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🔥 LMFAO! PRESIDENT TRUMP to opera singer Chris Macchio: "You have to be Italian. If his name was Paul Jones. Instead of MACCHIO. Let’s say, SMITH. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, Jim Smith!’ It just wouldn’t work! It helps to be ITALIAN if you’re an opera singer." Funniest president ever 🤣 Right before Columbus Day. Macchio just crushed the Star Spangled Banner at the White House. Trump LOVES the Italians 🇮🇹🇺🇸
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 9, 2026
🇺🇸🤣 PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THE CROWD LAUGHING! President Donald Trump delivered a hilarious moment at the White House after opera singer Chris Macchio gave a powerful performance of the National Anthem! Trump joked that having an Italian last name gives an opera singer a special advantage, saying a name like “Jim Smith” just wouldn’t have the same ring to it! With Columbus Day right around the corner, the president’s playful tribute to Italian-American heritage brought plenty of laughs and patriotic pride. 🇮🇹🇺🇸