Carrie Underwood ‘second guessing’ her Trump inauguration performance as she wonders 'if it was worth it'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Carrie Underwood is reportedly having doubts about her performance at Donald Trump’s second inauguration on January 20.
The singer faced a lot of backlash after she agreed to sing at the Republican leader’s swearing-in ceremony, where she sang ‘America the Beautiful’ a cappella. She also faced technical difficulties during her performance but reportedly handled it well.
However, since then Underwood has not said anything and now a source told The Sun, “Her keeping quiet is an indicator things did not go well for her, not how she wanted.”
Source claims Carrie Underwood ‘not happy’ with what happened at Trump’s inauguration
“Reports of her having a ‘hissy fit’ isn’t true though, she isn’t a toddler but she was and is frustrated,” the tipster noted, referring to rumors of her “diva” behavior.
The source further explained that “how the performance was pitched to her and how it ended up going were two very different experiences. Most of that had to do with the event being moved indoors which decreased the guest list and how many people she could bring with her - something she was not happy about.”
They also mentioned that the ‘Before He Cheats’ songstress was “proud” of the way she tackled the mishap at the inauguration.
“But I think she’s second-guessing this whole thing and wondering if it was worth it. For both herself and her family who she’s fiercely protective of and tries to keep more private,” the insider revealed.
'American Idol' producers find it hard to promote ‘politically neutral show’ after Underwood’s inauguration performance
Besides, it has been said that Underwood’s inauguration performance left ‘American Idol’ producers’ shocked.
She will be soon seen in season 23 of the reality show as a judge alongside Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan.
“The show just wants to stay away from anything political so this turning into such a big, worldwide topic of conversation is not what [the producers] wanted heading into the start of the season,” a tipster mentioned.
“The situation has become too big and out of anyone’s control now which is a stressful position to be in while trying to promote a family-friendly, politically neutral show,” they continued.
The source added that though people are “proud of how Carrie handled herself in what I'm sure was a stressful moment, this is basically the worst-case scenario. In terms of the amount of attention it's gotten and Idol being brought into the political conversation.”
