Trump: I don’t need celebrities at inauguration, just ‘the people’
President-elect Donald Trump called out “the so-called ‘A’ list” celebrities he says are looking to attend his inauguration in a tweet on Thursday, suggesting he wouldn’t want them there.
“The so-called ‘A’ list celebrities are all wanting tixs to the inauguration,” Trump tweeted. “but look what they did for Hillary, NOTHING. I want the PEOPLE!”
The so-called “A” list celebrities are all wanting tixs to the inauguration, but look what they did for Hillary, NOTHING. I want the PEOPLE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2016
{mosads}Few celebrities have confirmed publicly that they would not perform at Trump’s inauguration next month, although it seems Trump may be running into trouble booking entertainment less than a month out.
A publicist for Elton John told The New York Times last month that the singer “will NOT be performing” after a Trump transition team member claimed that he would be singing at the inauguration.
Trump’s inaugural committee said that Kanye West, who made an appearance at Trump Tower for a meeting with the president-elect earlier this month, would not be performing.
Teenage singer Jackie Evancho is booked to perform the national anthem at the ceremony. The 16-year-old was a runner-up on “America’s Got Talent” and performed at the 2010 Christmas Tree Lighting in front of President Obama.
During a rally in Hershey, Pa., just days before Election Day, Trump commented that he didn’t need any big names to draw a crowd.
He mocked Clinton’s star-studded get-out-the-vote concert that included Beyoncé, Jay Z, Big Sean, J. Cole and Chance the Rapper.
“I hear we set a new record for this building. And by the way, I didn’t have to bring J-Lo or Jay-Z — the only way she gets anybody, I am here all by myself. I am here all by myself,” Trump said.
“Just me, no guitar, no piano, no nothing. But you know what we do have? It’s all of us, it’s all the same — we all have great ideas and great vision for our country.”
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