Washed 80s nostalgia act to headline “Great American State Fair”
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When even the D-listers have dropped out, you have to go off the list:
President Donald Trump is slated to speak at the opening ceremony for the Great American State Fair in June as part of the United States’ 250th-birthday celebrations in Washington.
Danielle Alvarez, a spokesperson for the Trump-backed Freedom 250 group behind the event, said Saturday that the president would “personally kick off this historic celebration” on June 24.
Trump had posted on Truth Social earlier Saturday that he would look into hosting an “America is Back” rally at the “same time, same location” after multiple recording artists pulled out of a series of concerts meant to take place during the fair, scheduled for June 24 to July 10 on Washington’s National Mall.
“I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance … so I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar, the man who loves our Country more than anyone else, and the man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’ and give a major speech, rallying the Country forward like I have done ever since being President!” Trump wrote in his post.
There may not be entertainment at the ceremony, but at least they’re trying some comedy in the announcement:
Shortly after the lineup was announced, Morris Day and the Time, Young MC, Martina McBride, the Commodores and Bret Michaels each announced they were declining to participate, saying they did not know the event was political in nature. Freedom 250 has not announced replacement artists.
Freedom 250 officials denied that the event would be political, with a spokesperson telling NBC News on Friday that the group “is a nonpartisan organization singularly focused on celebrating America’s 250th anniversary and bringing Americans together around this historic milestone. From the outset, our work has reflected the unifying spirit of this moment.”
“This Donald Trump campaign rally organized by the Trump-backed committee that replaced the preexisiting bipartisan one will definitely not be political. I’m not sure why anyone thought otherwise. Please try the Trump Steak.”