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George Strait Hits The “Trump Dance” During Allegiant Stadium Show In Las Vegas
The King paying tribute to The Don?
On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump became well known for his minimalist dance moves while jamming to "YMCA" at his rallies.
https://twitter.com/triffic_stuff_/status/1853201866630266996
And since the Republican nominee's win over Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, the “Trump dance” celebration has become a certified cultural phenomenon.
The dance has caught fire among Trump supporters, who were posting their own videos of themselves doing the Trump dance all over social media after his win over Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this month.
And it's also taken over sports, with NFL and college football players across the league hitting the dance after scoring a touchdown. But it's not just football: UFC champ Jon Jones did the Trump dance – in front of the President himself, no less – after his win at UFC 309 before presenting his championship belt to Trump.
https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1858267401533714552
Even Victor Willis, the lead singer of the Village People who has admitted that he supported Harris during the election, has embraced Trump's use of their song in his famous dance, recently saying during an interview that he appreciated the attention Trump and his dance have brought to their song and saying that he was open to performing the song at Trump's inauguration next month:
“Because the President-Elect has done so much for YMCA, and brought so much joy to so many people – the song has actually gone back to #1 and it’s still #1 today – so if he were to ask Village People to perform the song live for him, we’d have to seriously consider it.”
But now it might be making its way to country music too.
The legendary George Strait has always been quiet about his politics, though it's generally assumed that the cowboy from Texas leans to the right. And after the assassination attempt on Trump this past summer, Strait praised law enforcement while introducing his song "The Weight of the Badge," which is a tribute to law enforcement who risk their lives for us every day:
“This song we’re gonna do is especially for all you men and women out there who wear the badge. Wanna say how much we appreciate you. Thank you for coming when we need you, when we call you. We appreciate that very much, especially after today.”
That's pretty much as political as Strait has been publicly though - although he he may have dropped another hint last night.
During his show at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Strait was thanking the crowd before leaving the stage and appeared to do a little shimmy that many believe was the King hitting the Trump dance:
https://twitter.com/dyoakam42/status/1865655285773410442
Trump's campaign account even shared the video:
"The King of Country himself George Strait brought out the Trump Dance last night in Vegas..."
https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1865863753235149227
Of course Strait may have just been reacting to somebody in the crowd, and just because he did the dance doesn't necessarily mean he's a Trump supporter.
But if I had to guess, I'd say I could probably figure out who The King voted for...