Kelly Stafford defends Carrie Underwood’s choice to perform at Trump inauguration: ‘People are in place’

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: NFL star Matthew Stafford’s wife Kelly defended Carried Underwood's decision to perform at President Donald Trump's inauguration and agreed that people should "put politics aside" when it comes to White House invitations.

Notably, Underwood was brutally trolled by people on social media and criticized by her fans as well when she announced that she would be singing 'America the Beautiful' at Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, Monday.

During the inauguration, Underwood, 41, sang the patriotic anthem but experienced technical difficulties and was told to perform without music. The 'American Idol' alum told the crowd, "You know the words - help me out here."

The audience sang along as she was accompanied by the Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club.

Kelly Stafford defends Carrie Underwood's decision to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration

Kelly Stafford and her podcast co-host Hank Winchester discussed Donald Trump's inauguration on the Thursday, January 23, episode of 'The Morning After with Kelly Stafford & Hank'.

Stafford agreed with Winchester about keeping politics out when it comes to White House invitations.

About Underwood's performance, Winchester said, "I thought Carrie Underwood was fantastic. I don’t like people coming after her for… to me, no matter who I voted for, if a sitting president calls me and says, would you like to come to the White House? I’m going to the White House."

Stafford backed him saying, "I love that I didn’t know her stance on politics. I feel like that’s kind of amazing."

She said, "I’m with you. We have to just respect the power at hand. When they’re in there, you can’t change it. You just gotta pray that they make the right decisions for this country. You gotta support any way you can, even if you don’t like them." 

Stafford added, "You just gotta do it until the next term, and then we’ll b***h again. People are in place. It is what it is."

Moreover, she also suggested that Underwood's presence didn't necessarily mean that she supported President Trump or the MAGA movement.

Celebs who backed Carrie Underwood's decision to perform at Donald Trump's inauguration

Kelly Stafford is not the only celebrity who has defended Carrie Underwood's choice to perform at Donald Trump's Inauguration. Many other celebs have also taken sides with Underwood's decision.

'The View' co-host Whoopi Goldberg, while backing Underwood's decision, said in an episode, "If I believe I have the right to make up my mind to go perform some place, I believe [she has] the same right. I have to support."

She added, "It doesn't mean I'm particularly interested in what I won't be watching, but that's just me."

Her co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin added that others shouldn't be eager to "cancel people's livelihood because we don't like their politics", but should protest by "not downloading her songs and not going to her shows".

Singer Jason Aldean, who performed at Liberty Ball after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, also came in support of his fellow country singer following her Inauguration Day performance.

He told 'Fox & Friends', "First of all, it’s a hard song to do anyway and when you’re supposed to be singing to a track, and that’s what gives you pitch reference for the song", referring to the patriotic track, which Underwood was forced to perform without background music.

He added, "To not have that, for her to just kinda say, 'All right, listen, we’ll go'. That’s a big move, and that’s a pro move on her part, so I thought it was great."

Aldean also mentioned that it was "a huge honor to be here and to be a part of that night and all the people that were there to support President Trump".

He added, "It just kind of feels electric. Everybody is just excited for this new chapter of where we are headed."