The harsh truth behind Donald Trump ignoring Kid Rock at the MAGA festival has been revealed.
It wouldn’t be wrong to call him “the poor old man”.
Kid Rock© Instagram
Donald Trump’s MAGA festival has faced several hurdles as musical artists refuse to perform at the event.
The 79-year-old Republican is hosting the 16-day Great American State Fair from June 25 to July 10 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. However, despite revealing a nine-day festival filled with huge American performers, many have since dropped out.
Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli, Young MC, The Commodores, and Morris Day and The Time all dropped out of the festival after they realized it was not a non-partisan event. Now, only Vanilla Ice, Flo Rida, and Freedom Williams of C+C Music Factory are scheduled to perform.
However, there was significant surprise when Kid Rock wasn’t announced as one of the festival’s performers due to his close relationship with Donald Trump.
Despite the shock, though, there appears to be a very obvious reason for Kid Rock missing out on the Great American State Fair. According to Lindsay Kirsh, Founder and Chief Strategist at Slayer Public Relations, the musician may have been missed off the bill to avoid negative headlines.
Speaking exclusively to the Irish Star, Kirsh said, “Put someone as openly aligned as Kid Rock on that stage right now, and you hand the skeptics their headline and confirm everything they already believe about Freedom 250.”
The expert called Trump’s decision a “fit call,” as it would be an obvious move to hire Kid Rock, when instead, the administration clearly wanted other musicians there to show he has the support of more than one person.
Kirsh further explained that there appear to be no negative feelings between Trump and Kid Rock, adding, “Being someone’s ally and being the right fit for a marquee event aren’t always the same thing. Trump’s brand has never shied away from bold, polarizing personalities, so this was never about Kid Rock specifically.”
“Trump and Kid Rock can be completely solid, and he can still sit this one out. One missing name isn’t a fracture,” the expert continued.
Kid Rock© AP
Kirsh’s comments come as insiders claim that White House staff may be fired over the disastrous festival, as the president was left embarrassed by the booked artists’ mass exodus.
“Allowing Z-list celebrities to embarrass the president like this, in a world where actual celebrities like Jason Aldean and Nicki Minaj actually support him, isn’t just embarrassing, it’s grossly negligent, and firings are coming,” a White House insider told the Daily Mail.
“It’s a circular firing squad over there. Some artists hadn’t even been contractually locked down before the announcements were made,” they added.
Trump also recently announced that he would step in as the headline act and swap the festival for a rally, claiming he could bring in “much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime.”
Fuming on Truth Social, he wrote, “Cancel it,” before branding the artists “overpriced” and “boring,” as well as saying they “do nothing but complain.”
“I am ordering my Representatives to look at the feasibility of doing an AMERICA IS BACK Rally,” he raged. “Same time, same location. Only Great Patriots invited.”
