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‘This Is Bad’: Trump’s Grand Entrance Goes Sideways Fast — But RFK Jr.’s Brutal Reaction Could Be What Really Sends Him Over the Edge

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President Donald Trump made another one of his grand entrances, complete with all the bells and whistles fit for his egotistical self.

The MAGA leader served as the attraction at an event, rallying his Republican base in the Southern state of Texas

But even he can lose the room when one unexpected moment steals his spotlight and forces viewers to look elsewhere.

The musical performer for President Donald Trump’s RNC speech entrance had a rough night on stage. (Photo credit Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump, 80, traveled to Dallas to serve as the main attraction for the Republican National Committee’s inaugural midterm convention.

Trump, 80, headlined the RNC’s first midterm convention in Dallas, where a seven-hour spectacle featured speeches and musical performances.

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One performer serenaded the crowd as part of Trump’s walk-out music for the night. Country recording artist Lee Greenwood sang his signature song “God Bless the U.S.A.”

Greenwood, 83, entertained the American flag-weaving audience of MAGA supporters in the building. However, the online reaction was far more critical.

The former member of the National Council on the Arts struggled to hit a few notes. His rough rendition of the patriotic record did not deter Trump’s enthusiastic entrance.

Trump slowly walked onto the stage to Greenwood’s off-key vocals and cheers from the conservative-friendly spectators.

A sea of camera phones filled the room. Trump soaked in the adulation for several minutes. Following the musical number, the two men embraced in a hug to chants of “U.S.A.”

Trump finally stepped to the microphone. In his opening remarks, the billionaire politician thanked Greenwood and the adoring attendees.

“Well, thank you very much, everybody. And Lee, thank you. He’s been with me right from the beginning,” the president said. “A lot of singers have wanted to introduce me.”

Trump continued, “Once you win me, you want to all introduce you, and I said, ‘No way. Nobody’s introducing me. Only Lee. Lee’s the only one who can introduce me.’”

While the POTUS acknowledged Greenwood’s decade-long endorsement, people on social media focused on the California native being noticeably out of tune.

“Ouch. Cover your ears,” one account on Threads warned in reaction to Greenwood butchering “God Bless the U.S.A.”

A second Threads user replied, “Hahahaah, OMG, someone’s lost their nonexistent voice.”

More critics piled on, comparing his vocals to more annoying sounds. “It’s like fingernails on a chalkboard! Ugh,” said one person while another agreed, “This is all a bad nightmare, right?”

Trump spoke for nearly two hours after Greenwood’s underwhelming solo. By the end of his address, the energy had died down from the rowdy atmosphere that consumed the venue 90 minutes earlier.

Much later during the president’s speech, cameras caught Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his brutal reaction. He seemed to have checked out from the live event.

The 72-year-old looked uninterested in what his boss had to say about the “great” Lone Star state.

Trump fans erupted in applause, and even Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson clapped for the local shoutout.

Meanwhile, an expressionless RFK Jr. stood stoically nearby with his hands at his sides, refusing to engage or partake in the festivities.

“The lies are too much for him? It will happen to more and more people in the coming days,” suggested one X user about Kennedy.

Sarcasm seeped into the discourse when someone asked, “Is their bromance over?” wondering if he had a bone to pick with Trump.

Another poster warned, “He’s gonna be in trouble when one of the other stool pigeons tells on him.”

RFK Jr. recently had another moment that potentially foreshadowed that he could be the next Cabinet official the president dumps from the administration.

After former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and former Attorney General Pam Bondi lost their jobs earlier in the year, Trump teased pink-slipping his current HHS Secretary. 

“I didn’t want to fire a Kennedy. I couldn’t. The thought of firing this guy, I wasn’t going to do that,” Trump joked during an Oval Office photo-op in late August.

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