Bill White gave a Trump-esque speech during overseas celebrations marking America’s 250th birthday.
Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Belgium had a meltdown on stage because singer Katy Perry didn’t perform at the America250 celebrations in Brussels.
Ambassador Bill White was one of several people who gave a speech at the bash marking America’s 250th birthday in the European nation on Sunday, in front of thousands of invite-only guests at the public Cinquantenaire Park in Belgium’s capital.
There were also musical performances from the Zac Brown Band, despite being virtually unknown in Belgium, as well as country singer Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, who suffered embarrassing technical difficulties while trying to perform the U.S. national anthem.
However, despite White’s best efforts, Perry declined to perform at the MAGA event, citing contractual obligations because she was already scheduled to headline a festival that weekend.
While giving a Trump-style speech—including boasting about the size of the crowd—White made sure to lash out at the “I Kissed a Girl” singer for her no-show.
“So we were gonna have Katy Perry. Who cares?” White said, prompting some laughter from the crowd. “Karma is a b—h. You know the joke? She was gonna perform last night. She got rained out.”
Perry did not perform at the event because she was contracted to headline Belgium’s Werchter Boutique festival the day before.
However, her festival performance had to be canceled just hours before she was due on stage because of severe weather.
