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Polybius

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Fri Mar 28, 2025, 04:09 AM Mar 28

Watch: Trump hosts annual Ramadan dinner at White House [View all]

Source: The Hill

President Trump hosted the annual Iftar dinner, a feast of breaking bread common for Muslims during the month of Ramadan, at the White House Thursday evening.

The dinner came as war rages in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas after a fragile ceasefire, brokered by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt, was halted in Gaza as Israel pushes the Palestinian militant group to release hostages taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on its southern border.

The White House is also under pressure after a Signal group chat with top Trump administration officials about recent strikes in Yemen inadvertently included a prominent journalist. The breach has prompted concerns about national security and whether the information was classified.

The dinner was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. EDT.

Read more: https://thehill.com/video-clips/5217808-watch-live-donald-trump-ramadan-dinner-white-house/



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What was on the menu? I'd bet something inappropriate was served. EYESORE 9001 Mar 28 #1
Plus one for "excretive order"! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 28 #3
Le mot juste, n'est-ce pas? EYESORE 9001 Mar 28 #5
Bien sur. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 28 #6
Probably pork Polybius Mar 28 #12
Hence the McRib reference EYESORE 9001 Mar 28 #13
Haha Polybius Mar 28 #14
The McRib is pork adjacent. Hugin Mar 28 #15
Just who is the purveyor of this pork-like product? EYESORE 9001 Mar 28 #16
Is porkish a word? Hugin Mar 28 #17
Our "Muslim loving" president Canada Kid Mar 28 #2
Was ICE waiting for the participants as they left? Vinca Mar 28 #4
Religion. twodogsbarking Mar 28 #7
Now this is funny. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 28 #8
Well, they did help get him elected. Aristus Mar 28 #9
What a travesty. mwb970 Mar 28 #10
Did he serve Ramadan noodles? Historic NY Mar 28 #11
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