Country music star to perform at Trump’s Inauguration
Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, according to Axios.
According to the report, Trump’s transition team confirmed the news Monday. A program of the events scheduled for Trump’s inauguration made its way to social media on Monday.
According to that program, Underwood will be performing directly before Trump takes the Presidential Oath of Office.
Underwood did not publicly endorse a candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Trump’s 2017 inauguration day featured performances from the Radio City Rockettes and Jackie Evancho, a former runner-up on “America’s Got Talent.”
Per The Associated Press:
The committee planning Trump’s inaugural ceremonies released a schedule Monday of four days of events centered around the Jan. 20th swearing-in ceremony, which Biden is planning to attend.
“President Trump is dedicated to uniting the country through the strength, security, and opportunity of his America First agenda,” Steve Witkoff and Kelly Loeffler, the co-chairs of the inaugural committee, said in a statement.
Witkoff is Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy and Loeffler is a former Georgia senator who is Trump’s pick to run the Small Business Administration.
“The 2025 inaugural celebrations will reflect President-elect Trump’s historic return to the White House and the American people’s decisive vote to Make America Great Again,” Witkoff and Loeffler said.
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