We broke a record held for many years by Elton John - my friend Elton John.

Here's Trump at a 2016 rally.ĭONALD TRUMP: You know, last night we were in Baton Rouge. Though, I guess you could call it the blues for former President Donald Trump, who loves Elton John's music. MCDANIEL: He says that the line and tonight's performance are about healing and unifying. The power to make hope and history rhyme. MCDANIEL: It's a line that Biden comes back to over and over again.īIDEN: That we can help make hope and history rhyme once more. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: As the great Irish poet Seamus Heaney who once wrote, once in a lifetime, a longed-for tidal wave of justice can rise up, and hope and history rhyme.

The name comes from a poem by a fellow Irish Catholic. MCDANIEL: President Biden dubbed tonight's event, paid for by the History Channel and A&E Networks, A Night When Hope And History Rhyme. Elton John hasn't performed at the White House since a 1998 state dinner hosted by President Bill Clinton.ĮLTON JOHN: (Singing) It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside. (SOUNDBITE OF ELTON JOHN SONG, 'YOUR SONG')ĮRIC MCDANIEL, BYLINE: It really has been a long, long time. The show may come as a thumb in the eye for one big Elton John fan, former President Donald Trump.

The 75-year-old singer is taking a break from his farewell tour to headline a special event honoring teachers, students and front line workers. Sir Elton John performs on the White House South Lawn tonight.

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