On Monday night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart poked fun at President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 concert series after more than half the acts dropped out.
“Man, I need good news. I need some relief. And I’ll tell you why,” Stewart said at the top of his monologue. “Because as many of you know, that big Freedom 250 concert that I’ve been looking forward to… has run into some problems.”
Stewart then cut to a clip of NBC News, which reported that five of the nine musical artists slated to perform at Freedom 250 have dropped out, citing “political concerns.” Those who exited the event include Martina McBride, Young MC, The Commodores, Morris Day and Bret Michaels.
The mass exodus of acts prompted Stewart to ask, “Is anyone still performing?” The answer came in the form of an enthusiastic TikTok from rapper Vanilla Ice, who exclaimed in his post, “America is turning 250! I’m super honored to do this concert with everybody. We are gonna bring back the ‘90s.”
“There you go!” Stewart exclaimed. “See? Everybody dropped out, but not Vanilla Ice. Vanilla Ice didn’t drop out. He saw a problem, and yo, he solved it.”
