Whoopi Goldberg is standing up for Carrie Underwood after the country star found herself in the line of fire after agreeing to perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. On Tuesday's episode of "The View,

The women of The View agree that Carrie Underwood is free to perform anywhere she wants -- but they wouldn't follow her lead and do it at Donald Trump's inauguration if they were in her shoes.

For her part, Carrie has defended her decision to perform at the historic inauguration ceremony, calling it an “honor” to perform for her country: “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event.

Carrie Underwood’s decision to perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration was a hot topic on Tuesday’s edition of The View. Joy Behar and Alyssa Farah Griffin had opposing views on the country singer’s choice to accept the invitation,

A rumor circulated online recently that country singer and songwriter Carrie Underwood was reportedly suing the ABC talk show, The View.

However, Behar disagreed with the singer’s decision, saying she would refuse to perform at the inauguration if she was asked to. She also questioned Underwood for supporting and normalizing “a convicted felon,” referring to Trump’s 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in May 2024.

Whoopi Goldberg said she stands behind Carrie Underwood after the singer announced she will perform at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Whoopi Goldberg supports Carrie Underwood’s right to perform at Trump’s inauguration but says she won’t watch.

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.

Joy Behar accused Carrie Underwood of 'supporting and normalizing a convicted felon' over her decision to sing at Donald Trump's inauguration

Goldberg, an outspoken critic of Trump, defended Underwood’s right to perform while clarifying that she herself would not be watching, reported Entertainment Weekly. CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO PERFORM AT TRUMP INAUGURATION: After her decision was met with backlash from some, #TheView co-hosts weigh in. pic.twitter.com/sGOXbhpujq