Insiders: Trump Team Dangled Ambassadorships to Lure A-List Inauguration Singers (Exclusive)

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Insiders: Trump Team Dangled Ambassadorships to Lure A-List Inauguration Singers (Exclusive)
“My first thought was, ‘Are you joking?’ But no, it was serious”
Itay Hod | December 14, 2016 @ 11:10 AM


President-elect Donald Trump’s team is struggling so hard to book A-list performers for his inaugural festivities that it offered ambassadorships to at least two talent bookers if they could deliver marquee names, the bookers told TheWrap.

The bookers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said they were approached by members of Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee in recent weeks with offers of cash or even plush diplomatic posts in exchange for locking in singers.

The first insider said he was “shocked” at the proposal: “Never in a million years have I heard something so crazy,” he said. “That was the moment I almost dropped the phone.”

Trump’s team has struggled to find talent outside of the low-wattage stars who endorsed him during the campaign. A meeting between Trump and Kanye West spurred speculation Tuesday that the the troubled rapper might perform. On Wednesday, news broke that Trump’s team had managed to enlist 16-year-old former “America’s Got Talent” star Jackie Evancho.

In a statement to TheWrap, Trump’s team denied offering any ambassadorships. “There is no truth to this insinuation,” said committee spokesman Boris Epshteyn. “First-class entertainers are eager to participate in the inaugural events. The inauguration as a whole will be an exciting and uniting celebration of freedom and democracy. We will be releasing further details at the appropriate time.”

But according to the insider, there was no ambiguity about the ambassadorship offer. “My first thought was, ‘Are you joking?'” he said. “But no, it was serious.”

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Trump’s Team Reportedly Offered Ambassadorships to Talent Bookers in Exchange for Inauguration Singers

[Lint Head]

1. Pay for play.

[malaise]

3. You mean play for pay

literally - this is criminal

[Lint Head]

5. Either way. As they say. Crime is king today.

[underpants]

2. Nugent's going to end up in Niger

That's the Trump way

[DK504]

10. Kid Rock will be available

He doesn't have a career at all.

[brush]

4. Performing at Trump's inauguration is a good way to kiss your career goodbye

He should try the usually suspects — Victoria Jackson, Dennis Miller and the shitty pants guy.

[malaise]

6. Groper Don the Con's problem is he thinks he's the world's greatest entertainer

and not one respectable performer will show up - not even marching school bands

[AC_Mem]

7. It must be painful

To not be able to buy, beg, bribe or intimidate any respected talent to perform.

The people are speaking, the only way we can right now.

Wouldn't it be grand if someone put on a concert at the same time to support LGBTQ, planned parenthood, environmental rights, education, healthcare for all, science and the arts, etc and It was filled with A list talent?

Omg I would so donate, just like a telethon. The very thought makes me giddy.

[shenmue]

8. Amen

[underpants]

12. D.C. area marching bands are saying NO also

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8365781

[KewlKat]

17. Yes bless their hearts......too bad our EV electorals can't find the same strength to do the

right thing and cast their ballots for Hillary vs the Con

[unblock]

9. given trump's business reputation, two things wouldn't surprise me at all:

first, that he would offer ambassadorships for trivial crap like this.

second, that afterwards, he would claim to be "disappointed" and renege on actually giving any such jobs to anyone who did what he asked them to do.

[KewlKat]

16. We all remember they offered Kasich the "presidency" if he became the Con's VP

then walked that back.....we know the truth!

It doesn't matter if they deny, none of them can be trusted to tell the truth. Denial has worked these past 18 months. They have it down pat.

[WhiteTara]

11. spokesman Boris Epshteyn is a Putin appointee nt

[Achilleaze]

13. Skeazzzy (R)

I'm just sayin...

[HoneyBadger]

14. Rhymes with Yeezy

[Achilleaze]

18. If it please thee...but all the same

there is no getting past the reality that the Repubicans have degenerated to the level of a criminal enterprise.

Ronald Reagan used to call Russia the Evil Empire.

But now Latter-day Republicans are crapping all over Ronald Reagan,
and embracing the Evil Freaking Empire as their lord and master.

Screw that unAmerican crap.

[KewlKat]

15. From this day forth it should be STANDARD POLICY, if you speak to ANYONE involved in the heist of

our country, meaning the Con's chain gang, RECORD IT!!!! VIDEO IT!!!!

THIS SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY THING THAT HAS IMPACT ON THE SHEEP. To see and hear Herr Drumpf and crew saying/doing these things. Maybe if we get a few miles of tape it will have some small impact.

[Paladin]

19. Further examples of "the art of the deal."

Why would anybody with the slightest knowledge of Trump doubt these cash/ambassadorship rumors? This is exactly the way the guy operates.