Victor Willis, a founding member of the Village People, defended President-elect Donald Trump’s use of the song “Y.M.C.A.” during campaign rallies leading up to the November  election.

Taking to Facebook, the 76-year-old singer-songwriter said Trump acquired the necessary BMI license to use the song. Willis decided not to withdraw permissions because Trump seemed “to genuinely like” the song and was “having a lot of fun with it.”

“I simply didn’t have the heart to prevent his continued use of my song in the face of so many artists withdrawing his use of their material,” Willis wrote. “So I told my wife to inform BMI to not withdraw the Trump campaign political use license.”

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