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At least six of nine musical acts have exited a Trump-affiliated concert series celebrating the U.S

Musical artists' cancellations from a Donald Trump-linked U.S. celebration in Washington continue the Republican president’s tense history with the entertainment industry

Nearly all of the artists announced for President Donald Trump's 'Freedom 250' concert series have either pulled out or disputed their participation,

Trump acknowledged artists were getting “the yips” after most performers slated to play at the “Great American State Fair” dropped out this week.

Multiple musicians, including Brett Michaels and Martina McBride, announced this week that they would no longer perform at the concert series

Donald Trump offered to perform at his upcoming Freedom 250 concert as scheduled artists continued to drop out.

Wary of seeming partisan, musicians have pulled out of the lineup in recent days.Show Caption

The US president floated the idea of holding a rally instead, calling himself the No 1 attraction and a bigger draw than ‘Elvis in his prime’.

US President Donald Trump has suggested replacing a planned concert series marking the United States’ 250th anniversary with a political-style rally after a string of performers…

In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, the president suggested the concert series may no longer be necessary if performers continue to back out.

President Donald Trump may cancel concerts planned for America's 250th anniversary. Several artists have withdrawn from the event. Trump is considering a speech and rally instead.…

After multiple performers withdrew, Trump mocked them and proposed turning event into an “AMERICA IS BACK" rally

Donald Trump himself is slated to headline Freedom 250's Great American State Fair after many musical guests backed out of the event.

The president said he may instead "give a major speech," as many musical acts have announced they're exiting the Freedom 250 event.

Several musical performers scheduled to appear in the celebration have cancelled, citing concerns about its association with the US president.

WASHINGTON: An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event’s ties to…

Several artists, including country singer Martina McBride, have withdrawn from the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C.

Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Young MC, Morris Day and The Time and The Commodores all said they would not perform after alleging they were misled about the nature of the event.

The president made a post on Saturday morning against the “third rate artists” who have dropped out of the event.