Cult Vibes: Trump Ends Rally In Bizarre Fashion, Leaving Crowd Mesmerized

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At the end of Saturday night’s Trump rally, something strange (well, more strange than usual) happened. As the former president

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delivered the eight-minute monologue that concluded his speech, dramatic strings music began to play in the background and a

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portion of the mesmerized crowd raised their hands with their pointer fingers extended in an odd salute.

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The song has not been definitively identified, although some — including The Daily Beast’s Will Sommer — said it is titled

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“WWG1WGA” after the QAnon slogan, “Where we go one, we go all,” and is affiliated with the movement. The New York Times’

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Maggie Haberman speculated Trump may have used a song titled “Mirrors” by film and TV composer Will Van De Crommer. But, as

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a music professor who analyzed “Mirrors” after Trump used it in a video told Vice in August, the two songs are “identical.”

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“I have listened to both [“Mirrors” and “WWG1WGA”] closely several times now, and I have 100% professional confidence these

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recordings are identical, not even a reinterpretation of a composition, but the same recording,” David Dominique told Vice News.

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