One celebrity says she'd perform at Trump's inauguration — except she's busy that day

Marie Osmond with wax figures of her brother Donny and herself.
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She's a little bit country, and he's in a lot of need of someone people have heard of to perform at his inauguration, but unfortunately, Marie Osmond won't be able to help out Donald Trump next week.

The singer — who played with her brother, Donny Osmond, at Ronald Reagan's 1981 inauguration — told Yahoo Finance she hasn't been asked to sing, but she would be honored to do so. The inaugural committee is struggling to find someone, anyone, to sign on as entertainment, and Osmond says that's unfortunate. "I think when it comes to our country, we need to unite," she added. "I think we should all support our president, whether we're happy or sad. This is America." She also said that her eight children fall all over the political spectrum, and she never wants them to become divided over their beliefs: "We should come together and I think an inauguration should be a time to unite, it really should."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.