{"id":175,"date":"2026-05-31T13:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=175"},"modified":"2026-05-31T13:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:12:56","slug":"trump-to-headline-250th-anniversary-fair-opening-after-performers-drop-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=175","title":{"rendered":"Trump to Headline 250th Anniversary Fair Opening After Performers Drop Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) &#8211; U.S. President Donald Trump will \u2060headline \u2060an event commemorating the nation\u2019s \u2060250th anniversary on the National Mall next month, organizers said \u200bon Saturday, after several musical performers scheduled to appear in the celebration canceled, citing concerns about \u200cits association with him.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=173\">Experimental Novartis Radiopharma Drug Shows Promise in Early Study<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The concerts were \u200cplanned as the opening ceremony of the Great American State Fair, a 16-day \u2060event running \u2060from June 25 to July 10, 2026. Organizers said the fair, organized \u200bby the Freedom 250 group, would stretch on the National Mall from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington Monument, with concert stages, state pavilions, exhibits, rides, and other attractions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>But the musical lineup \u200bhas been hit by a series of cancellations. On Friday, Bret Michaels, the \u2060lead singer \u2060of the rock band \u2060Poison, became \u200bthe fifth performer to withdraw from the concerts, saying that the event was not the \u200bnonpartisan celebration\u00a0that he thought \u2060it would be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump is now scheduled to &#8220;personally kick off this historic celebration,&#8221; Freedom 250 posted on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Organizers have not publicly detailed the reasons for the departures, though the exits have raised questions about the viability of the event as originally envisioned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The group did \u2060not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In a post on Truth Social \u2060earlier on Saturday, Trump suggested the concert series may no longer be necessary if performers continue to back out. He floated the possibility of giving a speech on the National Mall instead, portraying himself as a more powerful draw than any musical act.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=171\">Blue Origin Faces Months of Delays After Rocket Explosion Damages Launch Pad<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;The fact is that I am, according to many, the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World,\u201d Trump wrote. He added that he gets \u201cmuch larger audiences than Elvis in his prime\u201d and \u201cdoes so without a guitar.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The \u2060president said he is &#8220;ordering my Representatives to look at the feasibility of doing an AMERICA IS BACK Rally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Freedom 250 is a public-private partnership created by the White House to coordinate celebrations of the United States&#8217; 250th anniversary alongside federal \u200bagencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by David Shepardson and Jarrett Renshaw; Editing by Nia Williams, \u200bSergio Non, Alistair Bell and Andrea Ricci )<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=169\">Incyte Blood Cancer Drug Combo Reduces Disease-Progression Risk but With High Side-Effect Rate<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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