Reactions to the performance at the White House Governors Ball, which Trump attended, were mixed and humorous.

Les Miserables is undisputedly one of the world's most popular musicals. Seen by over 120 million people worldwide, Les Miserables is undisputedly one of the world's most popular musicals.

“I love ‘Les Mis’ and it’s a much more progressive story than people realize, but it’s also big and bombastic and over-the-top romanticism schmaltz — the kind of stuff Trump love ...

This is so amazing! Keep fighting the good fight in whatever way you can America" x.com "They picked Les Mis—a musical about standing up to tyranny. They protested you at your own event and you were ...

Les Misérables is the world’s most popular musical and on its 40th anniversary, Belfast is staging the first amateur premiere of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s multi-award-winning ...

Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty; Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Donald Trump at the 2025 National Governors Association dinner; the U.S. Army Chorus in 2018 ...

Democratic Rep. James P. McGovern from Massachusetts responded to the post and pointed out the irony: "They picked Les Mis—a musical about standing up to tyranny. They protested you at your own event ...