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'Cancel it', Trump says after artists drop out of US Freedom 250 festival
Key takeaways
- "Cancel it," he said in a post on Truth Social, calling the slated performers "overpriced" and "boring".
- As of Sunday, only a few musical acts were still scheduled to perform out of nine featured artists originally announced on Wednesday.
- Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli are still on for 26 June as is Flo Rida on 2 July.
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Sakshi Venkatraman Getty Images US President Donald Trump has said musical performances celebrating the country's 250th birthday should be called off after several artists dropped out, citing the event's affiliation with the White House.
"Cancel it," he said in a post on Truth Social, calling the slated performers "overpriced" and "boring".
As of Sunday, only a few musical acts were still scheduled to perform out of nine featured artists originally announced on Wednesday. Martina McBride, The Commodores, Young MC and Bret Michaels dropped out.
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