The Trump Dance: ‘Y.M.C.A. Young man, there’s no need to feel down…!’
November 23, 2024–So you know this is the third article we’ve done where we have highlighted music as taking center stage in Trump World.
First, we covered what Trump’s critics called his ‘bizarre’ interruption of a town hall in Oaks, PA to ‘just listen to music.’ There were several medical emergencies occurring, Trump gave it some time for medics to resolve, but since it took longer than usual, he told his event DJ to play music for the crowd to enjoy starting with one of his favorite arias, Ave Maria. (Link to “DJ Trump: The Music Man” here.)
Then, we chronicled, how Trump was using his dance moves to great effect in the home stretch of his winning campaign adding a few moves to his repertoire like The Floss and The Chop to the delight of hundreds of thousands of rally goers and millions of viewers at home in those exciting closing days of the campaign. (Link to “Trump Dancing: Not Quite the ‘Last Dance’ Elites Banked On” here.)
Now, Part II: Trump Dancing. Trump dancing is officially called the Trump Dance and it’s having a viral moment during the interregnum or the transition from the election until January 20, 2025 when Trump puts his right-hand hand on the Bible at high noon and is sworn into office.
The song that really gets people moving – from NFL players dancing in the end zone to kids making videos in front of Trump Tower in New York – is Y.M.C.A. by The Village People, a late 70s disco group. It topped charts then and now. Originally is was not intended to appeal to the gay community but it was adopted as their anthem back then. With it’s new-found popularity, this song is finding a whole new audience. A few inspiring stanzas,
Young man, there’s no need to feel down.
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.
Young man, are you listening to me?
I said, young man, what do you wanna be?
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams.
But you got to know this one thing!
No man does it all by himself.
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf,
Full lyrics here.
After hearing Y.M.C.A. non-stop for months, we can’t separate Trump’s dance moves from the song. It has become so crystallized in the culture since the election that it has spawned a spate of knick-knacks and novelty items for our consumption.
We’re seeing Trump dancing not only on tee shirts and mugs, but on wrapping paper and in Christmas ornaments. Trump’s official merch always capitalizes on these viral inflection points, but of course many MAGA-friendly merch retailers are in on the game too.
You will also see Trump garbage truck and garbage bag Christmas ornaments as well as ones from his stint at McDonald’s. See gallery below.
Just search Etsy to see thousands of Trump ‘meme-ish’ tchotchkes, or look for ads in your Facebook feed. For official Trump merch, go here.
Aside from Y.M.C.A., did The Bros Swing the Election for Trump?
There is a lot of post-election data coming out suggesting the round of podcast interviews Trump did with the so-called Podcast Bros — everyone from Joe Rogan to Flagrant and Patrick Bet-David — actually had a huge impact on the election. Exit polls – covered by Newsweek here – showed that ‘the bros showed up’ to vote for Trump to the chagrin of the Harris campaign. Trump’s bros beat Harris by a ‘whopping 13 points.’
This success might be credited to the work Charlie Kirk has done as head of Turning Point USA that led to a massive outreach aimed at young college age voters on campuses across the country. He started this push back in 2012.
We now know that young males are increasingly and particularly attracted to Kirk’s conservative platform and messaging; he also led a ballot chasing operation in Arizona which might have helped flip that state for Trump.
Consider that the biggest loser other than the Democrat party itself has to be legacy media.
We’re still digesting the ripple effects, but we’re seeing news that Comcast, cable provider parent to a string of cable channels, is looking to sell it’s stable of cable news outlets including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel. These channels are run under the NBCUniversal umbrella and might be spun off into a separate company.
Google for articles as it’s making headlines everywhere. As of last night, Joe Rogan, weighed in on the news saying he would be interested in hosting a show on MSNBC, that is if Elon Musk were to buy it. He is replying to Musk in this post:
Comcast and NBCUniversal are said to be putting more resources into streaming services as ratings at these nets are in permanent decline. This has been true for a decade, but since Trump’s win the decline is precipitous. It’s called the Trump Slump in ratings.
The biggest winner has to be the world of quick Tik-Tok videos and YouTube podcasts – the latter is paradoxically long-form and can run up to four hours.
Trump put his stamp of approval on these podcasts – remember he did so at the behest of at least one young adviser and his 18 year-old son, Barron – when he so graciously spent hours with them during his frenetic campaign. He found time in his busy schedule and Harris, who was invited to go on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, did not.
His presence on podcasts created shockwaves in the legacy media that saw them complaining he had not been ’round to metaphorically kiss their ring.’ Instead, he garnered over 100 million – mostly male – viewers of a slew of popular podcasts which put legacy media viewership to shame.
