Kelly Stafford is cheering on Carrie Underwood proper now.
The spouse of NFL star Matthew Stafford and her “Morning After” podcast co-host, Hank Winchester, mentioned the inauguration on Wednesday’s episode, and gave Underwood her due for ignoring the divisive political local weather by acting at Donald Trump’s swearing-in earlier this week.
“I thought Carrie Underwood was fantastic,” mentioned Winchester. “I don’t like individuals coming after her for… to me, irrespective of who I voted for, if a sitting president calls me and says, would you want to return to the White Home? I’m going to the White Home.
“Put your politics aside,” Winchester added. “A president is a president you honor and respect the office.”
After Winchester introduced up how Underwood was compelled to sing a cappella on the inauguration due to a technical issue with the music, Stafford took her flip to reward the nation singer.
“I love that I didn’t know her stance on politics,” Stafford mentioned. “I mean, I just feel like that’s kind of amazing. And I think it surprised a lot of people that she was going to perform.”
Stafford — who admitted that she missed a lot of the inauguration as a result of she was flying house from the Rams’ sport in opposition to the Eagles in Philly — agreed with Winchester that “we have to just respect the power at hand.”
“When they’re in there, you can’t change it,” she mentioned, referring to individuals upset that Trump, 78, is president. “You simply gotta pray that they make the best choices for this nation. You gotta assist any means you may, even in the event you don’t like them. You simply gotta do it till the following time period after which we’ll bitch once more.
“But people are in place,” Stafford famous. “It is what it is.”
The dialog then shifted to political fights, which Stafford mentioned she doesn’t become involved in as a result of “I just don’t care enough.”
When it was introduced Underwood would sing “America the Beautiful” on the inauguration, she mentioned in a press release, “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event. I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.”
Her determination sparked combined reactions.
“The View” co-host Pleasure Behar questioned how Underwood may probably love America whereas agreeing to carry out on the ceremony.
However Behar’s co-host, Whoopi Goldberg, defended Underwood. The EGOT winner mentioned on the discuss present, “I stand behind her. Because if I believe I have the right to make up my mind to go perform someplace, I believe they have the same right.”
Lee Greenwood, who additionally carried out on the inauguration, equally spoke out in assist of Underwood’s determination.
“I pity those people that think they have to reach out to a star like her and run some negativity past her when all you have to do is say, ‘Thank you for performing for our next president,’” Greenwood informed The Submit earlier than the inauguration.
On the ceremony, a technical snafu compelled Underwood to carry out a cappella in entrance of the viewers, who joined her in signing the political anthem.
Some critics, together with Ariana Grande and Mandy Moore, mocked Underwood on the web after the incident.
Others corresponding to Jason Aldean gave Underwood the credit score that they felt she deserved.
“To not have that [a track], for her to just kinda say, ‘All right, listen, we’ll go,’ ” Aldean mentioned on Tuesday’s “Fox & Friends.”
“That’s a big move and that’s a pro move on her part, so I thought it was great,” he added.
