{"id":1591,"date":"2026-05-30T23:33:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2026-05-30T23:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T23:33:38","slug":"trump-to-headline-great-american-state-fair-for-nations-250th-anniversary-after-artists-drop-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1591","title":{"rendered":"Trump to headline \u2018Great American State Fair\u2019 for nation\u2019s 250th anniversary after artists drop out"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 An upcoming celebration of America\u2019s 250th anniversary, \u201cThe Great American State Fair,\u201d recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event\u2019s ties to President Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1589\">Saturday\u2019s tournament roundup: No. 12 Franklin girls\u2019 lacrosse sets the tone vs. No. 5 Bishop Feehan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI understand Artists are getting \u2018the yips\u2019 having to do with their performance,\u201d Trump posted to his social media platform Truth Social Saturday, adding that he was thinking of bringing \u201cthe 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\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The group organizing the June fair on Washington\u2019s National Mall, Freedom 250, confirmed the billing in a statement, writing, \u201cwe are excited to announce that President Trump will personally kick off this historic celebration on Wednesday, June 24.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump\u2019s social media post twice referenced him holding a rally \u201cWednesday,\u201d without a specific date. The White House did not immediately clarify the discrepancy.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Danielle Alvarez, a spokesperson for Freedom 250, emphasized the broader fair that is scheduled from June 25 through July 10 includes an array of exhibits, family friendly attractions, musical performances, flyovers and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1587\">Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy looking to Mickey Gasper for bulk of playing time at catcher<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Freedom 250 is billed as nonpartisan, but was launched last year by Trump and is led by a former State Department appointee from Trump\u2019s first term. Several artists, including Bret Michaels, the Commodores and Martina McBride dropped out last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Michaels and other artists have said that they were misled about the theme of the shows or were otherwise wary of being caught up in a political fight. McBride, in a statement on Instagram, said she had been \u201cpresented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Other artists plan to attend, including Flo Rida, Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice. The latter\u2019s representative previously said that the \u201cIce Ice Baby\u201d rapper was \u201cproud to help celebrate America\u2019s 250th Anniversary!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1585\">Saturday\u2019s volleyball roundup: \u2018Look good, play good\u2019 \u2014 Gus Da Silva is Milford\u2019s leading hitter and barber<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The group organizing the June fair on Washington\u2019s National Mall, Freedom 250, confirmed the billing in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump to headline \u2018Great American State Fair\u2019 for nation\u2019s 250th anniversary after artists drop out - 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