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Donald Trump pays tribute to Iconic Village People lead singer Victor Willis after death following a ‘short but aggressive illness’
U.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute to Victor Willis, the iconic lead singer of the Village People, who passed away at 74. Trump praised the singer, whose hit song “Y.M.C.A.” became a consistent part of his signature campaign rallies. He frequently danced to the song during his campaigns, with its upbeat, unifying energy complementing his...
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OpsLens
· Jul 1, 2026
‘God Bless Him!’ Trump mourns death of Village People singer Victor Willis, co-writer of ‘YMCA’ * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs
Source link Victor Willis of The Village People President Donald Trump is mourning the death of Victor Willis, the founding lead singer of The Village People who co-wrote the smash
Washington Examiner
· Jul 1, 2026
Trump honors Village People and ‘Y.M.C.A.’ singer Victor Willis after death announcement
President Donald Trump mourned Village People singer Victor Willis, who died at 74. Trump, who has turned the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” into his theme song, voiced his condolences to the music group and his family. “He was a great and happy guy who loved that I used his groups song, YMCA, at my Rallies. It []
Off The Press
· Jul 1, 2026
Trump mourns Village People singer Victor Willis
President Trump celebrated the life of Victor Willis, the singer of the band Village People, after he died on Tuesday. Willis was 74. The president, who often used the band’s signature hit, “Y.M.C.A.,” at his presidential campaign rallies, credited these events with reviving the “‘monster’ hit” in a Truth Social post on Wednesday. Willis and []...Click to read more
The Hill
· Jul 1, 2026
Trump mourns Village People singer: 'We will think of Victor every time YMCA is played'
President Trump celebrated the life of Victor Willis, the singer of the band Village People, after he died on Tuesday. Willis was 74. The president, who often used the band’s signature hit, “Y.M.C.A.,” at his presidential campaign rallies, credited these events with reviving the “‘monster’ hit” in a Truth Social post on Wednesday. Willis and...
South China Morning Post
· Jul 1, 2026
‘YMCA’ Village People singer Victor Willis dies at 74
Victor Willis, lead singer of the disco group Village People whose hit Y.M.C.A. became a fixture at rallies for US President Donald Trump, has died, his spouse said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. “It is with profound sadness that I must announce the death of my husband, VICTOR WILLIS. Victor passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, as a result of a short, but aggressive illness,” the post on Willis’s official page said. The Texas-born musician, who was 74, was a co-founder of the Village People...
ArcaMax
· Jul 1, 2026
Donald Trump pays tribute to dead Village People star Victor Willis while boasting he made YMCA a 'monster hit' again
President Donald Trump has taken to Truth Social to remember the late Village People singer Victor Willis, whose band's song Y.M.C.A. soundtracked his political rallies.
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