[VIDÉO] | ‘Help me’: Carrie Underwood forced to sing a cappella for Donald Trump

After a long wait that seemed due to technical issues, country singer Carrie Underwood finally sang America The Beautiful a cappella, Monday noon, during the swearing-in ceremony of United States President Donald Trump.

Arriving on stage after the president’s speech, just sworn in, the singer stood in front of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, ready to deliver her performance. The music sounded, but stopped after a second or two.

After two minutes, someone came over and spoke to Underwood, who seemed to acquiesce to the idea of ​​going without music.

“You know the words, help me,” she then asked the crowd gathered at the Capitol, before brilliantly performing the patriotic song composed in 1895.

She then shook hands with outgoing President Joe Biden, then walked towards Donald Trump, who addressed a few words to her.

Many of Carrie Underwood’s fans criticized her for attending the swearing-in ceremony given her long-standing support of the LGBTQ+ community.

Another country singer sang at the ceremony. Lee Greenwood, 82, performed God Bless The U.S.A.

Opera singer Christopher Macchio performed the American national anthem at the end of the ceremony.

Snoop too

The festivities took off on Sunday during a rally organized at the Capitol One arena in Washington. The Village People group sang their success Y.M.C.A. on stage, with Donald Trump dancing to his favorite song.

Rapper Snoop Dogg surprised everyone by offering a performance at the Crypto Ball, another gathering held on the sidelines of the swearing-in ceremony, this weekend. In 2017, he denounced Donald Trump. He seems to have changed his mind. Just like Carrie Underwood, he was fiercely criticized on social networks.

Billy Ray Cyrus, Nelly, Jason Aldean and Gavin DeGraw are also among the artists who agreed to participate in the events surrounding Donald Trump’s return to the White House.