Jason Aldean is prepared for President Donald Trump’s new “era” of politics.
Aldean, who is about to sing a 30-minute set on the Liberty Ball following Trump’s inauguration, opened up concerning the “big day for our country.”
“The last few years have been… kind of really divisive and just a lot of stuff going on, and I just hope this is kind of the beginning of a new era for our country and kind of get back on track,” the nation music star mentioned throughout an look on “CBS Mornings.”
Aldean famous that he does “worry” concerning the state of the nation proper now, particularly as a mum or dad. Nonetheless, the musician believes that Donald Trump needs to do “great things” on this new period.
“I think the thing with President Trump is, I think he wants to do great things for the American people and the country,” Aldean mentioned.
“And he’s a guy that I feel like when he says something, he tries to get it done.”
“He’s not just telling you. You know, I feel like a lot of times politicians will just tell you things — just to make it sound good. And I feel like he’s a guy that actually wants to go get it done.”
Aldean hasn’t at all times been vocal about his political stance, however has publicly supported Trump all through the years.
The nation music star favored how Trump “didn’t talk like a politician.”
“He wasn’t that guy. He was a guy that kind of spoke my language and just kind of… put it in layman’s terms for me a little bit,” he defined on the morning present.
Eight years in the past, Trump struggled to enlist stars to be a part of the swearing-in and the varied glitzy balls that comply with.
The concurrent protest marches across the nation had extra well-known entertainers than the swearing-in, which stood in stark distinction to somebody like Barack Obama, whose second inaugural ceremony had performances from Beyoncé, James Taylor and Kelly Clarkson and a collection of starry onlookers.
Trump’s first inauguration in 2017 featured performances from the Rockettes, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and 16-year-old “America’s Got Talent” singer Jackie Evancho.
Aldean is a supporter of talking your thoughts.
He beforehand confronted backlash for his music “Try That in a Small Town,” which was well-received by his fanbase, in 2023 after the music video went viral.
The music was deemed by some to be pro-violence and pro-gun as a result of lyrics and the music video that includes clips from riots together with footage of individuals burning an American flag.
“People are kind of scared to say something a lot of times out of fear or losing a job or losing friends,” the “You Make it Easy” singer beforehand advised Fox Information Digital.
“Maybe they’re not going to get work again or whatever it is. People tend to hop on the side that’s just politically correct, and it may be politically correct, but it’s not right. Like, it’s just not, you know what I’m saying?”
Aldean defined that “Try That In a Small Town,” like all of his information, was a manner for him to precise his emotions creatively.
“I can’t go grab my phone, go on Instagram and go off on an almost 30-minute rant about how I feel about all these things,” he mentioned.
“It’s like I do that through music, and that’s what it is, and obviously it’s struck a chord out there with a lot of people that felt the same way and the song did well.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
