President Donald Trump is getting widely mocked online after he complained about the artists allegedly scheduled to perform at his upcoming Freedom 250 concert series who dropped out, prompting him to suggest himself as a replacement.
Trump—whose narcissism has been in overdrive during his second term—referred to himself as the "Number One Attraction" in the world in a post on Truth Social.
The comments followed a wave of artist withdrawals from the Great American State Fair, an America 250 event overseen by a group established by presidential order. Those who have backed out include Martina McBride, who said she was led to believe the event was nonpartisan before discovering otherwise.
Trump wrote the following rambling statementm which reads in part:
“I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance on Wednesday, so I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar, the man who loves our Country more than anyone else, and the man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’ and give a major speech, rallying the Country forward like I have done ever since being President!”
You can see his post below, which was also shared by the White House, which bragged about the "AMERICA IS BACK Rally."
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Trump argued that the nation's 250th anniversary celebration should feature a large MAGA rally rather than musical performers, whom he dismissed as expensive, unpopular, and overly critical. He also criticized a federal judge's ruling that blocked the addition of his name to the Kennedy Center, claiming he had been willing to invest substantial time and money into revitalizing the institution.
He wrote:
"We should have a giant MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY, for 250, instead of having overpriced singers, who nobody wants to hear, whose music is boring, and yet who do nothing but complain."
"Cancel it, just like I canceled my involvement with the failing and unsafe to be in Kennedy Center, because a Highly Conflicted, Crooked Federal Judge, said that I should not be allowed to spend my time and money in order to MAKE THE CENTER GREAT AGAIN, actually, far greater than it ever was before!"
"It would have also been nice to see a Republican/Democrat union bring it back to life. The Kennedy Center is broken, unsafe, and $busted, and has been for many years! Judge Cooper also stated that the highly prestigious Board of the Center was not authorized to add on the name “TRUMP” despite the fact that hundreds of millions of dollars of my time and money will be necessary for its successful reincarnation."
"So now, the Kennedy Center will collapse, both structurally and financially. Judge Cooper and his wife, Amy Jeffress (obfuscation anyone?), should be ashamed of themselves. Judge Cooper, like numerous other Crooked Judges on my cases, should be IMPEACHED. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
You can see his post below.
@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social
People are not impressed by his latest narcissistic rant.
The 250th anniversary of the country's founding should be a joyous affair—but in Trump's hands, it should come as no surprise that the occasion has devolved into just another vanity project.
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