That awkward video of J.D. Vance being serenaded by an Orthodox Jew covering Whitney Houston explained
Donald Trump announced Vance, a former critic of the ex-president who once referred to him as “America’s Hitler,” will be his running mate in the 2024 presidential election at the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday, the clip began circulating online along with the caption: “This was the celebration performance at the RNC after JD Vance was announced as VP pick.”Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!Wtf is this pic.twitter.com/FvJpZM2Zh1As it turns out, the caption wasn’t true.
Reuters reports the footage was actually recorded back in February 2024, at an event in New York hosted by the Tzedek Association, a Jewish organization.
The singer is Shulem Lemmer, a classically trained tenor who, according to his Wikipedia page, is “the first born-and-raised Hasidic Jew to sign with a major record label, having signed with Universal Music Group under its classical music Decca Gold imprint.”Per Reuters:The clip shared on social media matches the visuals of a video, (timestamp 03:43 – 05:53) uploaded to YouTube in March 2024 by a Jewish entertainment site.The channel said in an email that the video shows a Feb.
25, 2024, event held in honor of Rabbi Moshe Margaretten of the Tzedek Association, a Jewish organization that focuses on criminal justice issues.
