The U.S. Presidential Inauguration is subsequent week amid the 2025 TV schedule, and preparations are underway. Just lately, it was reported {that a} main title within the music business is about to carry out on the occasion. Nation singer Carrie Underwood has formally been tapped to carry out “America the Lovely” throughout the proceedings. Underwood’s determination to seem has been met with backlash from inside some circles. The subject was additionally not too long ago broached on The View, and co-host Whoopi Goldberg defined why she has to “help” Underwood.
After information of Carrie Underwood’s newest gig broke days in the past, various commenters took to X and chastised the 41-year-old Grammy winner for selecting to participate. Their responses appeared to counsel that they particularly took subject with Underwood collaborating in an occasion centered round U.S. Presidential Elect Donald Trump. Nonetheless, there’s a subsection of the songstress’ fandom that did seem enthusiastic over the information.
Throughout The View, co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin opined that the general public ought to transfer previous the period of canceling individuals for his or her political leanings and expressed her perception that the “Earlier than He Cheats” singer received’t be harm by the transfer in the long term. Griffin’s colleague, Pleasure Behar, stated that she wouldn’t have taken the job had she been within the singer’s place whereas additionally saying that by becoming a member of the occasion she’s “normalizing” the soon-to-be second time period president. Within the YouTube clip, Whoopi Goldberg then supplied up the next response:
Do what you do. Pay attention, individuals do what they do for no matter causes. It’s like Joe [Scarborough] and Mika [Brzezinski]. They felt that’s what they wanted to do, and I gotta stand behind them, you realize? … No, not ‘or not.’ As a result of, if I consider I’ve the best to make up my thoughts to go carry out someplace, I consider they’ve the identical proper. I’ve to help — doesn’t imply I’m notably . I received’t be watching, however that’s me.
Politics play into The View in a serious method, with the group even having been not too long ago tasked with studying authorized notes from Donald Trump’s group. What Whoopi Goldberg seems to convey is the notion {that a} fellow entertainer has the best to partake in an occasion for no matter purpose they’ve. On that observe, she additionally means that she will help one’s determination with out really displaying curiosity.
As talked about by the Oscar winner, Carrie Underwood has largely stayed out of politics over the course of her profession. She launched an announcement shared with THR upon agreeing to carry out, saying that she was “honored to have been requested to sing on the Inauguration and to be a small a part of this historic occasion.” She additionally expressed her “love” for her nation and said that was “humbled to reply the decision at a time after we should all come collectively within the spirit of unity and seeking to the longer term.”
This latest growth arrives amid the fan-favorite musical artist’s latest return to TV. Final summer season, it was reported that American Idol had discovered a substitute choose for Katy Perry. That ultimately turned out to be Carrie Underwood, and the choice was met with reward from fellow choose Lionel Richie in addition to different music business alums. Underwood’s judging philosophy is to be each “type” and “constructive” when addressing contestants.
It stays to be seen how the Inauguration will finally pan out in addition to how individuals will proceed to react to the “Jesus Take the Wheel” singer’s determination to participate. No matter that, evidently whereas she received’t really be watching, Whoopi Goldberg will help the artist’s proper to carry out as she pleases.
Episodes of The View air weekdays at 11 p.m. ET. You can too watch the broadcasts on YouTube, and episodes can be found to stream with a Disney+ subscription . In the meantime, American Idol Season 23, full with Carrie Underwood, is about to debut on ABC on March 9.