Country music star Carrie Underwood is scheduled to sing “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration on Monday.
“I love this country and was honored to be asked to sing at the inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood said in a statement. USA Today. “I am humbled to answer this call at a time when we all need to come together in a spirit of unity and look to the future.”
“She says, 'I love our country.' In my opinion, how can you support and normalize someone who loves his country and really wants to destroy it with a convicted felon? ”
Of course, Underwood's decision ruffled some feathers and bent some noses. Most notable among those offended was Joy Behar, a left-wing co-host on “The View.”
Alyssa Farrah Griffin kicked things off when the topic came up for discussion on Tuesday's episode of Daytime Talkfest.
“Personally, I hope we're moving beyond that… [wanting] “You're canceling people's lives just because you don't like their politics,” Griffin said, adding, “If you have a problem with something, you're registering a complaint by not downloading it.” . [Underwood’s] I don't sing and I don't go to her shows. ”
Griffin added that while Underwood's performance at the inauguration may anger Democrats, it will not undermine her standing among Trump supporters. “75 million people voted for Trump. Artists tend to lean left. I mean, she's going to become a symbol of MAGA and the American right-wing overnight. She's probably going to make a lot of money doing that. So she… I understand why you did that.”
Unsurprisingly, Behar disagreed.
“Even if he can't sing, I won't do that. I won't normalize him,” Behar said. “She's saying, 'I love this country.' In my opinion, how many people who love their country and are convicted felons really want to destroy it?” I don't understand why you say you love your country while normalizing this convicted felon, but I do it now. I can say it every day.”
“With all due respect, a lot of my family voted for Trump. They love this country and voted for him. People make decisions like this for a variety of reasons,” Griffin said. “I think so.”
Behar said, “Okay, okay. And I can't tell you not to do it because I believe in free speech and everything about it. I personally wouldn't do it. No one asked me. I haven't, but that's another story.”
You can watch “The View” segment here.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck takes issue with Behar's words
Elisabeth Hasselbeck — conservative and former “The View” co-host — Tuesday afternoon alerted X “I need to calm down my friend,” Behar said.
Later that night, Hasselbeck expanded on his backlash against Behar. On Fox News' “Hannity” He called his co-host's bashing of Underwood a “selfish publicity stunt.”
“They know the ship is sinking, so she wants to add her name to Carrie Underwood's to stay relevant,” Hasselbeck said, according to Fox News. spoke.
Mr. Hasselbeck added that it was “ridiculous” for Mr. Behar to question Mr. Underwood's love for America.
“She wants us to believe that [about] Carrie Underwood won “American Idol'' as voted by Americans and toured with an album called “All American Girl,'' but she actually spent more time touring with the USO and working with our country. Served, supported, and donated funds to the finest military forces in the United States. , their families, and our veterans,” Hasselbeck said.
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