In the clip, Don Jr.’s girlfriend, former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle, is seen dancing gleefully to Branigan’s No. 2 1982 hit “Gloria,” as Trump, daughter Ivanka and his inner circle check out footage of the crowd amassed for his speech. Don Jr. appears to be wearing the exact same suit and shirt he wore to the rally, where “Gloria” was pumped out to the mostly unmasked crowd as it has been at a number of previous Trump rallies.
A spokesperson for the White House had not returned a request to verify the contents of the video at press time .
In a second tweet, Golik wrote, “It’s very sad & upsetting to see Laura’s beautiful memory & legacy have any association w/ Pres. Trump & such a dark day in US history. Neither Laura, nor her music, deserve any unwarranted fallout due to the actions of others.” When a fan pointed out that Trump has regularly been playing the song at rallies, Golik noted that she’s made multiple public statements about the use of “Gloria” since September when it was played at Trump’s pre-election events, clarifying that “his use of ‘Gloria’ neither implies, nor constitutes, any endorsement of any candidate, & that holds true for use of it when he spoke in GA recently too.”
When another fan thanked Golik for clarifying the situation, lamenting that “I have it stuck in my head now and now the song just reminds me of these toads,” Golik said, “it makes me sad, as it would Laura were she still with us.” Trump’s campaign has repeatedly been condemned by everyone from the Rolling Stones to Adele, Rihanna, Phil Collins, Panic! at the Disco and the estates of Prince and Leonard Cohen for playing their songs at his rallies.
Check out the footage and Golik’s tweets below.
