Milli Vanilli and The Commodores are among to have dropped out of Donald Trump ‘s Freedom 250 celebration at the Great American State Fair.

The event was announced earlier this week and is scheduled to take place at the National Mall in Washington DC between June 25 and July 10. Per an official listing, the “once-in-a-generation celebration” will “unite and showcase all 56 US states and territories in a single World’s Fair-scale event”.

Initially, the line-up included Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, Flo Rida , Poison frontman Bret Michaels, The Commodores, Young MC, Morris Day & The Time, C+C Music Factory and more.

However, shortly after the announcement was made, Morris Day & The Time dropped out, saying he wouldn’t be performing despite the “rumour” , and adding: “It’s a no from me.”

Young MC promptly followed suit, writing on Instagram: “I HAVE INFORMED MY AGENTS THAT I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE FREEDOM 250 EVENT,” and claiming: “The artists were never told about any political involvement with the…