Fyre Festival Co-Founder Billy McFarland Working With Trump Campaign

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ON JUNE 14, entrepreneur and infamous Fyre Fest organizer Billy McFarland uploaded a photo of himself alongside former president and presumptive 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump to Instagram. His caption read, “Pres’ birthday featuring your new cabinet.” While that’s not likely to happen, McFarland has played a role in connecting Trump with rappers throughout his campaign — as the Republican seeks to court Black voters.

A source close to Detroit rapper Icewear Vezzo tells Rolling Stone that McFarland reached out to the rapper’s camp and connected him with Trump ahead of the presidential hopeful’s visit to the Motor City. McFarland previously told media personality Angela Yee that he helped link Brooklyn rappers Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow to Trump, which resulted in their appearance at a May campaign rally in The Bronx.

McFarland didn’t respond to multiple interview requests from Rolling Stone. Three sources on or close to the Trump campaign insist he has no formal role with the former president’s 2024 campaign. McFarland is, however, one of the contacts that Team Trump has reached out to when the campaign or Trump has sought to connect with certain celebrities, rappers, and other musical artists, two of those sources say.
 

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