Patti LuPone, 71, didn’t hesitate to mock President Donald Trump’s public appearance on the White House balcony after returning from the hospital on October 5 This is because that it reminded Patti of her famous balcony scene in her politically charged Broadway production, Evita, in which she took on the role of late actress Eva Perón in 1979 Ironically, the real Eva – who married former populist Argentine president Juan Perón in 1945 – stood on the balcony of Casa Rosada (Argentina’s version of the White House) to deliver speeches to the public.
Instead of addressing a MAGA loving crowd, however, Eva addressed the working class (whom she called « the shirtless ») from her balcony To celebrate her legacy as a woman who has passed away. from rags to wealth and became the champion of ordinary people, the Broadway adaptation of Eva’s life created the song « Don’t Cry For Me Argentina » which Patti sang in the play With these similarities in mind, Patti thought her balcony scene was much more iconic than the POTUS photoshoot pictured above. « I still have lung power and wore less makeup This revival ends November 3, » Patti joked on Twitter
Of course, the « makeup » jab referred to Trump’s tan often described as orange Obviously, Patti still hasn’t lost her edge (as expected from a Tony Award winner) Evita also was made into a movie in 1996 and the former First Lady of Argentina was played by Madonna
Patti’s tweet attracted a lot of attention, but it wasn’t the only one to compare the moment of Trump’s headline to the Evita scene, which was based on the 1952 speech that the then-dying Eva gave uttered telling a crowd that they could not accept their wish to be her husband’s vice-presidential candidate in the next election « Donald Trump looks VERY uncomfortable here, out of breath Listen, I also like to piece together Evita’s Don’t Cry for Me Argentina scene, but only when my lungs are at full capacity, ”one tweet read
Listen, I also like to piece together Evita’s Don’t Cry for Me Argentina scene, but only when my lungs are at full capacity # COVIDIOT # TrumpCovid19 #TrumpCovidHoax https: // tco / 7MRFWDHYPX
« On the balcony is EVITA’s worst revival: ‘Don’t Cry For Me Coronavirus », « another tweet read » Why isn’t Evita on the balcony with you ? » one user asked while a second wrote: « Trump Balcony Moment is Evita Peron from COVID-19 »
CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta also commented on the now viral « Evita » moment during an appearance on the network « It wasn’t an Evita moment, it was more Covita », he said of Trump’s post-hospital appearance
Ahead of his last photoshoot, Trump first announced that he and his wife Melania Trump, 50, tested positive for coronavirus on October 1, just hours after confirmation of his aide, Hope Hicks , also tested positive for the virus. He was hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center a day later after showing « mild symptoms » and his doctor Sean P Conley has informed the public of his condition « As of this afternoon, the president remains tired but in a good mood He is evaluated by a team of experts and together we will make recommendations to the president and the first lady regarding the next best steps ”, he said while confirming that Trump had received a « cocktail of antibodies »
The president continued to tweet photos that appeared to show him working at the hospital and videos of himself making public updates after briefly leaving the hospital to greet supporters at the outside waving to his secure motorcade during a drive-by Sunday night, the White House announced he would be leaving hospital the next morning Trump also took to Twitter to tweet hours before his release
« I will be leaving the large Walter Reed Medical Center today at 6.30pmM I feel really good! « His tweet read » Don’t be afraid of Covid Don’t let it rule your life We developed, under the Trump administration, some very good drugs & knowledge I feel better than 20 years ago! «
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