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Artists Pull Out of Great American State Fair Citing Partisanship and ‘Threats’

Several musical artists scheduled to perform at the Great American State Fair in honor of America’s 250th birthday have withdrawn from the event after SPIN magazine highlighted President Donald Trump’s connection to the fair.

The Great American State Fair will showcase all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. It is slated to run on the National Mall from June 25 through July 10.

On Wednesday, Freedom 250, a new private-public partnership helping organize and coordinate America 250 events, announced a lineup of artists booked to perform at the fair. The list included well-known acts such as Martina McBride, Vanilla Ice, Bret Michaels, Flo Rida, Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan, C C Music Factory, the Commodores, and Young MC.

However, several artists quickly dropped out after SPIN mocked the lineup for “Donald Trump’s Freedom 250.”

Rapper Young MC specifically cited the SPIN report and the Trump connection in a post announcing his withdrawal.

“I HAVE INFORMED MY AGENTS THAT I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE FREEDOM 250 EVENT,” the “Bust a Move” artist said.........

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