Trump's Mar-a-Lago hosts eerie 'furry party', pics viral; Governor Newsom quips 'dictator cosplay makes sense'

Photos from a party at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property have raised eyebrows as people can be seen wearing dog masks.

Published on: Jan 16, 2026, 03:16:52 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Photos from a party at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's Florida property, have raised eyebrows. The pictures show people in dog masks dancing and going about the property.

President Donald Trump was reportedly present at the Mar-a-Lago event where people wore dog masks. (X/@StandUpForTrmp, X/@meiselasb)

The eerie photos have been widely circulated online with California Governor Gavin Newsom's press office commenting on the matter. He dubbed it a ‘furry party’. A furry is a person who enjoys anthropomorphic animals.

The pictures are from the American Humane Society’s 15th Annual Hero Dog Awards Gala, which was hosted there.

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A video from the event was shared on X as well, with the caption reading “Entertainers wearing dog masks and Rococo-era 18th-century European aristocratic court costumes danced for Mar-a-Lago guests at a party this weekend.”

Newsom's office shared the post, exclaiming “Why is Donald Trump hosting a FURRY PARTY???.” The California governor is a staunch critic of the president and in recent months, his X posts have largely been dedicated to trolling the Trump administration.

Reactions to Mar-a-Lago party visuals

Visuals of the event drew plenty of reactions online. “I thought that only the Liberals were into the whole furries thing, but guess not. MAGA Furries at Mar-Lago was NOT on my bingo card. This is some crazy creep stuff,” one person wrote on X.

Another said “Ummm... So Trump throwing furry parties at Maralago now? I So, I guess the right is all about furries now?”. Yet another person remarked, “Is Trump attempting to court the MAFA Lobby (Make America Furry Again) in a lame attempt to regain support?".

Newsom's press office doubled down, saying “The whole dictator cosplay thing is starting to make sense," referring to the animal cosplay at Mar-a-Lago.

President Trump was reportedly present at the event and spoke there. Kelly Henry, senior editor of Palm Beach Florida Weekly, appeared to share a video on Instagram where Trump was seen addressing a gala.

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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