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President Donald Trump<\/a> announced that he, \u201cthe Number One Attraction anywhere in the World,\u201d will replace multiple performers who bailed on the Freedom 250 concert series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI understand Artists are getting \u2018the yips\u2019 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 \u2018Artists,\u2019 and give a major speech, rallying the Country forward like I have done ever since being President!\u201d he wrote Saturday on Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Trump\u2019s announcement comes after a majority of musical acts<\/a> dropped out<\/a> of the Great American State Fair, an event celebrating America\u2019s 250th anniversary. The event is organized by a group established through a presidential order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Only a few slated performers remain<\/a>. Those who have withdrawn include country superstar Martina McBride<\/a>, who said she was \u201cpresented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Young MC, who was also scheduled to perform, claimed online<\/a> that the \u201cartists were never told about any political involvement with the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Trump told followers, \u201cI don\u2019t want so-called \u2018Artists\u2019 that get paid far too much money, who aren\u2019t happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cI only want to be surrounded by Happy People, Smart People, Successful People, and People that know how to WIN,\u201d the president wrote. \u201cSo, by copy of this TRUTH, I am ordering my Representatives to look at the feasibility of doing an AMERICA IS BACK Rally on Wednesday, Washington, D.C., same time, same location.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Trump\u2019s announcement was met with ridicule and criticism, even from diehard conservative Matt Walsh<\/a>, who told followers on X<\/a> that \u201creplacing a concert with a speech is lame and boring.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cJust go out and get real musicians to play. Don\u2019t cancel the concert just because a bunch of washed-up old has-beens canceled,\u201d Walsh argued. \u201cThere are hundreds of artists out there who might not be famous but would absolutely leap at the chance to play on a stage like this.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n celebrity.land<\/a> anchor Jake Tapper<\/a> said he did not believe<\/a> the announcement was real at first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cEither way, the artists pulling out say this isn\u2019t about the \u2018yips,\u2019 they say it\u2019s about the perception that the festivity is partisan in nature. Not sure this post will dispel that concern,\u201d Tapper wrote. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n