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.

"There are several top tier country artists who support Trump, and I wish they'd finally have the balls to come forward," said John Rich.

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,