Carrie Underwood is pushing back against a false online narrative claiming she can no longer draw a crowd following her appearance at President Donald Trump's second inauguration. The country music superstar shared her own footage from her July 4 performance at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois, to counter viral posts suggesting she struggled to sell tickets and had lost fans over her political associations.
The controversy began after clips circulated on social media appearing to show Underwood performing to a sparse audience during her set at the PGA Tour event. Several accounts used the footage to claim that her career had stalled since she performed at Trump's January 2025 inauguration, with one widely shared post alleging she had gone "full MAGA" and now plays to crowds of "tens of people." Critics have labeled her a MAGA supporter ever since her inauguration appearance.
What the viral clips left out is context. Underwood's July 4 set was part of the John Deere Classic's Concerts on the Course series, a free performance included with tournament admission rather than a standalone, ticketed concert. Anyone holding a ticket to that day's golf could stay for the show, so turnout was tied to tournament attendance rather than concert ticket sales. Weather delays earlier in the day likely thinned the crowd further, and additional footage showed a larger audience than the viral clips suggested.
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