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Chinese musicians treat Trump to ‘YMCA’ during state dinner

Nypost · 🇨🇳 public China · · 154 words · By Emily Goodin
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Chinese musicians treat Trump to ‘YMCA’ during state dinner BEIJING — Chinese musicians performed an instrumental rendition of President Trump’s signature song at the Chinese state dinner, a source told The Post.

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What happened

Chinese musicians treat Trump to ‘YMCA’ during state dinner BEIJING — Chinese musicians performed an instrumental rendition of President Trump’s signature song at the Chinese state dinner, a source told The Post.

Why it matters

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Common ground

Trump revealed this month that the first lady “hates” when he dances to the disco hit, but that hasn’t seemed to stop the president.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/us-news/chinese-musicians-treat-trump-to-ymca-duri…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Chinese musicians performed an instrumental rendition of President Trump’s signature song at the Chinese state dinner”
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Two independent news sources (CBS News and a report on the China trip) confirm that Chinese musicians played an instrumental version of 'YMCA' during the state dinner.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump is in Beijing meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, with the two leaders aiming to stabilize their trading relationship after last year's trade war.As part of the music during din…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-xi-jinping-meeting-china-…
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web search NEUTRAL — FILE - President-elect Donald Trump, right, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem dance to the song "YMCA" during a campaign town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14, 2024.
https://www.voanews.com/a/a-dancing-trump-finds-internet-fam…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump's much-anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been marred by multiple physical altercations just offstage.Chinese musicians treat Trump to ‘YMCA’ during state dinner.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/world-news/us-chinese-official…
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Claim 2: “Trump greets Xi in Beijing to kick off historic China summit with grand welcome ceremony”
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The NY Post cross-reference and web search results confirm the meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing, including the welcome ceremony.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Donald Trump (born June 14, 1946, New York, New York, U.S.) is a former real estate mogul and reality TV star who has served as the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Donald-Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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Claim 3: “Trump revealed this month that the first lady “hates” when he dances to the disco hit”
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Multiple independent sources (NY Post, The Independent, and other web reports) confirm that Donald Trump stated Melania Trump 'hates' or disapproves of his dancing to 'YMCA'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump on Friday acknowledged that Melania Trump “hates” when he performs his signature stiff-armed, fist-pumping dance to the Village People‘s “YMCA” at his rallies and other events. He then pr…
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/trump-ymca-dance-gay-nat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump reveals Melania hates when he dances as its not ‘presidential’. Donald Trump joked that his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, dislikes his dancing for supporters, saying she finds it "not presiden…
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/donald-trump-dan…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump revealed that Melania Trump 'hates' when he dances to 'YMCA' to close out rallies while delivering remarks at The Villages Charter School on Friday, May 1 (Roberto Schmidt, Anna Moneymake…
https://news.meaww.com/trump-reveals-melania-disapproves-of-…
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Claim 4: “The Village People’s ballad became a staple of Trump’s presidential campaign”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the Trump dance is frequently performed to 'Y.M.C.A.', and other web sources describe it as a 'Trump staple' and 'unlikely anthem' used at campaign rallies.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Trump dance is frequently performed to the musical accompaniment of the Village People's "Y.M.C.A.",[3] which Trump has called the "gay national anthem".[3][5]. Trump admits that first lady Melani…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_dance
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump has garnered social media attention for his muted dance to Village People’s iconic anthem “YMCA” at his campaign rallies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zph7YXfjMhg
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web search NEUTRAL — Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump dances to YMCA Getty Images.A month later, it was blasted out at anti-lockdown rallies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of the protesters switched the lette…
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250115-how-ymca-became…
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Claim 5: “the president often dancing to the beat on stage”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and YouTube, confirm that Trump frequently dances to 'YMCA' at his campaign rallies and events.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Donald Trump (born June 14, 1946, New York, New York, U.S.) is a former real estate mogul and reality TV star who has served as the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Donald-Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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