WASHINGTON — President Trump says he’s got a star that draws “larger audiences than Elvis” to replace all the singers who got the “yips” and pulled out of the festival for America’s 250th birthday.
His name: Donald J. Trump (“THE GOAT.”)
The former reality TV show host crowed about his ability to draw crowds and floated the possibility of ditching the Freedom 250 concert on the National Mall and replacing it with a blockbuster MAGA rally.
President Trump suggested replacing the Freedom 250 concert with a huge MAGA rally after several artists pulled out. Samuel Corum/POOL via CNP/INSTARimages.com“I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ 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,” Trump posted on Truth Social without a hint of humility.
“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.”
Over recent days, artists including Morris Day, Young MC, the Commodores, Bret Michaels and Martina McBride have pulled out of the concert — claiming to have been misled or citing another grievance.
The Great American State Fair will take over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. from June 25 through July 10. AP Photo/Jose Luis MaganaFreedom250 had announced the artists on Wednesday for the massive Great American State Fair festivities on the National Mall scheduled to take place from June 25 through July 10.
“I don’t want so-called ‘Artists’ that get paid far too much money, who aren’t happy,” Trump raged. “I only want to be surrounded by Happy People, Smart People, Successful People, and People that know how to WIN.”
“I am ordering 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 — It will be a Wild and Beautiful Celebration of America.”
Artists including Martina McBride and Bret Michaels dropped out — but Vanilla Ice said he is “honored” to perform. Getty ImagesIn a separate post, Trump mused about canceling the 16-day Freedom 250 concert altogether, railing against “overpriced singers, who nobody wants to hear, whose music is boring, and yet who do nothing but complain.”
“Cancel 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,” Trump added.
Last week, a judge ordered Trump to remove his name from the Kennedy Center and to cease his renovations on the prized facility.
Initially, Trump appeared to accept that, chiding that he was transferring responsibility for the complex over to Congress, which he predicted would fail to adequately fix it up. On Saturday, he demanded that the judge get impeached.
“The Kennedy Center is broken, unsafe, and $busted, and has been for many years!” Trump fumed. “So now, the Kennedy Center will collapse, both structurally and financially. Judge Cooper and his wife, Amy Jeffress (obfuscation anyone?), should be ashamed of themselves. Judge Cooper, like numerous other Crooked Judges on my cases, should be IMPEACHED.”
