U.S. Army Chorus Belts Out Strange Choice of Anthem at White House
The Les Misérables tune has social media buzzing at the irony of its lyrics about an uprising against a tyrannical regime.
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The U.S. Army Chorus performed a song from Les Misérables at the White House Governors’ Ball Sunday night—and the internet doesn’t quite know what to make of it. One of the most instantly recognizable tunes from the hit 1980 musical, the epilogue piece “Do You Hear the People Sing?’ features such lyrics as “Will you join in our crusade? // Will you be strong and stand with me?” in expounding its themes of a downtrodden proletariat rising up against a tyrannical regime. President Trump has played the anthem before, during both his 2016 and 2024 presidential campaigns, but social media users have been quick to point out the perceived irony of his administration continuing to stand by its lyrics now he’s back in office. “The whole point of the show (and the French Revolution) was to free themselves of this sort of rule or in this case, a performance for the MAGA king,” as one person put it. “Gosh, it probably went right over their damn heads,” another said.
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