{"id":2621989,"date":"2026-07-01T07:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-honors-y-m-c-a-singer-victor-willis-after-death-announcement\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T07:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T11:45:23","slug":"trump-honors-y-m-c-a-singer-victor-willis-after-death-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-honors-y-m-c-a-singer-victor-willis-after-death-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump honors &#8216;Y.M.C.A.&#8217; singer Victor Willis after death announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-honors-y-m-c-a-singer-victor-willis-after-death-announcement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2621989&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump expressed his condolences following the death of Victor Willis, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-year-old-discovers-the-best-spot-for-watching-cartoons\/\" title=\"2-Year-Old Discovers the Best Spot for Watching Cartoons\">singer<\/a> from the Village People who was 74 years old. Trump, known for using the group&#8217;s song \u201cYMCA\u201d as his rally theme, praised Willis as a happy and great person who appreciated the song\u2019s use at his events. He highlighted how \u201cYMCA\u201d became a massive hit again during his rallies and recalled Willis\u2019s support from the beginning. Trump also shared that Willis and the Village People performed \u201cYMCA\u201d at his inauguration. He extended his sympathies to Willis\u2019s family and group, noting that Willis will be greatly missed.Additionally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attends-caucus-organizing-event-in-iowa\/\" title=\"... attends Iowa caucus organizing event.\">article includes links<\/a> to other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-one-in-six-biden-voters-would-have-changed-their-vote-if-they-had-known-about-scandals-suppressed-by-media\/\" title=\"Poll: One In Six Biden Voters Would Have Changed Their Vote If They Had Known About Scandals Suppressed By Media\">news stories<\/a> and a mention of Willis\u2019s involvement in the inauguration, with a note that the story is ongoing and may be updated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> mourned <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3250554\/village-people-singer-defends-thanks-trump-ymca-song\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3250554\/village-people-singer-defends-thanks-trump-ymca-song\/\">Village People<\/a> singer Victor Willis, who died at age 74.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, who has turned the Village People\u2019s \u201cYMCA\u201d song into his theme song, voiced his condolences to the music group and his family.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4629640\/tim-walz-trump-great-american-state-fair-minnesota\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Walz swipes at Freedom 250 by calling Minnesota event \u2018America\u2019s real state fair\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4629219\/muriel-bowser-dc-july-4-fireworks-late-start-families-planning\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bowser says she \u2018expects\u2019 families to stay home for July Fourth fireworks due to late start<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4628488\/pennsylvania-join-great-american-state-fair-josh-shapiro-boycott\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Pennsylvania joining Great American State Fair after bipartisan effort questions Josh Shapiro\u2019s reasons for skipping<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was a great and happy guy who loved that I used his groups song, YMCA, at my Rallies. It became a \u2018monster\u2019 hit, again, 30 years after its original launch. Many singers and groups wanted to get on board at the Rallies after all of the Rally Attendance Records were set \u2013 The crowds were, and are, enormous \u2013 But Victor and the group was there for us right from the beginning!\u201d he said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey loved the action, and we loved them and their great and uplifting song. We will think of Victor every time YMCA is played, like today, and all throughout this July Fourth Birthday week. My condolences to his wonderful family and group, Victor Willis will be sorely missed, God Bless Him!!!\u201d Trump concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/4630488\/our-unshakable-spirit-most-notable-simplest-moments\/\">SALENA ZITO: OUR UNSHAKABLE SPIRIT IS MOST NOTABLE IN THE SIMPLEST MOMENTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Willis and the Village People performed their song for Trump\u2019s inauguration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >breaking news story<\/a> and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump mourns Village People\u2019s Victor Willis at 74<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2621991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trump-bruising-day-supreme-court.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[5644,9122,3634,82017,82018],"class_list":["post-2621989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-memorial","tag-tribute","tag-trump","tag-victor-willis","tag-y-m-c-a"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trump-bruising-day-supreme-court.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621989"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621994,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621989\/revisions\/2621994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}