Trump says he will headline US birthday event himself after artists drop out

The concerts were planned as the opening ceremony of the Great American State Fair. Trump said he has ordered aides to assess 'the feasibility of doing an AMERICA IS BACK Rally'.

Trump says he will headline US birthday event himself after artists drop out. US President Donald Trump, claiming he could draw larger audiences than Elvis Presley, said overnight he was considering headlining a Washington rally after several artists quit events celebrating the country's 250th anniversary. Shortly after they were announced as performers in a concert series around the 4 July holiday, several musical acts backed out, with some citing politicisation of the event. The concerts were scheduled to kick off on 25 June as part of a major exposition on the National Mall organised by Freedom 250, a Trump-backed public-private entity. 'I understand Artists are getting 'the yips'' about performing, Trump posted on Truth Social, one day after a fourth and fifth act announced their departure, out of a total of nine artists originally an...