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Trump’s Freedom 250 fest crashout proves he’s the only true MAGA celebrity
Trump loves stars. Too bad they all hate him.
President Donald Trump spent the weekend crashing out on TruthSocial as artist after artist dropped out of the Freedom 250 festival, a White House concert series that will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary later this month. Trump ultimately declared he wanted to cancel the concert and replace it with a rally, featuring “the Number One Attraction anywhere in the World, the man who gets much larger audiences than Elvis in his prime” — himself.
Trump’s tantrum illuminates an element of his presidency that seems to both delight him and cause him great distress: 10 years into the MAGA movement, Trump remains the only true star MAGA has to offer. There is no one else willing to affiliate themselves with the movement who can pull in crowds the way Trump can, a fact that appears to be both flattering and humiliating to him.
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Trump palpably loves his own fame and his ability to draw enormous crowds and light them up with violent, aggressive energy. He enjoys being the most powerful person in the room, able to........