The internet had a hysterical response to the Village People's performance of their iconic hit "YMCA" at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Draw on Friday, while President Donald Trump did not miss the moment to drop his signature moves.
Trump, who was given the inaugural peace award by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, stood up at the Kennedy Center — slated to soon be renamed after himself — and moved his arms to the beat of the 1978 song. The disco hit is apparently viewed as his anthem, often played at his parties and rallies, according to the BBC.
The president has long said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, and the FIFA award was created just a few weeks ago after Trump did not win the famed prize. It's unclear how he was chosen for the award.
Trump accepted the award and said it was "truly one of the great honors of my life."
Social media observers shared some funny responses on social media, including some who noticed the band appeared to miss the first verse of the song:
Sam Stein of The Bulwark quipped, "they literally gave him a fake prize and played his favorite songs and had dancers for him. it's like a bar mitzvah."
Ron Filipkowski, editor-in chief of Meidas Touch, bemoaned on X, "We have become a profoundly ridiculous country. This makes the Nero-era look sane and normal."
"The Village People have been playing YMCA for almost 50 years and somehow still missed their cue to close the World Cup draw ceremony," YouTube host Joel Solomon wrote on X.
"This YMCA performance at the FIFA World Cup Draw with what looks like a bunch of male strippers has to be one of the most absurd things I have seen in my lifetime," KDKA Radio producer Casey Erlewein wrote on X.
"Well this has cemented it as the most cringe worthy and embarrassing thing that has ever happened in football. The f--king village people doing YMCA for Trump. Christ alive," user Ashleen Prior wrote on X.
"Have you ever imagined seeing this? Sheinbaum and Carney alongside Trump... while he does his famous 'YMCA dance' at the #Mundial2026 draw," journalist Luis Alberto Medina wrote on X.
"Trump dancing to YMCA wasn’t on my #WorldCup2026 bingo card," social media manager Adam Flowers wrote on X.
