Overview
- Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli visited the Oval Office on Oct. 17 as White House staff posted video of him singing “Time to Say Goodbye.”
- Trump’s special assistant Margo Martin shared clips on X that showed the president at the Resolute Desk during the brief performance.
- Trump told reporters Bocelli is scheduled to return for a White House performance on Dec. 5, two days before the Kennedy Center Honors.
- Coverage noted the visit came hours before Trump’s summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with no confirmed link between the events.
- Reports differed on whether the Oval Office vocals were live or from a recording, as outlets also cited Bocelli’s Ukraine-related humanitarian work and noted no immediate comment from his representatives.