Verena King-Boxleitner

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[Verena King-Boxleitner @verenaking]

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[OKIE PATRIOT 76 @okiepatriot_76]

In the world full of Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Morris Day, Young MC, and The Commodores be like Toby Keith 🇺🇸

He performed for Both President Donald Trump and Barack Obama.

In 2017, he refused to apologize for doing Trump’s inauguration saying

“I don't apologize for performing for our country or military… I performed at events for previous presidents [George W.] Bush and [Barack] Obama and over 200 shows in Iraq and Afghanistan for the USO."

[AJ Inapi (Allan) @aj_inapi]

When you see artists refusing to perform at the 250th Anniversary celebration of the United States of America, that should concern every American - regardless of party.

This is not just about President Trump.

This is not just about Republicans vs Democrats.

This is the 250th anniversary of the United States itself.

A country that gave many of these celebrities wealth, fame, freedom, protection, opportunity, and a platform the rest of the world could only dream of.

Yet the moment patriotism becomes politically inconvenient, some immediately run for the exits.

Here are some of the artists and groups reported to have backed out, denied involvement, or publicly distanced themselves from the Freedom 250 / Great American State Fair events in Washington D.C.:

• Morris Day and The Time
• Young MC
• The Commodores
• Martina McBride
• C+C Music Factory (internal disputes followed after backlash)
• Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli reportedly expressed shock at being associated with the event

Why?

Because they discovered the event had ties to the Trump administration or America First figures.

Think about how insane this has become.

We now have a faction in America that struggles to separate:
🇺🇸 LOVE OF COUNTRY
from
🗳️ POLITICAL PARTY

That is dangerous.

You do not have to agree with every president to celebrate the nation itself.

Democrats celebrated July 4th under Republican presidents.
Republicans celebrated America under Democrat presidents.

But now?
Some people treat the American flag itself like a political symbol instead of a national one.

That mindset weakens national unity.

America’s 250th anniversary should have been one of the few moments where the country paused and said:

“We may disagree politically, but we are still Americans.”

Instead, parts of the entertainment industry reacted as if performing for America itself was some kind of moral compromise.

That says a lot about where the culture is heading.

And parents especially should pay attention to this shift because culture shapes how future generations see their own country.

A nation cannot survive long-term if millions of its own citizens are taught to feel embarrassment, resentment, or shame toward the very country that gave them their opportunities.

Healthy nations criticize themselves while still loving themselves.

That balance matters.

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@512_cjr @mummacat13 Thank you, Connie! I really appreciate it. 🎉

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@JillVersey Thanks, Jill! It means a lot. 🥰

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[Jason D. Meister 🇺🇸 @jason_meister]

They arrested the President of the United States of America 4X, charged him 91X, indicted him 4X, spied on his campaign, sabotaged his first term, jailed his supporters, raided his private residence, censored him, gagged him, tried to bankrupt him, and attempted to remove him from state ballots.

When all of that failed they tried to assassinate him not once but four times.

And they go on national television to talk about how we need to vote for them to save democracy.

[A Man Of Memes @RickyDoggin]

The Party of Violence

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

2.5 minutes of Democrats calling for the use of political vioIence

It's on them

[Will Ricciardella @WillRicci]

The WHCA alleged shooter wasn’t some nut job lurking on the fringes of society, forgotten by the system.

He was well-educated, credentialed, employed, and institutionally formed. That’s what makes this so disturbing.

At first glance, this doesn’t look like a breakdown of the system, it looks more like a product of it.

Academia, media, and politics helped build the moral permission structure.

Let that sink in.

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@KathyDu75526800 Thank you, Kathy! 🍪

[Jillian Michaels @JillianMichaels]

Regardless of who sits in the Oval Office, I’ll stand with the parents of a murdered child.
I’ll stand on the idea that protecting American citizens comes first.
I’ll stand for our athletes who wore our flag and brought home gold.
I’ll stand against medicalizing kids without parental consent.

These aren’t “policy positions.”
They’re baseline human values.

If your entire political identity is just resist at all costs, even when what you’re resisting is the lowest-hanging fruit for common ground - it betrays your true incentives: power over people. The American people deserve better.

[Verena King-Boxleitner @verenaking]

One of my most memorable experiences of entertainment. I began my love for opera when I was young because my father adored it.

Last night‘s show was a talent spectacle. A magnificent and emotional ride that one can only expect from the great @AndreaBocelli. A maestro. A living legend.

It’s during moments such as this where I feel my father with me. I was honored to share it with my husband @boxleitnerbruce. 💕

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

We must preserve the memory of Auschwitz to honor all the victims of the German Nazi camp: Jews, Poles, Roma and Sinti, Soviet prisoners of war, and others who were persecuted and murdered.

This memory, however, must not offer comfort. It must disturb us. Auschwitz stands as a warning of what humanity is capable of when dehumanizing ideologies are allowed to take power.

Preserving this memory is not only an act of remembrance but a moral responsibility. It obliges us to reflect on our choices today, and to confront the consequences of indifference, exclusion, and hatred.

Only through such reflection can this memory help us shape a better present and a more humane future.
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[Power of Positivity @LIVEpositivity]

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[StandWithUs @StandWithUs]

Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the 6 million Jewish men, women, and children, and millions more, who were murdered at the hands of the Nazis.
To commemorate the Holocaust and its victims, we must speak out against antisemitism and other forms of bigotry today. In the face of darkness, be the light.