Throwback Video Of Trump's Bizarre Sword Dance Is Coming Back To Haunt Him Big Time
There's been plenty of excitement to start Donald Trump's second term, and along the way, he's given us a number of questionable moments. From Trump's weird Sharpie story that backfired badly to Trump making European leaders tour the MAGA merch section of the White House, you just never know what's going to happen. And now, we have a resurfaced video of the president at his second inauguration that shows Trump doing his signature awkward dance moves, except this time, it's with a sword. It's started trending on X, and it has people feeling a mix of baffled and horrified by the whole thing.
It was at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, and it was a saber presented to Trump by an Air Force officer. As for what the dance moves are, we've never seen anything quite like it. Melania does gesture along for a bit at the beginning, but Trump keeps going for another 30 seconds as his favorite song, "YMCA," plays and Usha Vance and JD Vance look on. Melania, Usha, and JD all kept smiling, but those of us watching at home weren't similarly impressed.
No way the fall of Rome was this cringe pic.twitter.com/A8VYii4vSn
— Neil Renic (@NC_Renic) March 31, 2026
Some people were desperate for the video to be AI because it was so cringeworthy. But no such luck. One person posted, "I've seen this before, it's not AI. This is just another day at the office with Trump."
Donald Trump's inauguration antics weren't well received
There were those who thought that the video of Donald Trump dancing at the inaugural ball while wielding a sword was an example of Trump's cognitive health having been in decline from the start of his second presidency. And others used it as an example of a potential double standard between how Joe Biden was discussed vs. Trump. "The entire planet is laughing at us. If Biden did this Republicans would demanding impeachment or the 25th Amendment," one X user wrote.
Others felt bad for those in the background. "Those servicemen were not impressed, smh," read an X post. And it wasn't just awkward. Someone noted: "this is both embarrassing and dangerous. For a second there, I thought Trump was going to actually whack somebody with that sword."
Of course, with the internet being what it is, there were jokes. One person wrote, "Boomers to their kids: 'Don't run with scissors or pointy objects.' Boomers at the function: '...'" And someone else said, "Donald Trump isn't unwell... He's just one sequin jacket away from headlining the Strip."