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Television outlets fixated on a Great Gatsby-themed Halloween bash at Mar-a-Lago as SNAP benefits ran out during the government shutdown, highlighting photos of the President’s table. Seated beside Donald Trump was Marvel mogul Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio also pictured. The once-reclusive executive, ousted from Disney in 2023 after clashes with Bob Iger and a costly proxy battle backing Nelson Peltz, has reemerged publicly, including an October Oval Office appearance with his wife, attorney general Pam Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel.

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