The president-elect danced along with Village People as his rally closed with a live performance of “Y.M.C.A.,” after Kid Rock and Lee Greenwood played.
President-elect Donald Trump is taking a victory lap at a rally in Washington, DC, a day before he is sworn in for his second term, four years after losing re-election.The “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” at the Capital One Arena is just one of the many events celebrating the incoming administration.
Village People had previously sent cease-and-desist orders to Donald Trump in a failed attempt to get him to stop playing “Y.M.C.A.” without the group’s permission.
Trump’s inauguration performers include Carrie Underwood, Village People and Lee Greenwood.
Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s inauguration next week and the 1970s hitmakers Village People will perform at two inaugural events.
In addition to DeGraw, Carrie Underwood, Lee Greenwood, Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, the Village People, Jason Aldean and Rascal Flatts, among others, are set to perform at various Washington, D.C., venues.
Yesterday, Carrie Underwood and Lee Greenwood (the "God Bless the U.S.A." guy) were announced as performers for Trump's inauguration. Another announcement kind of flew under the radar and that's the Village People. The Village People announced they'd also be there.
Kid Rock, the Village People, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lee Greenwood, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean and more will perform during Donald Trump's inauguration.
But the singer’s participation in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is nevertheless a sign of the changing tides, where mainstream entertainers, from Nelly to The Village People are more publicly and more enthusiastically associating with the new administration.
Here is a primer from States Newsroom of activities planned around the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON—Donald Trump kicked off the final season of his American political reality show at an inaugural eve rally, where he danced to “YMCA” on stage and promised to make television “fun” again. “We will never give in.