Trump quips about dancing to a 'gay national anthem' in remarks about Melania
During recent remarks, former President Donald Trump quipped that Melania "hates when I dance to what's sometimes referred to as the gay national anthem." He delivered the line as a joke about dancing to an unnamed song and did not identify any specific anthem. The comment ties sexuality and national symbolism into a provocation and continues his pattern of using sexualized humor about his marriage in public remarks. There is no single song widely recognized as a "gay national anthem," so the phrase functions as a cultural shorthand rather than a literal reference.
Trump: "The first lady hates when I dance to what is sometimes referred to as the gay national anthem. We love that song."
Josh Marshall145is it ymca or macho man?
mjfrombuffalo72what is this press conference supposed to be about?
Almightrex65yeah, we all hate it too
Kent Randau5832 years ago? That would be 1994. Y.M.C.A. was released 1978. That’s 48 years ago. It was also #2 on Billboard, not #5.
pbgvsruletheworld.bsky.social40He’s so back in the 70’s when disco reigned, before AIDS slaughtered gays/hemophiliacs/the emergency-transfused, when Donald thought himself king of Manhattan, but where everyone knew him as a classless schmuck. We may be in 2026, but he’s still a classless (now very old) schmuck.
Sally True2432 years ago was 1994.
Gerald Glenn Saenz 🇺🇦24She hates him more though.
Michael Friedman16Does she hate the song or does she hate what Trump refers to as “dancing” when the song is playing? Never mind, probably doesn’t matter.
Parker13Bit of a stretch to call it dancing.
Cranky Old Man 🏴 🇪🇦12She hates you Orange Turd, not the song!
Ms. Unformation10The first lady is too judgmental.
nenapoma.bsky.social9He is very macho man .
courtney01.bsky.social9Fun fact: Melania is not the only one who feels a little sick every time they see that bizarre display.
darthburkie.bsky.social8Someone should ask him what year it was 32 years ago
Judy7Is that the imperial we
Kathy7They never should have taken his TV show away. This is when he’s happiest. He loves just standing on a stage and babbling incoherently. If we just let him do that on TV forever, none of this would be happening.
Rudy 🇨🇦7I don't know weather to laugh or cry.
Foxtrot D. Tango7He needs to be in an inpatient psych unit. Not in ANY position of power.
Jade Jurek6This seems so weird for the president (or anyone, for that matter) to say at a public event.
TRuxMintinBox6We’re five minutes away from his starting to brag about how big his dick is and how much Melania loves having sex with him. He sounds like a drunk crazy person.
Minister of flags6He really is at war with himself. I love that for him.
Kathy6Though she is no "Einstein", she is smart enough to know what an idiot he is.
gpgon.bsky.social6She probably just hates that he dances, in general. And that he breathes, and talks; his entire existence perhaps.
MaryM5I hate when he breathes.
Cath RN, PhD5She just hates him. Period.
DS from NC5He is so damn random.
Lexx Moya4No Donald even without dancing she hates you.
ejguentzel.bsky.social4My God. The bar for the leader of the free world is so low it's melted into the bottom of hell. Seriously, how does our country come back from this kind of pathetic embarrassment?
Enigma87504We all have an idea why he likes to dance to YMCA. Because he is a closeted gay guy that likes men as much as women or maybe more... His adoration of males is extraordinary. Just ask Jack Nicolas, the well hung golfer.
Solomon Hinton4What is happening?! Why is it happening?!
Janice4Hey Donnie, talk about Arnold Palmer's d*ck size again.
web_rant3YMCA by the Village People was released in 1978, when 31 year old Trump was facing federal charges his Trump Management company continued to discriminate against Black people in apartment rentals following a 1973 lawsuit and a 1975 consent decree regarding housing bias. bsky.app/profile/atru...
✰˚* Cheryl ˚* ✰3He just let the world know his wife is a bigot.
Angry AF3Hahahaha those funny, old bigots. THEY AREN’T SUPPOSED TO BE ELECTED PRESIDENT. TWICE.
Menen Kim3He is losing cognition and dementia is clearly attacking his frontal cortex. There’s no control, dis-inhibition is increasing , his worst impulses have no restrictions. Expect more sexualized comments and more vulgarity too.
Kim3I remember going to a wedding where one was a cop in Chicago and all his cop friends danced to YMCA. This was pre-Trump and I just sat there with my mouth open.....
E Denzer3The President of the United States, everybody - let’s give him a hand. Next on open mic night is Dave from Home Depot, please remember to tip your servers
Fathead3She shows her disgust, by slapping away his dead hands
✨Gears, Geeks, Guilloti—✨2Go ahead and ask us what we hate, you big dumb ass...
Non threatening boy.2Dance is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.
jjl62.bsky.social2Well, he does perform a double glory hole dance.
The Psychopomp2Not much left of the ol' frontal and temporal lobes, huh?
brian2Melania doesn’t like the circlejerk dance. I’m shocked.
Gus Orviston2Took me a sec to realize that he wasn’t calling the Star Spangled Banner gay, and is in fact referring to a different song.
Cat Ballou2Needs some lessons from this minister. bsky.app/profile/nbcn...
FowlerBroncos.bsky.social2The village People threatened to sue Jim Jefferies if he didn't retract his joke that YMCA was a gay anthem. I think they either have to sue Trump or publicly apologize to Jefferies.
Trump: "[Melania] hates when I dance at the end, too. She hates when I dance to what's sometimes referred to as the gay national anthem."
Kate ⚖️17He definitely means the "YMCA", which hit #2 in the charts in *1979* - almost fifty years ago. Bro's brain is gone. Shout out to Tim Miller on @thebulwark.com who has consistently said Trump is stuck in 1979. Nailed it.
𝖛𝖔𝖌𝖔𝖓𝖞𝖒𝖔𝖚𝖘6She has so definitely pegged him
UKSista665If he could give us all a break and just STFU for 48 hours I would feel like I took a brief but peaceful vacation.
guyacampbell.bsky.social4That song wasn't No. 5 32 years ago. It was No. 2 48 years ago.
Angela Tiseo2You mean that dance he does where it looks like he's jerking off two guys at once to the gay national anthem
diaperingdad.bsky.social2the cropped frame nails Trump: "Olden Years"
Also, we now know that Trump is aware that his homophobic pals don’t love that “the gay national anthem” is his signature song. I’ve seen plenty of MAGA people deny that the song has any connection to queerness whatsoever.
Seth Cotlar78Who can forget this great moment in YMCA history? www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/e...
RI Smith3I'm sure the sole remaining original Village People member who has made "WE WEREN'T A GAY BAND" his whole identity also loves it.
Crip Dyke3The thing that gets me is when the gays claim EVERYTHING. Like who died and made you queen of the desert? And Julie Numar wasn't a gay man, was she? Next you're going to tell me that The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls In Love was gay. Stop trying to steal straight culture and get your own!
grooveholmes.bsky.social3You can’t have the YMCA without Christian, Seth!
