President Donald Trump marked his return to the White House on Monday from hospitalization for the coronavirus with a photo-op at the Truman Balcony ― a scene his critics likened to the iconic moment from the musical “Evita.â€
Now his critics on the right turned that comparison into a song parody.Â
The Lincoln Project ― a group of never-Trump Republicans ― released “Covita,†a parody based on the musical’s showstopper:Â
The Lincoln Project did not say who sang the track. Asked on Twitter, co-founder Rick Wilson responded: “I’ll never tell.â€Â
Patti LaPone, who originated the role on Broadway and won a Tony as Eva Peron, weighed in on Trump’s balcony appearance a day earlier on social media.Â
“I still have the lung power and I wore less makeup,†she wrote on Twitter. “This revival is closing November 3rd.â€
The “Covita†video was one of several released by The Lincoln Project on Tuesday. The group also dropped a much more somber video on the toll of the infection amid Trump’s continuing efforts to downplay it:
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