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President Trump\u00a0on Saturday floated the idea of hosting a massive MAGA rally to commemorate the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary after numerous artists pulled out of a planned concert this summer.<\/p>\n

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In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump suggested scrapping the\u00a0Great American State Fair\u2019s Freedom 250 concerts.<\/p>\n

He also took aim at a federal judge who on Friday ordered that his name be removed from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should have a giant MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY, for 250, instead of having overpriced singers, who nobody wants to hear, whose music is boring, and yet who do nothing but complain,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cCancel it, just like I canceled my involvement with the failing and unsafe to be in Kennedy Center, because a Highly Conflicted, Crooked Federal Judge, said that I should not be allowed to spend my time and money in order to MAKE THE CENTER GREAT AGAIN, actually, far greater than it ever was before!\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

The comments came as\u00a0several artists backed out\u00a0of performing at the Great American State Fair, a large-scale national celebration planned on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., stretching from the US Capitol to the Washington Monument.<\/p>\n

The event is scheduled to run from June 25 through July 10, 2026, as part of the nation\u2019s\u00a0America 250\u00a0celebration.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Freedom 250 organizers released a list of performers slated to appear at the event, but several artists later withdrew, including\u00a0Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Young MC, Morris Day and The Time, and C+C Music Factory.<\/p>\n

Other performers, including\u00a0rapper Vanilla Ice, have said they are \u201chonored\u201d to participate.<\/p>\n

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In a separate social media post Saturday, Trump suggested he could replace the concert with a major speech after several artists got \u201cthe yips.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand Artists are getting \u2018the yips\u2019 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 \u2018Artists,\u2019 and give a major speech, rallying the Country forward like I have done ever since being President!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

Trump said he was considering delivering the speech and holding a rally June 24 to kick off the festivities.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t want so-called \u2018Artists\u2019 that get paid far too much money, who aren\u2019t happy,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cI only want to be surrounded by Happy People, Smart People, Successful People, and People that know how to WIN.\u201d<\/p>\n

Freedom 250 later announced that Trump would, in fact, deliver a speech ahead of the Great American State Fair.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the visionary behind the Great American State Fair, we are excited to announce that President Trump will personally kick off this historic celebration on Wednesday, June 24 in an opening ceremony celebrating America\u2019s 250th birthday,\u201d Freedom 250 spokeswoman Danielle Alvarez wrote on X.<\/p>\n

Read more Trump rages over fed judge who ordered his name off Trump Kennedy Center after intimate connection to Biden revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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