Miley Cyrus fans react to Billy Ray Cyrus’ Trump celebration decision
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Billy Ray Cyrus was recently confirmed to be one of the many musical acts who will perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural celebrations.
The 63-year-old country singer is set to join the likes of Carrie Underwood, The Village People, and Kid Rock at the Make America Great Again Victory Rally on Sunday, January 19. No different from most of the acts mentioned, the “Achy Breaky Heart” singer is getting some heat from fans on the internet for his decision to take part in the celebrations due to his daughter’s history with Trump.
Miley has previously spoken out against Trump and called him a “completely racist, sexist, hateful a**hole” in a 2019 interview with Vanity Fair. Her political views, which conflicted with Billy Ray’s, put a strain on their already rocky relationship. The father and daughter reportedly had a falling out in 2022 after Billy Ray and his ex-wife Tish Cyrus got a divorce.
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Trump, 78, also openly mocked Miley, 32, during a campaign rally last August. “Billy Ray Cyrus is here. Where is Billy Ray? He’s around here someplace, and he’s great,” Trump told the crowd at the rally before adding, “He’s a conservative guy. I said, ‘How did you get such a liberal daughter? How had that happened, Billy Ray?'”
Users on Reddit took to the comments section of a post about the news to share their opinion on Billy Ray’s upcoming gig.
“Slim pickings for this inauguration,” wrote one user. A second user noted, “And then he wonders why she doesn’t want to do anything with him,” seemingly referring to the rift between the “Old Town Road” singer and his daughter. A third user wrote, “Da*n, they are never reconciling.”
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Billy Ray has reportedly tried to reconcile with Miley after their falling out. According to a source that spoke to Us Weekly in February 2024, “He’s tried reaching out to Miley many times and congratulated her on her Grammys.” They also added, “The kids have chosen sides, but friends are hoping the rift doesn’t last forever.” A different source also told the outlet that “Miley hasn’t gotten over the disrespect she feels Billy Ray showed Tish and the family.”
