Saturday, May 30, 2026
Vol. VIII
Est. 2019

The Mind Shield

News · Opinion · Politics · Analysis

Trump says he is bigger than prime Elvis as he pitches himself as replacement for artists pulling out of Freedom 250 concert.

Trump says he is bigger than prime Elvis as he pitches himself as replacement for artists pulling out of Freedom 250 concert.
Donald Trump listens at an event in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

Donald Trump reassured Americans that he is mentally stable on Saturday by firing off a Truth Social rant claiming to be bigger than Elvis in his prime as he floated himself as a replacement for artists pulling out of his Freedom 250 concert.

“I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with their performance on Wednesday, so I am thinking about bringing the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.

“The man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime, and he does so without a guitar, the man who loves our Country more than anyone else, and the man who some say is the Greatest President in History (THE GOAT!), DONALD J. TRUMP, to take the place of these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists.’”

On Wednesday, nine featured performers were revealed to be participating in the multi-day fair this summer. The performers include Martina McBride, C+C Music Factory, Milli Vanilli, Vanilla Ice, Young MC, The Commodores, Morris Day and The Time, Flo Rida, and Bret Michaels. However, in the days since the announcement, a majority of them have pulled out of the event, once it was revealed that the fair was being organized by Freedom 250, an organization created by Trump and his allies.

Only Vanilla Ice, Flo Rida, and Fab Morvan, half of the disgraced group Milli Vanilli, are still slated to perform.

According to reports, the Trump administration has been struggling to find artists to perform as the fair is even facing mockery from some of Trump’s MAGA allies.

On Saturday, Trump said he is considering getting rid of the event completely and replacing it with what he called an “AMERICA IS BACK Rally,” where he would “give a major speech, rallying the Country forward.”

“I only want to be surrounded by Happy People, Smart People, Successful People, and People that know how to WIN. So, by copy of this TRUTH, I am ordering my Representatives to look at the feasibility of doing an AMERICA IS BACK Rally on Wednesday, Washington, D.C., same time, same location. Only Great Patriots invited — It will be a Wild and Beautiful Celebration of America!” he wrote.