They say the music is the message, and it probably doesn’t take much reading between the lines to get the meaning behind the music Donald walked on stage to at his Colorado Springs rally on Thursday night.
As the president stepped out in front of the crowd, The Rolling Stones’ 1965 song Play WIth Fire blasted out across the venue.
The lyric: “But don’t play with me, ’cause you’re playing with fire,” might indicate a new, ominous, post-impeachment cockiness.
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The president is out for revenge against those involved in his impeachment — does the song serve as a warning to them? Is it aimed at those that testified? Or at Adam Schiff? Nancy Pelosi? Mitt Romney?
He also has a host of potential Democrat opponents to goad during their party’s primaries. Is this a message to them? Time will tell.
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Trump and wife Melania vote in the presidential election on 8 November 2016
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Donald and Nigel Farage pose in the golden elevator at Tower on 12 November 2016. Farage was the first British politician to meet with after the election
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Trump with Piers Morgan in November 2010. Piers Morgan has long held that he and are good friends
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Trump appeared on Fox & Friends, his favourite show, in August 2011
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Trump considered running in the 2012 election, where he would have faced Barack Obama. He is speaking here at an event for a Republican women’s group
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Trump was subject to a Comedy Central roast in 2011. He is pictured here being roasted by rapper Snoop Dogg
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Given that this store is in the lobby of Tower, it can be said that sells merchandise of himself out of his own home
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Trump held meetings with prominent Republicans when considering his 2012 bid. He is pictured here with Alaska governor Sarah Palin
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He didn’t end up running in 2012 afterall, instead endorsing Republican candidate Mitt Romney
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Trump’s golf course in Aberdeen proved controversial in 2012 when he began lobbying the Scottish government against wind power in order that they wouldn’t install turbines off the shore by his new course
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He even gave eence to a Scottish parliamentary committee discouraging wind energy
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He still found time for a round of course
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On 16 June 2015, announced that he would run for the presidency of the United States in the 2016 election as a Republican
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His campaign was divisive, courting controversy wherever he went. Ultimately he was declared the Republican candidate in June 2016
Getty
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Trump took part in the TV debate against opponent Hillary Clinton on 9 October
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Trump and wife Melania vote in the presidential election on 8 November 2016
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Hillary Clinton conceded defeat at 2:50am on 9 November and president-elect swiftly delivered his victory speech to a crowd of supporters
Getty
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News coverage around the world focused on the huge political upset that’s victory spelled
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Trump met with president Obama to discusss transition planning on 10 November.
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Donald and Nigel Farage pose in the golden elevator at Tower on 12 November 2016. Farage was the first British politician to meet with after the election
LeaveEUOffical/Twitter
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The inauguration of Donald took place on 20 January 2017.’s press secretary Sean Spicer boasted that the crowd was the ‘largest ever’ to witness an inauguration, a claim that was proved not to be true
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In his first 100 days as leader, signed 24 executve orders, the most of any president
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Trump’s meetings with other world leaders have proed no short supply of photo opportunities
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Trump was welcomed to the UK by the Queen and a state banquet was held at Buckingham Palace in his honour
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27/29
Not everyone welcomed the president. Mass protests were held in London throughout his visits in both 2018 and 2019
EPA
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One of the most significant meetings has held with another leader was with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. In June 2019, became the first sitting president to set foot in North Korea
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2020 will see president fight for a second term in office, who knows what the next decade will bring?
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He has already removed Alexander Vindman from his position as an expert with the National Security Council following his testimony during the impeachment hearings. Lt Col Vindman’s twin brother, Evgeny, lost his job at the same time.
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And the same day, another witness, Gordon Sondland, announced that he had been recalled from his posting as US ambassador to the European Union.
Mr has been using music by The Rolling Stones for years now — much to their displeasure and irritation that there is nothing they can do about it.
In a 2016 Q&A, Mick Jagger explained: “So, the thing is, when you appear in America…if you’re in a public place like Madison Square Garden or a theater, you can play any music you want, and you can’t be stopped. So, if you write a song and someone plays it in a restaurant that you go to, you can’t stop them. They can play what they want.”
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Mr also ends each of his rallies with The Stones’ hit You Can’t Always Get What You Want.
A number of artists have expressed similar annoyance at their music being used at Mr’s rallies.
