When the news that Carrie Underwood would be performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony hit the airwaves, a lot of people did not seem to be happy about it.
At the actual event, however, it seems that the singer ran into some problems which she had to figure out on the fly.
Keep reading to know more about what happened…
Carrie Underwood was the first performer to perform after Donald J. Trump gave his 30-minute inaugural address, marking the beginning of his second term as President of the United States.
The singer was standing in front of former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. She was to sing “America the Beautiful” when they ran into a technical issue with the singer’s background music which forced her to go a capella with the song. She did not let the technical malfunction faze her as she hit the big notes in the song seamlessly.
The singer wore a sleeveless white dress which draped over her. She hit the notes beautifully and a lot of people who were gathered in the Capitol Rotunda sang along with her.
After Underwood concluded her singing, she shook Biden’s hand, who seemed to have mouthed the words “great job” to her. Carrie Underwood then shook hands with President Donald Trump and vice president JD Vance.
The country music superstar’s participation in the inauguration day celebrations was not appreciated by everyone. She said in a statement, “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event. I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”
Many of those who were disappointed in the singer were from the LGBTQ+ community who had considered Carrie Underwood an ally because of her 2017 son, “Love Wins.” The lyrics of the song criticized divisive politics, “Politics and prejudice/How the hell’d it ever come to this?” and “When everybody’s got to pick a side/It don’t matter if you’re wrong or right.” The song was considered to signal that Underwood supported same-sex marriage.
While there were many who criticized her choice, Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” said while she would not be watching the inauguration, she believed it was Carrie Underwood’s right to choose where she wanted to perform. She said, “If I believe I have the right to make up my mind to go perform some place. I believe she has the same right.”
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