John Stamos Hits Back at Critics After Hosting Benefit at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Estate

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After asking fans to consider donating to the Palm Beach Ray of Hope Foundation, he also shared a link to Democracy Forward, a nonprofit organization that uses the law “to defend our democracy and build for a better future.”

In the link Stamos shared, the donation webpage reads, “President Trump swore an oath to the Constitution. We need your help to hold him and his administration accountable…”

Stamos’ response comes after fans blasted his appearance at the Mar-a-Lago event, with one X user writing, “John Stamos just ruined his brand forever. You can’t visit Mar-a-Lago and then expect the stink to ever leave you. Nobody will be having mercy on him.”

The reaction to his defense was mixed, to say the least, with one X commenter saying, “Oh stop. Literally nobody walks into Mar-a-Lago thinking MAGA central is nonpartisan.”

“Don’t care what the charity is, or how noble the cause. If it’s at MAL, you don’t go,” said another.

Another added, “I supported a local veteran organization and attended their galas at The Boca Raton Golf Club. I stopped attending when the annual gala moved to MAL, because no sane person believes anything at MAL isn’t or has an agenda.”

“Ah yes, Mar-a-Lago – the Switzerland of American politics,” quipped one user.

Another commenter defended Stamos, writing, “I dunno. I kinda see what happened. Stamos probably committed to MCing the event LONG before the election last November, and once T was elected, the charity felt compelled to “play ball” and locate their event where they knew it wouldn’t rock the boat with MAGAworld.”

Stamos endorsed former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2020 elections and, according to Spectrum News, also endorsed Harris in the most recent 2024 election.