But wait — that’s not all! — there are rumors that Team Trump is going to shake up the White House press pool this time around by credentialling podcasts in addition to legacy media. There’s even talk that the two types of media will be physically separated with legacy media occupying the traditional WH press room while the podcasters will get news from the WH spokesperson from a room at the Eisenhower Building. Stay tuned!
‘Bro Culture’ is Ascendant
Look at Trump’s dream team, who haven’t left Mar-a-Lago since election night and occupy the new center of the universe.
Trump joked ‘I can’t get rid of Elon Musk’ in remarks he gave to the America First Policy Institute held at Mar-a-Lago on November 14. RFK, Jr. seems firmly ensconced as well along with the likes of Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson; and, his transition team heads, Chris LaCivita, and Linda McMahon. It’s not all men – not by a long shot – of course, Tulsi Gabbard is there as a key member of the transition team having been named as Trump’s Director of National Intelligence; and his newly appointed chief-of-staff, Susie Wiles (who just steered him to victory along with Chris LaCivita) is always on hand too.
Does RFK, Jr. look happy or what?
Sylvester Stallone, a drop-in guest, introduced president-elect Donald Trump as ‘the second George Washington. Fox News covered the event here.
The NFL
Memes tell us instantly what’s in, what’s out. the NFL is no longer kneeling at games in protest of our national anthem; it’s been replaced by end zone Trump dancing.
The New York Post did a frontpage story this week called, “Trump’s signature dance is now a global phenomenon as athletes adopt the move in droves.” It’s a must open:
The NFL issued a statement saying it does not have any issues with Trump dancing in the end zone.
Space-X Rocket Launch
From the Space-X facility in Boca Chica, TX, Musk fired off another Space-X rocket with Trump and his ‘bros’ from D.C. – aka our Republican elected officials such as TX-R Senator, Ted Cruz, and even new Senate Majority Leader, John Thune (SD) and many other members of Congress — all looking on in amazement as the rocket took off.
It is starting to feel like America has entered a new golden era.
These photographs are worth a thousand words.
Brandon Bell | Via Reuters
Photos – middle and right – are from CNBC article here.
UFC 309
And, what of Trump’s triumphant entrance at UFC 309 on Saturday, November 16th where he was flanked by Musk and Kid Rock and cabinet picks, Tulsi Gabbard, Vivek Ramaswamy and right behind was – believe it or not – Speaker Johnson.
Trump sat next to podcaster Joe Rogan (his new moniker courtesy of The View is ‘Dragon Believer’) and his close friend, Dana White, head of the UFC.
The decibel levels from the crowd could have blown the roof off. Many said Trump looked like a conquering Roman emperor. We can risk that association since so much regime change is in the air and we know Donald Trump is the antithesis of a Roman emperor. He is more like George Washington, as Sly Stallone said, than any monarch, tinpot dictator, or emperor. Even in the wake of their devastating loss on November 5, Democrats still believe calling Trump a dictator is a winning message.
Jon “Bones” Jones won the fight and presented his championship belt to Donald J. Trump ringside. Scroll down for more photos.
By the end of the night, Trump and his bros were all beaming from ear-to-ear.
For a teetotaler, Trump might be said to look in his cups. This is the visage of genuine man who is genuinely happy. On this night, he looked like a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders. With his decisive landslide election victory – winning both the electoral college and the popular vote – he is primed to Make America Great Again!
Here’s a mini gallery of photos from that event. Aren’t they spectacular? It’s Donald J. Trump and his alpha male glam squad.
Bro ascendancy is long overdue. Ironically, we’re seeing people caution us about the rise of ‘toxic femininity’ as Democrats who voted for Kamala Harris – both male and female – melted down in one video rant after another.
Rob “Meathead” Reiner, uber Trump hater, just announced he is so emotionally distraught at Trump winning that he is checking himself into a ‘facility’ for ‘peace and quiet.’ Most of Hollywood is fleeing X too; Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi have fled the country for the U.K. She is rumored to be on the P. Diddy freak out party list.
Liberals everywhere are displaying their schadenfreude. Oddly, they all seem to be flocking to a new social media platform, Blue Sky, which seemingly cropped up overnight to meet new demand for a ‘safe space’ from MAGA extremists over on X. Watch for their new blue bracelets declaring their party affiliation too.
Please scroll down for variety of Trump Dancing videos. If you aren’t dancing with them – in that half-joking Trumpian way – you don’t have a pulse.
ARE YOU TRUMP DANCING YET?
Hey, Make America Dance Again! KEEP SCROLLING!!
For some more fun, here are a few AI ‘disco fever’ dance videos of Trump and Elon and RFK, Jr.
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