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Bill Maher mocked the Freedom 250 concert series lineup.
\nMany artists, including The Commodores, Morris Day, Martina McBride, and Bret Michaels, dropped out.
\nDespite the controversy and withdrawals, Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice have confirmed they will still perform.<\/p>\n
Bill Maher<\/a> just issued a blunt takedown of President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s Freedom 250 concert series lineup.<\/p>\n During the opening monologue of the Friday, May 29 episode of Real Time With Bill Maher<\/a>, the late-night host took aim at the upcoming event. The Great American State Fair will be held from June 25 to July 10 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re having a big 250th birthday party for America, a concert,\u201d Maher pointed out. \u201cThey announced the lineup. Vanilla Ice<\/a>, Milli Vanilli<\/a>, Morris Day<\/a>, Bret Michaels<\/a>.<\/p>\n Maher then quipped, \u201cI think this is very admirable about the president; it shows he\u2019s concerned for the unemployed.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued, \u201cAnd then, after they announced this all-star lineup, a lot of them said, \u2018No, what are you talking about? We\u2019re not playing.\u2019 That\u2019s got to hurt a lot when you can\u2019t close the deal with Milli Vanilli.\u201d<\/p>\n Although the concert series is organized by Freedom 250, a nonpartisan nonprofit, the private-public event is backed by Trump. This revelation prompted many of the musical acts to drop out shortly after the lineup was announced. As of writing, those no longer performing include The Commodores, Young MC, Morris Day of Morris Day and The Time, Martina McBride<\/a>, and Bret Michaels.<\/p>\n \u201cI was presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event, but that turned out to be misleading,\u201d McBride said in part, in an Instagram post<\/a> announcing that she\u2019s dropping out of the Great American State Fair.<\/p>\n