As part of the celebration of America’s 250th birthday, a series of concerts was scheduled to be held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., starting in late June and continuing into July as part of the “Great American State Fair.”
The festivities were put together by Freedom 250:
“The Great American State Fair” is a series of concerts, exhibits, tributes and other programs scheduled to take place June 25 to July 10 on Washington’s National Mall. It was organized by Freedom 250, which is billed as a nonpartisan organization but was launched last year by President Donald Trump and is headed by a Trump State Department appointee from his first term, the businessman-philanthropist Keith Krach.
With less than a month to go before the first show was scheduled to be performed, Freedom 250 revealed the line-up:
Not exactly star-studded, to be sure, but these singers and bands have their fans, some of whom were very excited for the chance to see them perform again.
But it wasn’t long before some of the entertainers started dropping out. And we can thank the Very Online Left outrage mob for guilting some of them into announcing they’d had a change of heart.
Country music star Martina McBride, in particular, angered a lot of folks with the statement she put out on Thursday explaining her decision to back out:
“I would like to talk to you and clear the air. I will not be performing at the Great American State Fair on June 25th. I was presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading. I asked lots of questions and was assured this was a nonpartisan event that was meant to celebrate ALL 50 states. In my mind I thought this was a great way to celebrate the states and also bring people together in a way that only music can. I saw it as just a bigger version of so many state fairs I have performed at over the years, celebrating community and what makes each state special. Sounds fun, right? Wholesome even. Yesterday things started changing and what we were told is, in fact, not what is happening.
“I’ve spent my entire career singing songs about real people with real issues. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to be a voice for those who have felt like they didn’t have one. It greatly upsets me that any fan who has been moved by my music may now feel like I’m abandoning the meaning behind those songs. I assure you, that is not the case. I appreciate every single fan who has reached out. I hope to get back to the DC area very soon.”
Glancing through some of her more recent Instagram posts, she received a lot of hate in the comments after the announcement of her performance was initially made. So the “tolerant left” and their unhinged temper tantrums undoubtedly factored into her decision.
Though a few others, including Poison’s Bret Michaels and the Commodores, also withdrew, this one hit a little different, considering conservatives have been among country music’s biggest supporters going back decades.
Plus, McBride had previously performed for Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
Though there was a lot of “yas, qweening” on her Instagram page in response to her statement, X users sounded off:
https://x.com/warriors_mom/status/2060188167009874210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
There was also this:
Honestly, DJ Marco would have been far more entertaining to watch than the original line-up, but that’s just my opinion.
– Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via X. –
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