Donald Trump baffled folks along with his very particular pointers for good music, revealed on the forty eighth Kennedy Heart Honors. The political character added one other first to his presidential profession when he hosted the occasion in Washington, D.C.
The Dec. 7 night time honored performing legends Sylvester Stallone and Michael Crawford, and music icons like rock ’n’ roll royalty KISS, Gloria Gaynor, and the “King of Nation” George Strait. Whereas on the purple carpet, a reporter requested the showman president to share his opinion on what he thinks makes a music nice.
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“Effectively, it’s one thing that needs to be comfortable and soothing to your ear. I like some songs that different folks don’t like,” responded Trump. What he stated subsequent in regards to the number of music tastes sparked a firestorm of reactions on X, the place the clip was circulated.
He continued, “You ever hear the expression, ‘That’s why they’ve menus in eating places?’ We’re all completely different; all of us like various things, in any other case you’d simply serve one meal, and that may be it.” However his feedback left folks extra confused than making an attempt to narrate.
“Are menus comfortable and soothing to your ears? WTF does that even imply?” a viewer puzzled. Critics famous that Trump’s musical preferences pair completely along with his latest habits. “Oh like a lullaby… to sleep by cupboard conferences,” snarked an X person.
Reporter: In your opinion, what makes a music nice?
Trump: It needs to be comfortable and soothing to your ear. That’s why they’ve menus in eating places. We’re all completely different. pic.twitter.com/pSuPxJ7N3g
— Acyn (@Acyn) December 7, 2025
On multiple event, Trump has fought and misplaced for moments at a time whereas making an attempt to remain awake throughout televised conferences. His penchant for catnaps has earned him nicknames like Dozy Don and Don Snoreleone, in addition to heightened hypothesis about his well being.
Diagnoses like dementia, Alzheimer’s, and coronary heart failure have every been projected as attainable causes for Trump’s slumbers, noticeable swelling in his legs and proper hand, and his expressed incapacity to assume critically by his responses.
A second X person remarked, “The dude is sundowning proper in entrance of our very eyes and his handlers are complicit on this.” A 3rd particular person quipped, “Solely Trump might take the softest of softball questions and fumble it utterly. I salute his dedication to incoherence.”
“This isn’t irregular.” Jake Tapper defends Donald Trump for sleeping throughout his Cupboard assembly. Perhaps as an alternative of defending him, Tapper ought to write a e-book on Trump’s bodily and cognitive decline. pic.twitter.com/9GF819SdST
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) December 3, 2025
Others identified the irony in Trump’s reply with feedback like, “KISS should’ve cherished that ‘comfortable and soothing’ reply.” One other individual tweeted, “Proper. Mushy, soothing songs like ‘YMCA.’”
The Village Individuals’s hottest music has been a go-to anthem for Trump all through his political profession; it even impressed his signature dance, the place he waves his fists and shimmies.
That music and others from artists like Billy Joel, Elvis Presley, James Brown, and even composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” have been blasted from White Home audio system in mid-November. The show set off alarms on social media.
🚨 JUST IN: President Trumps is BLASTING music this afternoon on the White Home 🤣
Songs heard embrace Billy Joel’s Uptown Woman, plus Elvis, James Brown, Phantom of the Opera and others
Trump is DJing earlier than his return to Florida tonight! 🔥pic.twitter.com/ABVhsQGbbr
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 14, 2025
“I play music too after I’m cleansing the home and tossing out the trash. Deep clear time on the White Home?” a heckler wrote. A supporter rejoiced within the viral clip. They commented, “Say what you need about President Trump, however it’s a must to admit … the person has wonderful style in music.
One other particular person chimed in to say, “Should be exhausting choosing music to play when you already know a lot of the artists hate you.” A number of artists just like the property of the late Isaac Hayes and Céline Dion, cracked down on Trump’s unauthorized use of their music throughout his re-election marketing campaign.
The pushback is without doubt one of the motive “YMCA” continues to a favourite regardless of it not being sonically “comfortable and soothing.”
