Trump plays MAGA conductor in bizarre new painting with Charlie Kirk in the orchestra

[highplainsdem]

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Source: Independent

Donald Trump has shared a bizarre new painting in which he acts as the conductor of a MAGA orchestra.

The president posted a video of the image accompanied by the Queen song “Who Wants to Live Forever”. The band has previously asked Trump to stop using their songs in his online campaign videos.

In the painting by Jon McNaughton, described as “America’s most popular relentlessly pro-Trump artist”, the conductor-in-chief stands front and centre whilst allies and government officials are sat on stage.

Notable figures in the “MAGA Symphony” include the late Charlie Kirk playing a violin, press secretary Karoline Leavitt strumming a harp, and former First Buddy Elon Musk with an electric guitar.

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/trump-maga-charlie-kirk-orchestra-painting-video-b2911431.html

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See replies 1 and 13 below for the painting and the video Trump posted.

[dalton99a]

1. .

[CBHagman]

2. Notice it's blondes to the front, people of color to the back.

What a scary time to be alive.

[Lonestarblue]

5. That's because there are very few people of color in his administration.

Perfect image for Republicans obediently playing to his sole command.

[Lifeafter70]

6. It looks like all his enablers

If look closely at the original post you will see bondi and all his cabinet. Even Barron is there.

[tanyev]

4. Naw, Donny would never do all the work of conducting the orchestra.

He'd stand in front while they play to him, doing his weird side to side dance.

[Walleye]

34. And none of these people have the brains or talent to plan an instrument

[highplainsdem]

13. Thanks! I just found this video, posted on Bluesky & X by a liberal psychologist in the Netherlands -

but I have to post her copy from X because she has her Bluesky account set so those posts don't appear elsewhere:

Link to tweet

You can find the Bluesky copy of the post if you go to her account there:
https://bsky.app/profile/drmarina.bsky.social

[Initech]

14. What... and I cannot emphasize this enough... the fuck????

[nuxvomica]

17. Rush Limbaugh on timpani?

Only dead one I found. Holman on the French horn, Bannon on tuba, Roger Stone on bass, Musk on electric guitar, Melania under hat, etc... ugh... etc. Note that the only instrument without a player is the Revolutionary-era drum, the symbol of American values. Quite appropriate that nobody in this band can play it.

[GiqueCee]

33. Charlie Kirk...

... is pretty dead, too.

[maxrandb]

35. JD Vance on the Skin-Flute

[PatSeg]

18. Whoa, it is getting weirder all the time, if that's possible

Do you think there are enough American flags???

[sinkingfeeling]

24. Where's Eric?

[thought crime]

28. Cringeworthy

This is really sick.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. It needs more Obama trampling the Constitution. NT

[twodogsbarking]

7. Kid Rock sym phony orchestra.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. More like the "Tone-deaf Symphony of the Absurd".

[Harker]

9. Trumpsky preparing for the first movement.

[Blue Owl]

26. He likes it when they clap between his movements

[EuterpeThelo]

10. And meanwhile...

Sir Brian May has just announced that Queen (or what remains of it - sorry, I'm a Freddie purist!) will no longer tour the U.S. because it is too dangerous here. How DARE that orange slime arrogate the works of one of the greatest singers and lyricists of our time (and a gay immigrant to boot)!!!!!

[Hey Joe]

11. Ugh...

What insane garbage.
Jabba the orange has a tin ear and couldn’t direct a circle jerk, much less an orchestra.

[Hope22]

15. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣......

I had a thought bubble but you filled in the words! Thank you!!

[Initech]

12. This man's constant, never ending need to be the main character of everything is so fucking weird.

Like this is an uncharted territory level of narcissism.

[Blue Owl]

27. It's always this fake, made up, fantasy land bullshit

Meanwhile the MAGAmorons are enchanted…..

[reACTIONary]

16. Not even AI could...

.... come up with such slop.

[joanbarnes]

19. ...would like to see him join Charlie Kirk in the orchestra....

[electric_blue68]

20. ? Kash Patel, ? Vance, AND Melahhhnia w hat on Cellos

What narcistic drek!

[orangecrush]

21. A scene in hell 100 years from now

[Vinca]

22. The vast majority of them are too stupid to know which end of the violin goes under their chin.

[Quanto Magnus]

23. Now MAGA will start claiming that Trump

has amazing musical talent....!

[LudwigPastorius]

25. What's the difference between a bull and Trump conducting an orchestra?

With a bull, the horns are in the front and the asshole's in the back.

[Blue Owl]

29. The Fat Fuck Philharmonic

[Grins]

30. Stephen Miller on the kazoo?

Or should Kirk have been the one on the harp? (Nah. I can’t see it either.)

[SalamanderSleeps]

31. Sweet dreams my prince.

Just don't wake up, and fuck the dream you rode in on.

[GiqueCee]

32. McNaughton should...

... have his artistic license revoked. It's a shame that his talent was wasted on such a pitiful piece of dreck.

[QueerDuck]

36. Jesus! Fuck... it's a cult.