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Rep. Ilhan OmarDemocrat from Minnesota, denounced the hypocrisy of politicians who attended President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural festivities after previously denouncing the Republican figure as a “threat to democracy.”
“People are more upset with the artists who attend Trump’s inaugural events, but they are not upset because the politicians who told them it was a ‘threat to democracy’ to attend these events are not serious,” the congresswoman declared progressive in a publication in X.
“Artists at least know they are there to perform and get paid, but these politicians who talked for 4 years and are now willing to stand there and applaud it, they are the ones they should be mad at. They lied to you and you Criticism and anger should rightfully be directed at them,” he continued.
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a press conference on the possible government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on September 20, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Omar suggested that artists should not be expected to be loyal to a political party.
“Also, no one should ask people who are artists to be loyal to a party because that’s what dictatorships do. In a free country like ours, people should be able to support any party they want without their livelihood being compromised.” committed,” he said. concluded the legislator.
Fox News Digital emailed the Trump-Vance transition team and the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee on Monday to ask if any of the artists in the inauguration ceremony or related celebrations are being paid for.
A spokesman for the committee responded by stating that the committee did not pay for the performances.
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Omar previously described Trump as “an existential threat to our democracy.”
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris laugh as they watch the fireworks over the National Mall from the balcony of the White House during a Fourth of July event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2024 in Washington , DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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Trump Vance’s Inaugural Committee announced that Carrie Underwood, Christopher Macchio and Lee Greenwood will perform at the swearing-in ceremony.
Several celebratory dance events will also feature artists, including Rascal Flatts and Parker McCollum at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, as well as Jason Aldean, The Village People and Nelly at the Liberty Ball, and Gavin DeGraw at the Starlight Ball, according to to the committee’s announcement.
