President Donald Trump has come under fire after he hosted a "Great Gatsby" themed Halloween party just hours before millions of Americans lost their SNAP benefits.

Trump seeks court ruling on SNAP payments during government shutdown as 42 million Americans face uncertainty over November food stamp benefits.

It's a shutdown unlike any other, one that has posed disparate and debilitating risks for those unlucky enough to depend on the many functions of government that Trump has long aspired to cut.

President Donald Trump held a "Roaring 20's" themed party as food aid for 42 million low-income Americans was set to expire.

President Donald Trump falsely ranted to reporters on Air Force One that food stamp recipients are largely Democrats as he pressured his opponents on the government shutdown.

Trump told reporters Oct. 31 on his way to Palm Beach that congressional Democrats were harming their own supporters. He said Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients are "largely Democrats," according to CBS News.

The president says his lawyers are asking the courts for legal direction, insisting that ending the shutdown would be the best solution.