Video shows Trump dancing at Mar-a-Lago fundraiser before Iran strikes, saying ‘I gotta go to work’

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: President Donald Trump was seen dancing to 'God Bless the USA' at a Mar-a-Lago fundraiser shortly before authorizing major military strikes on Iran.

Before departing the event, he signaled the gravity of the looming operation by telling guests, “We gotta go work. I gotta go to work!”

Trump directs Operation Epic Fury from Mar-a-Lago

The White House has since released images of President Trump and his national security team directing 'Operation Epic Fury' from his Florida residence.

Trump remains at Mar-a-Lago, where he confirmed that he is prepared for a sustained engagement if necessary to eliminate Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities. The president and his key advisers utilized a makeshift war room at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach to monitor the joint US-Israel airstrikes.

Photos shared by the official White House account on X show Trump reviewing military updates alongside senior Cabinet members, while a separate secure feed connected him to Vice President JD Vance in the Washington Situation Room. Speaking in an interview about the timeline of the conflict, he stated, "I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days."

US cities celebrate Iran strikes, back Trump

Following the announcement of the military action, celebrations erupted in major cities across the United States, including New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC.

In the nation’s capital, members of the Iranian community gathered near the White House, waving American flags and pre-revolutionary Iranian banners while expressing vocal support for the intervention. Many in the crowds reacted specifically to Donald Trump’s statements regarding Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with some participants heard thanking the president for the strike as they celebrated what they viewed as a step toward change in their home country.