President-elect Donald Trump made a lighthearted remark about the Village People's appearance before they performed at his inauguration eve rally. Trump jokingly commented on their size, saying they were 'slightly larger than they used to be.' The Village People, known for their 1970s disco hits, are an unlikely pairing with Trump due to the Republican Party's stance on LGBTQ+ issues. Their hit song 'Y.M.C.A.' has been a staple at Trump's events for years.
President-elect Donald Trump made a light-hearted jab at the Village People on Sunday, moments before the legendary disco group performed at his rally on the eve of his inauguration. 'But you have a little special treat,' Trump said, speaking at the rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., adding: 'They're slightly larger than they used to be, but that's the way it goes. We can all tell you, that's the way life goes.
' Newsweek has contacted Trump's transition team and a spokesperson for the Village People via email for comment.Trump's remarks came during his Make America Great Again Victory Rally at Washington's Capital One Arena, where he celebrated his upcoming inauguration and pointed out his involvement at re-popularizing the group's hit song. 'But you have a little special treat, and I won't tell you, but let's put it this way,' Trump said. 'It's the people that, 30 years ago, had a hot song, never hit number one, it hit number five, but 30 years later, it hit number one, week after week. And they're here to sing,' he said. The song actually came out about 46 years ago, in October 1978 and reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1979. In 2024, Trump's frequent use of the song drove it to No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Digital Song Sales Chart, where it stayed for five weeks.'You won't recognize them,' Trump said at the rally. 'They're slightly larger than they used to be, but that's the way it goes. We can all tell you, that's the way life goes. Nothing we can do about that.' The clip of the moment was posted to X Sunday by @Acyn, a senior digital editor for the liberal news site MeidasTouch, garnering 144,100 views by Monday morning. The Village People were dressed as a construction worker, in a leather fetish costume, as a police officer, and as a Native American. Brian Lilley, a political columnist for the Toronto Sun, shared footage of the rally's conclusion and the Village People's full performance on X, which had been viewed over 2.4 million times by Monday morning. In the past, Victor Willis, the group's lead singer, expressed opposition to Trump's use of their music, but later allowed it, citing the joy it brought to audiences
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