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Trump’s interior secretary dismisses calls to identify donors for ‘nonpartisan’ concert series
Doug Burgum complains some musicians ‘segmented their audiences’ after artists back out of 250th anniversary event
The Trump administration’s interior secretary, Doug Burgum, complained on Sunday that some musicians “seem to have segmented their audiences” after artists bailed on participating in a concert series planned for the 250th anniversary of the US’s independence.
In the interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Burgum also dismissed calls to publicly identified who had made donations for the concert series – and maintained it was a “nonpartisan” event despite Donald Trump referring to it as a rally.
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Michael Sainato · Sun, May 31, 2026, 9:04 AM
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Doug Burgum complains some musicians ‘segmented their audiences’ after artists back out of 250th anniversary event
The Trump administration’s interior secretary, Doug Burgum, complained on Sunday that some musicians “seem to have segmented their audiences” after artists bailed on participating in a concert series planned for the 250th anniversary of the US’s independence.
In the interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Burgum also dismissed calls to publicly identified who had made donations for the concert series – and maintained it was a “nonpartisan” event despite Donald Trump referring to it as a rally.
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