Former president Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings, April 18 (Image: AAP/Timothy A. Clary)
One of the many quirks of Donald Trump’s pre-presidential life is the plethora of rap songs that reference his image of largess and power — and in some cases the injustice on which such an image was built. Now the only approving reference he can expect from a rapper comes from “Shawn DVS 7.0”, a “Christian conservative rapper” who was among the 50 or so supporters outside the Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday for the start of jury selection in the first of Trump’s four criminal trials.
Charlie Lewis pens Crikey's Tips and Murmurs column and also writes on industrial relations, politics and culture. He previously worked across government and unions and was a researcher on RN's Daily Planet. He currently co-hosts Spin Cycle on Triple R radio.
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