Coincidence? Or the real satanists?
The band has met Trump before. A couple of times, actually, when they were featured on The Apprentice in the finale of season five. In the episode, cast members were tasked to host the band’s benefit concert for World Wildlife Fund. The Ladies had re-worked their entire touring schedule to accommodate the series — after all, Robertson says, it was a big opportunity for a band to get featured on a large network television show. Trump, though, wasn’t exactly gracious.
https://ontheaside.com/music/barenaked-ladies-tell-us-about-the-time-they-met-trump/
No, man. You know, a country is not divided by their leader. Obviously the people of America have been incredible to us, and it’s where we work most of the time. We have had amazing experiences here over the thirty years we’ve been together, and it’s very rare that we run into the kind of horrible person that supports Donald Trump. (laughs) You know, we’re lucky in some ways. We have people who like to have a good time and who are compassionate and who are into good causes and who want to keep this planet healthy and want to keep people healthy, and they seem to be the ones who come to our shows. We’re lucky in that respect. And I guess if we want a dose of the other side we can just go to Twitter or turn on FOX News and there we go. Then we get the other people who, quite frankly, I’m glad they’re not coming to our shows.
https://www.jvbilant.com/home/2018/6/12/an-interview-with-the-barenaked-ladies
TLDR: Trump knew.