Decizia vine după retragerea mai multor artişti din program, inclusiv a solistului trupei Poison, Bret Michaels, care a declarat că evenimentul „nu era sărbătoarea apolitică” pe care o anticipase.
„Great American State Fair” este un festival de 16 zile, programat între 25 iunie şi 10 iulie 2026, organizat de grupul Freedom 250, un parteneriat public-privat iniţiat de Casa Albă pentru a coordona festivităţile bicentenarului.
Evenimentul urma să includă concerte, pavilioane ale statelor, expoziţii, carusele şi alte atracţii pe întreaga suprafaţă a National Mall, între Capitoliu şi Monumentul Washington. Totuşi, organizatorii nu au oferit detalii despre retragerile artiştilor, ridicând întrebări despre desfăşurarea în forma planificată iniţial.
Într-o postare pe platforma Truth Social, Donald Trump a sugerat că spectacolele muzicale ar putea fi înlocuite cu un discurs public şi un miting politic denumit „AMERICA IS BACK”. Preşedintele a declarat că „potrivit multora, eu sunt atracţia numărul unu oriunde în lume” şi că poate atrage „un public mult mai numeros decât Elvis în perioada sa de glorie” chiar şi „fără chitară”. Trump a adăugat: „Le ordon reprezentanţilor mei să analizeze fezabilitatea organizării unui miting intitulat „AMERICA IS BACK”.
În urma retragerii lui Bret Michaels, acesta devenind al cincilea artist care refuză să mai participe, incertitudinea cu privire la viitorul concertelor continuă să crească. Organizatorii nu au anunţat încă dacă vor căuta alţi muzicieni pentru înlocuire sau dacă vor susţine propunerea preşedintelui de a schimba formatul evenimentului.
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