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MAGA lashes out as artists flee Trump’s Freedom 250 concert

May 28, 2026Left

President Donald Trump's MAGA allies are lashing out as musicians continue to drop out of his Freedom 250 concert event, just days after the lineup was announced, per The Daily Beast.The free concert series, set to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the U.S., was announced on Wednesday along with an initial lineup, including Bret Michaels, The…

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Cracks are beginning to show in the MAGA-linked "Freedom 250" festival, an event billed as marking the country's 250th anniversary featuring a number of musical performers of all genres and backgrounds, as artists uncomfortable with the event's increasingly politicized direction begin to exit.The trouble began with Morris Day, who denied any involvement…

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