Posted 41 days ago
When President Donald Trump departed the White House on Wednesday morning, Frank Sinatra’s iconic song “My Way” was blaring in the background.
The song is one of Trump’s favorites, notably featuring when Trump and former first lady Melania Trump danced to the tune at an inauguration reception in January 2017.
The media were predictably irked by the song, triggering pundits and allegedly straight reporters to mock Trump.
https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1351904220098736129
“‘My Way’ by Frank Sinatra was played as Trump departed,” said NBC News “presidential historian” Michael Beschloss. “Sinatra is on record as having hated Donald Trump.”
According to a former manager, Sinatra once sent a message to Trump for him to go “f***” himself, The New York Daily News reported. The alleged anecdote came out in a book hawked by Sinatra’s former manager in 2017.
Trump, on the other hand, has spoken glowingly about Sinatra in one of his books.
“My Way” by Frank Sinatra was played as Trump departed. Sinatra is on record as having hated Donald Trump.
CNN commentator Keith Boykin mocked, “Trump leaves on Air Force One to the Frank Sinatra song ‘My Way.’ This series finale of the Trump Reality Show has been written, directed and produced by Donald Trump himself.”
Trump leaves on Air Force One to the Frank Sinatra song “My Way.”This series finale of the Trump Reality Show has been written, directed and produced by Donald Trump himself. pic.twitter.com/l8NELrLE5J
“Frank Sinatra’s ‘I DID IT MY WAY’ is blasting on the loudspeakers at Joint Base Andrews as Air Force One taxis for takeoff with Donald Trump aboard for his final flight as president,” wrote Washing... (Read more)
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