Trump Aide Says They're Not Worried About an A-List Celeb Performing at the Inauguration: 'This Isn't Woodstock'

Boris Epshteyn says Trump didn't want to book any A-list celebrities at the inauguration anyway.

December 28, 2016

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Although there have been countless reports of Donald Trump's team not being able to solidify one A-list celebrity at his upcoming inauguration ceremony in Jan. 2017, the president-elect's aide, Boris Epshteyn, says they aren't worried at all.

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Trump Aide Says They're Not Worried About an A-List Celeb Performing at the Inauguration: 'This Isn't Woodstock'

Boris Epshteyn says Trump didn't want to book any A-list celebrities at the inauguration anyway.

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