Outrage as video of Taylor Swift’s 'confused' reaction to Carrie Underwood's Obamacare joke resurfaces
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Carrie Underwood is once again at the center of a heated debate after agreeing to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20.
As the internet dug through her past videos, a 2013 clip of Underwood and Brad Paisley mocking Obamacare recently went viral.
The video quickly caught fire on social media, with users flooding comment sections to comment on Taylor Swift’s visibly uncomfortable expression in the footage, igniting a firestorm of online debate.
@carrieunderwoodvocals Lol @ the celebrities in the audience who can’t take a joke 😂🤡 #carrieunderwood #countrymusic #obama ♬ original sound - ForeverChanged
Carrie Underwood’s Obamacare joke resurfaces online, showing Taylor Swift's reaction
A resurfaced video from the 2013 Country Music Association Awards showed 41-year-old country superstar Carrie Underwood mocking Obamacare alongside Brad Paisley. The duo poked fun at the initial glitches of the healthcare website during their skit.
In the clip, Underwood performed a comedic bit teasing the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. As they made jabs at the initiative, which aimed to make affordable health insurance accessible to more people, several stars in the audience, including Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw, appeared visibly uncomfortable.
The video began with Paisley pretending to have a strained back, prompting Underwood to ask if he had tried enrolling in "Obamacare".
@brookabear95 You can tell who wasn’t too impressed with the skit & who were #cmt #carrieunderwood #nashville #fyp ♬ original sound - BROOK
Underwood replied, “It’s great. I started signing up last Thursday, and I’m almost done,” drawing laughs from the crowd. The duo then walked over to a laptop, where they sang, “Obamacare by morning/ Why is this taking so long?I’m going to wind up with hemorrhoids/If I sit here ’til dawn/ We’ll have cataracts and dementia/ Oh this is getting on my last nerve.”
They concluded the song with, “Obamacare by morning / Over six people served.”
As they finished, the video cut to Blake Shelton and his then-wife Miranda Lambert laughing and clapping, before showing Taylor Swift’s stunned expression. The clip then displayed the word "uncomfortable."
At the time, Swift, who was just 23, had not yet publicly shared her political views, though she would later endorse multiple Democrats and criticize Donald Trump.
Social media erupts over Taylor Swift’s gesture to Carrie Underwood's Obamacare joke
Within a day of sharing the old clip of Underwood, the video has garnered countless views and over 4K comments, with users discussing Taylor Swift's reaction and the responses of other stars.
A TikTok user noted, "The confused look on Taylor Swift’s face got me! 🤣🤣🤣"
One more user added, "The way Tim and Faith, Keith Urban, and Taylor Swift were not amused makes me like them all more and I didn't know I could."
A netizen remarked, "Taylor was confused by them and took notes of who was clapping and said I’m making pop music from now on 😂."
Someelse dubbed, "Taylor said “HUH” 😂."
A commenter shared, "That is when Taylor swift decided to release a pop album."
One person narrated, "Taylor swift was so confused and that’s when she realized she was in the wrong room."
"Taylor swift literally wondering if what just happened was real," a social media user explained.
One Switie said, "Taylor’s like “what?” 😂"
A TikToker wrote, "Taylor Swift confused because she doesn’t get the logistics behind the things she so passionately advocates for 😂."
"Taylor’s so pitiful 😂😂😂 big mad," An online user described. Finally, one internet user believed, "That’s the day Taylor switched from country to pop 😂😂😂."
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