Randy Rainbow Reimagines a Dolly Parton Hit to Slam Donald Trump With ‘Forty-Five’: Watch
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With Donald Trump spending much of his time in court as of late, internet sensation Randy Rainbow decided to serve up his latest take on the former president’s legal troubles with a little help from Dolly Parton.
In his new video published Monday (May 20), Rainbow parodied Parton’s iconic work anthem “9 to 5,” replacing the titular hours with Trump’s presidential number, “Forty-Five.” Donning his best Dolly drag (as well as a feathered pink cowboy hat), the comedian goes straight for the jugular regarding Trump’s ongoing presidential campaign. “Lots of presidents have screwed up the nation/ But guess who’s first on the ‘worst of all time’ list?” he sings at the outset of the new track. “Number forty-five!/ What a slimy little cretin/ He just spends his life/ Just a-lyin’ and a-cheatin’.”
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As is custom for Rainbow’s parodies, the clip starts with the singer in a fake interview with the former president, asking him questions about his ongoing hush money trial in New York before making a sarcastic quip about his effectiveness as a candidate. “How are you supposed to campaign from a courtroom?” he asks. “You don’t have time for this legal nonsense, you’re a working gal of the ’80s!”
Rainbow’s harshest barbs, though, came in the lyrics to his “9 to 5” parody, wherein he calls the former president everything from a “one-term bum” to a “low-down snake.” The comedian called out Trump’s illicit connection with adult film star Stormy Daniels and his $60 branded Bibles, saying that he was “payin’ off his porn stars” and “pimping out Jesus.” In one particularly sharp jab, Rainbow called Trump a “dime-store thug/ Just fighting for his freeness,” before adding that he “spends his life compensating for his penis.”
Trump is currently facing 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York, stemming from his alleged hush money payments to Daniels prior to the 2016 election. The case is currently being heard in front of Judge Juan Merchan, with closing arguments set to take place on Tuesday, May 28. The former president still faces three other potential criminal trials relating to election interference on a federal and state level, as well as allegedly mishandling classified documents.
Check out Rainbow’s full parody video for “Forty-Five” below:
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