He was also asked for his New Year’s resolution but politely deferred, saying: ‘I just want everybody to be happy, healthy and well.’
Palm Beach Police Department spokesman Capt. William Rothrock told the Palm Beach Post that no fireworks are expected outside.
As he walked the red carpet with wife Melania in tow to enter the party, he was asked what he looked forward to in the coming year.
Zampolli discovered the future first lady in the 1990s in Milan and helped secure her H-1B visa. He held a party for the president after he won the election in 2016.
Donald Trump said there has been ‘a light over the whole world’ since he was elected and made a bold prediction for 2025 as he prepares to return to the White House.
Trump believes that the entire planet has been uplifted following his victory over Kamala Harris.
Ramaswamy was not spotted on the red carpet at the event, which featured Musk and son X on his shoulders near the president-elect at all times.
The largescale Washington event will likely bring Trump face-to-face with Biden and the other living Democratic presidents including Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. Former President George W. Bush will also likely attend.
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Trump’s ex-wife, Marla Maples, also walked the red carpet.
He added, ‘we need competent people, we need smart people coming into our country and we need a lot of people coming in, we’re going to have jobs like we’ve never had before.’
Trump signed the post ‘DJT,’ indicating he had penned the post himself.
Born in Palm Beach with a twin sister, Anderson’s late father was Harry Loy Anderson who became the youngest bank president in the country when he took the helm of Worth Avenue National Bank at the age of 26.
Trump addresses the media on the red carpet leading into the party
Next it was a BA in Art History, Criticism and Conservation from Columbia in New York City, where she lived for a further three years before returning home and starting her ascent to become an essential part of Palm Beach’s exclusive social circuit.
‘There’s a light over the whole world, not just our country. There’s a lot of very happy people,’ Trump said.
Elon Musk and son X stand together with Trump and Elon’s mother Maye
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz walked the red carpet, with his wife Heidi – whom Trump once insulted – not far behind.
‘Just a great year, I think we’re gonna do fantastically well as a country,’ Trump predicted.
‘Whether she’s headed out for a night in a show-stopping Oscar de la Renta mini, sporting a Zimmerman one-piece poolside, or hosting at home in a matching set from Cult Gaia, she’s a walking paragon of style.’
Her father, Victor Knavs, wasn’t far behind.
Asked by a reporter if she had a new year’s resolution, the former and future first lady responded, ‘we all know what we want … world peace.’
‘We’re gonna’ bring it back better than it ever was,’ he concluded.
‘But sir, you changed your position!’ the journalist responded.
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Trump ignored the reporter, choosing to answer the question about whether he would attend President Jimmy Carter’s funeral instead.
Linda McMahon, the nominee to lead the Department of Education, was also in attendance.
After four years our of office, the MAGA crowd was in a celebratory mood at Mar-a-Lago for Trump’s annual New Year’s Eve bash which featured family, friends and members of the incoming administration.
Father Donald joined the crowd in singing happy birthday to his son, who turned 47 on Tuesday.
Her profile with online designer store Moda Operandi – which features her modeling outfits – gushes: ‘Her style, like her personality, blends flirty femininity with a spicy sense of humor and embraces a broad range of brands.
Inside, however, Trump’s crowd will be coming together after a major rift among his top allies on the subject of H-1B visas.
Trump was surrounded by friends and family at the annual gathering, including son Donald Jr. and his new girlfriend, socialite Bettina Anderson, making their most public appearance together to date.
The fight pit Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy – selected to run the newly created Department of Government Efficiency – against traditional MAGA mainstays like Steve Bannon.
As he walked the red carpet with wife Melania in tow to enter the party, he was asked what he looked forward to in the coming year
She attended Palm Beach Day School followed by St Andrews School in nearby Boca Raton where fees range from $30,885 a year for lower school to $72,420 for the most senior boarders.
Upon entering, the president-elect gave a brief speech onstage and was later that night presented with a lifetime achievement award.
When asked, aside from the election, what his highlight of 2024 was, it was ‘the fact that we’re gonna’ have a great nation again.’
He then talked about the hard work that has gone into the transition with the inauguration just a few weeks away.
Musk carried X on his shoulders past waiting reporters.