Young man, there’s no need to feel down
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said, young man, ’cause you’re in a new town
There’s no need to be unhappy
Have any gay anthem lyrics ever spoken more to the current state of the nation?
Well, yes — “I Will Survive” or even “Dancing on My Own” come to mind, but President Trump opted to blast the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” as he angrily stormed out of a press conference over the weekend. Robyn would have made just as little sense.
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The President / former steak salesman was speaking to reporters Saturday from his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club where Paula Reid of CBS News grilled him on his least favorite subject: facts. Specifically, whether he was actually responsible for enacting the Veterans’ Choice program, a claim he’s made over 150 times. (Spoiler alert: President Obama signed it into law in 2014.)
Trump then abruptly ended the event and stormed off the stage…as the opening of “Y.M.C.A.” blared from the speakers.
You can watch the harmonious moment in the second video:
Trump gets frustrated when @PaulaReidCBS won't stop trying to ask him a question about why he keeps lying about Veterans Choice, then abruptly ends the news conference as "YMCA" plays pic.twitter.com/Z3uVxebKGH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 8, 2020
Vox reporter Aaron Rupar had plenty else to say about the cringey conference.
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And here’s the 1978 video for “Y.M.C.A.”, just ’cause:
AxelDC
Truck Fump
Georgeiv2
No thank, you the thought makes me want to throw up
hayesj
Now King Douchebag has his own jeering peanut gallery. Just like Bozo the Clown.
barryaksarben
This is one of Trumps very favorite lies. He has told it again and again like others would talk about how they met their spouse. He is married to LIES. He adores lying. It is what he does best
Denny98
It just becomes more obvious everyday seeing Trump on the news lately, he is really getting frustrated and seems to be loosing his grasp on things more an more!
Cam
Nothing scares Republicans more than a woman who speaks her mind.
MISTERJETT
i see symptoms of alzheimers, dementia or just plain stupidity. lets go with stupid.
Joshooeerr
Dementia gives him a free pass. It’s entirely down to stupidity.
TomG
Besides being racist we also are well aware that Trump is a homophobe. If you are not a straight white male he wants no part of you.