Singer Lee Greenwood's song “God Bless the USA” has been played before nearly all of President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 campaign rallies as he seeks to return to the White House.
Now, a day ago Trump was inaugurated As the 47th President of the United States, Greenwood is set to perform the hit song again at the “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
“What a privilege,” Greenwood said Sunday on America Reports. “Here we are inside Capital Arena. We're out of the snow. It's nice and dry out here. There's an electric excitement inside this arena.”
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Supporters gather outside Capital One Arena, ahead of a massive rally for President-elect Trump the day before his inauguration for a second term, in Washington, D.C., January 19, 2025. (Reuters/Marko Djurica)
The 82-year-old is also set to do so Performing at Trump's second inaugurationThis was reflected in his musical career and how he attracted Trump's attention with the patriotic tune.
“I've been a country artist for 40 years with 11 No. 1 hits. I was based in Nashville, Tennessee. I'm not originally from Tennessee. I'm from California. After traveling the country for 40 years, it's interesting to be associated with the President of the United States. It expands people's knowledge of who you are and what your career is like,” Greenwood told co-hosts John Roberts and Sandra Smith.
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“There's a line in my song that says, ‘I'm happy to stand by your side and defend it even today.’ I had no idea When I wrote that song And along those lines, I would actually stand alongside the President of the United States.”
Trump is photographed in front of the US Capitol, surrounded by a fence, in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 17, 2025. (Fox News Digital Team/Trump-Vance Transition Team)
He said that no matter how many times he sings the song, he tries to sing it differently In every environment“, adding, “Sometimes, just sitting at the piano in a small, intimate show or in an arena like this, there has to be more projection.”
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Billy Ray Cyrus, Kid Rock and the Village People, known for their hit song “YMCA,” are also scheduled to perform at Capital One Arena.
