Although the 1970s disco group the Village People has previously been OK with Donald Trump playing its music at rallies, the band just changed its tune.
Willis, who co-wrote those classic songs, made the pointed request on Facebook and suggested that military action against U.S. citizens could lead to negative consequences for Trump’s reelection chances:
“If Trump orders the U.S. military to fire on his own citizens (on U.S. soil), Americans will rise up in such numbers outside of the White House that he might be forced out of office prior to the election.
It’s a far cry from February, when the band took a different tack from acts like R.E.M., Aerosmith and Rihanna, who have demanded Trump not play their music at rallies.
“Since our music is not being used for a specific endorsement, the President’s use is ‘perfect[ly]’ legal,” the band said in a statement.
Whether the president will actually respect the band’s request is unknown, but it’s a moot point as long as COVID-19 shutdowns keep Trump from holding the all HuffPost superfans!
