Concerts by nine musical acts on the National Mall were announced Wednesday as part of the 250th anniversary celebration of the country’s founding. Just a day later, however, at least three of the announced artists have said they would not perform, with two of them mentioning President Donald Trump in their announcements.

While the concerts at the “Great American State Fair” and other events for the celebration are being organized by Freedom 250, a nonpartisan group, rapper Young MC said artists weren’t made aware of the political involvement of the organizers. Trump has repeatedly touted the celebrations and his involvement in planning them.

“I HAVE INFORMED MY AGENTS THAT I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE FREEDOM 250 EVENT,” the “Bust a Move” rapper wrote on Facebook. “The artists were never told about any political involvement with the event. And despite the claims by the organizers that the event is non-partisan, Spin magazine describes it as ‘Trump-backed.’ I hope to perform in D.C. in the near future at an event that is not so politically charged.”

Morris Day and The Time, a Minneapolis funk group, were the first to drop out.

“Contrary to rumors,” Day said in a Wednesday post, “Morris Day & the Time will not be performing at the ‘Great American State Fair.’”

“It’s A No For Me,” Day added in the post’s caption.

Freedom Williams, of C+C Music Factory, was also quick to post a seven-minute video in which he said he does not “fuck with Trump.”

Williams also claimed he was unaware of the association with Trump at the time he booked the show. In the video, he recounted going back to his agent and saying, “‘You didn’t say nothing about Trump. You didn’t mention Trump.’ … So I told my agent, ‘Yeah, no, I ain’t gonna be able to do that.’”

However, Williams responded to the backlash from the event by also saying the day he lets people tell him what to do is the day he “dies” and that he “just might” still do the show.

The other artists announced — Martina McBride, Vanilla Ice, Bret Michaels, Flo Rida, Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan and the Commodores — are still expected to perform.

The White House referred questions about the event to Freedom 250. Rachel Reisner, a spokesperson for Freedom 250, reiterated the organization’s nonpartisan status in a statement to NOTUS.

“Freedom 250 is focused on our signature celebrations and events that honor our history and engage all Americans — welcoming all who share our goal of commemorating this milestone in a way that uplifts and unites America,” she said.

The artists’ withdrawals sparked discussion about the political nature of the events, but Freedom 250’s CEO, Keith Krach, previously stressed that the organization is nonpartisan, though he’s also said that Trump created the organization.

“President Donald J. Trump pledged that our nation’s 250th birthday would be celebrated in a way worthy of our history, our values, and our future,” Krach wrote on the homepage of his website. “To help realize that vision at national scale, he launched Freedom 250 — the nonpartisan organization created to lead this historic effort.”