The announcement comes after most of the previously announced musical acts dropped out or distanced themselves from the Great American State Fair event.

Trump said the rally will take place the night before the fair is set to open. It is scheduled for June 24 at 7 p.m. and will feature music from Lee Greenwood, whose song "God Bless the USA" is often played at Trump events.

Vanilla Ice says he will still attend Donald Trump's Freedom 250 event in Washington, DC, even after the president scrapped most of the original concert line-up and turned it into a political rally.

Rapper Vanilla Ice on Thursday said that he hopes he’s able to perform at President Trump’s upcoming rally in Washington, one of several events scheduled to mark America’s 250th birthday. The rally was announced after multiple artists withdrew from a planned concert at Trump’s “Great American State Fair.