President Donald Trump announced that the original Freedom 250 concert series has been officially canceled, and with most of the original shows withdrawn, the show will now be a “rally to end all rallies” featuring the president himself, as well as MAGA-loving country artist Lee Greenwood and singer Christopher Macchio.
“We don’t want singers who have no talent, but the high fees will put you to sleep,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Thursday evening. “We’ve asked them all to stay home.” “All we want is you, me, some speakers, and the greatest music ever played, the same music you’ve listened to for years!”
Trump said the event will take place on June 24 at 7 p.m. and will also include the US Army Band, the Armed Forces Choir and the US Marine Corps Band. Greenwood has long been among the younger group of Trump-friendly recording artists, having performed his patriotic song “God Bless the USA” at his inauguration in 2025. Macchio played that day as well, performing the “Star-Spangled Banner.”
The Freedom 250 concert series was first announced last week featuring a primarily ’90s-focused lineup that included Young MC, Morris Day, C+C Music Factory, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan, Flo Rida, Martina McBride, Bret Michaels and The Commodores. However, the show quickly collapsed, with Day and Young MC announcing early on that they were withdrawing, with the MC saying “the artists were never told about any political involvement in the event.” A wave of cancellations followed, with The Commodores, Michaels and McBride all saying they would not perform either.
Trump then called for the event to be cancelled, calling the musicians who declined the show “overpriced” and saying their music was “boring.”
Vanilla Ice was the only act on the bill who actually doubled down on his performance, saying “I’ll go play with whoever. Putin. Whoever.” It’s unclear if it’s still on the bill, because Trump did not include it in Thursday’s Truth Social post.
The ice went on Fox News Ingraham’s corner On Thursday, according to hill, “I’ll be there no matter what,” he told Laura Ingraham.
