c/news · by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 85d

Trump Makes It Official: The ‘Freedom 250’ Concerts Are Canceled — to Be Replaced With ‘the Greatest Rally EVER!,’ Starring Him and (Surprise) Lee Greenwood

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/trump-cancels-freedom-250-concerts-rally-lee-greenwood-1236767406/

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radiofreebc@lemmy.world · 102 pts · 85d (3 replies)

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plateee@piefed.social · 29 pts · 85d (2 replies)

Go ninja, go ninja... sob go....

Danarchy@lemmy.nz · 8 pts · 85d

Something m grab ahold of me tightly.. please.. anything

Fmstrat@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 81d

Well that was a memory I forgot I had.

ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 85d (3 replies)

I hope various groups and organizations are organizing an alternative event, with all the best artists and food and speakers, and blackjack and hookers. And millions of people attend or tune into that. It would be hilarious to see it completely eclipse this disaster that Trump is pushing.

HubertManne@piefed.social · 11 pts · 85d

someone needs to put on the biggest most spectacular wake for what was america.

NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 84d

I'm pretty sure warped tour is happening at the same time. There will be a large amount of people close by the white house completely ignoring his event bcz there's an actual enjoyable event happening.

architect@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 85d

You know they aren’t.

TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 53 pts · 85d (4 replies)

“We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep — we’ve told them all to stay home,” Trump crowed.

Then why did you hire them in the first place xD For fuck sake, you're such a sore loser. People don't want to be affiliated with you because you're a crooked fascist pedo and you attack them on their looks, intelligence and or skills. Such toddler behavior. "mommyyyyy! Timmy doesn't want to come to my party! Hey Timmy, you're stupid and I'm going to tell everyone how stupid you are! And I'm going to have a party all by myself instead. It's going to be the best party in the entire world." Sure Donny, go play with your toys.

subverted_per@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 85d (1 reply)

Also didnt they start planning this thing like three months ago. Most performers have their schedules set like a year in advance. My understanding is that a bunch if the acts didn't even know they were in it.

TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 85d

From what I heard, they didn't know what, it was. They thought it was the official celebration but it turned out to be a cheap replica organized by the white house. They didn't approve so canceled.

But you also make a good point. We all know who organized it: incompetent idiots.

EffortlessGrace@piefed.social · 2 pts · 81d (1 reply)

such a sore ~~looser~~ loser

TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 81d

Thanks fixed it!

wjrii@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 85d (2 replies)

He is promising... “a Rally to end all Rallies!”

Can we hold him to that?

III@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 83d

Oh, yay. Another "attempted assassination"... great. My only hope is they pull another Four Seasons and get some guy named Epstein to be the shooter.

FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 84d

Maybe it will finally the last rally

Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 38 pts · 85d (2 replies)

Gotta have all the military bands there cause they can't back out

BooBees@fedinsfw.app · 35 pts · 85d (1 reply)

No but remember when Trump wanted a serious and scary military parade for his birthday but instead the soldiers smiled and waved and the tanks were squeaky and no one showed up?

Good times.

YouTalkinToMe@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 83d

Has Zelenskyy already declared he will allow the next parade?

wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 30 pts · 85d (6 replies)

Isn't there a law expressly prohibiting the use of federal funds for partisan activity?

benjirenji@slrpnk.net · 49 pts · 85d (3 replies)

There's also a law against rape and pedophilia. Didn't stop him either.

wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 14 pts · 85d (2 replies)

The problem is: why aren't those laws being enforced?

The whole system breaks down when the guy in charge of the boss of the whole DOJ is the criminal, especially when he has nation's highest court stacked 6:3 in his favor...

benjirenji@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 85d (1 reply)

"Checks and balances" were a sham.. for decades already. Now you just have a bad actor in a broken system.

zane@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 83d

Exactly. Trump is a product of decades of bullshit. Bitch McConnell is actually a primary reason we are here.

inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 85d

Yup and the Republicans from Congress to the SC did nothing about it last time too.

Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 83d

The hatch act has basically been dead since his first term. I laugh sardonically whenever it is brought up.

arctanthrope@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 85d

hope they have simultaneous heart attacks on stage

Drusas@fedia.io · 19 pts · 85d

lol, what a loser

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 85d (2 replies)

Is he going to order the military to attend so the venue doesn't look empty? Or will it be public money spent on seat-fillers?

