Miley Cyrus' dad, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, has been added to the lineup of artists performing at the 60th Presidential Inauguration on January 20 at the White House. The singer is scheduled to perform alongside other acts, including Kid Rock, the Village People, Rascal Flatts, and many more.
After news about Billy Ray's upcoming performance went viral on the internet, the artist received backlash for showing his support for Donald Trump, while his daughter Miley Cyrus continues to be liberal and previously supported Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.
Social media users took to comment on Pop Base's X post on the news, noting the contrast in the political stance of the father-daughter duo.
"No wonder Miley doesn't talk to him" - a user noted.
"person who sucks hard performing at a felons inauguration." - a user mentioned.
"Miley get your daddy" - another user commneted.
"Interesting choice for the inauguration performance." - another user mentioned.
Billy Ray Cyrus has been known for publicly showing support for Donald Trump over the years. The artist attended one of Trump's political rallies during his campaign. The candidate, while commenting about the attendees at the time, said,
"Billy Ray Cyrus is here. Where is Billy Ray? He's around here someplace, and he's great."
More about Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus' political stance
Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus were known to be the perfect father-daughter duo after they starred in Hannah Montana as father-daughter. However, their relationship over the years has faltered, with both artists having contrasting political stances.
Billy Ray is known to publicly support Donald Trump, while Miley has previously supported the opposition, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.
Miley supported Harris in the November 2024 election and also campaigned for Hilary Clinton in 2016. The former Disney star also took shots at Trump throughout the years, calling him a "racist, sexist, hateful a**hole" in a 2019 Vanity Fair interview.
On the other hand, Billy has consecutively shown support for Donald Trump and attended one of his political rallies during his campaign. Trump, while noting his attendance at the time, said,
"He's a conservative guy. I said, 'How did you get such a liberal daughter?' How did that happen, Billy Ray?"
The daddy-daughter duo's relationship reportedly went downhill after Miley's mom, Trish, and Billy split after being married for almost 30 years. At the time of the split, Miley allegedly took her mom's side.

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