Trump replaces canceled concert with "America Is Back" rally in Washington
Donald Trump announces "America Is Back" rally in Washington after artists withdraw from concert series
President Donald Trump will hold an "America Is Back" rally on Wednesday on the National Mall, replacing a planned concert series after multiple performers pulled out, he announced in a Saturday social media spree. The event follows a federal judge’s ruling earlier this week that ordered the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, a decision the president denounced in the same posts.
Trump’s 25 posts on Truth Social, made over two hours after arriving at his Virginia golf club, included AI-generated images mocking political opponents and depicting himself alongside George Washington. The rally announcement comes as Washington, D.C., grapples with uncertainty over Trump-linked events, with reports suggesting the president may scale back or cancel other planned programming in the capital .
The Kennedy Center ruling, issued by a federal judge, determined that only Congress has the authority to rename the venue. Trump’s legal team had sought to rebrand the center in his honor, a move now blocked . Meanwhile, construction crews are transforming the White House lawn into a 5,000-seat UFC arena for a June 14 fight card, coinciding with Trump’s 80th birthday and the U.S. semiquincentennial .
In other developments, Trump declared his recent physical at Walter Reed Military Medical Center "perfect" but the White House has not released detailed health results . Separately, senior Treasury Department officials reportedly pushed for a $250 bill featuring Trump’s portrait, despite federal law barring living individuals from U.S. currency .
The concert cancellations and rally pivot reflect broader tensions in Washington, where Trump’s second term has seen repeated clashes over symbolic gestures, from currency redesigns to venue renaming. With his birthday event and Independence Day celebrations looming, the president’s team faces growing scrutiny over both policy and spectacle.
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Trump proposes wild rally instead of concerts after artists back out of series On Saturday posting spree, US president also decries judges ruling on Kennedy Center and praises progress on poolIn a spree of posts made to his Truth Social account on Saturday, Donald Trump lauded his administrations efforts to turn the National Malls reflecting pool blue, denounced a judges ruling removing his name from the Kennedy Center and announced he will hold an America Is Back rally on Wednesday to replace a concert series after a number of performers backed out.After arriving at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, at 11.08am, Trump posted to his social media platform 25 times in the next two hours. The presidents posts included a series of apparently AI-generated images, including one of him playing for the New York Knicks and dunking over New Yorks governor, Kathy Hochul; another of him riding a horse alongside George Washington and a Trump-branded race car tearing up the White House lawn; and one depicting the Obama presidential library as a huge garbage can holding a giant trash bag. Continue reading...
theguardian · 7 days ago
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yenisafak · 7 days ago
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yenisafak · 7 days ago
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svenska dagbladet · 7 days ago
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brussels morning · 7 days ago
🔊 A federal judge ordered the removal of Donald Trumps name from the Kennedy Center, ruling that only Congress can rename the venue. Hear the latest on todays episode of Reuters World News reut.rs/4nXb8NH
bluesky bot · 7 days ago
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