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President Trump is pondering having a performer \u201cwho gets much larger audiences than Elvis\u201d headline the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, after numerous high-profile cancellations \u2014 himself.<\/p>\n

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Trump posted about the idea Saturday of giving a \u201cmajor\u201d speech and holding an \u201cAMERICA IS BACK\u201d rally, after a series of musicians pulled out following the announcement of the scheduled lineup in DC \u2013 among them Poison frontman Bret Michaels, country crooner Martina McBride and R&B group The Commodores.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand Artists are getting \u201cthe yips\u201d having to do with their performance on Wednesday, 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 \u201cArtists,\u201d and give a major speech, rallying the Country forward like I have done ever since being President!\u201d Trump posted on his Truth Social site.<\/p>\n

The 16-day string of concerts, set to run June 25 through July 10, is being organized by Freedom 250, the nonprofit created by the Trump administration to mark the 250th anniversary of the nation\u2019s founding.<\/p>\n

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Michaels cited security concerns for the band and fans, saying an intended celebration of the country and veterans \u201cevolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commodores will not be performing at the Great American State Fair,\u201d wrote the group in an Instagram post after pulling out Thursday. \u201cOur music has always been our voice and we choose not to publicly affiliate with any single political party. We support the betterment of all Americans.\u201d Young MC also bowed out of a scheduled June 26 performance, as did Morris Day and The Time for a gig the following day.<\/p>\n

Trump said he was \u201cordering my Representatives to look at the feasibility of doing an AMERICA IS BACK Rally on Wednesday, Washington, D.C., same time, same location. Only Great Patriots invited \u2014 It will be a Wild and Beautiful Celebration of America!\u201d<\/p>\n

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The president didn\u2019t specify the exact date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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