President Donald Trump will speak at the opening ceremony for the Great American State Fair in late June, an event in Washington that will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Country artist Martina McBride has joined the growing list of musical artists backing out of performing at The Great American State Fair, organized by President Donald Trump -backed Freedom 250.

The president’s call to abandon “Freedom 250” came hours after he floated the idea of making himself the event’s featured performer.

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart on Friday defended a recent appearance at a New York rally where he introduced President Trump, saying he acted out of patriotism, not partisanship.

Abdul Carter and Jaxson Dart have turned a politically tense Giants moment into something more useful for the locker room.