{"id":143945,"date":"2025-01-14T20:49:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T20:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/carrie-underwood-im-not-maga-i-just-love-america\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T20:49:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T20:49:41","slug":"carrie-underwood-im-not-maga-i-just-love-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/carrie-underwood-im-not-maga-i-just-love-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrie Underwood: I&#8217;m Not MAGA! I Just Love America!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Carrie Underwood is rushing to her own defense.<\/p>\n<p>The former American Idol champion has been booked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/carrie-underwood-trump-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perform at Donald Trump\u2019s Presidential inauguration<\/a> on Monday, January 20.<\/p>\n<p>This booking is not sitting well with many social media users because a bunch of people believe Trump to be a fascist, racist and\/or rapist.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/donald-trump-found-guilty-on-all-counts-in-hush-money-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also a convicted felon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191995111-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516769 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191995111-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191995111-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191995111-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191995111-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191995111-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191995111-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191995111-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2191995111-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrie Underwood performs during Times Square New Year\u2019s Eve 2025 Celebration on December 31, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by John Lamparski\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a various celebrity gossip sources, the artist will sing \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d next Monday \u2014 with accompaniment from the Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly aware of the backlash this decision has generated, Underwood released a statement on January 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/carrie-underwood-speaks-out-about-performing-2025-trump-inauguration-8773825\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Underwood said<\/a> in a statement to People Magazine, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516772 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2164966681-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrie Underwood performs on ABC\u2019s \u201cGood Morning America\u201d at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 2, 2024 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in January 2017, Trump was turned down by a number of artists who were asked to fill a similar role.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, 3 Doors Down, Toby Keith, Big &amp; Rich and Jackie Evancho were among a handful of stars who signed on to take part in this celebration of the transition of power.<\/p>\n<p>Underwood, for her part, has never been especially political or outspoken on topics that impact most Americans.<\/p>\n<p>She did seem to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/08\/carrie-underwood-promotes-anti-mask-tweet-gets-absolutely-roaste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">come out as being anti-mask<\/a> during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, if anyone out there has thoughts on that opinion and what it says of her.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516774 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2157530851-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carrie Underwood attends the 2024 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 13, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Joy Malone\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI try to stay far out of politics if possible, at least in public, because nobody wins,\u201d Underwood told The Guardian in 2019. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy. Everybody tries to sum everything up and put a bow on it, like it\u2019s black and white. And it\u2019s not like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, though, some observers believed Underwood\u2019s single \u201cThe Bullet\u201d was some kind of political statement.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can blame it on hate or blame it on guns\/But mamas ain\u2019t supposed to bury their sons<\/em>, she sings in the first verse. <em>Left a hole in her heart and it still ain\u2019t done\/The bullet keeps on goin.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Said Underwood years ago of the respond:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImmediately people said, \u2018Oh you have a song about gun control!\u2019 It was more about the lives that were changed by something terrible happening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd 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\u2019s a discussion \u2014 a long discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/carrie-underwood-im-not-maga-i-just-love-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carrie Underwood is rushing to her own defense. The former American Idol champion has been booked to perform at Donald Trump\u2019s Presidential inauguration on Monday, January 20. This booking is not sitting well with many social media users because a bunch of people believe Trump to be a fascist, racist and\/or rapist. He\u2019s also a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-143945","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}