Carrie Underwood to perform at Trump’s inauguration after keeping quiet about her politics
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The country singer will sing ‘America the Beautiful’ at the swearing-in ceremony next Monday. Carrie Underwood is set to sing “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s inauguration next Monday, January 20. The country singer, 41, has previously declined to comment on politics.
A spokesperson for the Presidential Inaugural Committee confirmed to The Independent that Underwood will be performing at the event. In a separate statement to The Independent, Underwood said: “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.”. Underwood is expected to be joined by the Armed Forces Choir and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club, performing after Vice President JD Vance takes his Oath of Office and before Trump takes the Presidential Oath of Office.
Underwood did not publicly endorse any candidate ahead of the 2024 election. The pair joked that the CMAs had been decreed a “politics-free zone” before saying they would ignore those “guidelines” while performing a cover of Underwood’s hit song “Before he Cheats” that focused on Trump’s use of Twitter (as X was previously known).
“Right now, he’s probably in his PJs, reaching for his cellphone... he’s probably asking Siri, ‘How in the hell do you spell Pocahontas?’” sang Paisley. “In the middle of the night from the private seat of a gold-plated White House toilet seat, he writes, ‘Liddle Bob Corker,’ ‘NFL’ and ‘covfefe,’” the pair continued, with Underwood finishing the chorus with a flair and an exchange on how to actually pronounce Trump’s now-infamous Twitter error.
