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James Besanvalle
Oct 13, 2020
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Just when you thought Donald Trump couldn’t get any more cringe, a video of him dancing to The Village People emerges on social media.
During the president’s first rally since being diagnosed with coronavirus earlier this month, he stood on stage and bent his knees merrily as he pointed enthusiastically into the crowd.
But what was the song that put him in the mood to dance? YMCA by The Village People.
And people in the audience at the Florida rally were absolutely loving it:
Y’all!!!! POTUS DANCING!!!! @realDonaldTrump #MAGA2020LandslideVictory https://t.co/F5gqjMk0oC— Brian Clowdus (@Brian Clowdus) 1602550876
The adoration for Trump spilled over onto social media among his supporters.
@BrianClowdus @realDonaldTrump God I Love our President Trump!!❤️He is One in a Million for the Ages!!💪🇺🇸We're SO l… https://t.co/1Luy65yQbP— Kimberlee~ (@Kimberlee~) 1602556209
But not everyone was as, er, enthusiastic about the dancing:
@RexChapman This actually makes me feel sick. He only cares about himself, money and adulation.— Mellemelnz 🇬🇸🏴 (@Mellemelnz 🇬🇸🏴) 1602572828
@RexChapman @CloudContact Trump thinks that b/c HE recovered, the country has recovered. He’s that self-absorbed. N… https://t.co/HOwaOp5Uto— Michael Vadok (@Michael Vadok) 1602568237
@RexChapman That is the whitest dancing I've ever seen...and I was a wedding DJ in the suburbs back in the day.— WhatIfBarackOrHillarySaidIt 💉😷🗳️💙 (@WhatIfBarackOrHillarySaidIt 💉😷🗳️💙) 1602565255
Especially with over 215,000 people having died in the US as a result of coronavirus:
215,000 dead Americans and he’s out there doing this... https://t.co/uYUddJcvNN— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@Rex Chapman🏇🏼) 1602565202
While many pointed out the fact that Trump was dancing to a song widely acknowledged to be a “gay anthem”, yet Trump’s administration has previously set back LGBTQ+ rights – like implementing his trans military ban or refusing to light the White House up in rainbow colours for Pride Month.
@RexChapman This would be ironic with what he’s done to LGBTQ+ people he was sworn to protect, but really it’s just sad.— A.J. Perez (@A.J. Perez) 1602566253
.@realDonaldTrump shimmying to a gay anthem is irony at its finest. https://t.co/qYxSB9CcGH— Julia Reiss (@Julia Reiss) 1602585512
@RexChapman What is their obsession with that song? Has no one, not one person mentioned anything about the Village… https://t.co/oacXHOT10d— MsMariaBlack 😷 Covid Cave Dweller (@MsMariaBlack 😷 Covid Cave Dweller) 1602574453
Where the President and a crowd of his die-hard conservative supporters dance to a song about gay hookups. https://t.co/aAgfDOvL6r— TheSharksBeatTrump (@TheSharksBeatTrump) 1602583417
It’s not the only The Village People song Trump used at his Florida rally on Monday night.
His team also played “Macho Man” for the crowd of mostly maskless adoring fans and Anderson Cooper couldn’t contain his amusement:
Anderson Cooper’s face when he hears they are playing “Macho Man” at @realDonaldTrump ‘s rally. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/1SK23Z6yeR— BookofJonah (@BookofJonah) 1602549237
Just in case you want to enjoy the original “YMCA” music video, here’s a refresher:
Now *that’s* how it’s done...
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