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Carrie Underwood Performs ‘America the Beautiful’ A Cappella at Trump Inauguration After Audio Malfunction: ‘You Know the Words’


Carrie Underwood's performance at Donald Trump's inauguration was interrupted by an audio error, prompting the Grammy winner to sing a capella.

Carrie Underwood ‘s performance of “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump ‘s Monday inauguration was awkwardly interrupted by an audio error, prompting the Grammy winner and accompanying chorus to sing the patriotic tune a capella. “America the Beautiful” began to play as Underwood took her place, but the audio suddenly cut out mere seconds into the song. In a surprise turn, Whoopi Goldberg, who has been an outspoken critic of Trump for years, backed Underwood’s decision to perform on a recent episode of “The View.”

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