Whoopi Goldberg is standing up for Carrie Underwood after the country star found herself in the line of fire after agreeing to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. On Tuesday's episode of "The View,

In the second segment, the cohosts reacted to the backlash country singer Carrie Underwood has been receiving for accepting an invitation to perform at Monday’s inauguration of Trump and incoming VP JD Vance.

The country star is facing backlash for agreeing to perform at the swearing-in ceremony. By Hannah Dailey Whoopi Goldberg is sticking up for Carrie Underwood after the singer came under fire for accepting the invitation to perform at Donald Trump’s ...

Carrie Underwood’s shocking decision to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration next week has found an unlikely supporter in Whoopi Goldberg.

Whoopi Goldberg has weighed in on the backlash against Carrie Underwood after the country singer confirmed she will perform at Donald Trump ’s inauguration. The Before He Cheats hitmaker will sing America the Beautiful at the event which will see the controversial businessman and politician sworn in for a second time.

I stand behind her. If I believe I have the right to make up my mind to go perform someplace, I believe they have the same right,” Goldberg said.

However, Behar disagreed with the singer’s decision, saying she would refuse to perform at the inauguration if she was asked to. She also questioned Underwood for supporting and normalizing “a convicted felon,” referring to Trump’s 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in May 2024.

Whoopi Goldberg was noticeably missing from The View table during the Tuesday, January 21, episode, just one day after Donald Trump ‘s inauguration. Since Goldberg is often very vocal regarding her feelings for Trump, viewers were looking forward to her post-inauguration takes, but she was not present to give them.

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Carrie Underwood sang ‘America the Beautiful’ at the second presidential inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday,

Carrie Underwood’s performance of “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s Monday inauguration was awkwardly interrupted by an audio error, prompting the Grammy winner and accompanying chorus to sing the patriotic tune a cappella.