III@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 83d

Aren't we to the point that they could just use cardboard cutouts and then have their conservative media show slow pans across the crowd showing flat, motionless, glossy faces - commenting on how lively everyone there is, how they all look so excided and are cheering for the president.

BrazenSigilos@ttrpg.network · 1 pts · 85d

If recent history is anything to judge by, porque no los dos?

JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 85d (1 reply)

Kid rock was booked solid, huh?

ClownStatue@piefed.social · 2 pts · 85d

Right!? Poor guy’s probably just sitting on his couch thinking, “what about meeee?” Plus, the obvious TV op of an Army helicopter dropping him off at the venue to open his set! Such an easy opportunity to own the libs, and they went with Lee Fucking Greenwood!?

kibblebits@quokk.au · 15 pts · 85d

We don’t want singers with no talent

Oh damn

MalReynolds@slrpnk.net · 15 pts · 85d (1 reply)

Hey US, is everybody embarrassed?

I hope everyone is really fucking embarrassed!

(Shout out to OG Blade movie)

ReptilianCleric@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 85d

Wow I haven't watched that in years!

(I take no embarrassment for these assholes' actions - but am I ashamed? Deeply.)

itisileclerk@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 85d

"We don’t want singers with no talent".

TIL that according to the highest official representatives of the United States, there is not a single talented musician in the United States.

It's a shame, and it would have been a good concert. The blame lies on the untalented musicians who have no talent, if they had talent there would have been a concert with talented musicians.

But fortunately for all American patriots, the president with the highest scores on a cognitive test will deliver a consistent speech full of patriotic, Christian and capitalist values for several hours.

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 84d

You'd have to be a total idiot at this point to attend such a thing.

I hope we can get everyone's name that attends this. Kind of like finding out someone that was at the J6 terrorist event.

tomiant@piefed.social · 11 pts · 85d (1 reply)

Donald Trump, Starring Donald Trump, feat. Donald Trump, guest artist Donald Trump, also starring Donald Trump, key grip Donald Trump, makeup artist Donald Trump

It's gonna be a veritable Trumpavaganza!

Can't wait.

kmartburrito@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 85d

IamSparticles@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 85d

Fun fact about Lee Greenwood: he recorded an alternative version of his biggest hit, "God Bless the USA" where he just swapped out all the references. It's called "God Bless You, Canada". Dude is such a hack.

hopesdead@startrek.website · 9 pts · 85d

Queue obligatory link. https://youtu.be/P6grAoS-muM

butsbutts@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 85d (1 reply)

who that

tomiant@piefed.social · 2 pts · 85d

The hottest act in town!

SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 85d

He means Lee Can't-get-arrested?

SabinStargem@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 83d (1 reply)

I wouldn't want my nation's celebration to be associated with this piece of orange shit anyways.

FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 83d

Yeah, Same here honestly

theacharnian@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 85d

FUCK IT WE'LL DO IT LIVE

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 83d

Get ready for the bestest stuff ever, on par with:

joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 85d (8 replies)

Half milestones are kinda tacky anyways, but I suppose that fits. 250 who cares. I'm sure a lot of people would rather not celebrate most of those years anyways.

T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 85d (7 replies)

Quarter millennia? I reckon that would be celebration worthy under normal circumstances

joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 85d (5 replies)

The circumstances that everyone had the same freedoms all those 250 years? Certainly in that case.

T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 85d (4 replies)

I could see a case where celebrating reparations being involved in a 250 year anniversary, maybe? But to be honest in my opinion, borders are kind of a weird concept now days

joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 85d (3 replies)

All I am saying is not everyone has a reason to celebrate and people that don't celebrate shouldn't be looked at as less patriotic, it's not compulsory to light fireworks out of my asshole on the fourth fun as it is.

T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 85d (2 replies)

I fully fully agree, I didn't mean to come across as critical of your point. There are many reasons to not "celebrate"

joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 85d (1 reply)

Yeah I'm sorry, sometimes I feel like the only replies I get here are people arguing with me :( I don't even like to argue I just like to share view points but everyone is so aggro.

T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 85d

Yeah I dont like to argue either, I prefer to discuss. 🤜🤛

Patrikvo@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 85d

Nah, just celebrate the 252th birthday and call it a day.

RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 85d