Carrie Underwood has “American Idol” on her side. After collecting backlash for performing at Donald Trump’s second inauguration, which resulted in the star belting out “America the Beautiful” a cappella due to a technical difficulty,

American Idol's current showrunner is reflecting on Carrie Underwood's performance at Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration. "That was her decision," Megan Michaels Wolflick shared with The Wrap in an interview published Sunday,

Crew members on the set of American Idol are tip-toeing around judge Carrie Underwood. After Carrie’s performance for President Trump’s inauguration in January, things have been “tense” on set at American Idol.