\u00ab\u00a0General Hospital\u00a0\u00bb star Nancy Lee Grahn wrote that she refuses to \u00ab\u00a0even look\u00a0\u00bb at Carrie Underwood after the country singer’s Trump inauguration performance.<\/b>
\n\u00ab\u00a0General Hospital\u00a0\u00bb star Nancy Lee Grahn claimed that she can no longer look at \u00ab\u00a0American Idol\u00a0\u00bb icon Carrie Underwood after the latter performed at President Donald Trump’s inauguration last year.
Grahn took to Threads on Thursday after Underwood joined her fellow \u00ab\u00a0American Idol\u00a0\u00bb judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie to promote the upcoming season of the reality singing show on ABC’s \u00ab\u00a0Jimmy Kimmel Live!\u00a0\u00bb
\u00ab\u00a0See ya next week @jimmykimmel. I refuse to even look at @carrieunderwood\u00a0\u00bb, Grahn wrote.
Though Grahn did not specify why she would \u00ab\u00a0refuse to even look\u00a0\u00bb at Underwood in the original post, several commenters, including anti-Trump comedian Kathy Griffin, suggested that Underwood was too \u00ab\u00a0MAGA\u00a0\u00bb for liberal fans.
\u00ab\u00a0I\u2019ll watch ya! Yeah, no love for maga Carrie. It\u2019s not just about political disagreements anymore\u00a0\u00bb, Griffin commented.
After the post began going viral, Grahn wrote another post clarifying that she was not attacking Kimmel in her comment and reiterated her anger toward Underwood \u00ab\u00a0for obvious reasons.\u00a0\u00bb
\u00ab\u00a0Truth matters. I LOVE Jimmy Kimmel & watch him every night. I would never ‘slam’ him. I simply said I would watch him next week because I didn\u2019t want to look at Carrie Underwood (for obvious reasons) who was his guest that night. Come on guys, I\u2019m not worth the silly clickbait\u00a0\u00bb, Grahn wrote.
Last month, Grahn also accused Underwood of being \u00ab\u00a0MAGA\u00a0\u00bb while posting a video of former CNN host Don Lemon reacting to Underwood mocking the Affordable Care Act website at the 2013 Country Music Awards.
\u00ab\u00a0I thought everyone knew Carrie Underwood was MAGA. She\u2019s American all right, but certainly no Idol\u00a0\u00bb, Grahn wrote.
Underwood previously faced backlash from liberal critics after agreeing to perform \u00ab\u00a0America the Beautiful\u00a0\u00bb at Trump’s second inauguration in 2025.
Despite being largely apolitical in the public sphere, Underwood said in a statement that she was \u00ab\u00a0honored\u00a0\u00bb to have been invited to perform.
\u00ab\u00a0I 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\u00a0\u00bb, Underwood said. \u00ab\u00a0I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.\u00a0\u00bb
Her performance later received widespread praise on social media after a technical difficulty forced Underwood to perform the song a capella.<\/p>\n