from attending with his mom. guests dined on beef with shallot marmalade, several different times of american cheeses, creme fraiche ice cream, caviar, and the main event was the butter poached maine lobster just days after whole foods pulled it from the shelves for concerns over environmentalist. over regulations aimed at preserving the endangered white whale. democrat congressman jared goldman tweeted if the white house can prioritize purchasing 200 maine lobster s for a fancy dinner, he should also take the time to meet with fishermen who is currently going out of business. she tweeted if maine lobsters good enough for the white house to serve, it is good enough for every seafood retailer, including whole foods to sell. so far the white house has not weighed in, but the dinner was a very high-stakes event.