Vanilla Ice, Beach Boys’ appearances at NYE Mar-a-Lago event invite criticism, jokes

Considering all the unexpected news that 2020 brings, this line should perhaps come as no surprise: The Beach Boys and Vanilla Ice performed for a maskless crowd at President Donald Trump’s resort town in Mar-a-Lago in the evening. New Year’s Eve.

The daily beast reported that Trump himself did not attend the Mar-a-Lago festivities in Florida, but Donald Trump Jr. along with his partner Kimberly Guilfoyle attended the show, as did Eric and Lara Trump, Rudy Giuliani and the member of Congress Matt Gaetz. They were all part of a group of about 500 people who crammed into a ballroom with an admission cost of up to $ 1,000.

From the footage of the night, the participants did not appear to be wearing masks.

Donald Trump Jr. also celebrated his 43rd birthday last night. He shared a video on Facebook with the accompanying message: “Ok, this is amazing. Vanilla Ice plays at the Mar-a-Lago New Years party. As a kid of the 90s, you can’t can’t imagine how awesome it is. I had the birthday cry so it’s pretty amazing. “

Not everyone was as enthusiastic as comedian Don Jr. Bridget Phetasy, for her part, was not impressed with the star’s presence at the event. On Twitter, she called the rapper “Ice Ice Baby” on New Years Eve “deep down.”

Writer Randi Mayem Singer (Mrs. Doubtfire) also questioned the value of putting your health at risk of “dancing badly on Vanilla Ice and a Beach Boy”.

Like many others, Singer was referring to the fact that this was not a version of classic Beach Boys lineup at the event. Instead, it was the current incarnation led by Mike Love, who backs Trump, minus Brian Wilson, the frequently cited genius behind the band’s founding climax.

Comedian / actor John Fugelsang saw some similarities between Love and Trump, noting that people who think Love is the Beach Boys also think Trump is president.

A writer commented referring to the 1980s Beach Boys hit “Kokomo”.

While many people joked about the event, actor Kirk Acevedo expressed his anger at the apparent neglect of those who attended.

The political divisions between Love and his former band mates date back some time. In 2020, the two other living original members of the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, expressed their dismay at Variety via a spokesperson for the Beach Boys Mike Love headlining a campaign benefit for Trump in Newport Beach, Calif.

In February, Wilson and Jardine publicly announced that they had signed a Change.org petition calling for a boycott of the Beach Boys after Love agreed to perform at the Safari Club international convention. Donald Trump Jr. was a keynote speaker at the event in Reno, Nevada.

Newsweek has contacted the White House, Mike Love and Vanilla Ice for comment, but has not received a response at time of publication.