Donald Trump, the former US president, may not currently be in office, but he surely understands how to remain in the 24-hour news cycle. With his smash song “Justice for All,” the Republican leader dethroned pop icon Miley Cyrus from the top of the iTunes chart over the weekend. The background singers, who included prisoners serving time for their roles in the January 6, US Capitol Hill riots, sang the “Star-Spangled Banner” as the former president and the J6 Prison Choir performed a duet during which he recited the “Pledge of Allegiance.”
Justice For All song succeeded in unseating Miley Cyrus’ song “Flowers,” which has topped the charts ever since it was released
Earlier this month, the music became accessible on all major streaming platforms, including Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube. The two-minute, 20-second song succeeded in unseating Miley Cyrus’ song “Flowers,” which has topped the charts ever since it was released. Even Trump used Truth Social to announce that his song had broken new records. Trump reportedly recorded his verse of the song at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago a few weeks ago. The song was made public to help collect money for the families of Trump supporters who are serving time in prison due to their involvement in the riots. On Rumble, a social networking platform, the song’s official music video debuted last Saturday.
A certain segment of the audience, however, did not find the song encouraging. Some others hypothesized that Trump and the company were trying to depict the January 6 riots as having a political motivation and the perpetrators as victims of state repression. Last year, Donald Trump declared his intention to run for president in 2024. Trump has his work cut out for him if he wants to win the GOP nominee, while still being the top pick of the majority of Republican leaders. His popularity was hurt by the lack of a “red wave” in the midterm elections last November, but the former president is working to maintain his public profile.