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Flo Rida Remains Silent as Artists Drop Out of Trump-Backed Freedom 250 Concert Series

By

Tom Breihan

2d ago· 4 min readenNews

Summary

Freedom 250, a Trump-backed public-private partnership celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States, announced a concert lineup for the Great American State Fair on the National Mall. The lineup, featuring mostly '90s hitmakers, was widely mocked online. Subsequently, many artists have dropped out or reaffirmed their commitment, but Flo Rida—the biggest name on the bill—has yet to address the controversy surrounding the event.

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The series was the subject of a whole lot of jokes because so many of the acts are '90s hitmakers who aren't taken very seriously.
Since then, there's been an avalanche effect, with most of the artists dropping off and a few reaffirming their commitment to perform.
And then there's Flo Rida, the biggest artist
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About two days ago, Freedom 250, the Trump-backed public-private partnership that intends to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States in lavish form, announced the lineup for the Great American State Fair, a series of concerts on the National Mal

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