Carrie Underwood’s controversial performance at President Donald Trump’s inauguration was hit with technical difficulties.
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As Underwood began to sing “America the Beautiful,” the music suddenly stopped, leading to awkward silence inside the U.S. Capitol’s Rotunda.
Despite the moment, Carrie Underwood led the room in singing the song without the music. Standing in front of President Joe Biden, she performed capella, and President Donald Trump’s inauguration attendees joined in. President Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Doug Emhoff were among those seen singing along.
Carrie Underwood was hit with backlash after the inauguration committee announced she would perform at President Donald Trump’s sworn-in ceremony. In a statement, Underwood justified her 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,” she shared. “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 was forced to perform inside the Rotunda after Trump’s sworn-in ceremony was moved indoors. This was due to dangerously cold temperatures impacting Washington, D.C.
“I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda,” Trump stated on Truth Social last week. “As was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather.”
Those with tickets to see the event were invited to watch at the Capital One Area.
“I will join the crowd at Capital One, after my Swearing In,” he added.
Carrie Underwood Was Known For Not Being Outspoken About Her Political Views
Before her performance at Donald Trump’s inauguration, Carrie Underwood was known for not being outspoken about her political views. This was despite critics previously trying to “pin her places politically” in the past.
“I try to stay far out of politics if possible, at least in public, because nobody wins,” she explained. “It’s crazy. Everybody tries to sum everything up and put a bow on it, like it’s black and white. And it’s not like that.”
She further spoke out about how people criticized her for her 2018 song “The Bullet.” Critics believed the song was about gun control.
“Immediately people said, ‘Oh you have a song about gun control!’ It was more about the lives that were changed by something terrible happening,” she explained. “And it does kind of bug me when people take a song or take something I said and try to pigeonhole or force me to pick a side or something. It’s a discussion—a long discussion.”