Bret Baier’s cringe-rapping at Fox’s Christmas get together highlights MAGA’s ongoing bizarre obsession with Hip-Hop.

Bret Baier delivered one other cringeworthy rap efficiency at Fox News’ annual Christmas get together, persevering with a weird pattern of MAGA figures awkwardly inserting themselves into Hip-Hop tradition.

The Fox News anchor carried out his signature butchered model of “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang at Friday evening’s Special Report Christmas get together.

Baier struggled by way of the basic monitor whereas sporting a pink velvet go well with, swaying awkwardly as he rapped off-beat in entrance of Trump administration officers, together with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and UN Ambassador Mike Waltz.

“A great time was had by all at the #SpecialReport Christmas party— and what would an SR party be without a little Rapper’s Delight,” Baier posted to his TikTok account.

@bretbaier A good time was had by all on the #SpecialReport Christmas get together— and what would an SR get together be with no little Rapper’s Delight? #hiphop @sugarhillgang #foxnews #rappersdelight #merrychristmas music/original-sound-7585950337526270750?refer=embed”>♬ unique sound – Bret Baier

The efficiency dates again a minimum of a decade and has grow to be an annual custom on the present’s vacation gathering. Baier’s annual rap efficiency has grow to be a operating joke amongst Fox News workers, however his newest rendition was carried out in entrance of a number of Trump cupboard members.

The anchor previously performed “Rapper’s Delight” alongside The Sugarhill Gang in 2018 to celebrate his 10th anniversary with Special Report.

The Fox host’s rap antics symbolize simply the newest instance of MAGA figures’ unusual fascination with Hip-Hop tradition over the previous few months.

Vice President JD Vance lately inserted himself into the Nicki Minaj and Cardi B feud by posting “Nicki > Cardi” on social media. Vance’s surprising endorsement of Minaj got here after the rapper praised Donald Trump and mocked Cardi B’s political positions.

The Vice President’s tweet dragged him immediately into Hip-Hop’s messiest ongoing rivalry, sparking backlash from Cardi B followers who questioned why he was weighing in on rap beef whereas serving in workplace.

In November, Nicki Minaj appeared alongside Waltz at a high-level UN conference in New York, where she spoke about assaults on Christian communities in Nigeria.

Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett made headlines final week when he bizarrely claimed he might “out-twerk” Nicki Minaj on X. “I am gifted. But I’m Baptist so I don’t brag about it,” Burchett mentioned about his twerking abilities.

The anti-LGBTQ+ congressman’s feedback in regards to the rapper’s dance strikes raised eyebrows and added to the rising checklist of MAGA politicians making unusual Hip-Hop references.

Meanwhile, earlier this 12 months, Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna was campaigning for Tory Lanez’s freedom, claiming she had evidence proving the rapper’s innocence in his conviction for shooting Megan Thee Stallion and was working on a pardon for the imprisoned rapper.

Trump himself has been energetic in Hip-Hop circles, pardoning artists like Lil Wayne, NBA Youngboy and Kodak Black

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