A Morning Reid: I have the planned performance list for Trump's Disastrous Freedom 250 show

It was gonna be a weird, regardless

Donald Trump is reportedly seething over the abject failure of his Freedom 250 July 4 celebration, which did more to revive memories of the 1920s Klan revival than to make most Americans feel patriotic.

In addition to the rain delay, which forced a swath of MAGA fans into the National Museum of African American History and Culture for shelter…

… prompting a range of memes:

The MAGA meet the Museum...

When the rain finally stopped … the regime unleashed a post-midnight fireworks display that reminded most people of World War III…

But it turns out that was just the disaster that we could see. The list of performers on tap for the festivities was large, if not all that impressive. And I have the full list. Here it is. Had the “party” gone off as planned, the assembled MAGA hoarde would have been treated to performances by:

• Chris Macchio

• Danny Rader

• Chris McHugh

• Glen Caruba

• Steve Mackey

• Jonathan Trebling

• Brent Rader

• Jason Webb

• Billy Justineau

• Eddy Dunlap Alicia Enstrom

• David hamilton

• Artemis II

• Arturo Sandoval

• Big & Rich

• Carrie Menolakos

• Chris Blue

• Craig Morgan

• David Phelps

• Eddie Floyd

• Nicolle Floyd (the narrator)

• Franklin Graham

• Gary levox

• Gary Sinise

• Gene Simmons (from Kiss)

• Gretchen Wilson

• Gertrudejene Holliday Stone

• Jason Crabb

• Jim Caviezel (the guy who played Jesus onetime and won’t ever let us forget it)

• Laura Osnes

• Lee Greenwood

• Liberty Worship Collective

• Lu Praise Gospel Choir

• Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Michael W. Smith

• Rachel Hale

• Original Voices of America (an Indigenous dance group)

• Sammy Hagar (the rocker)

• Stevie Salas

• Sainted

• Voices of Service

• Carlos Mateos Sr.

• Col Gerald York

• Maj. General Ondre Barry

• Dennis Quaid

• Several dancers, and

• Ceelo Green

I have no idea who most of these people are, if I’m being honest.

And yes, I do mean the rapper, Ceelo Green, who was apparently going to do a tribute to James Brown, in full wig and costume.

In fact, he has been teeing up the performance all week on his Instagram page.

including several posts of James Brown and himself dressed up as the legendary performer.

It’s all very cryptic…

These lyrics…

Now that I’m rich, I’m gonna go there and meet him…

and pay the price for my freedom

Wouldn’t that be nice

Now that I’m rich,

I’m gonna be my slavemaster’s neighbor’

I’m gonna sit at the table

Pass the beans and rice

How did we go from whips and chains to whips and chains?

How did we go from whips and chains to whips and chains?

But my car keys can’t unlock me…

My car keys can’t unlock me…

It could mean something, or it could mean nothing, and Ceelo was just clocking a check (hopefully in real money and not Trump meme coin, which would mean essentially performing for free.) I reached out to Ceelo to see if this was intended to be real life, a protest or a parody, but have received no comment as yet. Will keep you posted.

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