Foreign leaders, Hollywood stars and U.S. political heavyweights mingled with new Cabinet picks in President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration. a black-tie Mar-a-Lago gala Thursday evening.

The group of stars held an audience nine days later Trump’s election blowout against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harrisrejoicing in the Republican victory while looking for a chance to win the ear of the future 47th president.

While the gathering was a business opportunity for some, the resort also welcomed MAGA devotees from around the world to meet and greet their favorite stars and starlets of the movement, including Kellyanne Conway, the architect of Trump’s upset election victory on Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Conway, 57, was so captivated at one point that she placed her hand over her heart while admiring the glitzy scene.

Trump, 78, also got into the good spirits, dancing for the crowd and even announcing the choice of a new administration from the stage during his speech at the America First Policy Institute event: the governor of North Dakota. Doug Burgum.

“He is going to lead the Interior Ministry and he will be fantastic,” the president-elect said. “We’re going to do things with the energy and with the earth, inside, that are going to be incredible.”

The lavish event continued late into the night as attendees warmly greeted cabinet nominees, stopping to take selfies and indulge in the grand ballroom of the West Palm Beach resort, in Florida.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and one of his predecessors, Newt Gingrich — who became a close confidant — both flew in for the occasion with their wives.

Gingrich was pulled aside at one point to speak with Robert Lighthizer, a rumored pick to be the next U.S. trade representative who had already served in the same role during Trump’s first term.

Meanwhile, Argentine President Javier Milei stood alongside self-proclaimed “Dark MAGA” leader and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the new co-head of the Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), and Trump, who smiled and gave a thumbs up. to the couple.

Buenos Aires Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein and Secretary General of the Presidency Karina Milei, Javier’s sister, were also present.

Milei was one of the lucky few to pull Trump aside for a private conversation. The two men have warmly embraced each other in personal meetings since the Argentine upstart was elected in November 2023.

“Make Argentina great again,” Trump joked during his speech to his South American counterpart. “She’s a MAGA person.”

Musk was inseparable from the former president during the nomination process – only briefly returning to his native Texas.

“What a job he does, and he happens to be a very good guy,” Trump said of the South African-born Musk during his speech. “He loves this place. I can’t get him out of here. He just loves this place. And you know what? I like having it here too.

The billionaire was later seen with WWE founder Linda McMahon, who served as a small business executive during Trump’s first term and was also instrumental in selecting his second round of nominees.

Vivek Ramaswam, Musk’s DOGE co-headFreedom was also spotted there rubbing shoulders with former NBA star Enes Kanter, both of whom spoke openly about U.S. actions that have emboldened an increasingly hostile Chinese Communist Party.

Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Director of National Intelligence designate Tulsi Gabbard also beamed in a photo just days after Trump invited them to join his next administration.

Both were seated at a table with RFK Jr., his actress wife Cheryl Hines and his campaign manager and daughter-in-law Amaryllis Fox.

Hines was all smiles as she walked in with her husband – despite his recent salacious affair with ex-New York magazine scribe Olivia Nuzzi.

The Kennedy descendant spoke briefly with attorney general candidate Matt Gaetz and his wife, Ginger, who married in August 2021.

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump Jr. — two big supporters of Kennedy and Gabbard for administration posts — posed for a group photo in a corner of the room.

“Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone made a surprise appearance and took Trump’s right hand in both of his as he paid tribute on the main stage.

“We are in the presence of a truly legendary character,” Stallone told the crowd, comparing Trump to a “second George Washington.”

“Nobody in the world could have achieved what he did, so I’m impressed,” the “Rambo: First Blood” star said.

Of the 15 traditional Cabinet positions, Trump has already selected six, with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem chosen as the next secretary of Homeland Security, Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio named the next secretary of state and senior Fox News Pete Hegseth to head the government. Department of Defense.

He has reportedly narrowed his list of candidates for the next Treasury secretary to Scott Bessent, founder of the investment advisory firm Key Square Group, and Howard Lutnick, his campaign co-chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald.

The former reportedly met with Trump on Friday to interview for the job, while the latter was never far from him during the previous evening.