Thursday, May 21, 2026

Report: Trump Will Have Smaller, Fewer Balls, Celebrations and Shorter Parades than Past Presidents

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According to his own propaganda outlet, Breitbart News, Donald Trump will have fewer and smaller balls than most past presidents for his inauguration in January.

President Obama had 10 balls in 2009, and George Bush had 9 ball in 2001 and 2005. But Breitbart says Trump will have just three balls. And they’ll be smaller.

So too will the inaugural parade. It will last around 90 minutes. Past parades have lasted three or four hours.

So far, there are few entertainers for these small balls. Only 16 year old Jackie Evancho and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir are signed on. The Radio City Rockettes are fighting among themselves, as many don’t want to participate. The Beach Boys are invited, but haven’t accepted. Declines have c0me from everyone from Elton John to David Foster. No black or minority entertainers have been mentioned. Pussy Riot will not be grabbed for this event.

There’s also no word from the TV networks about specials covering the inauguration. Without entertainers, it’s possible the Trump Inaugural will be relegated to cable news and CSPAN.

 

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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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