Donald Trump surprised Mar-a-Lago guests as advisors quietly gathered for top secret attacks in Iran
President Donald Trump surprised guests at a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago just before launching a top-secret military strike on Iran.
The president made a brief surprise appearance at Place of Hope’s 2026 LEXUS Hope Bash Gala, according to images and video sent I greet the guests on social media and thank them for coming.
As the song ‘God Bless the USA’ played, the president briefly danced to the song and then bid farewell to the guests, telling them he had to get back to work.
‘Nice song, isn’t it?’ he said. ‘Have fun everyone… I have to go to work.’
President briefly spoke with freelance journalist James O’Keefe about his recent work exposing allegations of fraud.
“I informed him of our upcoming domestic investigations that I believed would lead to arrests and he was very supportive,” O’Keefe wrote on social media.
The bombs began falling early Saturday morning, when the president announced his mission on social media, wearing the same suit and white US cap.
Earlier in the day, the president traveled to Corpus Christi, Texas, to support the economy with Texas lawmakers.
US President Donald Trump makes a fist after getting off Air Force One upon arrival in Palm Beach
Photos and video of President Trump at Mar-a-Lago released just hours before he announced attacks in Iran
Minister of Foreign Affairs Marco RubioMinister of War Pete HegsethChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine and CIA Director John Ratcliffe quietly went to Mar-a-Lago to prepare for the military operation while the president was there. Texas.
Vice President J.D. Vance went to the White House to monitor military strikes in Iran from the Situation Room, a source familiar told the Daily Mail. For security reasons, the president and vice president are rarely in the same place when the president is not in the White House.
The vice president was joined by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
In Texas, the president surprised a local Whataburger on Friday evening, shaking customers’ hands and yelling, ‘Hamburgers for everyone!’ he declared. before placing an order for air travel Florida.
The vice president has not been seen publicly since the attacks began.
The vice president on Thursday reassured the American people that any action against Iran would be different from America’s previous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“The idea that we will be in a Middle East war for years with no end in sight is unlikely to happen,” he told the Washington Post.
President Trump released a video statement on social media early Saturday morning, demanding the surrender of the Iranian military and urging people to rise up and take control of their country.
White House releases photos of Trump watching US attacks on Iran from Mar-a-Lago
The USA released video footage showing some of its air strikes on Iran.
Vice President J.D. Vance and Cabinet Secretaries in the Situation Room at the White House
‘Now is the time to take control of your destiny and unleash the prosperous and glorious future that lies within your reach. This is the time to take action. Don’t let it pass,’ the president said.
The US military confirmed that the operation was the first use of low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) unidirectional attack drones.
“I built and rebuilt our military in my first administration, and there is no military on earth even close to its strength, strength or sophistication,” the president added in a video statement, boasting of his unprecedented display of air power.
