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\nBret Michaels is the fifth artist to pull out of the Trump-backed “Freedom 250” concerts in D.C.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, what was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of. Concerns have also been\u2026<\/p>\n
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-Freedom 250 announced the \u201cfirst wave\u201d of performers for \u201cThe Great American State Fair\u201d that originally included:
Martina McBride – C+C Music Factory
Vanilla Ice – Milli Vanilli – Young MC – The Commodores
Morris Day and The Time – Flo Rida – Bret Michaels <\/p>\n-Since the announcement the lineup has been hit with a wave of cancellations, most notably:
Young MC, Morris Day, the Commodores, Martina McBride, Milli Vanilli, Bret Michaels<\/p>\n-Most of them have said something to the degree of “Unfortunately, what was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of”<\/p>\n
-That leaves C+C Music Factory , Vanilla Ice , Flo Rida as the only performers left <\/p>\n