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I have to agree it sounds out of character to the president. He would be very unlikely to invite poor people in to his home or feed them. You need to pay him to get into Mar a Lago and the poor can’t afford it. I would believe he invited investors to his castle and set it on fire. He’s notoriously “good” at “taking care” of those who invest in his projects. Or maybe over principled employees. And I could see him having an underling invite poor people or journalists to say... a YMCA or museum or something and then burn it down. But that’s still extreme. He’d likely just censor and speak over and deny they existed at all while calling anyone with proof they did a phony and a liar.