Trump’s interior secretary dismisses calls to identify donors for ‘nonpartisan’ concert series
Doug Burgum complains some musicians ‘segmented their audiences’ after artists back out of 250th anniversary event
TL;DR
- Several musicians withdrew from a concert series for the US's 250th anniversary, stating they were misled about the event being non-partisan.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum defended the concert series as non-partisan, contrasting it with musicians who he said have "segmented their audiences."
- Donald Trump referred to the event as a rally and announced plans for his own "AMERICA IS BACK Rally" at the same time and location.
- Burgum declined to disclose donors for the concert series, framing it as a celebration of the anniversary.
- The administration may appeal a judge's order to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.