries, Donald Trump was busy shaking hands with millionaires at a $1 million-per-plate fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort Saturday night."
The claim further circulated across different social media platforms, TikTok, YouTube, and X.
Fact Check: False, clip shared is miscaptioned
The claims made in the online posts are false, as the clip shared online is from a charity gala held the night before the US attacked Iran. Donald Trump remained at Mar-a-Lago on February 28, monitored the operation, and later stopped by a political fundraiser.
The clip used to spread the claim that Trump was 'partying' as troops were 'dying overseas' shows him in a ballroom setting at Mar-a-Lago. The POTUS can be heard saying, "We gotta go work. I gotta go to work!" as 'God Bless the USA' plays in the background in the viral video.
A charity gala was hosted by the nonprofit organization Place of Hope, the 'Annual Lexus Hope Bash 25 Year Jubilee,' was scheduled for February 27, and the organizer's listing called it a black-tie evening beginning in the early evening.
