President Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities is taking shape and includes a whole roster of celebrities involved who are drawing major fan backlash. Carrie Underwood, confirmed earlier this week to sing “America the Beautiful” in a move that surprised some fans,

Whoopi Goldberg shared her take. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After news of Carrie Underwood’s latest gig broke days ago, a number of commenters took to X and chastised the 41-year-old Grammy winner for choosing to take part.

In a statement shared on Monday, Jan. 13, country star Carrie Underwood spoke out about performing at the 2025 Trump Inauguration, which will take place on Monday, Jan. 20.