After several artists pulled out of the Great American State Fair over the weekend, President Trump said the show would have a new headliner: himself.

Bret Michaels and Martina McBride are among the artists who've declined to perform at the event.

Donald Trump criticised the Freedom 250 festival, calling its performers 'overpriced' and 'boring', and suggested replacing it with a MAGA rally, amid artist withdrawals and public backlash.

The Trump-aligned Freedom 250 concert series has been a disaster weeks before it even started, and according to the hosts at The Bulwark, not even the president's staunchest MAGA allies were happy about the line-up of "washed up has-beens.

John Oliver roasts Trump’s Freedom 250 lineup as artists continue to drop out: ‘People you haven’t thought about since 2009’ - Artists like Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, and the Commodores have all

Learn more about how the America250 and Freedom 250 events differ as artists, including Martina McBride, Young MC and The Commodores, back out of Trump concert.

Dueling events for America's 250th birthday are creating confusion as celebrations ramp up across the U.S. Why it matters: The disconnect made headlines last week when a group of performers withdrew from on the National Mall,

President Donald Trump is looking forward to a once-in-a-lifetime event at the White House this month. UFC Freedom 250 takes place in less than two weeks on June 14 from the White House South Lawn in Washington D.