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\n\tPresident Donald J. Trump issued a social media statement Saturday in which he seemed to be taking issue with \u201cthird rate artists\u201d dropping out of government-sponsored appearances in Washington, D.C., suggesting that he is looking at instead producing a different patriotic event that will have as its primary performer a star \u201cwho gets much larger audiences than Elvis\u201d\u2026 Donald J. Trump.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe Truth Social statement is confusing on first blush, since Trump repeatedly refers to \u201cWednesday\u201d as the date something could or would happen. In the context of the news of the last few days, he would seem to be referencing the wave of music artists dropping out of the \u201cFreedom 250\u201d series, but those shows are all scheduled for late June, so the timeline for his line of thinking is not altogether clear in the post.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe president wrote: \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 <\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough he does not cite Freedom 250 or any of the artists by name, his statement follows in the wake of several days of headlines about artists pulling out of the Freedom 250 concert series, which was (and perhaps still is) set to take place June 25 through July 10. The sponsoring organization, Freedom 250, is a nonprofit he founded as a public-private partnership to host events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the nation\u2019s founding. <\/p>\n

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\n\tFive out of nine artists announced for the concert series have pulled out after saying they were misled about aspects of the concerts or were concerned they had become divisive: Morris Day, Bret Michaels, Martina McBride, Young MC and the Commodores. Only two of the nine have publicly committed to seeing the shows through, regardless of the controversy: Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli\u2019s Fab Morvan. Another artist, C&C Music Factory\u2019s Freedom Williams, said he was on the fence about proceeding, and Flo Rida has not publicly addressed the firestorm at all.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat Trump meant with his references to \u201cWednesday\u201d remains uncertain. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe president does have another big event coming up with a UFC fight on the White House lawn, taking place on his birthday, June 14.<\/p>\n

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