Trump is celebrating the farm bill in the most ridiculous way possible


As Republicans scrambled to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Trump on Thursday reminisced about his performance at the 2005 Emmys.
Trump on Thursday afternoon promoted the signing of his new farm bill by tweeting out an old clip of himself singing the Green Acres theme while dressed in overalls and a straw hat at the Emmys, accompanied by Will & Grace star Megan Mullally. Yes, that actually happened. As The Hollywood Reporter recalls, there was a bit at the Emmys that year where celebrities would compete to receive a so-called "Emmy Idol" doled out by host Ellen DeGeneres. Surprisingly, Trump and Mullally won, and Trump reportedly called up Mullally the next day to express his excitement. "We really needed to win that thing," he said.
One has to imagine the tweet was pre-scheduled, not posted by Trump himself, but the timing was certainly awkward; it came not long after Trump told Republicans he would not sign a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, sending Washington into crisis mode just before the holidays.
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Apparently determined to make the afternoon even more surreal, the White House actually played the audio from the Emmys clip at the farm bill signing ceremony, something the president apparently requested personally. "That was from the Emmys," he said. "I sang Green Acres and received a very nice award that night. That was really great. Somebody had that, I said, 'Put it on.'" Watch the ridiculous clip below. Brendan Morrow
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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