The MAGA fanbase erupted in fury after country superstar Martina McBride announced her withdrawal from The Great American State Fair, a President Donald Trump-aligned event she claimed she was misled about.
“I was presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event but that turned out to be misleading,” McBride stated. “I asked lots of questions and was assured this was a nonpartisan event that was meant to celebrate ALL 50 states.”
McBride's exit adds to a growing list of performers dropping out of the event scheduled at the National Mall, organized by the self-described “non-partisan” Freedom 250 organization created via a presidential order.
Initially, McBride believed “this was a great way to celebrate the states and also bring people together in the way that only music can,” viewing it as a larger version of typical state fairs.
“Sounds fun, right? Wholesome even. Yesterday things started changing and what we were told is, in fact, not what is happening,” she wrote.
“I’ve spent my entire career singing songs about real people with real issues. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to be a voice for those who have felt like they didn’t have one,” she continued. “It greatly upsets me that any fan who has been moved by my music may now feel like I’m abandoning the meaning behind those songs. I assure you, that is not the case.”
McBride’s statement ignited outrage among Trump loyalists, including Richard Grenell, the former acting director of national intelligence, who slammed the country singer on X.
“You’ve always been a woke Lefty,” Grenell wrote.
Other right-wing accounts flooded in to attack the artist.
“So can we add @NICKIMINAJ already and make it the Barbs rule DC America 250 version? ❤️ https://t.co/5WfN3pvuTi
“What a coward,” conservative influencer Tomi Lahren replied.
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“Imagine being this weak,” right-wing page Catturd said on X.
MAGA-friendly page Libs of TikTok labeled McBride as “pathetic.” Despite the backlash from conservatives, McBride also garnered support from others online.
“Martina, you are a beautiful artist, mother, citizen, American. You have always been exactly as you are in this moment… authentic and real. So moved by you and proud to know you,” singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow responded to McBride’s Instagram post.
Others chimed in as well:
Martina McBride is OUT….this thing is turning into an even worse debacle than Fyre Fest 🤣 https://t.co/V7xe8MAqBc
The way MAGA is crashing out in the comments https://t.co/lN1BUqa9Xj pic.twitter.com/r6njc508r2
