--- title: Donald Trump Twitter: Josh Groban Gives Best Ones a Musical Makeover description: "Donald Trump's tweets will make you laugh, they'll make you cry, but mostly they'll make you cry" canonical: https://time.com/4001366/josh-groban-trump/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-18T11:57:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:31:41.722Z og:title: Donald Trump Twitter: Josh Groban Gives Best Ones a Musical Makeover og:description: "Donald Trump's tweets will make you laugh, they'll make you cry, but mostly they'll make you cry" og:url: https://time.com/4001366/josh-groban-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36647899cbc750a5/69885fc0cd1bba6dce6fcc58/josh-groban.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: TORONTO, ON - JUNE 11: Josh Groban appears on CTV's "The Social" on June 11, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. 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Josh Groban turned some of Donald Trump's more controversial tweets into beautiful songs. You know, because he's Josh Groban._ by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Aug 18, 2015 11:57 AM UTC Josh Groban turned some of Donald Trump's more controversial tweets into beautiful songs. You know, because he's Josh Groban. by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Aug 18, 2015 11:57 AM UTC Republican presidential contender Donald Trump’s commentary—especially that which gets posted to his [Twitter account](http://time.com/3966291/donald-trump-insult-generator/)—is ripe with fodder for late night comedians but on Monday, Jimmy Kimmel put a different spin on dissecting Trump’s tweets. Singer Josh Groban made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel where the star was tasked with singing some of Trump’s most classic insults. Groban presented the tweets as if he was selling an album via an infomercial, similar to his classic stunt on Kimmel where he sang the best tweets of Kanye West. “Sorry losers and haters,” Groban croons from behind a piano. “But, my I.Q. is one of the highest and you all know it. Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure, it’s not your fault.” ## Transcript Throughout the course of his campaign, Donald Trump made some inflammatory remarks and people could grow tired of hearing him talk. Luckily for him, Jimmy Kimmel found a way for Trump to get his message across without saying a word. @ BarackObama's birth certificate is a fraud. A fraud. Josh Groban returned to Kimmel's show to give Trump's best tweets a musical touch up. Who knows? Maybe putting some of his more divisive opinions in song could make them easier to swallow, like an ice cold Diet Coke. I've never seen a thin person drinking. [ MUSIC ] Such beautiful tones. And he needs new campaign music ever since Neil Young barred him from playing his music. It would certainly be the smart move for Trump and he is known for his impressive intellect. 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