Multiple Mexico corridorPosts of songs, including folk songs and narrative folk songs, that tell the story of former President Donald Trump’s near-fatal assassination attempt on July 13 have been circulating on social media over the past week, with many expressing joy at Trump’s divine protection and for being a “fearless” man.
Corridos is a traditional folk song, often accompanied by a heavy accordion, that narrates dramatic events in history, the news, or popular mythology. It originally began as a form of spreading news of revolutionary heroes in the 1800s, but has since evolved to praise popular figures in literature, news, and politics. corridor It also celebrates popular drug lords who accumulate power by filling the power vacuum left by corrupt politicians, perhaps best depicted in US television series. Breaking Bad.
two corridor Two documents, one by the Los Angeles Norteño Getsemani group and the other by Norteño Diamante Conjunto, were circulated on social media over the past week detailing the July 13 incident in which a gunman later identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to kill Trump at a campaign rally.
“Trump” by Norteño Gesseniana de Los Angeles [Assassination] Attempt Corrido” has declared Trump’s escape a “miracle” and proclaimed that he is protected by Jesus Christ.
“His head was the target/The goal was to have him dead/No one knows why they didn’t want Trump alive,” the band sings. “But a miracle happened/That bullet missed/So frightened people thought he was dead, and more gunshots were heard amid the screams.”
“With blood streaming from his face, Donald Trump stood up, put his hands up and said, ‘I’m here, I’m gonna keep fighting,’ and the people rejoiced,” the song continues. “Donald Trump’s still alive because Jesus Christ is watching over him.”
“No one can stop Trump, even if many people don’t understand,” he concluded. “Some people may not like him, but he’s going to be president again.”
another corridorWritten by composer Pepe Sánchez, reportedly It has been executed The video, from the Diamante Norteño Federation, first appeared on TikTok shortly after the assassination attempt and garnered attention. Millions The number of views.
“Trump is a fearless, brave man/Because he looked calm and there were plenty of witnesses/He didn’t flinch despite what happened,” the song says. “Trump miraculously survived/But if you think about why he was shot in one ear/The sniper was aiming for his head.”
The song also criticizes the Secret Service’s inaction in the face of the threat, even though multiple witnesses called police to say Crooks was on a nearby rooftop and apparently armed.
“People saw the sniper/They called the police but the police didn’t show up/The police took action after the sniper fired,” the song recalls.
@compacamaney El Corrido del Atentado and Donald Trump lyrics @compositor.pepe.s – Pepe Sánchez
Trump, a wealthy celebrity and television personality, has long been a talking point in popular music. Earn income The title of the 1990 song “Donald Trump (Black Version)” by the band The Time. However, not all portrayals were positive. corridor Trump’s ratings in past elections show his reputation among Mexicans and Mexican Americans has changed over the past decade. In 2015, for example, the band Los Traviesos de la Sierra released “A Memoir to Donald Trump,” in which they described Trump as “crazier than a goat” and claimed the then-presidential candidate “hates us so much.”
Trump has historically enjoyed better support among other segments of the large and diverse Hispanic community, particularly among Florida’s majority Cuban-American population. In 2020, the salsa band Los Three de la Habana released a song called simply “The Trump Song,” an anthem for Trump supporters that became a staple at majority-Hispanic Republican events.
Joe Biden, who is expected to remain the US president at the time of writing, corridor But they’re not the heroes of the story. Migrants at the southern border sang a song in 2021 pleading with President Biden to allow them into the United States.
“Joe Biden, we ask and we pray to you … all we want is for you to open the way,” groups along the border sang that year.
Vice President Kamala Harris is not well known among Latinos and does not feature much in Hispanic music, but she made headlines in March after an embarrassing incident in Puerto Rico when she danced to a song protesting her presence on the island.
“Kamala, we want to know what you came here for,” the singers chanted, implying that she was on the island for a photo shoot that did not benefit local residents.
Composer Sanchez in Trump assassination attempt corridorhinted at a new Harris corridor She posted it to her TikTok account on Tuesday.
@compacamaney Kamala Harris Corridor @compositor.pepe.sanchez @Conjunto Diamante Norteño
Pew Research found A survey conducted July 1-7 showed the Hispanic vote split 36-36 between Biden and Trump, and it’s unclear how dramatic changes in the race, from Biden’s withdrawal to Trump surviving an assassination attempt, will affect voter trends.
