Snoop Dogg criticised for performing at Trump inauguration event.
Some fans of Snoop Dogg are contemplating severing ties with him following a contentious appearance. The 53-year-old rapper performed on Friday at an event in Washington, D.C., where cryptocurrency leaders gathered to commemorate the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
The Inaugural Crypto Ball, hosted at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, promoted itself on its website as an occasion "designed to honor the 60th Presidential Inauguration, America's first 'crypto president,' President-elect Donald J. Trump, along with his incoming cabinet and administration."
Although the president-elect did not attend, David Sacks, who is set to be Trump's crypto advisor, acted as the emcee for the event.
On social media, critics of Trump expressed their discontent regarding the participation of the "Drop It Like It's Hot" artist in the Crypto Ball, which took place just before the swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Monday.
One post on X stated, "It's time to throw @SnoopDogg in the dumpster with the rest of Trump's white supremacist, insurrectionist allies." Another user commented, "I have deleted all Snoop Dogg songs from my playlists and have blocked him from my accounts."
Numerous critics have labeled Snoop Dogg as hypocritical, referencing a 2017 video in which the rapper stated he would "roast" any artist willing to perform at Trump's inauguration.
Carrie Underwood and Lee Greenwood are among those scheduled to perform at the inauguration. Snoop Dogg has previously expressed his disapproval of Trump.
In a 2020 interview, he mentioned that, despite never having voted before, he intended to participate in that year's election to ensure Trump's removal from office.
Hanging with the legendary Snoop Dogg, who is set to perform at President Trump's inauguration.
President Trump is unifying the country and will bring us into the GOLDEN AGE!
Welcome to MAGA, Snoop! pic.twitter.com/Bq3plmttzV
— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) January 18, 2025
"I think I'm going to get out and vote because I can't stand to see this punk in office one more year," he stated during an appearance on Big Boy's Neighborhood on Real 92.3.
However, in a 2024 interview with the Sunday Times, Snoop Dogg later commended Trump, expressing "nothing but love and respect" for the former president. "Donald Trump? He hasn't done anything wrong to me," he remarked.
"He has only done great things for me." Recently, Carrie Underwood has also faced backlash for her decision to perform at Trump's inauguration on Monday. In response, Whoopi Goldberg defended Underwood on "The View," asserting, "I stand behind her.
If I believe I have the right to make up my mind to go perform someplace, I believe they have the same right. So I have to support her."
