Trump Cancels Freedom 250 Concerts After Artist Boycotts, Announces Self-Headlined Rally
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Charisma Madarang
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Summary
After multiple artists dropped out of the Freedom 250 concert series due to ties with Donald Trump, Trump announced he would cancel the concerts and replace them with a rally headlined by himself. The rally will still feature music from country singer Lee Greenwood. Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, following his calls for the concerts' cancellation and his suggestion that he perform instead.
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His announcement comes after he urged for the concerts' cancellation and pitched that he himself perform following the sudden exits of artists.
The rally will still include music, however, and feature Eighties country singer Lee Greenwood, who wrote the patriotic hit 'God Bless the U.S.A.'
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