Trump attacks artists dropping out of US Freedom 250 concert and mulls appearing himself

He also cited safety concerns.

Rappers Flo Rida and Vanilla Ice, however, are still slated to perform.

Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Robert Matthew Van Winkle, said: “This is not a political platform. This is celebrating America’s birthday,” in a caption to a video post on his Instagram account.

One half of Milli Vanilli’s public-facing duo, Fab Morvan, said he will also perform as scheduled. The voices behind Milli Vanilli’s music said in a statement on X that they will not be performing.

“The original/real vocalists of Milli Vanilli…will NOT be performing their hits live at the Great American State Fair. Others using the name Milli Vanilli should be considered a tribute band,” the group said.