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Of all the stars who agreed to perform<\/a> at Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s inauguration day<\/a> events, Jewel<\/strong> was perhaps the most surprising. Country singer Carrie Underwood<\/strong>, who sang during the president\u2019s inauguration ceremony, has been elaborately apolitical<\/a>, while it\u2019s not even clear if the \u201creal\u201d<\/a> Village People was on stage<\/a> at the Liberty Inaugural Ball. Then there\u2019s Nelly<\/a>,<\/strong> who likened the invitation to the military draft. An odd argument, to be sure, but not as confusing as the one presented by the 1990s pop sensation, who says she\u2019s certain that Trump is committed to ending our country\u2019s mental health crisis.<\/p>\n Jewel made this claim in an emotional Instagram post<\/a> on Friday, saying that she performed at Robert F. Kennedy<\/strong> Jr.<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cMake America Healthy Again\u201d inauguration celebration ball because \u201cI am a mental health advocate.\u201d It\u2019s an assertion that likely made the millions of people who have felt their mental wellness crumble in the past week<\/a> gnash their teeth in frustration, especially when the singer continued, \u201cI believe I can help, and if I believe I can help, I have to try.\u201d That meant serenading RFK Jr. and his wife, actor Cheryl Hines<\/strong>, with a rendition of<\/a> \u201cSomewhere Over The Rainbow,\u201d though it\u2019s unclear how the performance of the famous song made an impact on the fight for our nation\u2019s sanity.<\/p>\n It appears that to Jewel, Trump was the only candidate ready to tackle the issue. \u201cWe cannot wait another four years,\u201d she said of the mental health crisis. \u201cIf I can help shape policy, make sure mental health is in the conversation when it comes to American health, if I can help put resources or mental health tools into the hands of the most vulnerable who need it, I\u2019m going to try, and I\u2019m going to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n