Donald Trump breaks into dance day earlier than returning as US president. Watch viral video

Jan 20, 2025 04:10 PM IST
Donald Trump showcased his iconic dance strikes at his final rally earlier than inauguration, grooving to ‘YMCA’.
US President-elect Donald Trump closed his final rally earlier than taking oath because the forty seventh President by bringing again his well-known dance strikes whereas grooving to ‘YMCA’, a tune that has turn out to be synonymous with the Republican chief’s marketing campaign.
The 1978 tune was revived by the band Village Folks on stage with Trump on the Make America Nice Once more rally on the Capitol One Enviornment.
Because the band members danced on stage mimicking the long-lasting hook steps of the tune, the incoming President additionally joined in and confirmed off his standard dance strikes with each his fists within the air. The members of the band additionally shook palms with Trump as they danced and the viewers cheered them on.
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Apart from Village Folks, musicians like Child Rock and Lee Greenwood additionally carried out on the rally. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a quick speech alongside together with his four-year-old son X.
YMCA and Trump
The 70s disco tune has earned a distinguished place at Donald Trump’s Make America Nice Once more rallies and Mar-a-Lago fundraisers, with the 78-year-old usually seen dancing to the YMCA whereas his supporters sing alongside.
Nevertheless, the band didn’t at all times see eye to eye with the Trump campiagn. After granting them permission to make use of the tune for rallies in February 2020, the band requested that the tune not be performed simply months after in June.
With the Republican chief hovering to energy in November, the band’s founding member Victor Willis stated he didn’t thoughts the monitor being performed at Trump rallies since he “appears to genuinely just like the tune”.
“We do assist that we’ve a brand new president now and we must always all want him nicely till he offers us a motive to not. However let’s give him an opportunity and see what he’ll do,” he stated in a put up on social media.
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