A Cape Cod venue allegedly canceled rising country star Carly Tefft’s planned performances after she sang the national anthem at a Donald Trump rally in April.
Tefft spoke with the Howie Carr Show on Wednesday about receiving a call from the owner of Harvest Gallery, a restaurant that features art and music in Dennis, Mass., just five days after her Star-Spangled performance. Although she had performed at Harvest Gallery multiple times, Tefft claimed that the owner said he had to cancel her future appearances due to “controversy.”
“He thought that his customer base would feel—he used a very specific word—threatened,” Tefft said.
She recalled the owner comparing her name being listed on the live schedule at his venue to him having obscene wall art.
Tefft said, “‘I can’t have nude artistry hanging in my space,’ he said, and he was comparing that to what I did,” according to the Howie Carr Show.
She then revealed that the owner asked if she was a Trump supporter.
Tefft said, “I just sighed. I knew that no matter what I said, he had already made up his mind. That’s his business, and that’s his prerogative.”
Tefft said she told the owner, “Truth be told, the only person I wholeheartedly support is God. This was an opportunity to bring people together with the national anthem by a former president.”
The owner reportedly said that they “love that you have a great head on your shoulders but” thought that “it’s best for my customer base if we go ahead and cancel your performances for the rest of the year.”
She told the Howie Carr Show, in reference to the cancellation, “I thought, this is just me. I’m cool with it. But what it actually represents, I’m not cool with. My kids one day, just because they go to one church or like one person or support one team, if they can’t work somewhere, that’s not okay.”
Eric Spracklen tweeted Wednesday, “BREAKING: Country Singer @CarlyTefft CANCELLED from Harvest Gallery on Cape Cod for performing National Anthem for President Donald Trump in New Hampshire. The woke mob is threatening her livelihood! STAND WITH CARLY! Follow @CarlyTefft and SHARE!”
BREAKING: Country Singer @CarlyTefft CANCELLED from Harvest Gallery on Cape Cod for performing National Anthem for President Donald Trump in New Hampshire
The woke mob is threatening her livelihood!
STAND WITH CARLY! Follow @CarlyTefft and SHARE! pic.twitter.com/2BDAtvSr1H
— Eric Spracklen???????? (@EricSpracklen) June 14, 2023
— Eric Spracklen???????? (@EricSpracklen) June 14, 2023
Country singer claims venue canceled gigs because she sang the National Anthem at a Trump event https://t.co/lZPvTd1JA2
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 15, 2023
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