After facing a lot of backlash, Nellie became one of the musical guests on stage at Donald Trump’s Freedom Inaugural Ball.
Nelly performs at Trump inauguration
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday (January 20) and celebrated the feat with multiple balls in Washington, DC. Country Grammar”, “Dilemma”, etc.
Other musicians performing at the dance include Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Aldean and The Village People.
READ MORE: Snoop Dogg, Suga Boy, Rick Ross and Nelly received serious backlash for performing at or attending Trump inauguration events, with some even having to defend their decisions
People’s reaction to Nelly’s performance
Reaction to Nellie’s performance was mixed, seemingly depending on which side of the political fence one stood.
“Support Nelly,” another person posted. “I hope Eminem wakes up to the Liberals’ lies too. He’s still one of my favorite people but they have him wrapped around their finger.”
“Looks as bad as I thought,” another X user commented.
Nellie responds to backlash for performing at Trump Ball
Nellie isn’t the only hip-hop artist to perform at a Trump event in the past few days. On January 17, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross and Soulja Boy performed at Trump’s pre-inauguration crypto dance party. Nellie responded to the backlash after announcing her performance at a Trump event last week.
“I thought you were going to ride with me because I’m here for my city and I’m trying to make my city Go further. Choice, I think so.
“No matter what, it’s an honor to perform for the Oval Office of the President of the United States,” he added.
On Monday, he again downplayed the controversy, telling ABC News: “This is not a political issue to me.”
Check out Nelly’s performance at President Donald Trump’s Freedom Inaugural Ball and the reactions below.
