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MAGA fails to conquer arts and music

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03.06.2026

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MAGA fails to conquer arts and music

Trump’s losses at the Kennedy Center and Freedom 250 follow Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl humiliation

Published June 3, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)

Even by Donald Trump‘s erratic standards, his latest meltdown is bad — and deeply concerning.

It all began with two major insults to his fragile ego. On May 27, Freedom 250, the president’s initiative for celebrating the American semiquincentennial, announced the musical lineup for the Great American State Fair. But just hours later, most of the marquee artists — including country star Martina McBride and soul legends the Commodores — had dropped out, seemingly unaware of the event’s connection to Trump when their representatives booked the gig. Then two days later, on May 29, a federal judge ruled that the president cannot rename the Kennedy Center after himself or shut it down for renovations, a move that was announced — suspiciously — after a slew of artists canceled shows at the Washington, D.C., institution to avoid the taint of the Trump name.

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