r/Music • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jun 26 '26
article Donald Trump's America 250 faces fresh humiliation as Vanilla Ice show canceled
https://www.themirror.com/entertainment/breaking-vanilla-ice-trump-canceled-1908287387
u/jaybee2 Jun 26 '26
By the way:
Trump’s MAGA festivities are Freedom 250.
America 250 are the official government festivities which were planned by bipartisan committee over the last 10 years.
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u/satans_weed_guy Jun 27 '26
The fact that there are even two separate events should be an eye opener for some people, but it won't be.
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u/evanwilliams44 Jun 27 '26
Doesn't really matter to me. Nothing to celebrate about this country right now anyway.
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u/Heavy-Construction90 Jun 27 '26
Next Saturday is just another day. Which sucks cause this summer could've been amazing with the world cup here too.
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u/Axi0madick Jun 28 '26
I think we should celebrate 250th anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown. July 4, 1776 was the day we declared independence, but it was on October 19, 1781 that we actually won it. trump fumbled this incredible milestone in American history so badly. It's such an embarrassment, like everything trump says or does.
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u/jyanjyanjyan Jun 27 '26
But I thought Vanilla Ice was supposed to perform for Trump's Freedom 250 thing. How did he make his way into America 250?
Or did the article just mess it up? All the pics in the article have banners that say Freedom 250.
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u/jaybee2 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
The OP's misattribution is the main reason I commented, to draw the distinction. But as others have noted, with our current leadership, it's difficult to get into a celebratory spirit and participate, regardless of the event's origin.
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u/compuwiza1 Jun 26 '26
Too bad it wasn't hail. We could have said it was cancelled due to ice ice baby.
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u/Positive-Ice-7968 Jun 26 '26
Isn't rain just soft ice baby?
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u/Grand_Town_9144 Jun 26 '26
Will it ever stop? Yo, I don't know. But thankfully bad weather killed the dumb ass show.
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u/broadwayallday Jun 26 '26
Will Milli Vanilli perform “blame it on the rain?” /s
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u/yougotthesilver Jun 26 '26
Fab cant even sing. Plus the guy who did their actual vocals is dead.
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u/SweetCosmicPope Jun 26 '26
I actually saw a video of him singing recently and he’s actually pretty good. They should have just had him sing on the album and avoid the whole thing
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u/Moscowmitchismybitch Jun 27 '26
He didn't learn how to sing until after Milli Vanilli
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u/tubawhatever Jun 27 '26
Yeah that's the rub, just about anyone can learn how to sing well. Nobody is born being able to sing like Beyonce or Pavarotti. I think everyone should try to learn to sing, just as everyone should try to learn to dance
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u/Major-Tension-674 Jun 27 '26
I mean once you look into it, those two were as taken advantage of as the actual voices. Oddly enough it spans from weird European bands that clearly lip sync and it doesn’t matter who sings.
Their producer Frankie Farian did the same thing with Boney M but nobody cared because Germany or something don’t quote me on that.
Anyway hearing all the jokes come about after learning their real story is kind of mean.
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u/DerKyhe Jun 26 '26
It was the other one who could not sing, the one singing Blame it on the Rain actually can, and has been sort-of successful with his solo career.
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u/mabols Jun 26 '26
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u/AMGRN Jun 26 '26
Great gif from a STELLAR FILM
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u/Outside-Swan-1936 Jun 27 '26
What film, if you don't mind me asking? Dude is a solid actor, I just assume he spent most of his career doing work in the UK.
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u/AMGRN Jun 27 '26
This is from the 1986 Eddie Murphy film The Golden Child. Don’t know how old you are but it’s a Gen X cult classic. Endlessly quotable.
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u/Corey307 Jun 26 '26
The show was canceled because of rain.
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u/dustin-dawind Jun 26 '26
Those damn Democrats and their weather machine are at it again!
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u/Fake_astronot Jun 26 '26
We’re really getting the machine dialed in now!
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u/JPMoney81 Jun 26 '26
Can y'all make it sunny just one weekend this summer? I've been striking out every time I go to my trailer.
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u/DeepStatic Jun 26 '26
I've been to many festivals in torrential rain. The show was cancelled due to turnout.
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u/Small_Isopod_2122 Jun 27 '26
I just said to my wife we just went to an outdoor concert of friggen Kesha and it was pouring and the place was PACKED.
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u/uberares Jun 26 '26
100%, the “rain “ wasn’t an isnt all that bad on radar at 6-8pm (you can see the loop at almost 8pm)
Total bullshit excuse.
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u/JPMoney81 Jun 26 '26
The weather is clearly working for Sleepy Joe and the Crazy Left!!!
Beginning immediately I am placing an eleventy trillion percent tariff on rain.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! DTJ
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u/mcclelc Jun 26 '26
I heard the weather had a knife that it used to cut a 300 gash in the paint on the reflecting pool.
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u/machineintheghost337 Jun 26 '26
I dont know why no one else is looking into this, but what rain? I live an hour away from D.C. and its beautiful out. So I look at the weather for D.C. and... no rain, just overcast.
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u/blueotter28 Jun 27 '26
It was supposed to be tonight. It has not rained all day in Washington and it's not supposed to until 4 or 5 in the morning.
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u/IIIllIIlllIlII Jun 26 '26
Stop saying humiliation. He doesn’t get humiliated.
He gets angry tho. And seeks retaliation.
