Billy Ray Cyrus slammed for 'trainwreck' Donald Trump inauguration performance

Billy Ray Cyrus faced disapproval aft a troubled show astatine Donald Trump’s Liberty Ball, wherever method glitches disrupted his set. Struggling with instrumentality issues, helium asked the unit if his guitar was working, leaving fans to telephone the show a "trainwreck."

Billy Ray Cyrus faced backlash aft his performance astatine Donald Trump's Liberty Ball.

During the event, method issues disrupted his set, forcing him to execute Old Town Road without due equipment. Struggling with the issues, helium tried singing a cappella but was overheard asking the unit if his guitar was working. At 1 point, Cyrus asked: "Is my guitar inactive on? I deliberation they chopped maine off. I don't perceive my guitar anymore."

Cyrus even pointed to his guitar during the performance, asking the crew: "Is anyone awake? I don't perceive it. Do y'all perceive it? Is anyone backmost there? Can idiosyncratic crook my guitar backmost on? We're going to sing a spot more." Frustrated by the ongoing problems, helium openly questioned whether to continue. He told the audience: "Y'all privation maine to sing much oregon you conscionable privation maine to get the hellhole disconnected the stage? I don't springiness a damn." Earlier successful the night, Carrie Underwood besides faced method difficulties erstwhile her backing way failed, forcing her to sing without music.

Fans took to societal media to remark connected Cyrus's performance. One idiosyncratic wrote connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter: "Billy Ray Cyrus is giving a trainwreck show astatine Donald Trump's Inaugural Liberty Ball. WTF is going on?" Another added: "This is conscionable plain embarrassing," portion a 3rd described it arsenic "possibly the cringiest fewer minutes successful amusement history."

Last year, the Achy Breaky Heart vocalist performed astatine the ceremonial of Corey Comperatore, a antheral changeable and killed astatine a Donald Trump rally. The 76-year-old statesmanlike campaigner was besides injured during the rally erstwhile Thomas Matthew Crooks attacked him successful Pennsylvania. Comperatore, a 50-year-old Army reservist and erstwhile occurrence chief, reportedly "died trying to support his family." At the remembrance service, held connected July 19, 2024, Cyrus, 62, sang the classical hymn "Amazing Grace."

A root told People: "Corey Comperatore is an Army reservist seasoned and erstwhile firefighter chief. [Cyrus] has ever been passionate astir honoring troops and archetypal responders. Today, helium was honored to articulation the household and execute during the service."

Cyrus besides performed "Some Gave All," the last way connected his 1992 debut medium of the aforesaid name. The work began with a procession of astir 500 occurrence trucks, which drove from the religion to the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company successful Sarver, Comperatore's hometown and workplace for galore years.

This comes aft Trump himself paid tribute to the Army veteran, describing him arsenic an "unbelievable person" pursuing the tragic incident.

He said: "Tragically the shooter claimed the beingness of 1 of our chap Americans, Corey Comperatore, unbelievable person, everybody tells me. He was incredible, helium was a highly respected erstwhile occurrence chief. He mislaid his beingness selflessly acting arsenic a quality shield to support them from flying bullets. He went close implicit the apical of them and was hit.

"What a good antheral helium was Immediately aft the incident, Crooks was changeable dormant by constabulary connected the country and Comperatore - who is survived by his woman and 2 daughters - was remembered by his household arsenic a "beloved begetter and husband, and a person to truthful galore passim the Butler region."

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