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 showrunner this season gives their opinion on Carrie Underwood's controversial performance atDonald Trump's second presidential inauguration. "That was her decision," Megan Michaels Wolflick divulged to The Wrap in a recent interview.

Carrie Underwood’s performance at Donald Trump’s inauguration reportedly impacted her work on the set of American Idol. Twenty years after her American Idol win, Carrie Underwood has joined the show as a judge.