When one thinks of great American patriots, or great American performing artists, Vanilla Ice rarely makes the list. That's one of the reasons why so many reacted to video footage of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House adviser Stephen Miller dancing to “Ice Ice Baby” at Mar-a-Lago's New Year’s Eve party.
The video was posted by the wife of Stephen Miller, known as the architect of Trump's anti-immigration policy. Miller is not known for dancing, or for singing, but he does a version of both here, although Noem's dancing and singing are much more robust.
Noem and Miller have pushed hard for ICE deportations to be as broad-ranging as possible, with Miller urging 3,000 arrests a day. Pushing for the end of birthright citizenship, he recently said that not only immigrants, but also their children are a problem.
“With a lot of these immigrant groups, not only is the first generation unsuccessful. Again, Somalia is a clear example here,” Miller said on Fox News, adding, “You see persistent issues in every subsequent generation. So you see consistent high rates of welfare use, consistent high rates of criminal activity, consistent failures to assimilate."
For her part, Noem is known to pose in tailored military gear to celebrate ICE actions like the "leave now campaign," which urges those in the U.S. illegally to self-deport, or face arrest and permanent removal.
Pundits noted that Vanilla Ice has performed at multiple Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve parties. As for his politics, the 1990s hitmaker has said he doesn't vote and believes politics is a mess and a waste of time. He says his performances at parties at Mar-A-Lago in 2021, 2024 and 2026 were about dancing and having a great time, not politics.
Social media had mixed reactions to the video, ranging from rage and lines like "prison is too good for these parasites" to celebration about ICE's deportations.
And there was planty of humor, including Ryan Lackey, chief strategy officer at Evertas Insurance, writing on X, "He (Miller) looks like he wants to be back at work already rather than Mandatory Fun."