Its impressive that Trump is this tucking stupid
https://www.noise11.com/news/freedom-250-concert-collapse-jeff-epstein-trump-event-20260602The Freedom 250 concert series, planned as a centrepiece of celebrations marking America’s 250th anniversary, has suffered a major setback after a string of performers pulled out of the event, citing concerns about its political affiliations. The controversy has also drawn attention to New York booking executive Jeff Epstein, the longtime Universal Attractions Agency president whose involvement in assembling much of the lineup became the subject of widespread commentary and late-night television satire.
The withdrawals have left organisers scrambling ahead of the Great American State Fair, scheduled for Washington DC from June 25 to July 10. Freedom 250, established by executive order under Trump as a parallel initiative to the bipartisan America250 Commission, had announced a concert roster dominated by veteran acts including The Commodores, Martina McBride, Morris Day and The Time, Bret Michaels, Vanilla Ice and Young MC.
However, within days, several performers publicly distanced themselves from the event.
Country artist Martina McBride said she had originally believed the performance would be part of a nonpartisan celebration. In a social media statement, she wrote that she had been presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but later discovered that was not the case.
Young MC echoed similar concerns, stating that artists had not been informed about political involvement when agreements were initially made. He later described the situation as a “bait-and-switch”. Bret Michaels, who has previously appeared alongside Trump and won Celebrity Apprentice in 2010, also withdrew, saying the event had evolved into something far more divisive than what he had originally agreed to support.
