Whoopi Goldberg showed some support to Carrie Underwood on “The View” (via Entertainment Weekly) amid backlash against the “American Idol” winner and country music star for her decision to perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan.

Whoopi Goldberg shared her take. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After news of Carrie Underwood’s latest gig broke days ago, a number of commenters took to X and chastised the 41-year-old Grammy winner for choosing to take part.

Carrie Underwood will be perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20. The country singer has kept her political views private for years and in 2019 said, "I try to stay far out of politics if possible,