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WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering canceling a planned series of concerts on Washington\u2019s National Mall commemorating the nation\u2019s 250th \u200banniversary after a string of artists withdrew from the event, and \u200creplacing them with a speech and political-style rally instead.<\/div>\n
The concerts were planned as part of the larger Great American State Fair, a 16-day event running from June 25 to July 10, 2026. \u200bOrganizers said the fair, organized by the Freedom 250 group, would stretch on \u200bthe National Mall from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington Monument, with \u2060concert stages, state pavilions, exhibits, rides, and other attractions spread across the Mall.<\/div>\n
But the \u200bmusical lineup has been hit by a series of cancellations. On Friday, Bret Michaels, the lead singer \u200bof the rock band Poison, became the fifth performer to withdraw from the concerts, saying that the event was not the nonpartisan celebration that he thought it would be.<\/div>\n
Organizers have not publicly \u200bdetailed the reasons for the departures, though the exits have raised questions about \u200bthe viability of the event as originally envisioned.<\/div>\n
In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump \u200csuggested the \u2060concert series may no longer be necessary if performers continue to back out. He floated the possibility of giving a speech on the National Mall instead, portraying himself as a more powerful draw than any musical act.<\/div>\n
“The fact is that I \u200bam, according to many, \u200bthe Number One \u2060Attraction anywhere in the World,\u201d Trump wrote. He added that he gets \u201cmuch larger audiences than Elvis in his prime\u201d and \u201cdoes so \u200bwithout a guitar.\u201d<\/div>\n
The president said he is “ordering my Representatives to \u200blook at \u2060the feasibility of doing an AMERICA IS BACK Rally.”<\/div>\n
Freedom 250 is a public-private partnership created by the White House to coordinate celebrations of the United States’ 250th anniversary alongside \u2060federal agencies.<\/div>\n
It \u200bremains unclear whether replacement musicians will be recruited, \u200bor whether Trump\u2019s proposal to substitute a rally for the performances is being seriously considered by organizers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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