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SHAMEFUL : Toby Keith is Facing Unfair Backlash for Performing at Trump’s Inauguration

Toby Keith is facing major backlash for performing at the inauguration.

Liberals in Naperville are planning to protest his next performance and say that his lyrics are inappropriate.

From the Chicago Tribune

Some Naperville residents took to social media over the weekend to protest country singer Toby Keith‘s scheduled opening-night performance at Naperville Ribfest, calling him “polarizing” because he participated in President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities.

The Exchange Club of Naperville, the host of Ribfest, announced Friday that Keith is scheduled to perform on the Ribfest main stage June 30. Some Naperville residents decried the choice too political, citing Keith’s Jan. 19 performance at Trump‘s pre-inauguration concert in Washington, D.C. They also argue some of Keith’s lyrics are inappropriate.

The Exchange Club’s decision to bring Keith to Ribfest was “disappointing” as the organization raises money to help eliminate child abuse and domestic violence, Naperville resident Amy Kakkuri said.

“In the current political climate, it seemed overtly polarizing and political,” Kakkuri said. “It would have been short-sighted for them to not expect this reaction.”

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