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Trump Threw Another Victory Party

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The incoming Trump administration isn’t wasting any time in celebrating their victory. On Thursday night, the president-elect gathered a bunch of his MAGA buddies at the America First Policy Institute gala hosted at Mar-a-Lago, per ABC News. The black-tie affair looked not unlike a Disney Villains (Conservative Version) reunion, with Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former representative Matt Gaetz, Tucker Carlson, Kellyanne Conway, Tucker Carlson, Don Jr., and Kimberly Guilfoyle all in attendance.

Trump used the occasion to give his first speech since winning the election, in which he complimented Musk’s “seriously high IQ” and announced another cabinet pick, appointing North Dakota governor Doug Burgum as the new secretary of Interior. He then shouted out each of his favorites, though he failed to mention his attorney-general pick, Gaetz, who was until quite recently being investigated for sex trafficking.

“He wants to make people healthy,” Trump said of noted conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer RFK Jr., whose wife, Cheryl Hines, was also present. “It’s driven him pretty wild over the last number of years … And today I nominated him for, I guess — if you like health, and if you like people that live a long time, it’s the most important position.”

Addressing Musk once more, Trump seemed to suggest that the head of the newly created DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) was around a little too often — perhaps more than First Lady Melania and Ivanka combined. “He likes this place,” Trump said. “I can’t get him out of here!” I hear the other half of the part-time First Lady position is up for grabs (and Melania was, unsurprisingly, not at the gala). Maybe Musk should apply?

Sylvester Stallone was also on hand to give a speech, calling Trump a “second George Washington.” “We’re in the presence of a really mythical character,” Stallone said, according to C-SPAN. “I love mythology. And this individual does not exist on this planet. Nobody in the world could have pulled off what he pulled off, so I’m in awe.”

Can’t wait to see more of this cursed crew in the White House soon.

Trump Threw Another Victory Party