Carrie Underwood breaks her silence on controversial performance at Donald Trump’s inauguration

Carrie Underwood has said she is “honored” and “humbled” to sing at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration in a statement addressing her upcoming controversial performance.

“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,” Underwood, 41, said in a statement obtained by USA today.

“I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and look to the future.”

The country-singing superstar, 41, is scheduled to sing America The Beautiful after Trump is sworn in — as is his Vice President JD Vance.

Fans are divided over the news, with some praising the artist while others condemn her controversial performance at Trump’s inauguration.

As one fan put it, “Carrie is about to get the whole country talking. Iconic move or controversial queen?’

One person said: ‘Disgusting, thought she had morals. It was all make-believe,” while another thanked her via X, formerly Twitter.

Carrie will perform the song with The Armed Forces Chorus and The United States Naval Academy Glee Club on January 20, after Trump is sworn in by the Chief Justice of the United States.

Another called it “perfect,” while another said she was a “solid choice.”

“No Kid Rock or Jason Aldean using Carrie Underwood to draw [sic] the appreciation for Trump, I’m not going to watch a convict take the oath, what a joke,’ someone wrote on X.’

Kid Rock and Jason have both been very public about their support for Trump.

Another had harsh words for the rest of Hollywood when he heard the news about Carrie.

“Nice to know she’s not a blood-sucking Hollywood vampire,” they wrote.

“Good for Carrie Underwood,” one Trump follower exclaimed on the social media site.

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“Sorry Taylor Swift, you didn’t make it,” they wrote rudely.

One person brought up a 2017 sketch that Carrie participated in with Brad Paisley, co-host of her CMA.

The X user had written: ‘How convenient for her liberal a**. Bend the knee, you stupid b****.”

In 2017, Carrie and Brad joked about Trump’s tweets at the time.

“Now Brad, I don’t know if you’ve heard of this, but the CMA has given us some ‘guidelines’ of specific topics to avoid,” she said during the live broadcast.

“So we can’t do any of our crazy songs because the show is a ‘politics-free zone’ this year.” she added.

At that moment, Brad starts playing guitar and singing to the rhythm of Carrie’s song Before He Cheats – while using new lyrics.

“Right now he’s probably sitting in his pajamas watching cable news and pulling out his cell phone. Right now he’s probably asking Siri how the hell you spell Pocahontas,” Brad sang.

Carrie simply responded with, “Well, here we go.”

Brad continued, “In the middle of the night, from the privacy of a gilded toilet seat in the White House, he writes little Bob Corker, NFL and covfefe.”

At the time, they both laughed at “covfefe,” which is believed to be a spelling mistake Trump, 78, made in a tweet he shared after becoming president in January 2017.

“And it’s fun to watch, yeah, that’s for sure, until the little rockin’ guy plays nuclear war. And maybe next time he’ll think before he tweets,” Brad sang.

In 2019, Carrie spoke with The Guardianwhere she said she “stays far out of politics if possible, at least in public, because no one wins.”

She added: “It’s crazy. Everyone tries to summarize everything and put a bow on it, as if it were black and white. And that’s not how it is.’

The inauguration will take place on January 20, 2025 at 12 noon.