John Bolton borrowed from "Hamilton" for the title of his high-profile new book, and the Tony-winning Broadway musical's creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, didn't throw away his shot to toss some shade at President Donald Trump's former national security adviser.
Media outlets got a good peek Wednesday at Bolton's White House memoir "The Room Where It Happened" (out June 23) – which just so happens to also be a lyric from "The Room Where It Happens," a jazzy number from "Hamilton" about the Compromise of 1790.
The similarity didn't go unnoticed, as Miranda responded Thursday on Twitter by replacing lyrics from another "Hamilton" song, "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story."
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"Let me tell you what I wish I’d known/When I was young and dreamed of glory/You have no control/Who lives, who dies, who [borrows your song title to write a cash-in book when they could have testified before Congress] tells your story...," Miranda wrote.
He also included a link in his post to volunteer for Fair Fight, an organization founded to promote fair elections in Georgia and around the country.
While "Hamilton" premiered off-Broadway in 2015, "The Room Where It Happens" is a song that some might find as reflective of the current state of American politics with mentions of "a quid pro quo" and "presidential pressure to deliver": "No one really knows how the game is played/The art of the trade/How the sausage gets made/We just assume that it happens."
A filmed production of "Hamilton" featuring the original Broadway cast – including Miranda as Alexander Hamilton, Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson and Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr – debuts on Disney+ July 3.
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