President Trump has revealed a fresh lineup for the Freedom 250 rally, only days after he urged organizers to ‘cancel’ the event when multiple performers withdrew.
He criticized the artists who chose to step away from celebrations marking America’s 250th birthday, calling them ‘overpriced’ and ‘boring’ during an angry outburst.
Despite the setbacks, the 79-year-old has since secured a new slate of performers for the June 24 event.
The “opening ceremony” is scheduled for Washington DC — a city Trump now says is “one of the safest anywhere in the world”.
Posting to Truth Social, he wrote: “It will be special at every level – a rally to end all rallies!
“We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we’ve told them all to stay home.
“All we want is you, me, a few speakers, and the greatest music ever played, the same music you have listened to for years!”
In his announcement, Trump said Lee Greenwood would introduce him with ‘God Bless the U.S.A’. He added that Christopher Macchio is set to perform a selection including Nessun Dorma, Hallelujah, Ave Maria, God Bless America, and other songs.
The president continued: “The rally will also be featuring the wonderful US Army Band and Armed Forces Choir, and ‘The President’s Own’ United States Marine Band, with the Joint Armed Forces Chorus, all of your favorite hits, PLUS a fine and highly dignified gentleman known as, President DONALD J. TRUMP!”
A number of acts originally linked to the show — including Morris Day, Young MC, the Commodores, Bret Michaels and Martina McBride — reportedly pulled out after discovering Freedom 250’s connection to the Trump administration.
Freedom 250 was established through an executive order signed by Trump, and it is tasked with coordinating the nation’s 250th anniversary events.
And the rally is just one part of a broader schedule of celebrations being organized.
Other plans include a UFC fight on the White House’s South Lawn, the Great American State Fair running across June and July, and a Grand Prix race set to take place in the US capital in August.