This Easter weekend, Carrie Underwood performed as part of the American Idol Easter celebration, where she and others sang Christian songs.
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Underwood performed "How Great Thou Art" and was widely praised for her performance. However, one celeb was quick to remind people that Underwood is, and has been for a long time, a conservative.
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon shared a video on Instagram of his face over a video of a performance at the 2013 Country Music Association Awards, where Underwood and Brad Paisley sing a song criticizing Obamacare.
Obamacare was the colloquial name for President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, which gave 49.4 million Americans insurance between 2014 and 2024.
"I started signing up last Thursday and I'm almost done," Underwood quips in the clip as she holds a laptop on her lap.
After complaining about the website not working, Underwood and Paisley launch into a song called "Obamacare by Morning," in which they sing "I'm gonna wind up with hemorrhoids if I sit here till dawn," and declare the website has "over six people served."
As the song ends, Lemon shakes his head back and forth.
Viewers have also picked up on some uncomfortable-looking celebs in the CMA audience, with Taylor Swift seemingly stunned, looking around at the rest of the crowd, and Keith Urban silently staring without a smile, looking wildly unimpressed.
Underwood was recently criticized for performing at President Trump's inauguration, where she sang "America the Beautiful."
Many of her gay fans saw the performance as a betrayal after she spoke out in favor of gay marriage in 2012.
"I 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," Underwood explained in a statement about her performance at the inauguration. "I 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."
Lemon first posted his video reminding people that Underwood has always been conservative shortly after her inauguration performance, and it seems like her recent appearances on American Idol have inspired him to post again.
