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Even though guests who gathered at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, never got to see the star hosts of the New Year's Eve bash -- Trump and first lady Melania Trump -- they didn't get a discount on their tickets.
Only hours before the much-awaited gala commenced, Trump and his wife returned to Washington D.C., foregoing the festivities amid his last-ditch effort to reverse the results of the 2020 election in his favor and to resolve the highly-anticipated COVID relief bill in the Congress. Nevertheless, the bash went ahead as planned with his friends and family members gathering maskless at his Mar-a-Lago estate along with a stream of other guests.