Trump Suggests His Choreography Helped the 'Gay National Anthem' Chart at No. 1
Trump Suggests His Choreography Helped the 'Gay National Anthem' Chart at No. 1
Bailey RichardsSat, May 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM UTC
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Trump dances in December 2025Credit: Hector Vivas - FIFA/FIFA via Getty -
Donald Trump suggested that he helped the Village People's "Y.M.C.A." top the charts during his 2024 campaign
"Y.M.C.A.," which the president called the “gay national anthem,” has been a staple at his rallies and events for years
Donald said wife Melania Trump "hates" how he dances to the disco tune
Donald Trump said his dance moves to the Village People's "Y.M.C.A." — which he described as the “gay national anthem” — brought the song to the top of the music charts.
Addressing a crowd at The Villages retirement community in Florida on Friday, May 1, the president, 79, suggested that he is to thank for the 2024 chart resurgence of the 1970s tune, which became an unlikely anthem for Donald during his campaign.
Donald also told the crowd that wife Melania Trump isn't a fan of his reaction to the song. “She hates when I dance to what is sometimes referred to as the gay national anthem,” he said. “She hates it."
Trump dances to 'Y.M.C.A' at an event at The Villages in Florida May 1Credit: Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty
"Y.M.C.A.” topped the Billboard sales charts in late 2024, decades after it first debuted.
“The song 'Y.M.C.A.' spends a fifth week at No. 1 on Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales, the most for any song by a group in 2024,” Billboard said in an X post at the time.
“The song originally reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 in 1979," the music chart company added.
Donald recounted the disco classic’s chart resurgence during his 2024 presidential campaign this week, but he falsely inflated the statistics, stating that it "went to No. 1 for months."
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"We love that song," he said. “But [Melania] goes, ‘Darling, please.’ You know, she's a very elegant woman. She goes, ‘Darling, please don't dance. It's not presidential.’ I said, ‘It may not be presidential, but I'm leading by 20 points in the polls or something.’ ”
The president later broke out his signature dance moves — a double fist pump and hip shake — as "Y.M.C.A.” played at the end of his address at the Florida retirement community. He also added in a faux golf swing.
Trump with the Village People in January 2025Credit: Scott Olson/Getty
"Y.M.C.A.” first became tied to Donald during his 2020 reelection campaign, during which it often soundtracked events as he danced. It even played during the final moments of his presidency in January 2021, as he and Melania, 56 boarded Air Force One.
When he ran for president again in 2024, Donald concluded over 110 rallies with the "Y.M.C.A.,” per ABC News. After he won the election, he also enlisted the help of the Village People at his inauguration events.
Donald has previously referred to the song as the “gay national anthem” during various other occasions in the past.
During an appearance on the Nelk Boys' Full Send podcast in March, the president said, "You know what gets them rocking [at Mar-a-Lago]? 'Y.M.C.A.’ Did you ever hear that? They call it the gay national anthem," Donald said.
He added that the song "gets people up, and it gets them moving."
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