Artists Flee Trump Concert

The 'Great American State Fair' concert series, intended to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, is facing a mass exodus of talent just weeks before its debut on the National Mall.

Country star Martina McBride and Poison frontman Bret Michaels are the latest to pull out, following Young MC and The Commodores in claiming they were misled about the event's partisan nature.

Organizers for Freedom 250 have scrambled to defend the fair as a non-partisan celebration, but artists expressed fears over safety and the divisive political climate surrounding the Trump-backed initiative.

The departures leave the event's lineup in significant jeopardy as public backlash continues to mount on social media.