Members of the press were left reeling Thursday after the United States Marine Corps band played the song "Edelweiss" from the "Sound of Music" as reporters were being led into the White House for a presidential briefing on the Mueller report.
(Apparently, some critics thought the song "Edelweiss" is somehow pro-Nazi. They have undoubtedly never seen The Sound of Music,
It’s kind of scary that such influential people are so ignorant.)
The band, which plays at the White House for special events was, apparently, running through a classic movie themes medley, and played "Edelweiss," as part of a retrospective that included "The Sound of Music" — the theme song from the musical — "Over the Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz," and "When You Wish Upon A Star" from Disney's "Cinderella."
But it was "Edelweiss" that got attention.
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(Apparently, some critics thought the song "Edelweiss" is somehow pro-Nazi. They have undoubtedly never seen The Sound of Music,
It’s kind of scary that such influential people are so ignorant.)
The band, which plays at the White House for special events was, apparently, running through a classic movie themes medley, and played "Edelweiss," as part of a retrospective that included "The Sound of Music" — the theme song from the musical — "Over the Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz," and "When You Wish Upon A Star" from Disney's "Cinderella."
But it was "Edelweiss" that got attention.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailywire.com ...