Bret Michaels, Young MC, and Martina McBride are among the musicians dropping out of 'The Great American State Fair.' Here are their reasons why.

Artists who backed out say they were not told the event had political ties.

What began as a government-backed celebration of 250 years of American independence has evolved — some would say morphed — into something that looks less like a national birthday party and more like a state-sponsored evangelical revival.

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he may take the stage for a rally at the "Freedom 250" event series at the National Mall.