Artists bail on Trump-backed concerts

What if there was a concert celebrating America’s 250th anniversary and none of the artists showed up? That’s one of the possibilities that Freedom 250, a public-private partnership created by the Trump administration, is facing after the majority of the artists it booked to perform at a marquee concert series dropped out this week. The Commodores, Martina McBride, Morris Day & the Time, Poison frontman Bret Michaels, and rapper Young MC have all publicly distanced themselves from the string of performances scheduled to take place on the National Mall in Washington, DC, from June 25 through July 10 as part of the Great American State Fair. 0:00 Artists release statements pulling out of concert series 0:40 CNN political commentators Jamal Simmons &  Scott Jennings debate on "The Source" 2:48 LZ Granderson & Mark McKinnon debate on "Laura Coates Live" 6:15 Vanilla Ice defends performing at Trump-backed concert 7:48 "The White House's Fyre Festival" 9:03 "Contraband Camp" writer Michael Harriot on Trump-backed concert series Watch more CNN here: https://cnn.it/4kh5RPe #Freedom250 #Trump #News