President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club hosted the American Humane Society’s 15th Annual Hero Dog Awards Gala, and it seems that footage from the party has already raised some eyebrows. The event went viral after netizens spotted some very unusual costumes, which are still in discussion on many social media platforms.
Donald Trump had a party with dancers wearing dog masks
The latest Mar-a-Lago celebration at President Donald Trump’s private Florida club has raised eyebrows across the internet after footage of dancers wearing rather bizarre dog masks went viral. The American Humane Society’s 15th Annual Hero Dog Awards Gala was held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on January 9, 2026.
The party featured unconventional costumes worn by performers, which quickly drew the attention of the internet. The footage confirmed that there were also many dressed in 18th-century formal wear with dog masks over their heads. This bizarre costume raised eyebrows across the internet. The President reportedly attended the event honoring “courageous canines.” MeidasTouch posted a video on TikTok, confirming that Trump was there and spoke at the event.
However, Trump is one of three Presidents in the history of the country to not have any pets while at the White House. James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson were the only other Presidents to do this before Trump. Trump addressed this previously. “How would I look walking a dog on the White House lawn? Would that be right?” he said at a Texas campaign rally in 2019.
“I don’t know. Feels a little phony, phony to me. A lot of people say, ‘Oh, you should get a dog,’ ‘Why?’ ‘It’s good politically.’ I said, ‘Look, that’s not the relationship I have with my people’,” he added (via ABC). Trump’s late ex-wife, Ivana Trump, also remarked in her memoir that Trump was not a “fan” of dogs. The American Humane Society’s 15th Annual Hero Dog Awards Gala continues to draw attention around the internet.
