Gavin DeGraw praises Trump after performing at inauguration ball
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He doesn’t want to be anywhere else but there.

Gavin DeGraw is reflecting on his latest gig. The singer, 47, took to social media to share his gratitude after performing during the Starlight Ball as part of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

“Proud to support free speech, healthy food, and ending ‘forever wars.’ Nice to have a businessman running the largest economy in the world again,” DeGraw captioned the Wednesday Instagram post.

“I love a good party, Mr. President @realdonaldtrump. Let’s do the next one on Mars #ElonMusk. God Bless America 🇺🇸 Don’t tread on me,” he went on. “POTUS #joerogan #tuckercarlson.”

The musician wasn’t the only star to take the stage. Jason Aldean also put on a show after Trump was sworn in as the 47th president.

“Every time I think I’ve done it all …This was a whole different ball game for me,” the artist said on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday. “It was just a huge honor to be there and be part of that night. It just kind of feels electric. Everybody is just excited for this new chapter of where we are headed.”

Aldean went on to commend fellow county star Carrie Underwood, who was forced to perform a cappella during Monday’s inauguration ceremony due to a technical difficulty.

The “American Idol” alum, 41, sang a rendition of “America the Beautiful,” telling the audience before she started: “You know the words — help me out here.”

“First of all, it’s a hard song to do anyway, and when you’re supposed to be singing to a track and that’s what gives you pitch reference for the song,” Aldean, 47, told the hosts. “To not have that, for her to just kinda say, ‘All right, listen, we’ll go.’ That’s a big move and that’s a pro move on her part, so I thought it was great.”

Like Underwood, Billy Ray Cyrus suffered a technical blunder when he performed at the Liberty Ball.

Cyrus, 63, first complained that his guitar wasn’t working when he tried to start with his and Lil Nas X’s tune “Old Town Road.”

“Is my guitar still on? I think they cut me off. I don’t hear my guitar anymore,” Cyrus said to the crew.

After his instrument didn’t work, Cyrus tried to sing an a cappella version of “Achy Breaky Heart.” When the performance ended, he didn’t immediately exit the stage but instead wandered around before he was escorted away.

Cyrus addressed the fiasco on Instagram the next day.

“I wouldn’t have missed the honor of playing this event whether my microphone, guitar and monitors worked or not. I was there because President Donald J. Trump invited me,” he wrote beneath pictures of him on stage. “I had a ball at the Liberty Ball last night and I’ve learned through all these years when the producer says ‘you’re on,’ you go entertain the folks even if the equipment goes to hell. I was there for the people and we had a blast. That’s called rock n roll!!!”

Days later, his son Trace Cyrus said he “barely” recognized his father after his Washington, DC, set.

“Since my earliest memories, all I can remember is being obsessed with you and thinking you were the coolest person ever. I wanted to be just like you,” Trace, 35, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday. “The day you adopted me was the happiest day of my life. Sadly, the man that I wanted so desperately to be just like I barely recognize now. It seems this world has beaten you down and it’s become obvious to everyone but you.”

“You may be upset with me for posting this, but I really could care less at this point. Me and the girls have been genuinely worried about you for years but you’ve pushed all of us away,” Miley Cyrus’ brother went on. “We are all hanging on to memories of the man we once knew and hoping for the day he returns. You’re not healthy, Dad and everyone is noticing it. Just like I showed up for you at Mamaw’s funeral when you didn’t expect me to, I’m still here right now.”

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