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  • 2016-12-15 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Every Single School Marching Band in DC Just Boycott Trump’s Inauguration? (en)
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  • On 14 December 2016, misleading reports appeared that not one high school marching band in Washington, D.C. would participate in Donald Trump's inauguration: The Facebook group American News X distorted the truth even further when they published a meme stating that not one high school marching band was willing to perform at the inauguration: High school marching bands, both inside and outside of Washington D.C., have not boycotted Donald Trump's inauguration. The rumor is a sensationalized and exaggerated version of a genuine news report published by NBC Washington's Andrea Swalec, which stated that interest in playing the 2016 inauguration appeared lower than normal, and that bands in the D.C. area did not apply to participate: However, that is not the same as an organized boycott. While it is true that high school bands in the D.C. area did not apply to play Trump's inauguration, the schools cited a variety of reasons to miss the event (a boycott not being one of them). Furthermore, the area's involvement in the last five inaugurations may speak to the lack of interest this year: None of this means that the event will be missing a marching band. Drum Corps International events director Sue Kuehnhold said that bands from the president's hometown could be selected to play at the 20 January 2017 inauguration. (en)
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