The annual Patriots Day Freedom Fest, an event that boasted Kid Rock on its lineup, has been cancelled after just a handful of VIP tickets sold.
asserted
handful → boast → tickets
The event, organized by MAGA influencer Eric Deters, was slated to take place on September 26, with reality star Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman also set to appear as a speaker.
asserted
Chapman → organize → speaker
However, Deters confirmed in a video on Monday that the Kentucky event would be cancelled after his wealthy connections failed to buy enough $1,000 VIP tickets.
asserted
connections → confirm → tickets
Deters had been planning to make the event free for regular guests and hoped to sell around VIP tickets to 100 wealthy people.
asserted
event → plan → people
According to Deters, only 6 people had bought VIP tickets.
uncertain
people → accord → tickets
“Rank-and-file Americans are the backbone of this country - both political parties,” he said.
asserted
he → say → country
“I want to tell you something: rich people, as a whole, suck.”
asserted
people → want → whole
Deters went on to make a slight caveat for himself, though.
asserted
Deters → go → himself
“Now I’m a rich person.
asserted
I → ’m → ?
I live in one hell of a house.
asserted
I → live → house
I don’t suck, because I know that money isn’t what freakin’ matters the most,” he claimed.
asserted
he → suck → ?
“It’s the fight, it’s the cause, it’s helping people.
asserted
it → ’ → people
“That ain’t the way rich people think.
asserted
people → ai → ?
Rich people only want to make more money.”
asserted
people → want → money
Previously, the event at Deters’ Morning View farm - which is located around 25 miles from Cincinnati - had been a big draw for MAGA fans.
asserted
which → locate → fans
Podcaster Candace Owens has spoken at the festival, as have President Trump’s own sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr.
This year, Kid Rock - whose real name is Robert James Ritchie - was set to appear, having been a vocal supporter of Trump in his second term.
asserted
name → speak → term
Duane Chapman, the titular star of Dog the Bounty Hunter and another Trump supporter, was also scheduled to speak.
asserted
Chapman → schedule → Dog
Despite the previous popularity of the event, Deters says he has been left feeling “really p***ed off” by the failure of his wealthy contacts to purchase VIP tickets.
asserted
he → say → tickets
“I do countless favors for these people,” he said.
asserted
he → do → people
“These people - some of them - I got ignored!”
asserted
I → ignore → them
“Then there’s a group of people that made an excuse, like, ‘Oh, I was traveling.’
asserted
I → ’ → excuse
Like their phone doesn’t work while traveling.”
asserted
phone → travel → ?
Addressing the likelihood that he would help one of those wealthy contacts in future, Deters was blunt.
asserted
Deters → address → future
“None of these people will ever, ever, ever get a favor from me again.
asserted
None → get → me
Ever,” he blasted.
asserted
he → blast → ?
Deters used similar rhetoric when revealing the future of the Freedom Fest.
asserted
Deters → use → Fest
“I am never ever, ever, ever, ever doing this event again.
asserted
I → do → event
Ever,” he declared.
asserted
he → declare → ?
The cancellation of the event has attracted much attention online, both from the press and from social media.
asserted
cancellation → attract → media
Deters posted a second video on Monday responding to the online flurry, defending the event.
asserted
Deters → post → event
“There’s even national media picking up this story as if it was a failed event for lack of support.
asserted
it → ’ → support
No,” he said, adding: “The issue was simply paying for the damn event because I make it free.”
asserted
it → say → event
The Aporia
