Morris Day Denies June 27 Freedom 250 Show as Trump-Tied Festival Draws Backlash
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Updated · Variety · May 28
Morris Day Denies June 27 Freedom 250 Show as Trump-Tied Festival Draws Backlash
2 articles · Updated · Variety · May 28
Morris Day said on social media that he and the Time will not play the June 27 Freedom 250 concert on Washington’s National Mall, despite organizers listing them as headliners.
The denial followed swift fan criticism that appearing at the 16-day patriotic fair would signal support for Donald Trump, whose allies are closely associated with the broader 250th-birthday effort.
Freedom 250 has described itself as nonpartisan, but its website says it works with the White House Task Force 250, and a related May 17 Mall event featured figures including Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio and Mike Johnson.
Other acts still advertised for June 25-July 10 include Vanilla Ice, Flo Rida, Bret Michaels, Martina McBride and the Commodores, while organizers had not publicly addressed the discrepancy with Day’s denial.
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