Trump cancels anniversary concerts, puts himself on the bill
Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will hold a rally in Washington D.C. on June 24 to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary.
- Trump stated the event will be the greatest rally ever, replacing planned concerts with his own speech and music.
- Several musicians had already canceled their appearances, with Trump criticizing those with
President Donald Trump announced he will host a rally in Washington D.C. on June 24 to mark the United States' 250th anniversary. The event, described by Trump on his social media platform Truth Social as "the greatest rally ever - live!" and "a rally above all rallies," will replace a series of concerts initially planned for the celebration.
Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with the planned musical acts, stating, "We don't want singers without talent - but with big fees - to lull you to sleep. So we told them to stay home." He added that the celebration would feature "you, me, a few speakers, and the best music that has ever been played - the same music you have listened to for years."
For at fejre vores lands 250 รฅrs historie vil vi afholde det stรธrste vรฆlgermรธde nogensinde - direkte! Det vil vรฆre sรฆrligt pรฅ mange niveauer - et vรฆlgermรธde over alle vรฆlgermรธder!
This decision follows earlier indications from Trump about potentially canceling the concerts, scheduled between June 25 and July 10, in favor of his own address. Several musicians, including rapper Young MC, singer Morris Day, soul group The Commodores, Bret Michaels of Poison, and country singer Martina McBride, had already withdrawn from the planned performances.
Vi gider ikke have sangere uden talent - men med store honorarer - til at lulle jer i sรธvn. Sรฅ vi har sagt til dem, at de skal blive hjemme
Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.