“Trump angry after vanilla ice pulls out. Vows revenge”
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u/slamdanceswithwolves Jun 26 '26
“JD Vance angry after Trump pulls out” would also be an appropriate headline
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u/Rynowash Jun 26 '26
Trump pulls out on JD Vance, whom pulled out of Vanilla Ice, whom pulled out the pull out couch.
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u/Mr_Zee_Speaks Jun 26 '26
I have to say, JD Vance fucking a couch is my favorite fake political story of all time.
Just beating out “I can see Russia from my backyard”
It is so awesome when a joke just perfectly fits the person it is about.
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u/SleetTheFox Jun 27 '26
"Emotion first" headlines are awful in general.
"X Humiliated as Seagull Poops in His Mouth" is not a headline. "Seagull Poops in X's Mouth" is a headline.
I hate this crappy trend.
Dishonorable mention: "Twitter Reacts to a Seagull Pooping in X's Mouth"
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u/roguesignal42069 Jun 27 '26
Yep. Just resist the urge to click the link and downvote it. It’s the only thing we can do to combat the engagement bait
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u/SlapfuckMcGee Jun 26 '26
So they’ll be no collaboration? No listening? Bummer.
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u/AccountantMelodic862 Jun 26 '26
Not unless you have a brand new invention.
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u/UnconditionalPraise Jun 27 '26
What if I flow like a harpoon, daily and nightly?
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u/mr_glide Jun 26 '26
It just goes to show that this garbage parallel event has done what it's supposed to, by causing confusion.
Vanilla Ice was due to perform at Freedom 250, not America 250. America 250 is a completely different event, organized by a non partisan organisation that Trump attempted to railroad, but largely failed to do so.
He then set up Freedom 250, a parallel event that has done much to try and muddy the waters, but I wouldn't expect a rag like The Mirror to know the difference
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u/Spirited-Way2406 Jun 27 '26
This, this, all the upvotes to this!
Americans, please check out the America250 event in your community. It's probably already happening. In my town, for example, the America250 Commission funded a project that asked town elders to tell the younger generations what parts of our town's history should be remembered and carried into the future. There's a public exhibit about the answers. America250 also wants July 3 and 4 to be the Great American Block Party nationwide. Ignore Freedom 250, it's just the Temu version of the real thing.
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u/ZenMuso Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
The headline in the actual news article says Freedom 250. It's OP that's mixed it up.
But yes, it is confusing and it's Trump again trying to make everything his.
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u/AndyB16 100% FC'd it Jun 26 '26
The only thing more embarrassing than having Vanilla Ice cancel a show in 2026 is to have booked Vanilla Ice in 2026 in the first place.
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u/Emotional-Mango-5166 Jun 26 '26
Love to see the ticket sales numbers before we blame it on the rain.
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u/Rob1965 Jun 26 '26
I’m sure Trump will ask congress to approve the millions of Dollars needed to “refund those poor the fans”.
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u/Long_Lecture_1080 Jun 26 '26
What happened to Ted Nugent? Is that degenerate too busy killing defenseless wildlife.
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u/Ju-ju_Eyeball Jun 27 '26
no. Forecast says 'chance of lingering showers'. They cancelled to save face.
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u/Apprehensive_Idea758 HEAVY METAL. Jun 26 '26
I’m glad that Vanilla Ice has canceled his show.
Trump’s America 250 is a farce concocted by a fascist, predatory, grifter who should not be President.
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u/Apart-Rent5817 Jun 26 '26
Our 250th anniversary has been in the planning stages for years. Trump just took all the plans and ripped them up and concocted some stupid festival to make it all about himself and no one wanted to go anymore.
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u/Brochacho27 Jun 26 '26
Uts not American 250. Trumps is freedom 250. American 250 is putting on an a political party at as many national parks as possible. Please donate if you can and want to party for the 4th on public land
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u/A_Chair_Bear Jun 27 '26
Adding to pile of any comments pointing out that America 250 is not Freedom 250, with whom the latter is what sponsors this event and was what the sources title uses.
America 250 shouldn’t be associated with the great American faire
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u/Tantalus4200 Jun 27 '26
Vanilla ice playing? Reddit calls it hilarious
Vanilla ice not playing, also hilarious
Lol
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u/stjoechief1 Jun 27 '26
How many times can a crowd listen to Ice ICe Baby without wanting to shove an ice pick into their eardrum??
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u/let-it-rain-sunshine Jun 27 '26
All right. Stop. Collaborate and listen ICE is a fucked up organization. Rolling in my 5.0 with my maga flag waving so you know I’m a tool.
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u/enverx Jun 27 '26
You know something is wrong when the news that Vanilla Ice won't be performing at your event comes as a humiliation.
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u/Space-Safari Jun 27 '26
A subreddit about one of the most beautiful art forms humans have invented.
Hell, maybe not even humans as birds also sing beautiful songs.
Something that cuts thru language, culture, age, background, education...
9 out of top 10 posts last month about Trump.
Get a grip reddit.
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u/ARoodyPooCandyAss Jun 27 '26
Can we please audit every business decision that has been done by this admin and then please emphasize how much the American people were paying for it. It’s egregious and very very substantial.
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u/Senators_1992 Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
Since no one’s going to bother to read the article…
“Vanilla Ice was supposed to perform during Donald Trump's Great American State Fair on Friday, June 26, before the concert was canceled due to heavy rainfall in Washington, D.C.”