Donald Trump Mar-a-Lago Video Mocked

A video posted online of a party hosted at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is being mocked, with many calling it "weird" and "tacky."

The primary residence of the former president, Mar-a-Lago is a National Historic Landmark in Palm Beach, Florida, and has been a prominent estate since it was built in 1927.

It was originally operated as a private residence for Marjorie Merriweather Post, the Post Cereals heiress. After Post died, she left the property to the U.S. government to be used as a "winter White House." Because of the cost of upkeep, the government gave the property back to the Post family in 1981, and they sold it to Trump in 1985.

In the video posted by @patriottakes on X, formerly Twitter, people dressed as mermaids and mermen are lounging by a pool, with some sitting on blow-up shells. At the time of writing, the post had been viewed 407,600 times.

In the comments on the post, @patriottakes said they were hired for a car show event at the property. The account also pointed out the fact that previously a "prophet" on stage at Trump's Doral property once warned of technologically advanced "mermaids and water people" spreading perversion and told the crowd, "we are meant for hand-to-hand combat."

Ron Filipkowski, a Trump critic and the editor-in-chief of the independent news network MeidasTouch, reposted the video and added: "This must be why the evangelicals love him so much."

People took to the comments on both posts to share how bizarre they thought the video was.

Newsweek emailed a Trump spokesperson for comment on Tuesday.

"WTH is this? Can you imagine if Biden had mermaids at a pool at his house. This would be a 6-month story on Fox News," one person wrote.

"That place is unbelievably tacky," said another.

"Yesterday I saw a Trump supporter say that he is like a home town person, a regular guy that they can relate to. Nothing could be further from the truth. Maybe it's time for him to cut down on the gaudy events and pay his bills," someone else commented.

"Where's MAGA's outrage over a man in a mermaid tail?" a different X user questioned.

A fifth person added: "It's just weird. It's all weird."

Filipkowski's caption is in relation to the fact that over the years white evangelical voters have been strong supporters of Trump however, he appears to be losing support from them to President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race.

On March 3, a poll from Fox News found Biden gaining support among white evangelical voters compared to previous polls. The most recent poll, which surveyed voters from February 25 to 28, found 28 percent of white evangelical voters saying they'd vote for Biden if the election were held today.

According to the poll, 68 percent of white evangelical voters are siding with Trump in the 2024 election. While Trump still leads, the poll shows that support for Biden is increasing.

In October, a Fox News poll found 23 percent of white evangelical voters saying they'd support Biden if the election were held today, compared to 73 percent whonsided with Trump. The poll surveyed 1,007 registered voters from October 6 to 9.

White evangelicals' support in the 2016 and 2020 elections was crucial for Trump. He secured a formidable alliance with white evangelical Christians, who gravitated toward him for his stance on abortion and religious freedom. Trump pledged to champion evangelical causes, appoint conservative judges and protect religious liberties.

Trump courted evangelical leaders and made explicit promises that resonated with their core concerns. According to exit polls, Trump received the backing of about 80 percent of white evangelicals in 2016, a critical factor in his narrow victory in swing states. Trump largely maintained that base, with exit polls showing between 76 percent and 81 percent support, according to the Associated Press.