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Sun May 3, 2026, 11:37 AM Sunday

Donald Trump Says Melania 'Hates' When He Dances to 'Gay National Anthem,' the Village People's 'YMCA': 'Not Presidentia

Donald Trump on Friday acknowledged that Melania Trump “hates” when he performs his signature stiff-armed, fist-pumping dance to the Village People’s “YMCA” at his rallies and other events. He then proceeded to bust a few moves to the 1978 disco hit.

Trump, speaking to a crowd at Florida’s The Villages retirement community Friday evening, said his wife “hates when I dance to what’s sometimes referred to as ‘the gay national anthem,’ you know that,” adding about “YMCA”: “We love that song.”

“She goes, ‘Darling, please’ — you know, she’s a very elegant woman — she goes, ‘Darling, please don’t dance. It’s not presidential,'” Trump said (watch via C-SPAN). At the end of his talk, Trump broke into a “YMCA” routine, adding a golf swing for good measure

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/donald-trump-says-melania-hates-130025399.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

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City Lights

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8. I hate that he's still breathing.
Sun May 3, 2026, 01:53 PM
Sunday

His "dancing" is always cringe-worthy, regardless of what tune to is playing.

"She's a very elegant woman."

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