{"id":4450,"date":"2025-07-11T12:49:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T12:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=4450"},"modified":"2025-07-11T12:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T12:49:49","slug":"fans-left-in-sh0ck-over-melanias-trump-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=4450","title":{"rendered":"Fans left in sh0ck over Melania\u2019s \u2018Trump dance\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;YMCA&#8221; Dance: Iconic or Cringe?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump has made the Village People\u2019s \u201cYMCA\u201d his unofficial campaign anthem, complete with hip sways and air punches that have become a viral sensation. While many supporters enjoy it, others find it bizarre \u2014 especially when politicians like Kristi Noem try to imitate it.<\/p>\n<p>Trump admitted he never expected the dance to go viral, saying, \u201cI try to walk off without dancing, but I can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone\u2019s thrilled. The Village People have repeatedly asked for their song to stay out of politics, though they say anyone is free to dance to it.<\/p>\n<p>Melania Trump called Donald\u2019s dance \u201cspecial and unique\u201d in a Fox interview, noting he created it himself. On the 4th of July, she joined in briefly on the White House balcony, drawing mixed reactions \u2014 from praise about \u201cjoyful leadership\u201d to criticism calling it \u201cscripted theater.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some online even questioned their marriage, claiming their public life is all for show.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s your take on the Trump dance craze? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>&nbsp; Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;YMCA&#8221; Dance: Iconic or Cringe? Donald Trump has made the Village People\u2019s \u201cYMCA\u201d his unofficial campaign anthem, complete with hip sways and <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/?p=4450\" title=\"Fans left in sh0ck over Melania\u2019s \u2018Trump dance\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4450"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4451,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4450\/revisions\/4451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatswalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}