Get the latest gossip

Trump loves 'Les Misérables' — and entirely misses the point

It's hard to picture the "law and order president' sympathizing with the musical's student revolutionaries.

In what may be one of the year's most ironic moments, President Donald Trump will spend Wednesday night attending the opening of the musical “Les Misérables” at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. True, none of the numbers from "Les Mis" appeared on his official playlist for his 2024 campaign, unlike other Broadway musicals like “Cats” or “Phantom of the Opera.” (His love of Andrew Lloyd Webber is well-known and deeply telling in its own way.) In fact, he’s used the song multiple times at events over the years, almost always prompting similar bouts of confusion from people who understand “Les Misérables.” Which brings us to the other half of his statement to Fox News Digital: that he thinks the show is "great."

Get the Android app