{"id":86326,"date":"2026-01-01T07:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/86326\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T07:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T07:13:10","slug":"trump-calls-for-peace-on-earth-at-mar-a-lago-new-years-eve-bash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/86326\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls for \u2018peace on Earth\u2019 at Mar-a-Lago New Year\u2019s Eve bash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/30\/world-news\/ukraine-desperate-for-trump-visit-hopes-it-would-pause-fighting-and-kick-start-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">called for \u201cpeace on Earth\u201d<\/a>\u00a0before ringing in the new year with first lady Melania Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club Wednesday \u2014 and vowing to \u201cget to the bottom\u201d of Minnesota\u2019s multibillion-dollar fraud scandal.  <\/p>\n<p>The president, wearing a tuxedo, briefly spoke to reporters outside the club\u2019s ballroom, with Melania standing by his side in a stunning silver dress at the lavish estate in Palm Beach, Fla. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeace on Earth,\u201d Trump said\u00a0in response to a question about his 2026 resolution,\u00a0before heading in for the New Year\u2019s Eve bash.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump and first lady Melania arrive at Mar-a-Lago\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve party.  REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Inside the ballroom, Trump told guests the country is \u201cdoing great.\u201d\u00a0 AP<\/p>\n<p>Inside the\u00a0packed\u00a0ballroom, Trump told guests the country is \u201cdoing great.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re back. We\u2019re strong,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first lady stunned in a shimmering gown.  AP<\/p>\n<p>Eric and Lara Trump arrive at Mar-a-Lago for President Trump\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve celebration.  AP<\/p>\n<p>The president then vowed to \u201cget to the bottom\u201d of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/29\/us-news\/trump-admin-pausing-some-federal-funding-to-minnesota-amid-fraud-scandals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">allegations of rampant welfare fraud<\/a>\u00a0in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you imagine they stole $18 billion. That\u2019s just what we\u2019re learning about. That\u2019s peanuts. And California is worse, Illinois is worse, and sadly, New York is worse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to get to the bottom of all those. It was a\u00a0giant scam,\u201d Trump charged.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who met with Trump days earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/29\/us-news\/trump-backs-netanyahu-after-rumors-of-friction-talks-tough-on-iran-well-knock-the-hell-out-of-them\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to discuss the status of the cease-fire agreement in Gaza<\/a>, was among the many distinguished guests at the exclusive event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr., and Eric Trump, were also spotted, along with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro arrives to attend a New Year\u2019s Eve party with U.S. President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 31, 2025.  REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump Jr., attends a New Year\u2019s Eve celebration with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. AP<\/p>\n<p>Rudy Giuliani arrives for a New Year\u2019s Eve celebration at the Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. AP<\/p>\n<p>Several Trump administration officials and allies were also in attendance, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino and Ambassador Sergio Gor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, who earlier this year pledged to invest $20 billion in US data centers, was also seen at the black-tie affair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of leaders,\u201d Trump said of the revelers in the room.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trum signs a painting by artist Vanessa Horabuena during a New Year\u2019s Eve party with U.S. President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 31, 2025. REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>A speed painter creates a Jesus art piece during the New Year\u2019s Eve Party hosted by US President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida on December 31, 2025. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The painting is expected to be auctioned off. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve gala also featured Christian worship artist Vanessa Horabuena, who speed-painted a portrait of Jesus, which the president said would be auctioned off for charity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese people are loaded with cash,\u201d Trump quipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The high bidder pledged $2.5 million for the local sheriff\u2019s department and St. Jude Children\u2019s Research Hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Trump\u00a0called for \u201cpeace on Earth\u201d\u00a0before ringing in the new year with first lady Melania Trump at his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[153,5617,396,41868,10123,7391,5800,9,11,10,87,9047,58],"class_list":["post-86326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-donald-trump","tag-eric-trump","tag-fraud","tag-lara-trump","tag-mar-a-lago","tag-melania-trump","tag-minnesota","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-politics","tag-ukraine-war","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}