Trump Bops Along To 'YMCA' At Oct. 7 Attack Remembrance Event
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The upbeat song came on after Trump finished a speech commemorating the horrific attack on Israel.
Donald Trump was fiercely criticized for pumping his fists to “YMCA” as he walked offstage at an anniversary event commemorating victims of the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
Video shows the former president clapping his hands and briefly doing a move from his signature dance to the Village People song after speaking to a crowd at his golf resort in Doral, Florida. The song often plays him off the stage at his speaking events.
Critics slammed the music choice and Trump’s post-speech demeanor as inappropriate, disrespectful and “detached from reality.”
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